legov Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? Isn't the US womens soccer league fully professional and attract the best female players in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Some friends in Spain tell me he is heavily linked to Athletico Madrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? I think its because the girls all play soccer when they are able to walk and they play all through school. Guys have baseball, basketball and american football to name a few. Soccer is way down the pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? Isn't the US womens soccer league fully professional and attract the best female players in the world Yes, but that's at the top level. If girls are generally technically better at all levels then it suggests that the gender divide goes deeper - maybe girls are more interested in the sport than boys, for example (which of course would beg the question as to why that's the case!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? I think its because the girls all play soccer when they are able to walk and they play all through school. Guys have baseball, basketball and american football to name a few. Soccer is way down the pecking order. American football I can understand but I don't see why girls wouldn't pick baseball and basketball over the other sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? I think its because the girls all play soccer when they are able to walk and they play all through school. Guys have baseball, basketball and american football to name a few. Soccer is way down the pecking order. American football I can understand but I don't see why girls wouldn't pick baseball and basketball over the other sports. In the US "Soccer" is considered a kids game up until 10-12 years old then a girls game after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 3 months to hold onto him. That's a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. That's surprising. Why is that? I think its because the girls all play soccer when they are able to walk and they play all through school. Guys have baseball, basketball and american football to name a few. Soccer is way down the pecking order. American football I can understand but I don't see why girls wouldn't pick baseball and basketball over the other sports. Many do pick basketball and baseball (well, softball, usually) and volleyball.They are comparatively free to choose what they want to play, and many, having played soccer since childhood, and there having been strong role models in the women's game for some time now, stay with the sport. Boys, on the other hand, very rarely get to choose. Their sporting activities are on the whole taken MUCH more seriously by the adults around them, so the instant they show some kind of athletic inclination, they're quite literally dragged out of whatever sport they might be playing and thrown into whichever of the school's programs is the money/prestige-maker, which is essentially never soccer. They will often face pretty significant social repercussions if they do stick with soccer (or other non-mainstream sport), especially if they're seen as talented. Coaching tends to be abysmal-to-non-existent, too. "Hey, the PE Teacher's assistant isn't busy Saturday, get him to handle it." It's pretty stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 There's also not a strong infrastructure for girl's baseball (they end up playing softball) or basketball over here. The best female athletes in school tend to play soccer and volleyball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Some friends in Spain tell me he is heavily linked to Athletico Madrid They are massively in debt. I really don't think they are in a position to afford him, even after selling Falcao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. USA didn't field it's best team, Belgium did...tenuous excuse, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. USA didn't field it's best team, Belgium did...tenuous excuse, but still... lol? ur joking right? eden hazard thibaut courtois axel witsel 3 startplayers missing and in the 2nd halve we had a B team not to mention vermaelen and dembéle both felt injured out in the first halve Edited May 30, 2013 by Belgian guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. USA didn't field it's best team, Belgium did...tenuous excuse, but still... lol? ur joking right? eden hazard thibaut courtois axel witsel 3 startplayers missing and in the 2nd halve we had a B team not to mention vermaelen and dembéle both felt injured out in the first halve He was joking. But perhaps Belgium should play the US at baseball and basketball to make it a best of three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Forgot about Eden Hazard...ok, so two weakened sides... Not trying to disparage your team, they are clearly one of Europe's best right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. USA didn't field it's best team, Belgium did...tenuous excuse, but still... lol? ur joking right? eden hazard thibaut courtois axel witsel 3 startplayers missing and in the 2nd halve we had a B team not to mention vermaelen and dembéle both felt injured out in the first halve He was joking. But perhaps Belgium should play the US at baseball and basketball to make it a best of three those sports suck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Some friends in Spain tell me he is heavily linked to Athletico Madrid They are massively in debt. I really don't think they are in a position to afford him, even after selling Falcao. He isnt really a Falcao type replacement. I could see him more as a Cavani relacement at Napoli. Im sure Rafa made a note of how well he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 There's also not a strong infrastructure for girl's baseball (they end up playing softball) or basketball over here. The best female athletes in school tend to play soccer and volleyball. I do not know where you live Kwan, but there is a massive infrastructure for women's basketball. AAU, High School Programs, and really big college programs. TBH, basketball is much bigger than volleyball and soccer IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) There's also not a strong infrastructure for girl's baseball (they end up playing softball) or basketball over here. The best female athletes in school tend to play soccer and volleyball. I do not know where you live Kwan, but there is a massive infrastructure for women's basketball. AAU, High School Programs, and really big college programs. TBH, basketball is much bigger than volleyball and soccer IMO. Yeah, I can understand the regional differences. You wouldn't find the same programs you'd find in New York as compared to Texas or Florida. I'm from Florida, so most of the infrastructure there is geared towards fielding good soccer players and volleyball players, then softball, then at the very bottom, basketball. Edited May 30, 2013 by Kwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) its wasnt guzans fault the defence of usa is just shity, funny tbh my country is smaller as 1 state of US and still beat them. Well its not really their game. I used to work in the states and played alot of football when i was there. One thing i noticed was that in general the girls technically were alot better than the boys when we played. Having watched this video I'm not surprised. They actually kick like girls Will Smith is shocking. Edited May 30, 2013 by TRS-T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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