He doing what he believes they needed. Things like this need to start from a young age.
I would question the clubs and schools. You cant wait for players to come to a National team &
develop all those qualities in two weeks. Is a mental conditioning thing developed over years
Everyone talks about college and all that, but the step from college to International ball is huge. Like people eh watch
the FIFA U20 competition, teams operating like seniors and players moving like man.
I watch some college ball this year and really most of the teams looked to lack organization and depending on one or two individuals. In general the players display a
lack of urgency and their body language quite frankly look only interested when the ball come to them.
Stop blaming local National coaches & put the blame where it belong, on the entire system (or lack of it)
I agree with much of what you say here...except the last part. Every player, every coach, every administrator should have the desire to improve and raise his game. Every Pro League club should make it their ambition to develop kids from the age of 8. However, I understand that there are often not funds available to do so. But coaches involved with the national team have the access to administrators who can source funding.
The pressure needs to come from below. In my memory, only Terry Fenwick has really spoken out about the lack of attention given to the development of football and how school football has had a negative impact on players growth.
Far too much time is spent with the ball in kids coaching. They have the natural ability with the ball, but when they don't have it, they relax. Usually, your team doesn't have the ball for around 50% of the match. And even Messi will play games where he has the ball for less than 60 seconds in the game, but still score and be man of the match. That's where the improvement needs to come...concentration off the ball.
