Youth Yanks Abroad (1997s or later)

Just made the U17 World Cup squad:

 

Maybe, but he isn't able to officially sign until late February when he turns 18. By the time he starts training with the team, gets comfortable with his teammates, and figures out what the coaching staff is asking of him........................the season will be over.

Our expectations for him this club season should be minimal. This is a kid that has had very little experience in a professional setting. He's not from an MLS or domestic academy. His only experience is with Scott Gallagher, USYNTs, and an extremely brief dalliance with SKC. The notion that he's just going to walk into Bremen II in Germany with their squad in mid-season form..................is a little fanciful. A garbage time debut? Maybe.

I mean, we all think Taitague is a really good prospect. It took him a while to get going with the Schalke U19s. How many appearances has Nick made with Schalke II? I think the answer is zero..............................and Taitague did have experience in a pro setting.

 

Schalke doesn't really use Schalke II for a funnel to their first team, though, just like Dortmund. Once you graduate from the u19s, you either go to the first team or on loan if they like you.

 

I call the Dortmund reserve team Terence Boyd level.

 

It's only because their Schalke II team is in the 5th division and not really a good place to develope players.

 

It probably takes 6 months to get used to the team, but in Taitague's case...there was a language barrier. Tactically, learning the press style formation in a 4-3-3 was different. Shalke played double 6 and 8 when Weston and Haji was on the team. Language, formation and tactical awareness takes time.

 

There isn't a language barrier for Sargent?

I think folks are expecting too much if they believe Sargent is going to play this season for Bremen II. We're on the same page.

 

Weston McKennie gets another start and 73 minutes for schalke.

Pretty impressive for the kid

 

He has plenty of time to learn German. Actually, if he's not semi-fluent by Feb, he's not good with his time.

 

Lol or he could pull a Gareth Bale

 

My 2 cents? He pronounces Werder Bremen "Wurdur Brehmen" instead of "Vehrder Brayman", which, while I'm completely extrapolating here, makes me think he's not close to fluent whatsoever. Hopefully he gets better with that in the next few months, but I think he's underestimating how big of a deal it is to be acclimatized.

 

Random question. Real Madrid signed a Brazilian kid vincinius this summer who's only 15 and doesn't have an EU passport. Yet they can loan him back to Brazil?

Can anybody who understands the rules here explain it to me? Why can our guys not sign with a European club and get loaned back to MLS or USL?

 

I speak German and pronounce Werder with the W while speaking English. It just sounds like your trying to hard to suddenly flip on a German accent in the middle of a sentence.

 

Like English speakers who say Barthelona..........................

It makes it sound like you're trying too hard.

I think most people understand how hard it is to move away from home for the first time. Now do it in a foreign country with a different language. In this case you're not going to school with a bunch of friends, you're going to a compete with adult professionals for job opportunities. Some kids handle it well and others not so well. Those of us who've been around a long time remember Donovan's struggles.

 

There is an agreement to transfer. It won't happen until he is 18

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...cius-junior-flamengo-46m-16-year-old-transfer

 

Right but my point is why can't someone like Sargent sign with Werder and then loan back to KC or something until he's 18?

 

Because they won't be officially signed until they are 18.

 

Did you read the link? Try doing that first.

The transfer isn't official until he is 18. He is a Flamengo player. Real Madrid have agreed to buy him, they haven't bought him yet.

There is no loan back to Flamengo until he becomes a Real Madrid player. When he is 18.

 

I wonder about this stuff too. To me it seems like college football players "verbally committing" to a university.

 

I wonder if the transfer agreement is on paper. I mean Real can't register him but they could probably sign some kinda agreement officially with Flamenco.

 

Weston McKennie has started Schalkes last three games and went 90 minutes yesterday. If by some miracle we make the Olympics we could have a pretty good team

 

Part of the issue is that this level of talent never is in the qualifiers. So. yeah. If we make it.

 

Yes, the talent among the 2020 U-23 eligible abroad-based players is impressive but so is the domestic-based U-23 guys too. Adams, Glad, Mihailovic, Carleton, plus many more.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

I am pretty convinced that the next generation of American players is pretty darn good. And that is not limited to the Puslic's of the bunch.

The U.S. will have a strong group of players for Olympic qualifying.

 

Well damn I remember skipping school to watch the champions league on espn2 when some of these guys weren't even born yet. They've just grown up in an entirely different era.

 

Check out @ThisIsASN’s Tweet:

ASN's @BrianSciaretta spoke to @s04 winger @NTaitague about playing overseas, repping the US, and much more https://t.co/TLr6bIA1Gl pic.twitter.com/o3EV9ycKt2

— John Godfrey (@godfreyhjohn) October 2, 2017