Soccer is a really specific skillset that requires much more than being bigger

Nov 30, 2022
4:42:17pm

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and faster than the opponent. Barca/Spain's midfield was regarded as the best ever and none of those guys would have sniffed an NBA or NFL roster.

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How would the USA fare?

Julius Pepperwood

11/30/22 4:38pm

Athletes don’t always succeed in soccer. I’m not convinced they would be good.

HingleMcCringleberry

11/30/22 4:39pm

Can Steph Curry use his hands to drain shots from 30 yards out?

RyneK

11/30/22 4:39pm

Soccer is a really specific skillset that requires much more than being bigger

vagabonder

11/30/22 4:42pm

Excellent.

RSL

11/30/22 4:42pm

I hate it when people use star athletes for this. The US would do much better if

Salami Karate

11/30/22 4:45pm

There is a really good chance that if the NBA and NFL ceased to exist

Big12Yfan

11/30/22 4:52pm

It’s not just athletics. Soccer is more about technique than athletics.

Boring

11/30/22 5:10pm

That’s why you would need to have the athletes start focusing from a young age

Big12Yfan

11/30/22 5:24pm

Love how this chart changes every 4 years during the World Cup. When I was a kid

Memmo

11/30/22 5:07pm

But Kobe for real

Big12Yfan

11/30/22 5:25pm

Michael Jackson would have dazzled with his footwork

ryebrye

11/30/22 5:28pm

Other countries’ best musicians grow up playing soccer.Puts us at a disadvantage

Memmo

11/30/22 6:04pm

Hand eye and foot eye coordination is different.

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