Yanks Abroad Flavors of the Week: 2019/20 Thread

We seem dangerously close to a debut for US U20 centerback/#6.

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Who?

 

Owen somethingorother who plays for some EPL team (I think it's maybe a Nigerian last name). Wish I could recall which team, that way I could figure out his last name. He's got a few caps with the US U-18 team, I think. Dual-nat. 18 years old I believe, CB/CM.

Someone help me out here.

 

Wolves. Wolverhampton.

 

Thanks! Owen Otasowie is the guy's name @Pegasus.

 

I've read mixed reviews on him. The sort of negative one's say he's mostly been a midfielder so his position and experience aren't there for a center-back (right now). He's also very injury prone (that should be a clue he's one of our top players so he can also be another that tortures us by always being hurt when it's time for callups).

 

Well, Otasowie has been in Wolves 18 for their last several matches. Wolves.............the 5th placed team in the Premier League.

"He can play centre half and midfield. We’re trying to improve him and make him a valuable option for us." -- Wolves senior manager Nuno Espírito Santo on Owen Otasowie, who stands at 6-foot-3 and could be a key player for the US U20s if healthy. https://t.co/8iKfPajr6m

— ChuckMe92 Soccer (@ChuckMe92Soccer) December 6, 2019

 

This column in the BBC features our boy Gio Reyna (and Efrain Alvarez).

Comment from Dortmund will raise eyebrows:

The German club's assistant manager, Jorg Heinrich, says Reyna is "similar… or maybe a little bit better" than 21-year-old Pulisic.

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50506029

 

'U20s'? If he continues to make bench for Wolves Otasowie ought to be getting caps with the senior National Team.

 

The 21 year old part is out of the quote. Their just starting stuff. He’s saying Reyna is similar or maybe a little better when at the same age as Puli (17 to 17). Where he develops from there is what’s really important.

 

Should have nice competition among Reyna, Ferreira, and Pomykal to see who gets that a-mid spot.

 

Reyna, Ferreira, Pomykal, Mendez, Ledezma ......

 

Ferreira and Pomykal are already starters. Reyna looks to be close to getting some minutes.

 

Reyna is a better soccer player than Puli was at that age but it's hard to count out Pulisic who has the character a coach wants on the roster.

 

Which isn't the best position for any of them.

 

The teams Ferreira/pomykal start for are closer to the team than Reyna starts for than they are to BVB’s first team. Starting for a 1st team isn’t necessarily the best benchmark and shouldn’t be a disqualifying one IMO although I understand the argument.

 

Reyna is a fine looking young player.

 

Reyna is really big for his age. Let's see how he develops.

 

A beanpole 6'1" is not particularly big for 17.

Chituru Odunze, on the other hand, is a broad-shoulder 6'8".

 

With our softness at CB, when do we start talking about recruiting Philippe Sandler, Man City loan army/Anderlecht starter? Dutch father. American mother.

 

Now seems as good a time as any.

 

Agree and he's on the bench for Dortmund today. Not sure that I see Reyna as a #10 long term though although with Dortmund's style he could be that sort of tweener that Reus is.

 

I could see...

———Sargent—Weah————-
——Pulisic————Reyna———
———McKennie—Adams———-
Dest——————————-Yedlin
———-Brooks——-Miazga———-
——————Steffen——————-

Bench: Horvath, Long, Cannon, A.Robinson, Morales, Ledezma, Morris

 

Wrong thread?

 

Making the senior top-5 team bench on the back of strong youth team performances is a shout for a callup--if it continues.