{"id":512005,"date":"2022-11-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-2022-us-mens-world-cup-soccer-team-is-actually-good\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:00:00","slug":"the-2022-us-mens-world-cup-soccer-team-is-actually-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-2022-us-mens-world-cup-soccer-team-is-actually-good\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 2022 US men&#8217;s World Cup soccer team is actually good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41259c098ea\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41259c098ea\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-2022-us-mens-world-cup-soccer-team-is-actually-good\/#%E2%80%9CThe_2022_US_mens_World_Cup_soccer_team_is_actually_good%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The 2022 US men&#8217;s World Cup soccer team is actually good&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_2022_US_mens_World_Cup_soccer_team_is_actually_good%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The 2022 US men&#8217;s World Cup soccer team is actually good&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>For decades, sports fans have debated why the US men\u2019s soccer team isn\u2019t an international powerhouse. People have wondered why a country that has produced greats in other sports, such as LeBron James and Tom Brady, can\u2019t do the same on the pitch. Many blamed the relative lack of money in US soccer or said that Americans simply find the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> too slow and low-scoring. <\/p>\n<p>But the reasons for the lack of greatness in US men\u2019s soccer are far more complicated, according to writer George Dohrmann. In his new book \u201cSwitching Fields: Inside the Fight to Remake Men\u2019s Soccer in the United States,\u201d the Pulitzer-winner dissects the complex systemic problems that have long prevented the US from having sustained success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were doing it the American way, and what\u2019s very clear is that has been a huge failure,\u201d Dohrmann told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>The tome explores how the US, a fiercely competitive nation that thrives on a singular brand of ingenuity, only changed its fortune in recent years when it finally tore up its playbook and embraced the international model. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us-mens-loss-2017.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"USA's Matt Besler sits on the field in dejection after losing to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 in a qualifier match and missing the 2018 World Cup, in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, on October 10, 2017. \" class=\"wp-image-24694032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us-mens-loss-2017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us-mens-loss-2017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us-mens-loss-2017.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>US men\u2019s national team\u2019s disastrous 2017 loss to Trinidad and Tobago prevented them from qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 30 years. Above Matt Besler sits on the field in dejection after the loss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Dhormann initially pitched this book about eight years ago, there was little interest. But after the US men\u2019s national team\u2019s disastrous 2017 loss to Trinidad and Tobago, which prevented them from qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 30 years, there was a \u201cdeep desire to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shift that is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening right now is that we are doing it the way the rest of the world has been doing it. And man we are catching up quickly,\u201d he said, noting that the current crop of players, many of whom play for top European clubs, are distinct from their forebears. When the World Cup kicks off Sunday in Qatar, fans should take notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers like Yunus Musah, Brenden Aaronson and Christian Pulisic, they are just soccer players,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are not American soccer players that played a role on the field. They are guys that play the game. It resembles much more, that foreign flare. The soccer is prettier.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"United States Training - Al Gharrafa SC Stadium, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar - November 14, 2022 Christian Pulisic of the U.S. with teammates during training. \" class=\"wp-image-24694702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christian Pulisic trains with teammates in Qatar on Nov. 14.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To understand the initial playbook, Dohrmann rewinds the game clock to Torrance, California, in 1962, to a meeting to hash out the formation of the American Youth Soccer Organization. Spearheaded by Duncan Duff, a Scotsman, and Billy Hughes, a Brit, and a few other expats, the league revived earlier failed efforts to bring youth soccer to the area by explicitly making the game less foreign. \u201cThe American Way,\u201d as it was called, was implemented. <\/p>\n<p>Joining fees were inexpensive, teams were balanced talent-wise and games were played within their communities. And they cut off the age participation at 16, so kids aimed to graduate from their local league to their high school team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the bad foundation we built soccer on,\u201d said Dohrmann, adding that while it helped the game quickly proliferate from coast to coast, there was a major flaw. \u201cThis was going to be a suburban white sport that produced suburban white players which meant underserved communities [were] excluded for decades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-us-mens-soccer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Coach Gregg Berhalter during training on Nov. 14 in Qatar. \" class=\"wp-image-24694975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-us-mens-soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-us-mens-soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-us-mens-soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Coach Gregg Berhalter with the team on Nov. 14. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And, as competition increased, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> club teams with costly joining fees sprang up, further  excluding poor, inner city kids and more insular Hispanic communities. The \u201cpay to play\u201d model, as it was known, essentially whittled down what should have been an abundant talent pool. Gifted athletes could more easily find a path to stardom via basketball or American football. <\/p>\n<p>As far as the style of play, coaches were normally fathers who didn\u2019t truly know the finer points of the game, or British trainers with a brutish approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ended up with a hoof-it-up, physical, run-a-lot style of play. There\u2019s a lack of awareness of just playing the game,\u201d said Dohrmann. \u201cAll of those creative Latin players that were floating around San Diego, we were like, \u2018No we aren\u2019t going to listen to you.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-world-cup-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A TV camera is seen inside Al Thumama stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at  on November 14, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.\" class=\"wp-image-24694369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-world-cup-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-world-cup-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/qatar-world-cup-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The World Cup kicks off Sunday in Qatar.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FIFA via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Major League Soccer had its inaugural season in 1996. The 10 teams mostly drafted players from college or, in the seasons that followed, signed a big European player in the twilight of their career, such as David Beckham, Thierry Henry and David Villa. This brought some headlines and curious fans but did little to raise the level of play.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest breakthrough came in the mid-aughts when MLS teams started creating their own development academies, similar to minor league teams in baseball. Most international clubs use this model to cultivate and invest in young talent. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a monster development. This is what exists in Argentina, Spain and Brazil, really everywhere. We just didn\u2019t have that,\u201d said Dohrmann, adding that the academies took players regardless of their financial situation, killing the \u201cpay to play\u201d model.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?w=786\" alt=\"Brenden Aaronson and Josh Sargent of the U.S. during training.\" class=\"wp-image-24695270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1572 1572w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1178 1179w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brenden-aaronson-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\"\/><figcaption>Author George Dohrmann told The Post that the current crop of players, many of whom play for top European clubs \u2014 such as Brenden Aaronson (right with Josh Sargent) \u2014 are distinct from their forebears.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was a movement that said \u2018I don\u2019t care where you are from,&#8217;\u201d he noted. \u201cThey cracked the suburban system.\u201d <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>As a result, teams such as the New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union and FC Dallas developed top talent that was then sold to major European clubs. New Jersey native Aaronson came up through Philadelphia Union\u2019s academies, and, in 2022, he was sold to Leeds United in a transfer worth $30.2 million. When such players came back to play for Team USA, they brought with them valuable experience playing alongside the best in the world. <\/p>\n<p>But, ironically, as US men\u2019s soccer has been on the risen, the US women \u2014 long dominant in the sport \u2014 are starting to lose their upper hand. <\/p>\n<p>In the book, Dohrmann explains how coach Anson Dorrance, who founded the women\u2019s soccer program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, in 1979, created a winning culture and fierce play that became the blueprint for women\u2019s college soccer \u2014 and thus the international gold standard. He also developed major female talent such a Mia Hamm, who led the US team to World Cup Championships in 1991 and 1999, as well as gold medals in 1996 and 2004.  <\/p>\n<p>But European clubs like Lyon and Barcelona are now churning out top female soccer players in their own right. The US women\u2019s team will have to make significant investments domestically to remain on top.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Equal_Pay_Soccer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"United States' Megan Rapinoe lifts up the trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, in July 7, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-24695819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Equal_Pay_Soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Equal_Pay_Soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Equal_Pay_Soccer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Megan Rapinoe lifts up the trophy after winning the Women\u2019s World Cup final soccer match between US and the Netherlands in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the US men\u2019s national team, Dohrmann said they are young and promising. World Cup 2022 finds the roster looking stronger than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last gasp of the old system is done. What\u2019s represented is the new way,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t see how bright the future is, you aren\u2019t paying attention.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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