2016 Olympic Qualifying Team

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by Real Corona, Jun 27, 2013.

  1. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, I'm moving on, what are you going to do about it? :mad:

    --------McBean
    Pineda----Gil-------Villareal
    ------Lopez-Trapp
    Ocegueda-ONeill-Zimmerman-Yedlin
    --------------Cropper
     
  2. comoesa

    comoesa Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Christen Press's armpit
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ocegueda will be passed by someone else. He's too slow. Probably a left back out of college.

    Isn't Agudelo eligible for the next Olympics?

    Pieneda has to start playing for anybody makes any conclusions about him.

    Trapp and Lopez will probably be passed by too. Acosta might take one of their spots, even.
     
  3. RidiculousLichaj

    May 18, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No Javan Torre? :sneaky:
     
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  4. StarsNStripes

    StarsNStripes New Member

    Jun 24, 2013
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Our center backs might go from our weakest position in the U20 world cup to our strongest in the 2015 olympics. Jean-Baptiste, O'Neill, Brooks (hopefully), and Zimmerman. Lots of talent and depth there

    Jack McInerney will be in there with McBean up top too which will be a wonderful change from what we saw in this tournament
     
  5. YanksAreComing

    Mar 1, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agudelo is not eligible for the next Olympics by about 6 weeks.

    DOB January 1, 1993 and later.
     
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  6. YanksAreComing

    Mar 1, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jean-Baptiste not eligible.

    McInerney not eligible as well.
     
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  7. Werdman89

    Werdman89 Member+

    May 27, 2008
    Boston, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This group starts at '93s and younger. So a combo of this and the next U20 group.
     
  8. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Can you edit this post, so we're not looking at a negative comment for the next three years?
     
  9. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You're still going to be reading the first page of the thread in three years?
     
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  10. Germerica

    Germerica Member+

    May 2, 2012
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    When you move your mouse over the thread title the first few words of the original post pop up. Kinda gives a sour taste to those looking forward to getting info about the next cycle. Bad memories, that's all.
     
  11. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The opening to the 2013 thread says:

    "Take your mind off the current U20s for a moment...."


    Haha
     
  12. YanksAreComing

    Mar 1, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I do like to check in on the first few pages of these years-long threads from time to time. Mainly for laughs. Nobody's fault of course, but its funny to see how much it changes sometimes.
     
  13. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know what you're talking about. I mean I pretty much nailed the current U20 team two years ago.


    :eek:

     
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  14. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The strength of the 1993s and 1994s will have a disproportionate influence on the quality of the next Olympic cycle because they'll be older and closer to their peak.

    See, this is where we root for Ramos to have done as bad a job as some suggest. He hasn't picked the best players and he's misused the guys he brought! Much easier than admitting we have some talent issues...

    But seriously, there is a lot of time for players to come out of the woodwork. I think it will be difficult to get even a vague sense of what the team might look like until this time next year. In the meantime, of course, there is plenty of room for evaluating individuals.
     
  15. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Our London qualifying team

    ----Agudelo(Boyd/Bunbury)
    Shea--Corona--Adu(Gyau)
    -----Diskerud-Jeffrey(Okugo)
    Valentin(Villafana)-Opara-Kitchen-Sarkodie(S. Williams)
    ------------Hamid


    Now realistically of course our best XI probably included players like Gatt and Altidore. By comparison the 2009 U20 team

    GK Perk
    Agbossomounde
    Davies
    Powers
    Taylor
    Jeffrey
    Diskerud
    Mayen
    Ownby
    Shea
    Opara
    S. Williams
    Arguez
    Duka
    Cruz
    Flores (Villafana)


    So by my count, seven players who started in the U20 World Cup made the U23 qualifying roster.
     
  16. YanksAreComing

    Mar 1, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Another thing that's going to be tough to measure is the domestic guys who move onto Europe and become unavailable for Olympic qualifying, like Gil or Yedlin.

    But hey, speculation that's nearly 3 years away from having any tangible impact is what we do best here, and I greatly look forward to participating.
     
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  17. YanksAreComing

    Mar 1, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And what the hell, here's my predicted qualifying team:

    Starters

    GK- Cody Cropper. Not yet starting anywhere, so we will secure his release. Hope he is 33 months more polished with his positioning and develops better hands.
    LB-Kellyn Acosta (this cycle's Zarek Valentin, not his position but get him on the field)
    CB- Shane O'Neill
    CB- Javon Torre (just kidding) Walker Zimmerman
    RB- DeAndre Yedlin (don't think he's in Europe just yet)
    6- Wil Trapp
    8- Mikey Lopez
    10- Junior Flores (gets his head screwed on straight, but is still in the reserves at Dortmund, Luis Gil is playing in Europe and can't get released)
    LW- Jose Villareal
    RW- Benji Joya (in his actual position)
    CF- Rubio Rubin (because why not?)

    Bench

    GK- Ethan Horvath
    CB- Zach Carroll (94 college guy)
    RB- Joe Amon (liked him with the U-17s last year, I'm throwing darts at this point)
    MID- Mobi Fehr
    MID- Marco Delgado
    MID- Alejandro Guido
    MID- Dillon Serna
    FWD- Jack McBean
    FWD- Jonathan Top

    Lock this thread Real Corona, because that's the roster.
     
  18. ielag

    ielag Member+

    Jul 20, 2010
    Biggest question now is how soon do we hire a coach? Hiring Porter just months before qualifying and only having one camp before qualifying was completely unacceptable.

    I would like to at least see some joint U20/U23 camps on int'l FIFA dates and in the MLS/College offseason this year.
     
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  19. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    I was really just talking about birth years and not about U20 alumni specifically.

    92 -- Agudelo, Gyau, Kitchen
    91 -- Boyd, Okugo, Valentin, Sarkodie
    90 -- Bunbury, Shea, Corona, Diskerud, Jeffrey, Williams, Hamid
    89 -- Adu, Villafana, Opara, Johnson

    11 players from 89/90, 7 from 91/12.
     
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  20. StarsNStripes

    StarsNStripes New Member

    Jun 24, 2013
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    You're right, was just adding 3 years to their current ages (also didn't realize Jean-Baptiste had just turned 21) and not looking at birth years. My bad
     
  21. jimmy2823

    jimmy2823 Member

    Nov 10, 2011
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    no pelosi?
     
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  22. Tom Collingsworth

    Jun 14, 2011
    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Too U-20 heavy. A few of the U-18 guys will be starting at the Olympics no doubt, looking at the central midfield in particular (Pheffer, Acosta, Delgado, Canouse). Also, no Pelosi or Green?
     
  23. Tom Collingsworth

    Jun 14, 2011
    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A roster without Pelosi and Julian Green? No...
     
  24. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Probably true. I just threw that out there with about five seconds of thought.

    It went like this....

    Ghana scores to make it 3-1

    RC needs catharsis.
    Creates thread

    Puts exact same lineup on the field against Ghana, adds two players.

    Feels better
     
  25. Tom Collingsworth

    Jun 14, 2011
    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My early prediction:

    -------------McBean------------
    --Villareal-----Gil-----Green--
    --------Pelosi------Pfeffer------
    -Henley------------------Yedlin-
    --------Brooks----O'Neill-------
    -------------Cropper------------

    Bench:
    Steffen
    Zimmerman
    Acosta
    Delgado
    Gall/Sonora
    Pineda
    Spencer
     
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