Paul Breitner On What Needs To Change In American Youth Soccer -

Paul Breitner is a very famous German former pro soccer player.  Breitner was on the West Germany team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup and scored a goal in the final. In the 1982 World Cup final, Breitner scored again and is one of the few players in the world — like Pele and Zinédine Zidane – who have scored in two World Cup finals. 

Considered one of the top greatest living footballers. Breitner’s soccer career kicked off in 1970 at the age of 21 when he played for Bayern Munich, then left to join Real Madrid, only to returning in later to Bayern Munich. In total, he played in 255 matches for Bayern in the German “Bundesliga,” scoring 83 Goals. Breitner did not dream of becoming a world class soccer player but thought of playing soccer as a way to pay for his college tuition – and ended up winning seven National Championships with Bayern Munich (1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981) and two with Real Madrid (1975, 1976).  

A living soccer hero, Breitner is dedicated to giving back to the sport he loves dearly and to helping develop the next generation of World Cup players. As the brand ambassador for FCB, Breitner does his job by representing Bayern at national and international events and traveled to the USA for the 2015 NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia.   

Diane Scavuzzo sat down to chat with Paul Breitner in Philly to discover his thoughts on the future of soccer. Here is the first part of a mulit-part series. Diane Scavuzzo: 

If you were a player who had been developed in America, would you have gone on to be a professional player who scored in two World Cup finals? 

Never, sad Paul.

Diane Scavuzzo: So you don’t believe you would have grown into the player you became if you had been developed in our current youth soccer world? Paul Breitner: No, I would have developed as the same as 100 (other) players in the US. You have the same types of players and everyone has to learn the same moves. Diane Scavuzzo: 

You are one of the most successful soccer players in the world. Tell me, what is important for a soccer player to be successful? Paul Breitner: A soccer player has to do his job feeling free, and not being commanded and demanded – a soccer player cannot have every step and every move commanded. A soccer player needs to have the freedom to create ideas. 

A soccer player must do his job playing 30, 40, or 60 minutes feeling free – and feeling free means being responsible for one position; the way he has to do defend and attack in his own way – with his own intuition. Diane Scavuzzo: What do you believe is wrong in American youth soccer? Paul Breitner: 

The problem is that Americans think that soccer is a sport similar to football, baseball or basketball. Americans think soccer players are athletes – and, no way. A soccer player is a player and not an athlete. Soccer players are artists. Coaches in the USA have to realize that they are instructing, working with an artist and they are not working with robots.

American coaches are in command for over 90 minutes dictating every pass and every move. Diane Scavuzzo: Do you have to be smart to be a soccer player?     

Paul Breitner: You do not have to have an IQ of 150 become a soccer player, but players need a coach who will respect them as an individuals. Diane Scavuzzo: How are youth soccer players developed in Germany? Paul Breitner: In Germany, every player is guided referring to his own possibilities, his own skills and is not treated the same way as the ten or fifteen guys on his team. 

Our kids get the chance to start playing at 3 or 4 years old and these kids can play until they die. They will join their first team when they are at the age of 4 and be instructed step-by-step and discover all kinds of freedom, creativity and responsibility. Respect, partnership, fairness; we teach these values from the age of four. There is no better way than to learn everything for your life than Futbol. Diane Scavuzzo: If you were given a magic wand to change things – what would you do? Paul Breitner: 

For the soccer of the future in America, it would be very positively to get European coaches as your partners. If you want to break out of a very closed soccer program, you should partner with a club with strong history of developing players. Note: Bayern had more players at the World Cup than any other club and seven players on the German squad who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Started in 1900,

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Well every one can take the sardines to his net... I do mine, I think that US  need to have coachs from Brazil also, To teach how is play soccer with finess, and its not only the reason that we have lost a game to Germany National Team, that we are not the number one country in the world who have won almost every class of World Cup (Youngs, feminine and mans), we get all tournaments, we only need a Olympic gold medal for the mans teams.

Now, Germany is the only solution for all countries who want appear at the world in the football/soccer matters and this is not true.  I have work and live in US and know the problems also, So, is complicated your nominee a way to developer properly the young soccer at this country.

My opinion, is a mix, not only Germany, but English, Brazilian, Spain, Italy, France, all top countrys have to contribute to see North Americans players to be suceed even because down at this country the miscegenation is large (like us in Brazil), they grand fathers and grand mothers have come from all over the world, so not more fair that have this.

PELÉ DEFINE COMO VERGONHA ATRASOS NAS OBRAS DA COPA E DIZ: “ALEMANHA É QUASE MAIS BRASILEIRA QUE NÓS” / PELÉ DEFINES IS A SHAME THE DELAYS IN THE WORKS TO THE CUP AND SAYS: “GERMANY IS ALMOST MORE BRAZILIANS THAN US”.

O jornal alemão Bild divulgou nesta segunda-feira uma entrevista com Pelé. Na conversa, com o assunto totalmente focado na Copa do Mundo, o Rei do Futebol voltou a criticar os atrasos nas obras para a Copa e diz entender os protestos.

"A situação política é difícil. Mas a nossa seleção não tem nada a ver com a corrupção que existe, com as pessoas que desviam dinheiro. A construção dos estádios está atrasada. Mas a situação me preocupa. Tivemos tempo suficiente para terminar todas as etapas. A situação é inaceitável. É uma vergonha", afirmou.

O ex-jogador também avaliou a equipe do técnico Luiz Felipe Scolari como muito forte,mas 

que falta mais qualidade ao ataque.

"Acho que o Brasil vai levar a Copa. Temos um time forte. Estamos muito bem na defesa e no meio de campo, mas falta - tirando Neymar - um grande nome no ataque. Isso não acontecia no passado."

O campeão das Copas de 1958, 1962 e 1970 também apontou Espanha e Alemanha como as principais concorrentes do Brasil na luta pelo título. " A Espanha vem praticando um excelente futebol. A Alemanha é muito organizada e mantém há algum tempo um estilo de jogo agressivo. Diria que eles quase jogam de uma maneira mais brasileira do que nós", avaliou.

Sobre os atrasos das obras, será que alguém discorda do Rei, tenho certeza de que a resposta é não, e sobre as seleções fortes na Copa, temos sim, umas duas ou três mais, que darão muito trabalho ao Brasil. Também acho que o Brasil, jogando com seriedade, e o seu técnico se livrando dos amigos e destes compromissos assumidos com alguns atletas, colocando os melhores em campo, a seleção brasileira deve erguer seu sexto caneco.

Fonte: Jornal alemão Bild. Comentário: Roberto Queiroz.

The German newspaper Bild reported on this Monday an interview with Pelé in conversation, with fully focused on the World Cup issue, and the king of football again criticized the delays in the works for the World Cup and says understand the protests.

"The political situation is difficult. Yet our selection has nothing to do with the corruption that exists, with people who divert money. 's Construction of stadiums is delayed. But the situation worries me. We had enough time to finish all the steps in time. The situation is unacceptable. 's a shame, "he said.

The former player also assessed the team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari as very strong but lacking quality over the attack.

"I think that Brazil will take the Cup, we have a strong team we are very well in defense and midfield, but lacking - . . Taking Neymar - . A big name in the attack, that has not happened in the past."

The champion of the 1958 World Cups, 1962 and 1970 also, pointed Spain and Germany as the main competitors of Brazil in the title. "Spain has been practicing some excellent football. Germany is very organized and keeps for some time a style of aggressive play. 'd Say they almost play at the Brazilian way more than us," he said.

On late at the works, I am sure does anyone disagree with the King, I'm sure the answer is no, and about all the strong teams in the Cup, also, I believe that  we have more two or three  teams that will really give hard work time to Brazil. Also think that Brazil, playing seriously, and its Head Coach leave out the friendships and getting rid of these commitments with some athletes and placing in the field only the top players those days, the Brazilian team can to lift their sixth pitcher.

Source: German newspaper Bild. Comment: Roberto Queiroz .

AS 100 MAIORES MÉDIAS DE PÚBLICO NO MUNDO. UM CLUBE DE RECIFE, SANTA CRUZ / THE 100 LARGEST AVERAGE AUDIENCE IN THE WORLD. SANTA CRUZ FC FROM RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO.

No Arruda, a maior média de público na América do Sul em 2011. Foram 36.916 corais.

Os primeiros dados do estudo sobre a presença na arquibancada haviam sido divulgados em junho deste ano, com as colocações de Santa Cruz, Corinthians e Bahia (veja aqui).

Agora, a pesquisa completa da Pluri Consultoria com os 100 clubes que registraram as maiores médias de público na temporada passada.

O bicampeão pernambucano, em 39º, é o primeiro dos três representantes do país na lista, que conta só o público pagante. Mais. É o único do planeta que entrou sem disputar as duas primeiras divisões nacionais. Paixão que não se mede.

Além da quantidade absoluta, há outro importante dado, com o percentual de ocupação. No caso do Bayern de Munique, o incrível número de “100,1%”.

Fico pensando sobre as memórias que o futebol tem e que não são revistas ou até usadas para explicar parte do que acontece hoje e que são por demais importantes e que provavelmente devem mudar amanhã. Pelo que lembro a Alemanha antes de sediar a Copa do Mundo de 2006, estava com os mesmos problemas que hoje temos no Brasil, baixa taxa de público nos estádios, e tudo mudou depois que se reconstruíram seus estádios e se construiu novas arenas, tal e qual, esperamos, mude também no Brasil, muito embora que lá eles foram profissionais e aqui, isto ainda está engatinhando.

Vemos também que o Brasil precisa mudar estruturalmente sua organização desde a CBF até o mais simples clube no interior de nosso País, muitos pensam que o que serve na Europa pode-se ou deve-se ser aplicado aqui, e é um terrível engano, é preciso se levar em consideração muitas nuances, como principalmente, o nível de educação do povo e daí começar a estruturar o futebol baseados em fatos locais e de cada região, mas, sem usar fatos relevantes não levam a nenhum lugar. Pode até parecer que estou confundindo as bolas, quando falo que devemos esperar mudanças para depois da Copa do Mundo, então vou exemplificar.

Como se pode esperar que o Sport Recife, possa levar ao seu estádio um público de 80.000 torcedores por jogo se lá ninguém sabe exatamente quantos cabem (até porque precisam tentar enganar o fisco, pois paga-se muito para se ter um evento destes) e nenhuma instituição, por mais que tenha em sua administração pessoas sérias e competentes, não consegue sobreviver com o pagamentos de taxas, e impostos em cascata, como estes que se impõe aqui, então o governo federal tem que começar a rever seus conceitos e sua forma de administrar o País. Agora se pensa em construir uma arena para este clube, mas já estão planejando por baixo este público, apenas para 45.000 quando deveria ser para no mínimo 65.000 fãs, pois se trata de um grande empreendimento, e se olhando o clube e o futuro para + de 30 anos, então estamos andando para trás como caranguejos.

Já tive o prazer de assistir jogos na arena do Borussia Dortmund e Recife não fica devendo nada, apenas no quesito “marqueteiro” isto sim, estamos 100 anos atrás, lá eles vendem o pacote para o ano todo e para as empresas, então os ingressos são vendidos, diretamente e não significa textualmente que o público seja aquele anunciado.

Mas, voltando ao mais importante, teremos novas arenas modernas e confortáveis com linha de transportes, sendo construídas, enfim, com uma estrutura de primeiro mundo, precisamos então mudar a estrutura de administração do futebol e então entraremos certamente na cabeça destas pesquisas, não tenham dúvidas, o Brasil não é isto que reflete esta pesquisa, e se for, é apenas pelo quesito amador de nossas administrações.

Fonte: Pluri consultoria. Foto: divulgação.

Comentário: Roberto Queiroz. Tradução: Roberto Queiroz e Roberto Queiroz Junior.

In Arruda, the highest average attendance in South America in 2011. There were 36,916 corals, Santa Cruz fans from Recife City, Pernambuco State.

The first data from the study on the presence in the stands had been released in June this year with the placings of Santa Cruz, Corinthians and Bahia (see here).

Now the research consultancy Pluri complete with 100 clubs who registered the highest average attendance last season.

The champion of Pernambuco, in 39th, is the first of three representatives of the country in the list, which counts only the paying public. More, It is the only planet that went without playing the first two national divisions. Passion cannot be measured.

Besides the absolute amount, there is another important since, with the percentage of occupancy. In the case of Bayern Munich, the staggering number of "100.1%".

I wonder about the memories of football and are not reviewed or even used to explain part of what happens today at this research and they are too important and that should probably change tomorrow. As I recall Germany before hosting the 2006 World Cup, had the same problems we have today in Brazil, low rate of public stadiums, and everything changed after they rebuilt their stadiums and arenas built new, and such which we hope will change also in Brazil, although there that they were professionals and here, it is still in its infancy.

We also see that Brazil needs to change structurally organization since even the simplest CBF at our country, many think that serving in Europe can or should be not applied here, and it is a terrible mistake, if does, is must take into account many nuances, especially as the level of education of the people and then begin designing football based on facts and places in each region, but without using facts do not lead anywhere. It may seem that I am confusing the balls when I say that we should expect to change after the World Cup then I will exemplify.

As one might expect that the Sport Recife, can lead to their stadium a crowd of 80,000 fans per game there is no one knows exactly how many fit today at this stadium of the Ilha do Retiro (because they need to try to cheat the taxman, because we pay a lot taxes to have such an event) and no institution, even though his administration has serious and competent people, cannot survive on the payment of fees, taxes at cascade like these that imposes itself here, then the federal government must begin to revise their concepts and their form to administer the country. Now the club are considering building an new arena for this club, but are already planning underneath this public, only to 45,000 when it should be for at least 65,000 fans, because this is a major undertaking, and looking and future club for 30 + years, and more so we're going backwards like crabs.

I've had the pleasure of watching games in the arena of Borussia Dortmund and Recife should not get anything behind, just the question "marketer" that yes, we are 100 years ago, there in Germany they sell the package for the full year and for companies, so tickets are sold directly in packages and not literally mean that the public is the one advertised.

But back to more important, we will have new arenas with modern and comfortable transport line, being built, finally, with a structure of first world, then we need to change the management structure of football and then we will certainly head in these studies I have no doubt, Brazil is not that what this reflects at this research, and if it is just by the item of our amateur administrations. We must change.

Source: Pluri consultancy. Photo: publicity.

Comment: Roberto Queiroz. Translation: Roberto Queiroz and Roberto Queiroz Junior.

THE BRAZILIAN TEAM LOSE THE GAME AND PRESTIGE/A SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA PERDE O JOGO E PERDE SEU PRESTIGIO.

Estamos vendo nosso futebol descer ralo abaixo, uma seleção que convoca amigos, convoca jogadores de empresários, e que agora segue os passos dos nossos garotos, o técnico parece um manequim, combina a calça (azul escuro), com a camisa azul mais claro e um blazer azul marinho ou naval, desculpem, não sou estilista e estou apenas traçando um parâmetro com a decadência e derrocada de nosso futebol pessimamente administrada pela CBF. E todos agora já sabem que o futebol brasileiro tem dono e definitivamente que não são os brasileiros.

Enquanto a seleção Nacional alemã vem recheada de garotos que irão vir para o Brasil, certamente. Nossa seleção continua usando quase os mesmos jogadores que naturalmente não estarão em 2014. E onde está à famosa “renovação”, do futebol brasileiro? É somente força de expressão para que se largue o pé daquele que é hoje o dono do nosso futebol.

Depois de tantos anos se construindo admiração, delírio, espetáculos, bom futebol e acima de tudo respeito. Onde está nosso senso da coisa errada e de coisa certa? Onde está nossa auto estima e como vamos ficar? Esperando que as coisas piorem ainda mais, que as combinações das roupas do ex-técnico na África sobrepujem as combinações do atual, porque vemos que o técnico atual em posta a voz melhor que a do técnico passado, mas o futebol continua o mesmo, sem imaginação, sem cor e sem brilho.

Será que agora temos um desfile de modas no futebol nacional. Os jogadores chegam como se fossem manequins e o técnico como empresário e nós como ficamos?

Fonte: Roberto Queiroz de Andrade. Foto: Divulgação.

Tradução: Roberto Queiroz de Andrade e Roberto Queiroz de Andrade Junior.

We are seeing our football go down to the drain, a selection that calls friends, business calls on players, and now follows in the footsteps of our boys, the coach looks like a mannequin, combines the pants (dark blue), with lighter blue shirt and a navy blazer, sorry, I'm no designer and I'm just drawing a parameter with the decay and downfall of our football bad managed by the CBF. And now all know that Brazilian football has an owner and are definitely not the Brazilians.

While the German national team, is full of kids who will come to Brazil in 2014, indeed. Our selection continues using almost the same players who naturally will not be in 2014. And where is the famous "renewal" of Brazilian football? It is only a manner of speaking so that they drop the foot of what is now the owner of our football.

After so many years been building admiration, delight, entertainment, good football and above all, respect. Where is our sense of wrong and right thing? Where is our self esteem and how do we stay? Waiting for things to sink further, that the combinations of the clothes of former coach in Africa out number the combinations of current, because we see that the tech put in the voice of the coach rather than the past, but football remains the same, without imagination, colorless and dull.

Do we now have a fashion show in national football squad? Players arrive as if they were dummies and the head coach as an entrepreneur, as what we are?

Source: Roberto Queiroz de Andrade. Photo: Disclosure.
Translation: Roberto Queiroz Queiroz de Andrade, and Roberto de Andrade Junior.

Alex Silva is irritated at suggestion about 'fake proposal' and detonates Juvenal/Alex Silva se irrita com insinuação sobre 'falsa proposta' e detona

Nesta quarta-feira, o cartola declarou ao jornal Lance! Que o jogador teria inventado uma proposta do Sporting, de Portugal, e desagradou seu comandado, que usou o Twitter para desabafar.

O zagueiro Alex Silva não está nada contente com o presidente do São Paulo, Juvenal Juvêncio. Nesta quarta-feira, o cartola declarou ao jornal Lance! que o jogador teria inventado uma proposta do Sporting, de Portugal, e desagradou seu comandado, que usou o Twitter para desabafar.

Alex Silva se disse um homem de caráter, que sempre respeitou o São Paulo, e explicou que a notícia sobre uma possível ida para o Sporting teria sido veiculada na imprensa portuguesa após um dos candidatos à eleição do clube ter dito que o contrataria caso vencesse.

"Juvenal disse ao jornal Lance! que eu inventei a proposta do Sporting de Portugal. Então a imprensa de Portugal está ficando louca. Que eu saiba não fui eu que liguei para a imprensa de lá e não fui eu que disse que se o presidente (fosse) eleito, me contrataria. Quem disse que me contrataria se ganhasse a eleição foi o presidente eleito agora. Procura se informar, Juvenal, para depois falar", disparou o zagueiro.

A partir deste momento, Alex Silva passou a se referir diretamente a Juvenal Juvêncio. O zagueiro citou a sua saída do clube em 2008, como exemplo e disse que iria embora agora, caso quisesse, mas garantiu amar o São Paulo.

Alex Silva não gostou nem um pouco da entrevista de Juvenal Juvêncio ao Lance!

"Sempre fui um jogador de caráter e homem acima de tudo. Se eu quisesse sair do São Paulo, sairia sem problema nenhum e te falaria que não quero ficar. Sempre fui honesto com o São Paulo, como na minha saída em 2008. Amo o São Paulo. O que você falou que eu inventei não tem fundamento algum.

Nunca precisei e não preciso disso. Inventar proposta é ridículo. Você me vê sempre no CT da Barra Funda, era só ter me chamado para conversar. Dirigente pode falar o quer na imprensa, e jogador nunca pode. Tem que ouvir e ficar calado" reclamou.

Por fim, Alex Silva ainda disse que até agora não recebeu nenhuma proposta para renovar seu contrato com o São Paulo. O jogador tem vínculo com o Hamburgo e está emprestado ao time paulista. Ao Lance! Juvenal garantiu que iria comprar o zagueiro. Alex ainda garantiu que toda esta história o deixou ainda mais motivado para a partida desta quarta-feira contra o Goiás, em Goiânia, pela Copa do Brasil.

"Você diz que vai me comprar, mas até agora eu nem sei como está a negociação, ninguém me ligou para dizer em que pé está e como está. E ninguém do meu time na Alemanha me ligou e nem meu empresário para passar nenhuma proposta do São Paulo", disse Alex. "Aí acordo no dia da decisão e vejo no jornal presidente dizer que eu inventei essa proposta. Isso que o JJ fez só me motivou para entrar em campo hoje com sangue nos olhos e honrar a camisa como sempre honrei", completou.

Declaração polêmica - Ao Lance! Juvenal Juvêncio falou até em tom de brincadeira quando comentou sobre Alex Silva. O presidente garantiu que irá comprar o jogador e deu risada após dizer que ele havia inventado a proposta. "Vou comprar Alex. Claro que posso ter uma surpresa, mas conto com ele. Esse negócio do Sporting, ele inventou, ele inventa umas coisas (risos). Gosto dele tem habilidade, liderança, é jovem. Belo zagueiro", disse.

Vejam como é o futebol brasileiro, parece até brincadeira o que se passa na administração amadora e incompetente que temos. Só se sobrevive porque somos uma máquina de fabricar bons jogadores, do contrário não estaríamos nem perto de alguns Países europeus, que não tem nosso tamanho e nossa população.

Já pensaram se a Espanha, Alemanha, Uruguai, Argentina e alguns outros fossem do tamanho do Brasil e tivessem 200 milhões de habitantes? Como seria.

Fonte: Jornal Lance! Crédito da imagem: Vipcomm

Comentário e Tradução: Roberto Queiroz de Andrade.

On Wednesday, the president told the Lance! That the player would have invented a proposal from Sporting, Portugal, and angered him, the player used Twitter to vent that news.

Central defender Alex Silva is not happy with the president of Sao Paulo, Juvenal Juvencio.

Alex Silva said he was a man of character who always respected the São Paulo FC, and explained that the news about a possible transfer to Sporting would have been conveyed in the Portuguese press after a candidate for election of the club have said they would hire if he won.

"Juvenal told the Lance! That I invented the proposal from Sporting Portugal? So the press is going crazy from Portugal. Not that I know I that I called the press there and it was not me who said that if the president (were) elected, hire me. Who said that I would hire if he won the election was now the elected president. Looking for obtaining information, Juvenal, and then talk, "fired the central back.

From that moment, Alex Silva started to refer directly to Juvenal Juvencio. The defender cited his departure from the club in 2008 as an example and said he would leave now, if he wanted, but assured the love Sao Paulo.

Alex Silva does not like it one bit of the interview Juvenal Juvencio to Lance!

"I've always been a player and man of character above all. If I wanted to leave São Paulo, would come without any problem and you do not want to talk to. I've always been honest with Sao Paulo, as in my output in 2008. I love São Paulo.

What did you say that I invented was baseless. I never needed and not need it. To make up this proposal is ridiculous. You see me always in the Barra Funda Center of Training, it was just called me to talk. The directors want to speak press and player never can. You have to listen and be quiet "he complained.

Finally, Alex Silva also said that so far not received any proposal to renew his contract with Sao Paulo. The player has ties to the Hamburg and is loaned to the team from São Paulo. By Lance! Juvenal guaranteed it would buy the centerback. Alex has ensured that this whole story made him even more motivated for the match this Wednesday against Goias in Goiania, at Cup of Brazil.

"You say you going to buy me, but so far I do not know how you are trading, no one called to tell me where she stands and how it is. And nobody on my team in Germany called me and not my management to spend any proposal Sao Paulo, "said Alex.

"There's agreement on the decision in the newspaper and see the President say that I made that proposal. That's what JJ has only motivated me to take the field today in the eyes with blood and honor the shirt as always honored," he added.

Controversial statement - By Lance! Juvenal Juvencio spoke up in jest when he commented over Alex Silva. The President assured that will buy the player and laughed after saying that he had invented the proposal. "I'll buy Alex. Of course I have a surprise, but count on it. This business of Sporting, he invented, he invents some things (laughs). I like him has the ability, leadership, is young. Belo Central Defender Back," he said.

How the Brazilian football/soccer sees to play and what is happening in amateur and incompetent administration we have. Only survive because we are a machine for manufacturing good players, otherwise we would not be even close to some European countries, which has our size and our population.

Ever think if Spain, Germany, Uruguay, Argentina and some others were the size of Brazil and had 200 million of natives? As would be 5 times World Champion…I don’t think so, believe-me.

Source: Journal Lance! Photo credit: VIPCOMM.
Commentary and Translation: Roberto Queiroz de Andrade