That is to say that we are 3 days from the beginning of the tournament and there is not yet an official list. Surprising
Sunday seems to be the day more lineups come out than any other. Can't be high profile enough to come out at halftime of one of the MLS playoff games is it?
I hope the US can replicate the absolute SMASHING that Portugal handed to Brazil. Probably not though ... I don't think anyone saw that coming.
I hope they don't. There is nothing dirtier than Brazil youth teams. Honduras and Salvador are nice gentlemen compared to them. I'll take any result over broken legs. I wouldn't even play Reyna in that game.
Lol some of you always say this kind of stuff. Who was the last USYNT to suffer a serious injury due to an opponent's challenge? (I'm 100 knocking on wood as I type). Zelalem tore his ACL - but it was the bad pass from a teammate that did it. It's soccer.
10 years ago. It's international soccer. Youth at the elite level. If you're not fighting for your life, you shouldn't be a part of the spectacle.
Honduras injured 4 players in the last U20 CONCACAF Championship. Every sub was for an injured player, and the last few minutes we had EPB hobbling around. I don't think of Brazil as particularly dirty, but it's almost like you've never watched El Salvador or Honduras. Easily 2 of the dirtiest teams in the region, and not just to us, but any team stronger or equal to them.
Preferred team following Nike Friendlies. GK: Las, Wilson DF: Scally, Bello, Carrera, Gray, Alejandre, Gomez, Cuevas MF: Stroud, Atencio, Penagos, Saldana, Nyeman, Reyna, Busio, Dunbar, Freeman FW: Ocampo-Chavez, Pepi Goal is simple enough. Las is the clear #1. Wilson is the clear best alternative. I've added Nico Carrera here at CB. I received reliable info that he is probably eligible for the USA. If so, he's good enough to play here. He gives the team a bigger type of CB who can play, despite being a little on the slow side. I've seen enough of Judge. He's depth-level. Gomez and Cuevas are the best back ups at the FB spots, but they are 03's, so they aren't getting the same chances. Enough of Armour and co. Get rid of the mediocrity. Atencio needs to be brought back into the team in CM. He's the best holding mid in the pool. Penagos might be needed with Saldana's struggles against high level competition. Nyeman, if fit. Dunbar has earned his spot in this team. I don't know why he got so few minutes at the Nike Friendlies. He was good when he played. I'm no Busio fan, but the other options are even worse. Yow very much disappointed. I had seen him play a number of times, but hadn't been paying such close attention to his game in those games. Upon further review, I'm less impressed. Decision making and playmaking is worse than I thought. Freeman takes the last attacking mid spot, although I think he's gaining on Busio. CF is also simple enough. AOC with Pepi as his back up. Reyna and Busio can also be options at the position, but are more likely options as attacking mids. I'd like to see some experimentation in the lineup. Put Scally in CM as a box to box guy, and see how he plays. Cuevas can cover his role at RWB. I also think Gomez could be a good LCB. Carrera and Gray fit a three CB formation better than two. Give Bello as much offensive freedom as he needs. A lot of the attacking creativity will come from him. Las Gray-Carrera-Gomez Cuevas-Atencio-Scally-Bello Nyeman Reyna-AOC
Nico Carrera and his father both have twitter feeds. His father, Juan Carrera, has in the past talked quite a bit about USYNTs. So it does seem to be something they are watching...………… Based on a bunch of comments on Juan's twitter feed, I wondered if they left Mexico due to a citizenship issue. This rule needs to change but also the soccer clubs needs to invest on kids education in Mexico/USA and that is where FIFA should be pushing hard!Kids with talent should have the opportunity to select where to develop their talent with solid education! https://t.co/SAOHHyug8r— Juan Carrera (@PapaTeamCarrera) October 19, 2018
In case people didn't see this in the USL thread...……………...Ricardo Pepi signed to FCD's new USL team. pic.twitter.com/XGc9v2crSa— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) December 6, 2018
I finished watching the Sacramento Republic match against Richmond United from the Winter Showcase. Mario Penagos is the best natural #8 in the U-17 pool, IMO. Very good player. He's been excellent both times I've watched him play. He makes a lot of plays that'll play at any level. The U-17's need an attacking style of #8 who can connect the defense to the attack. Thats what Penagos does best. You could make argument's for some other players in that position (Scally, Reyna, Nyeman), but all those options revolve around playing those guys out of position or in a position that isn't their usual position.
I think his lack of call ups is one of the biggest oversights in this age group. He was called into his first U-17 camp in September, so maybe they are starting to watch his game closer. It might also have something to do with him playing outside of an MLS academy. Only 2 of the 20 on the roster play in the USA for non-MLS academy teams.
Holy propaganda piece. Of course Mexico wants more US youth players to fill their league's rosters and enlarge their national team pool. What will they give us in return? More Car Parts?