2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Running Thread: All Teams, All Games

I've asked two or three times already, so I'm guessing nobody knows the answer to this question: Is this Mexico's full U20 squad?

 

At this age, is anyone's game.

 

Actually in CONCACAF it's the only time you get punished for hacking. In other leagues you have a solid argument.

 

The last 20 minutes is all I saw and it's dangerous to base an opinion on such a small amount but Lainez is the only guy that was really good for them and he may have trouble with big physical defenders unless his skill come close to Messi's as he matures. At the moment he doesn't have the super quick first step that Pulisic has but he is good at making people miss at times. Hope I don't have to eat my words if US makes the final.

 

Neither team hacked. It was 1 YC vs. 2 YC.

And it wouldn't be a problem if CA teams just got carded like normal. Teams like Honduras would quickly rack up yellows and reds, and that would mean they'd lose more.

 

Maybe in this game but if US / Costa Rica was the second game and was tied on points they'd certainly deserve to be tossed for their nasty play.

 

I think all told they were about even with Panama. This is a really good Panama team. Better than Costa Rica, I think. But a typical Mexico team should be better than this.

 

They have Lainez so it's pretty close to the full. Jonathan Gonzalez is missing. I can't really find any other standout missing.

In comparison, we have Tyler Adams, Amon, Sargent, Durkin and Carleton missing.

If we lose by a goal and generally look even with them I would say that we won the development battle of this cycle.

 

oh, yeah that kid! What a shame.

I'm sure they have a couple others....

 

Weah

 

Just read on Wikipedia that after Cuba was eliminated 12 players opted to stay in the US, that is wild. Here’s an article too.

https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/...stas-equipo-cuba-sub-20-quedan-estados-unidos

 

This happens much more often than not when Cuba plays in the US in the Gold Cup or in CONCACAF youth tournaments.

 

I remember it being a big factor in the Gold Cup, where they didn’t have subs. But 12 seems unprecedented.

 

Wasn't there an instance where like 9-10 defected at once?

 

I'll probably be seeing a few of them on the local fields practicing for a try-out. Osvaldo Alonso defected in 2007 and eventually played himself into a DP contract. So, the sky's the limit.

 

Concacaf announced the Yank-heavy Best XI for the tournament:

BEST XI

Goalkeeper - Brady Scott, United States

Right Back - Sergino Dest, United States

Left Back - Chris Gloster, United States

Center Back - Mark McKenzie, United States

Center Back - Gilberto Sepulveda, Mexico

Center Midfielder - Brandon Servania, United States

Center Midfielder - Alex Méndez, United States

Center Midfielder - Diego Lainez, Mexico

Winger/Right Midfielder - Ayo Akinola, United States

Winger/Left Midfielder - Ulysses Llanez, United States

Striker - José Macías, Mexico