Legit_play
SILVER
Apparently, this is an All Hail the LAFC thread, them being the new up and coming super team out there in the division. I have not been able to see them play as of yet so therefore I have no opinion on the team(s) but, what I do know is that they could have sent 1 team to Cerritos while sending the other one to Man City but, chose to only represent in the LA area. I did however witness that in the boys divisions at Man City Cup, 5 out of the 10 divisions in the younger brackets were represented by TFA in the finals and 4 out of the 5 collected top honors with the 06 repeating for back to back trophies. 03's came up short. 09's 08's 07's and 06's were crowned. That being said and TFA being denied extension squads sure does make a bunch of MLS and full DA club's mouth water as they will pull a majority of these extremely talented youngsters later down the line and claim that they were the ones who developed them and give no credit to the Club (TFA) who basically set the proper foundation for their progression later down the line. Keep in mind that all things are great in the early stages but, if you've been around awhile, growing pains are still around the corner. Coach vs player personality conflicts, parent(s) believing their kid should play here rather than there or my kid doesn't start are just the cream of the crop type of problems that continually loom over the competitive/developmental soccer community. Let's see how things pan out over the next few years and then analyze how the division compares. Personally I believe there are way too many clubs in this division thus spreading the talent very thin. The question for me is, how will the clubs like Legends and Murrieta Surf be? Will they be able to gather enough 06's? From what I understand, most clubs are pulling 07's to fill rosters. The pay to play DA clubs will certainly be at a huge disadvantage. I completely understand that this age is for development but, what kid wants to wake up on the weekend knowing that they're gonna get smeared on the pitch. I know from personal experience that , that is a recipe for a youngster to lose his/her interest and desire to play the beautiful game. Just praying that all the teams will be competitive but, that might be wishful thinking.