The 2021 U-20 Qualifying Thread

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by Peretz48, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. SoccerLover829

    Manchester United
    United States
    Aug 21, 2018
    GK: I predict Ochoa & Shakes for the new cycle and if that's incorrect, then Ochoa and Defreitas-Hansen.
     
  2. Peretz48

    Peretz48 Member+

    Nov 9, 2003
    Los Angeles
  3. TheFalseNine

    TheFalseNine Moderator
    Staff Member

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 15, 2014
    Norman, Okla.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Doing the Lord’s work. Wow.
     
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  4. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    I know we've got this in its own thread, but might as well post it here.
     
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  5. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  6. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    tab still working
     
  7. Pl@ymaker

    Pl@ymaker Member+

    Feb 8, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Has he contacted Alvarez?o_O
     
  8. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  9. Peretz48

    Peretz48 Member+

    Nov 9, 2003
    Los Angeles
     
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  10. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
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    I think Stefan Stojanovic is better than some of those strikers. I don't know that he's as skilled as some of those players, but he has the best hold up play in the U-20 pool and he's scored goals for club and country for years.
     
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  11. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
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  12. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  13. Pl@ymaker

    Pl@ymaker Member+

    Feb 8, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    João Lucas de Souza Cardoso. Is there a YA thread for him?
     
  14. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As of an hour ago, yes
     
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  15. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Why was he kept under wraps for so long?
     
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  16. TheFalseNine

    TheFalseNine Moderator
    Staff Member

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 15, 2014
    Norman, Okla.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  17. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

    None
    United States
    May 12, 2019
    And he's in the current upcoming U23 camp.
     
  18. ckajMonet

    ckajMonet Member

    Spurs
    United States
    Jun 8, 2017
    Good interview @bshredder
     
  19. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
    Club:
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    I think this player is very under the radar, and will play a big part during the upcoming U-20 cycle. Gallegos looks like a big talent, but admittedly, I've yet to see him play outside of these highlights. The highlights look great though, and I usually do not overreact to highlight videos. He looks like the best playmaking AM in the '01 or '02 years, IMO.

    1182000190305292294 is not a valid tweet id
     
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  20. Pl@ymaker

    Pl@ymaker Member+

    Feb 8, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #70 Pl@ymaker, Oct 10, 2019
    Last edited: Oct 10, 2019
    I still believe that Azriel Gonzalez is gonna be part of this team going forward.
     
  21. Peretz48

    Peretz48 Member+

    Nov 9, 2003
    Los Angeles
     
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  22. ielag

    ielag Member+

    Jul 20, 2010
  23. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am hearing Omid Namazi is going to join Tab in Houston
     
  24. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    I guess this isn't the forum to discuss Tab anymore, but I hope as things progress we learn more about his recruitment and his choice.

    I certainly get why he'd want an MLS (or comparable club) job, though it seems like he might've been a candidate for other jobs in the league. Maybe he wasn't, or maybe Houston paid up to take him off the market.

    Kind of speculating here, but maybe there's an opportunity to reframe the goal of the U20 program now. Years ago, it largely served as a way to integrate young, promising amateurs with pro players and keep guys moving up the ladder in lieu of widespread opportunities to do it otherwise. Now, with professionalization starting earlier, that's less important.

    But as the player pool has improved, other things (recruiting, pool maintenance, a springboard to the MNT program, a catchbasin for MNT overflow) have increased in importance.
     
  25. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Houston is challenging. Given the city's enormous size and resources, it has woefully underperfomed in terms of developing pro level talent. The Dynamo have been terrible with its youth production too.

    I guess the decision to bring Ramos in is a serious sign Houston wants to play a role in finally producing players from that area.

    For Tab, it's a big opportunity to finally coach adults while getting the ball rolling with intergrating young local players from a huge city.
     
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