Youth Yanks Abroad, '01-'04 YOBs (and Younger): 2018/19 Thread

Yes. Whether he becomes a better footballer is another story, but most talented at the pure skills required for CB (mobility, passing, feet, tackling, reading of plays, positioning, aerial ability). Main thing he needs work on is picking his spots better. He tries to make risky ventures out of the back too often. He needs to learn to dial that back.

 

Didn't want to make another thread so putting this in here, but the ICC Futures championships are today. Although no US team made the final in the Championship division, the second highest division (called the Bowl division) features Spurs vs a North Carolina all star team.

The tournament is '04s and later. Game's currently 1-1 and streaming on facebook live (

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2358462857514195

). I thought the idea of state all star teams was really cool, and hopefully MLS teams are taking advantage of how easy it will be to scout these kids.

 

It appears RBNY academy product Peter Stroud is with the West Ham u23s in Slovakia.

— Daniel (@DanielSmith1022) July 25, 2018

'02 U17 DM whose father is English.

 

Worth noting also that the match reports on West Ham's website show an unnamed trialist coming on as a sub in the second half of both games.

 

Does he have to wear a Mexican wrestling mask to appear in friendlies? I do kind of like that image.

 

More importantly, is he any good? Someone in the DA thread described him as fringe and said there probably weren't any pro-caliber players on his RBNY U-17 squad.

 

He starts for the u17 usynt right now, so he’s obviously fairly good. That could easily change in the next year and a half before the World Cup, but if you’re on that roster, you’re going pro somewhere.

Not sure why anyone would go to West Ham for development instead of the Red Bulls, though.

 

Historically West Ham has been pretty well known for development.
[ Relatively recent names include Paul Ince, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Defoe, Glen Johnson, Mark Noble, the list goes on.]

Just like all of the Premier League, it seems increasingly hard to break thru. Premier League teams just have so much cash and its so easy to buy a foreign player. Remember went people got so excited about Reece Oxford breaking into the West Ham first team in 2015? I think he was 16 and played well in his opportunities. Never got more of a chance, and they've loaned him out a couple of times.

Peter must have had access to a Euro passport, right? He's not 18 yet, and wouldn't qualify for a work permit when he is.

 

I mean all of those players are almost a decade out of youth development. I can't really think of any West Ham players who have come out of the academy other than Reece Oxford and the jury's still out on him. I think that RBNY is a much better place for development than most places in England due to their reluctance to play youth players.

 

Stroud's mother is a frequent poster on the USSDA Facebook page, and it's evident that her husband, Peter's father, is English. They're also parents of Jared Stroud of NYRB II.

 

Sebastian Lletget has to be the ultimate cautionary tale here, right?

 

I get it regarding 2018.

I was pointing out West Ham from a historical perspective. Up until recently there was a steady stream of talent coming thru that academy. West Ham is still called the "Academy of Football' because it's been the most successful academy in England from a historical perspective. For instance, when the English think of their 1966 team, a bunch of those guys were West Ham graduates. Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters. So all four goals in their final win over Germany were scored by West Ham academy graduates. Up until the current generation, the West Ham academy was dominant for 50 years.

The same thing that's happened at West Ham happened at Southampton. A club known for youth and player development had been under so much pressure not to get relegated that they just kept trying to upgrade with foreign players. Part of the reason the model didn't work for them was because every good youngster they did develop was poached. Bale, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Lallana, Shaw, the list goes on. Its unsustainable.

The one team that seems to still be trying to some degree is Everton.

 

Somewhat.

He's good enough to play for the West Ham academy. Is he a top level prospect? Not in my opinion, but I think he's shown improvements in the last year.

 

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This was a fun one. Spent some time chatting w/ @AAAJoficial and @ussoccer_ynt MF Matko Miljevic. He's hoping to debut with Argentinos this fall. USMNT? "Pulisic es un crack!" https://t.co/YJXvykpLw5

— Arch Bell (@ArchBell) July 26, 2018

 

Charlie Kelman vs. Brighton & Hove U18s:

26: GOAL! #Blues equalise quickly through Charlie Kelman. A set-piece is retrieved by Miles Mitchell-Nelson at the far post and, when his effort is parried out, Kelman is on hand to half-volley home. 1-1. #MTBD2018

— SUFC Academy (@SUFCYouth) July 29, 2018

36: #Blues respond to that little spell of pressure though skipper Stewart, who draws a save with a skidding strike following good build-up play by Sam Brogan and Kelman. (1-1) #MTBD2018

— SUFC Academy (@SUFCYouth) July 29, 2018

63: GOAL! 3-1 #Blues! Charlie Kelman is enjoying his afternoon in front of the #MTBD2018 crowd and he brilliantly turns to fire into the net from 25 yards out.

— SUFC Academy (@SUFCYouth) July 29, 2018

65: Kelman almost turns provider as his left-wing centre is only cleared as far as Benton on the edge of the penalty area and he smashes over. (3-1) #MTBD2018

— SUFC Academy (@SUFCYouth) July 29, 2018

68: #Blues are right on top now and Benton drills a shot across the face of goal with Kelman inches away from stretching and reaching the ball. (3-1) #MTBD2018

— SUFC Academy (@SUFCYouth) July 29, 2018

 

Kelman is a very interesting player. All I've seen is that he scores goals constantly. Is he a poacher? I'm working on getting some Southend U18 games so maybe we'll get a better idea but I'm very intrigued by him.

 

Have seen him play since U8. He was from the DFW area and then moved overseas, I think he has a parent that is of English descent. He moved back to DFW for about at year at U15. He is not a poacher and has tremendous skill and savy. He is a fairly big kid bodywise but has quickness and pace to go with the strength. If he keeps it up in England he should be called in to the U20s.

 

'01 in the LAG academy who was recently called into the U-18 NT. Almost anything's better than LAG, so hopefully his trial goes well.

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Jack Imperato at V

https://www.deanzaforce.org/news_article/show/938193

 

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'02 transfers from Bethesda to Fulham. Only played 12 times for Bethesda U17 last season, started 3.