Youth Yanks Abroad (1997s or later)

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  1. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  2. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
     
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  3. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Letting? lol weird word to choose.
     
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  4. bballshawn

    bballshawn Member+

    Feb 5, 2014
    Delaware
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    What does this even mean lol. How is he going to join in 2017, and when did he start training with Man City...
     
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  5. ShaftBrewer

    ShaftBrewer Member+

    Jul 18, 2017
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    he meant 2018, he corrected it
     
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  6. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Would assume January transfer window
     
  7. Anderson11

    Anderson11 Member

    Nov 23, 2012
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Again, that account makes things up.
     
  8. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    As long as folks take it for what it is...............gossip................then we're fine.
    It kinda makes sense, though.

    Anyway.

     
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  9. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    A few weeks training with the first team? Pep’s going to fall in love with him.
     
  10. TheFalseNine

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    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 15, 2014
    Norman, Okla.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You talking about EPB?
     
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  11. bigt8917

    bigt8917 Member+

    May 10, 2015
    #1961 bigt8917, Nov 7, 2017
    Last edited: Nov 7, 2017
    I think this attack could go all the way in '22

    Gonzalez---McKennie
    --------Pulisic---------
    Weah----------Konrad
    -----------Sargent------
     
  12. TarHeels17

    TarHeels17 Member+

    Jan 10, 2017
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't mean to be blunt, but the average age of that team in 2022 will be 22ish? Considering we don't even have the talent to compete with a standard quarterfinal setup, there's no way in hell having our front 6 being that young will result in anything more than a couple of exciting games.
     
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  13. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I saw that roster and totally thought it was an Olympic roster.
     
  14. Patrick167

    Patrick167 Member+

    Dortmund
    United States
    May 4, 2017
    Every goal. but one. scored by Germany in 2014 was scored by a player under 25, Having an average age of 22 doesn't seem like a problem outside of Bruce Arena's mind.
     
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  15. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All the way where?

    I'm not sure such a young squad could even qualify for the WC.
     
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  16. TarHeels17

    TarHeels17 Member+

    Jan 10, 2017
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1966 TarHeels17, Nov 7, 2017
    Last edited: Nov 7, 2017
    A) I will repeat that we don't have near the quality of player to win a world cup regardless, but you conveniently left that out of your post. Pulisic now is pretty identical to what Gotze was viewed as for Dortmund. Aside from that, I don't see us having an entire front six of Madrid/Bayern players.

    B) 22 /= 25, so I don't know how that argument helps you, besides acting as a strawman.

    C) By only saying goalscorers, you again changed your argument, because you said front 6.

    I've listed every player who started a game in their front 6, which their age and number of starts next to their name.
    Thomas Muller (24)(7)
    Miroslav Klose (36)(3)
    Mario Gotze (22)(3)
    Mesut Ozil (25)(7)
    Lukas Podolski (29)(1)
    Sami Khedira (27)(4)
    Toni Kroos (24)(7)
    Bastian Schweinstager (29)(5)
    Philipp Lahm (31)(4)
    Christoph Kramer (23)(1)

    Their average age, weighted by their starts, is 26.5. But yeah, our group of 22 year olds should do the trick.

    Why couldn't you just have said 2026?
     
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  17. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Doesn't matter how old they are they aren't a World Cup winning group
     
  18. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  19. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    Thats good news, he turns 18 in January, so if he got a contract with PSV, he could sign in the winter window.
     
  20. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, Akinola has some raw talent but his soccer IQ is pretty poor and it didn't look like he was learning much at TFC. He'd get a real tactical education at PSV.
     
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  21. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    It would be a great move. We've talked, though, about the difficulty of American youngsters going to Holland............................

    There are no foreign player restrictions, but there's a high minimum wage that must be paid. That was set up to discourage clubs from signing players just like Akinola. So PSV (or another Dutch club) would have to think very highly of Ayo in order to bring him in. It would be great if PSV does.....................................
     
  22. Sup Bro

    Sup Bro Member+

    Oct 26, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think they would also have to pay TFC as well, which would make him unique among Youth Nats moving abroad from an MLS academy.
     
  23. barvsenal

    barvsenal Member

    Apr 19, 2016
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Zyen Jones posted a Snapchat story showing that he's in Gelsenkirchen.. another Weston McKennie type move on our hands?
     
  24. barvsenal

    barvsenal Member

    Apr 19, 2016
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
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