YNT-Eligible MLS Players: 2018 In-Season Thread

Transfermarkt usually doesn't account for MLS' super secretive, kept behind a safe in an underground bunker protected by armed guards information on team option years.

Carleton's contract could be up in Dec.

Or ATL might have options thru Dec 2020.

 

Agreed. No one was confusing him with being a future superstar, but he was a good player who had NT potential if he kept improving.

 

No link, but 99% sure the team has 2 option years on Carleton’s contract.

This is also a standard MLS HGP deal. 3 years with 2 years of team options.

 

I don't see the big issue with his contract. They don't think he's good enough to play a regular back up role. They like Kratz and Vazquez instead. Thats their choice, but don't keep him against his will for two years when thats the choice you are making.

 

I don’t really understand why everyone is 100% sure Almiron will be sold. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he was still with Atlanta next season

 

I've seen this rumor in a couple of places. Interesting idea as Christian Colman has been a disaster. Tillman is perhaps readier to impact MLS games than Ferreira or Reynolds. He's 19 while the other two are 16/17.

Rumor: Timothy Tillman to FC Dallas?
https://www.bigdsoccer.com/fc-dallas-transfer-news-rumors/2018/6/10/17422474/rumor-timothy-tillman-bayern-munich-fc-dallas

 

Couldn’t agree more. Sell the kid off if a decent offer comes in and don’t hold him hostage.

What’s sad, is that same article mentions Almiron might play in the next open cup game...which would punt Carleton to the bench, in all likelihood.

 

If that comes with a switch to the US, I say sign him up

 

Thats exactly what I thought.

I want Almiron to play on Wednesday because I suspect it means Carleton won't start in the Cup match.

 

Carleton not making the bench after the open cup goal in combination with Almiron being bangd up all while traveling with the first team is confusing.

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a clear plan with Carleton. That's concerning.

Maybe Carleton just isn't that good. I'd sure like to see it for myself, though.

 

Been an exciting last two weeks of young USMNT players getting starts or sub minutes.

It felt like these guys had more of an impact last weekend though, but a lot of that has to do with 4 of these players all being on RSL.

The more these guys get minutes, the better chance we get a quality USMNT first team player.

 

FCD is conducting a camp with their NCAA players. This camp is being run by former FCD midfielder and new academy coach Michel. Gives us some ideas about potential upcoming homegrown signings (as well as future FCDII signings). Best guesses are Brandon Terwege, Eddie Monjoma, and Ben Hale. All former USYNTers of course. The Salas brothers are both former USYNTers as well. Martin Salas seems to have really dropped off. He was capped at every level from U15 to U20, but now barely plays at UNC. I don't know the reason, but he had a significant injury in 2016.

Who's in FC Dallas' Homegrown college player camp https://t.co/hUK0HseCdT

— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) June 11, 2018

 

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I thought this was an interesting statistic regarding the opposition. Just a little food for thought.................and analysis. 11 players developed by Saprissa at the World Cup. Players who signed their first pro contracts with an MLS squad at the World Cup? Zero? Point being that listed has a few World Powers, but its not a list just of the Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus types of clubs.

My brother sent me this from Instagram. Clubs that have developed the most players going to #WorldCup2018. Very interesting. pic.twitter.com/g7AsvodRl6

— Anthony DiCicco (@DiCiccoMethod) June 10, 2018

 

Carlos Salcedo with RSL.

 

It's interesting, but I don't think it really means much. The only conclusion I take away from it is that the clubs at the top have a monopoly on development in their home countries (and perhaps have gotten lucky).

 

Rodney Wallace.

 

To me he looked ahead of the Zardes curve.

 

Is Zardes the all-time leading scorer for MLS homegrowns?

It must be close between Gyasi, Fagundez, and Agudelo.

The leading homegrown goalscorer in MLS last season? Folks would probably have to think a long time about that one..................before they got to Anthony Jackson-Hamel of Montreal.

Leading homegrown goalscorers by year...................

Seems like Gyasi has this one in the bag for 2018 [Unless somebody like Alphonso Davies goes on a scoring run. Not out of the question.]. People talk a lot about what Gyasi doesn't do instead of talking about what makes him a excellent MLS-level player. And he's just now entering his prime as a 26 year old.

 

I channeled my inner creep and looked at Carleton’s Instagram, he hasn’t put anything up on his whereabouts. Not sure if he’s with ATL or ATL 2 (both play today). He’ll probably make the bench for ATL, not get into the game, and not play anywhere at all today. #development

 

Zades is proably going to reach 50 caps but he would be an automatic in the 23 for the full national team for the next 4 years or so if he wasn't just slightly technically below par.

 

THe issue is there are very few young goal-scorers on the way.
We talk a lot on this thread about appearances for our thread-eligible youngsters.
But when you actually look at goals/assists, its a sobering number. What youngster is on the way to take the place of Zardes in the pool.

I think the leading thread eligible goal-scorer in MLS is a tie between a couple of guys at 1 goal. Cannon, Saucedo, and company.

Kids are getting a lot of appearances, but they're not forwards. Where are the target forwards? Even the guys we complain about in terms of a lack of minutes aren't target forwards. They're wingers and attacking midfielders.

And its not like we can say this is a long-term problem. MLS clubs gave more minutes to attacking youngsters in the past than they did to defenders. Now all of a sudden the most minutes are given to the defenders and central midfielders. That's great, and we need those too. It just seems like there's a dearth of target forwards all across our pool regardless of age right now. Better hope Josh Sargent develops.....................

 

There are very few YNT-eligible attackers getting minutes in MLS, period.

449 - Saucedo
392 - Bwana [not yet a citizen]
183 - Toye
90 - Mines
90 - Fontana
31 - Vazquez
27 - Lewis
22 - Pomykal
13 - Brewer
12 - Carleton

That's it. Yueill has 486 minutes if you count him as an attacker, which I don't.

No bueno.