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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

Bucklion
BuckBackHome said:
I can't recall where I read the article (probably ESPiN), but it was talking about how Erling Haaland came up slowly. I guess instead of just tossing him to the highest levels his progress was a bit more intentional to make sure he continued to play, get better, and not lose his love of the sport (that final part is my interpretation). I wonder how much intentionality there is with American soccer, at least on the men's side.
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Haaland was definitely brought along slowly, at least by todays standards, in the clubs he played at. He first played at Bryne (his youth club) and then at Molde in Norway from 2015-2019. Then he went midcard for a year (Red Bull in Austria) for a year before moving to Dortmund in 2020.

All that said, he started playing at Bryne when he was 16 and moved to BD when he was like 20…so I guess it really wasn’t that slowly.
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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)

BuckBackHome
I can't recall where I read the article (probably ESPiN), but it was talking about how Erling Haaland came up slowly. I guess instead of just tossing him to the highest levels his progress was a bit more intentional to make sure he continued to play, get better, and not lose his love of the sport (that final part is my interpretation). I wonder how much intentionality there is with American soccer, at least on the men's side.
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Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL) at tOSU

BigWoof31
I don't know where to put my thoughts but I wanted to get the feedback of NIL people on positional spend. Essentially, where programs should focus their money.

I have this working theory that you shouldn't really spend alot of money on Tight Ends. Since the likelihood of developing a player into a TRUE Brock Bowers/Kyle Pitts/Tyler Warren are low - you're better off recruiting and paying a 2-3 star recruit and growing them into a decent player.

The tight ends where they run 8 yards, turn around, catch the pass and fall backwards picking up an extra yard - but spend the majority of their time blocking and in pass pro.

IDK - just think the ROI is alot lower on TE's
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