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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1088539, member: 204"]
I see.
 
I gave up drinking a few years ago, so I guess I'm in no position to comment.
 
Actually, it's not just the young kids in the USA - not at all.
 
It's the high school kids, the college kids and the professional players - and even the men's U.S. National Team.
 
When I go to a Philadelphia Union game, the ball is in the air way too much - there is way too little possession. And though the quality of play in the MLS has improved a great deal, it has a long way to go.
 
We as a country at this point do not play a possession game or a skilled game. 
 
That's why we were so ragged - so worn out - against Belgium. In that game and in most games for that matter, our men's team chased and ran nearly the entire game. The Belgians controlled the ball - and the ball doesn't get tired  - and that's a fundamental difference between what Americans see on a regular basis and what the world sees.  
 
Scoring of course is the objective of the game, but the flow of the game is what makes it great.
 
In football, the teams do not score every play - but the play - even a five yard gain - is a lot of fun to watch because we understand the game and appreciate the play itself.
 
We are getting there with soccer in the US.
 
But we have a long way to go.
 
One of these days I bet you'll get it.
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