i overstated....but his arc would be a lot lower had he come up through MLS and he wouldn't be close to where he is now even if MLS had played him as much as BVB (they wouldn't have) ....if only for the "MLS stench" alone.....
Dude. MLS keeps some kids on the bench but CP is so obviously better than any of the current or previous young players that are on the bench for their club. You might have that argument for some of the Euro kids that came back in their early 20s it no CP. CP would have started over any of the wingers on any of the MLS teams the same year he broke out at Dortmund.
I do think the MLS is improving. More and more kids are getting minutes and this is better for the league. Ive been happy with what I watched when I had the chance.
His goal was a penalty: https://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/gran-triunfo-pibes-sub-19-alcudia_0_2mQ-kZaLt.html
The report from the tournament's official website gave Miljevic MOTM honors and states two Spanish players were sent off because of challenges on him: Much of it was due to Miljevic, the most active of Esteban Solari's boys in the first half. Wearing the number 10 on his back, the Argentinos Juniors player took charge of the game with his touches on the ball and passing, bamboozling his opponents. http://www.cotifalcudia.com/en/part...ntina-2019-vs-seleccion-nacional-espana-2019/
Argentina lost 3-0 to Russia in the COTIF tournament this evening. Miljevic started and missed a penalty, then was subbed out on 65 minutes. http://www.cotifalcudia.com/en/part...entina-2019-vs-seleccion-nacional-rusia-2019/ 0-2 | 43’ | ¡Falló Miljevic! Gran parada de Poletaev, que adivinó el lanzamiento del futbolista de Argentinos Juniors ➡️ #COTIF2019— COTIF (@Cotif) August 5, 2019
Argentina thrashed Bahrain 5-0 in their COTIF tournament match on Aug 6. Miljevic came on as a 52nd minute sub. http://www.cotifalcudia.com/en/part...l-de-bahrain-vs-seleccion-nacional-argentina/ The report also refers to him as one of the "men of the tournament".
From a Spanish newspaper, La Vanguardia, an article entitled: Miljevic and Panchito, the most prominent Argentines of the L'Alcúdia tournament The 5-foot-7-inch youngster of U.S. origin is the organizer of the Albiceleste's play. "He maneuvers the entire team. He has good individual technique and takes his free kicks well," explained one of the agents who is following the tournament in person. Sounds like he's being closely watched. Oh, and his nickname among teammates is "Toto".
Made the Best XI of the COTIF L'Alcúdia tournament: [...] Matko Miljevic (Argentinos Juniors), responsible for channeling the Albiceleste's play. The number 10 of U.S. origin took on the role with his innate qualities and put to use all of his resources. His ability, coupled with his ease of dribbling and exquisite vision of the game, earned him this position. http://www.cotifalcudia.com/once-ideal-cotif-2019/
Came on in the 65th minute as Argentinos Junior won a Copa Argentina match on 3-2 on penalties yesterday after being tied 0-0 away to San Martín Tucumán at the end of regulation. Miljevic did not take a penalty. Couple touches for Matko, not much else. Match ended 0-0, Argentinos advances on PKs, so more chances for minutes.— Arch Bell (@ArchBell) August 22, 2019 Gets nutmegged at 1:40 in the highlights below which leads to a dangerous cross.
More dual-national news.... Can confirm that Argentinos Juniors player Matko Miljevic has been contacted by US U20 coach Tab Ramos. Miljevic played with Argentina U18s at a tournament earlier this month. Story coming soon on @MARCAClaroUSA.— Arch Bell (@ArchBell) August 22, 2019
Lot of false narratives on this board and on Twitter. We are probably one of the most aggressive countries in the world over the past 20 years in courting eligible dual nationals. Here and there - sure there are misses - but over the long-haul we've gotten a remarkable % of national team quality level players to play for us.
Plenty of us listen to @zlebmada pods where young dual nats continue to repeat the same answer when asked about their interaction with the fed. Are they lying? We are talking about a new caliber of player here and a very different personality (generalized, here, but still). Millennials want a purpose, they want contact, they want to be valued. If we don’t adapt, damn right, that’s malfeasance. Nick Saban doesn’t pick 25 guys, offer them, and then hope they accept. He courts far more. But then he leaves himself with decisions. The US is the NewZealand or Auburn for a lot of these kids. Passivity will never work. Of course, not surprised the weak minded fruits of nepotistic professional incest running US soccer would prefer to have decisions made for them. ETA: but contacting kids doesn’t matter, right? cc: @nycfc919 times and players and the quality levels have changed. Our fed certainly isn’t keeping up, man.
Big difference between calling up a guy with no other realistic option (Holmes) and a guy on a weaker NT (Boyd) vs. competing with equal/superior NTs like Mexico and Holland for prospects.
This isn’t the place for this discussion but feel free to PM me if you’d like to make a wager. I’ll wager that Araujo, Dest, Mendez and Llanez all suit up for the USMNT senior team, or no senior team at all. I’ll give you even odds at that and you only need one of them to break. Terms via PM - cheers!
If we're going to start producing players good enough to play for the world's glamour teams plus Mexico then we'd better start getting used to those guys not playing for us.
Not if the US starts developing consistent talent at the level of Pulisic, Adams and McKennie. If, by some miracle, these promising young players keep developing and reach their potential, that raises the football profile of the US in the eyes of players who may be eligible for the higher-profile nations, and may persuade them to represent the stars and stripes.