2003sdominate
BRONZE
Yes they will be. They have amazing 2002s 2003s 2004s.
Zardes did come from the LA Galaxy 100% but he plays like he grew up on the Strikers!
Academy season
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Zardes did come from the LA Galaxy 100% but he plays like he grew up on the Strikers!
mahrez
SILVER ELITE
If a 10-13 yrs old player is "amazing" shouldn't they be playing up like da suggests?
Both Wood & Zardes did. Take a look a what clubs consistently play players up in the da league.
If LAFC moves in to OC, where do you think the local "amazing" young players might want to play for?
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/...-headquarters-training-facility-orange-county
Some parents think their player or team is the best thing since sliced bread, in their imagine reality they "can't see the forest for the trees"
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Bagby
BRONZE
Barca didn't "produce" Jordi Alba. Jordi Alba produced himself. He was cut from Barca when he was 15. They bought him later, after he developed himself.
This talk of which club developed who is such a cruel joke. What middle school math teacher produced Steven Jobs?
Parents willing to drive 3 hours and pay big $$$ to train at that place that will "develop" them over others? Cruel joke, largely perpetrated by coaches and personal trainers. Parents and apparently even God are stupid enough to buy this. I knew parents who drove from Lancaster to train with TFA. They'd leave there close to, what, 10pm? That's cruel.
God
SILVER ELITE
Wow.
You're perhaps the weakest link on this site, the ignorance is revealed on your every post.
Alba arrived at La Masia when he was around 8 yrs old and spent 7 yrs there. Those are the golden years of development.
It's funny how you compare La Masia to TFA or any US So-Called Academies when their world's apart.
Ajax, La Masia, etc.. produce World Class players that's a fact. They just don't pluck talented boys off the streets, throw a ball out there during practice and wait till someone comes around to buy them, fool.
Bagby
BRONZE
La Masia never produced anyone. That's a cruel lie. I've seen more kids go through there and get dropped vs. those still there. La Masia is considered a failure these days.
Sorry to seem ignorant to you, but you seem just stupid to me.
And the golden years of development are maybe 17-24. Pogba is still developing. The muscle development needed to head the ball like Ibra doesn't start until one's early 20's.
Btw what clubs developed those two? LOL you're the fool here.
God
SILVER ELITE
You know what you're right, dude. I don't know what I been thinking. You make alot more sense than just about anyone on this site.
"Great footballers don’t just appear from nowhere, as if by magic. The best players in the world—whether it’s Leo Messi, Gareth Bale, Neymar or Cristiano Ronaldo—learned the finer points of football at a professional soccer academy.
A select number of those sporting schools, affiliated with both superclubs and lesser lights, have shown themselves to be above the rest in their ability to produce top-level talent. Here are the world’s 10 best soccer academies—and what sets them apart."
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/03/soccers-10-best-youth-academies.html
younothat
PREMIER
being decisive and pointing fingers is not the way
DA is designed to be different and about "development" at this age not about who won, has the this or that type of players, system, etc.
These young student players have a long way to go so relax and let them learn the game and not be preoccupied by a game here or there.
IF your players are good enough for DA, step up as parent and show them you can be a good example for your team, club, league, be the bigger person. Don't be a sideline that is shouting stuff all game like those that you might typically see in the past.
Support and respect all the players, coaches, refs, and people who are putting in so much time, effort, $ for the kids to be successful. Life is too short for bickering.
DA is designed to be different and about "development" at this age not about who won, has the this or that type of players, system, etc.
These young student players have a long way to go so relax and let them learn the game and not be preoccupied by a game here or there.
IF your players are good enough for DA, step up as parent and show them you can be a good example for your team, club, league, be the bigger person. Don't be a sideline that is shouting stuff all game like those that you might typically see in the past.
Support and respect all the players, coaches, refs, and people who are putting in so much time, effort, $ for the kids to be successful. Life is too short for bickering.
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I hope its different, My kid worked hard to get on his team as has to work hard every practice week in and week out. No different? disagree. Are't these kids the creme of the crop for there respective age groups? Same with PDA's? funny thing is, I don't pay a dime. We practice right next to traditional club teams and there is an obvious difference in quality and speed of play.
America
SILVER
Yea I guess there supposed to be a diffrence.but there are still great players in regular clubs.that should be in an academy, and there are some players that don't belong in academy that are there maybe because of politics or they are good friends with coaches or managers son. But there is a diffrence in training with level A license coaches
Myleftfoot
SILVER ELITE
Do you mean the 02 son of the LA GALAXY Presindent?
America
SILVER
No it's more then 1 academy
mahrez
SILVER ELITE
The daddy coach connection can be seen in several instances across organizations.
Da is a mostly closed system even the tryouts or lack of them. Either a chosen prior team makes up the majority or coaches try to assemble a team.
Some of the bigger franchise afflictates have so many kids & teams many don't even know about da or are ever invited to train or tryout.
Just like the real world: who you know and knows you counts at some places more than what you know. Others not so much
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Ricardo Torres
SILVER
1 to 0 LA GALAXY OVER STRIKERS...
VERY PHYSICAL GAME...
BUT I THINK GALAXY HAD THE BALL AT LEAST 70 PERCENT OF THE TIME..
VERY PHYSICAL GAME...
BUT I THINK GALAXY HAD THE BALL AT LEAST 70 PERCENT OF THE TIME..
Myleftfoot
SILVER ELITE
I think Galaxy was lucky, # 47 center back is very good, the only chance that Galaxy had was a goal, not counting the long shot #20.
Ricardo Torres
SILVER
Your right number 47 is a beast....
I never said that we had a lot of chances I said we controlled and had the ball 70 percent of the time...
I think we were watching the same game...
But no argument here if you guys think we got lucky we got lucky...
I never said that we had a lot of chances I said we controlled and had the ball 70 percent of the time...
I think we were watching the same game...
But no argument here if you guys think we got lucky we got lucky...
SCpartacus
BRONZE
Galaxy was the better side today. Hats off, well done. Better in possession to be sure. Not many attacks on goal but the one that counted hit the back of the net. Strikers had some legit chances on set pieces but need to connect better between all 3 levels more consistently to beat Galaxy.
Tough to beat the all star team from TFA and FCGS that Galaxy has assembled.
I would rather have the strikers lose 1 to 0 to galaxy or tie FCGS 0-0 all season long than win the rest of the games 3 nil as the loss today and the tie last week taught our team more.
Show respect even to people who don’t deserve it, not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.” Wow, is that ever true! Give respect when respect is due, as a soccer parents bout team was great, good luck Strikers an good luck Galaxy. Is all about Developments no win no losses!!!
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Myleftfoot
SILVER ELITE
Galaxy didn't play a better the firsts half Strikers dominated and I'm wondering what happens to the play from the back soccer Galaxy people always talked about? The coach was desperate screaming to play long balls. All I'm saying is that they have been talking about a soccer style of playing and yesterday they did play like that.
I think the Galaxy coach just learning the game. What you think people?