You think it takes talent to stay at the top - Lol. Good one.
Turning Pro at 13
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You think it takes talent to stay at the top - Lol. Good one.
You had me until you said many local players were way better. They aren't better. They live in the boonies? they have been driving over 90 miles from the boonies to South OC to play for competitive teams. she plays up 2 years. You obviously don't know her. I wish her the best but i wouldn't encourage my kid to do anything of the sort, then again she doesn't have her talent
She previously played for blues CAN'T exactly get much further South OC!
You keep bragging about how far she travels, NOT traveled years ago! Lol
Everyone keeps talking about her talent but if she was that significantly better than other players (even those her own age) she would have /should have been able to make a difference on the field and stand out during the U15 concacaf games. She has some mad foot skills but that doesn't necessarily add to your soccer IQ or ability to do something with those skills during actual games and under pressure.
Are there any videos available on line that show her in game situations (and not just highlights)?
Exactly!! Foot skills yes, game skills NO! Beach was the only club willing to take demands from Mommy/Daddy to play her up! Soccer 43 has it correct... not a game changer with US soccer but that’s why Mommy pushed so hard for other opportunities. No one juggles a ball 1,000 times in a game... Lol! Good luck!
finally, a voice of reason and speaking the truth. I wish her all the best and as I have said before I wish her nothing but success in her pathway but people have to be reasonable and rational when discussing who the top players are at the youth level and why they are considered the best.
It sounds like you have touched upon a small bit of the truth.
I thought there was an unwritten rule about singling out kids on this forum? Man there's some real bitter losers out there. I'd love to see these people react if their kid was under the forum spotlight.
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She is a public figure with a large social media following that has been promoted by her parents and she has signed a contract with Nike as a professional spokesperson- she is hardly just a kid that plays soccer somewhere. You can’t promote yourself in the public arena and make money off of it and not expect people to have opinions. I am neither bitter nor a loser just have some opinions like everyone else. I am extremely proud and happy with where my DD’s are in this world and would not want that life for them. I also make a point of not parading my DD’s in social media and all over the internet. Their lives are their own and I honor their privacy
You have kids. Maybe act like a parent or at least an adult. She's still a kid. Social media or not.
What is your agenda? this is a public forum for adults. I have a right to express my thoughts and I have not said anything disparaging about her other than I didn’t see her stand out or make a difference in a match which was also posted in a public way on the internet by US Soccer. I have also made comments only about her parent’s decision and how it wouldn’t be a decision I would make. Talk to her dad if you are concerned about her public presence and people comenting on her. I wish only the best for her as I have said time and again in this thread - I am just not buying the sales pitch and media marketing that has been developed and promoted by her own father. If your statements are being challenged by other posters here don’t turn it into a public attack on me. You can’t be a public figure and engage in grown up contract to be a highly paid spokesperson and expect that people won’t have thoughts about it.
She was 13 at the time....EVERY player has a spell where they don’t perform at their best especially when they are at that stage in their human development. We have no idea what she may have been coping with during that time.
As an FYI, she has a tremendous Soccer IQ. My only knock would be that she tries to do too much and doesn’t play enough of the team game.
“Man there's some real bitter losers out there. I'd love to see these people react if their kid was under the forum spotlight.”
Does not single you out. You engaged. Justify all you want
Does not single you out. You engaged. Justify all you want
Better be careful, SI doesn’t think you should be making those kinds of comments about what she is not doing right.
I agree with your comments. My reaction to all of this is raising her up on a pedestal above all other elite players that work hard too and already assuming she is on the WNT soon
I agree with your comments. My reaction to all of this is raising her up on a pedestal above all other elite players that work hard too and already assuming she is on the WNT soon
I’d take the same position for any child. Regardless of ability or social presence.
I don’t have to justify anything - you only made the attack on me when a couple posters agreed with some of my comments and yes you did make it a personal statement about me in your post above. Are you her dad and the discussion now isn’t fitting with your agenda? This has been an interesting thread but I think it has run its course for me. At this point just seem to have to keep repeating things that have already been said.