using the Conmebol group as an example...
Peru in last place, probably won't make it to WC...able to hold the great Argentina, and Brazil (historical WC winners) to early ties,Biggest lorse 5-1 to Ecuador, amongst others...ketching they tail, cause they don't make it, yuh think next game, they fans/players thinking, Peru not ready, or their players not good enuff ? Bet yuh no. Football is 90 minutes, ah team could have possession for 70 and still lorse or just scrape through, does it mean the team that only hold for the 20 minutes no good ? or settling for less, or just unlucky or under achieving....is football, anything could play....it happens all the time. IMO, the losers, whoever they may be, just have to have faith, and work just as hard, if not harder for the successes..but if they accept they not ready, then unfortunately, they may never be...
saga, just see yuh post: Historically, where have our top ballers played, pre Yorke & Latas. Gally, Archie, David,etc..where did they play...why, other leagues didn't exist? it didn't have local US players ?..yoday we have 100's kids recieving scholarships, Players in 3 rd div, yes, but still plying trade and making a living in Foreign..taking way ah local place and or education....but true this is not La liga etc...you know how many black players(even better than our own) could play in these leagues, but can't get a chance because they are foreigners ? Even for years in England black National caliber players couldn't get a run with clubs in cities they grow up, because they were ostrasized for many reasons....and today, you want to disregard what they have done, and more so, what our own boys have accomplished, by breaking into these foreign lower leagues, and consider it nothing ? To the point where, you willing to point out their mediocrity, in comparasion to the other Big players You admire....Sometimes this info age doh work to good for we society at all....Them boys, little that they achieve, not deserving of we at all....ah wish yuh had some idea of what one has to go through to noot just make it in foreign, it's not just about running out and playing good, it about being ah foreigner as well......especially if them ppl aware they go give they all for they own country, before any other team...but how yuh go know that....not even a book or biography or a man tell yuh, could you unerstand how big, ddifficult and what an accomplishment that is....but some of us do.