Alpha Male
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I had an arguement with my uncle about whether the USA lost bc their teram was inferior or whether they lost bc the Euro teams they play against play together all year. So, does a team like Spain or Italy play together all year?
No this argument was only valid with the communist countries. The Italians and others play on club teams throughout Europe. Their national teams play together about the same as the US. The US lost because the skill/talent gap has narrowed to the point that the US is now just one of the favorites to win a one and done tournament. Yes the US is deeper than any country in the world, but they can't be playing their B or C game any more to beat the worlds best. In hockey this happened to Canada too.Edited by: white is rightAlpha Male said:I had an arguement with my uncle about whether the USA lost bc their teram was inferior or whether they lost bc the Euro teams they play against play together all year. So, does a team like Spain or Italy play together all year?