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Re: Remember that thread awhile back where I said our local high school soccer team would beat the female US National team?.... [DJRed]
DJRed wrote:
Duffy wrote:
North wrote:
Remember how much shit John McEnroe took when he said during a live broadcast that any men's college first singles player from a respectable school could beat Serena Williams?


I got flamed on this very forum for suggesting my high school boys team could beat the women's national team.

Now it seems everyone agrees with me.


Just the stupid people agree with you. I'll keep it short.
  1. Australia is barely a country let alone a legitimate soccer power
  2. Substituting the Australian NT for the USWNT is like substituting the Sixers for the Cavs
  3. Substituting the Newcastle Jets for your high school boys team is like substituting the Cavs for the local YMCA rec-league team
  4. The Australian NT was missing about half their starters and were experimenting with player combinations and positions

But, yeah, I guess you are right because there was a story on the internet.


Your third point is a ridiculously stupid exaggeration. The difference in quality between the Jets U15 side and a quality hs team is nowhere near as vast as between a rec league team and the Cavs.

The team is a u15 development squad for an Australian A League side. It's probably similar in quality to a good U15 club/travel team in the US. And when you consider this is largely kids younger than high schoolers, it's probably equivalent to a quality high school team.
Last edited by: AlanShearer: May 29, 16 16:25

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  • Post edited by RogerC39 (Dawson Saddle) on May 29, 16 16:25