Comments on: Arena Solves Swervy Ball Debate

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FIFAworldcup.com - The Un Official Site of Fifa World Cup 2006 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:30:37 +0000

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By: Hoover

Hoover — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:58:56 +0000

Rick,
That I do agree with. Youth development is key for future success. And that is massively underestimated in the US. Every major team in Europe has youth programs. And lots of time and money are invested in that.
Maybe that would be a idea???
Arena really needs to take a good look in the mirror and maybe start finding employment somewhere else….

By: michel platini

michel platini — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:42:03 +0000

it’s clear that the u.s. are ranked too high by fifa…

in addition to this, today against the czechs, arena made some questionable tactical decisions (beasley, lewis, no dempsey)…

why is evrybody riding this guys dick for anyways…

he’d get sacked after a week at yeovil town or the like

By: Rick D

Rick D — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:27:41 +0000

Although I often disagree with Arena conceptually, the difficulty is not primarily with coaching. The problem is with player development. US soccer is far too cliqueish (is that a word). Players are weeded out too young by coaches who do not develop athletic players. Instead, we develop players based on early signs of “skills”. The problem is many of these players have relatively low ceilings for international standards.

By: Hoover

Hoover — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 06:05:38 +0000

Philip,
You need to stop fantasizing. The US national team is just not as good as all the others. That includes the coach. A team is as good as the coach. And Arena will never coach anywhere in Europe. The results of the US team shows that. It is just that simple.
Not everything that comes from the US is fantastic you know….WAKE UP CALL REQUIRED!

By: Vin

Vin — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:21:02 +0000

No, Dave, I am not a fan of the men’s national team.

By: nick s

nick s — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:17:01 +0000

I saw an article somewhere asserting that it’s only because of anti-US bias that Arena isn’t already in the Premiership, Serie A or the Spanish Liga.

Why would Arena leave his job? Any national manager in Europe would drool at his position: no Fergies or Mourinhos at home to fight club-vs-country battles with.

By: killy

killy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:32:41 +0000

u guyz hove-got- 2 b kidding me me,no foreigner coaches soccer in europe course thy lk it tht way,u expect to c arena in europe any time soon.dream on.those guys a european thy want european coaches,not african or asian and wat hove u

By: killy

killy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:26:38 +0000

i 4 one will never get to terms as to why nike didnt make the damn thing

By: littleguy

littleguy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:18:45 +0000

Good point Zero, it would be a miracle for Bruce to get a job in Serie A or the EPL. He just might get a job one division down in England and that could be a very good place for him to start. It will depend, of course, on how well the US plays in this WC. I don’t think Bruce has to win or even advance necessarily but he does have to show how much he can do with the talent available to him. He did that remarkably well in 2002 and all of us American fans hope that he finds that ability again this time.