I think Hyndman and Zelalem are pretty similar, which was kind of an issue during the U20 WC. Hyndman is probably a little better towards goal and Gedion a little better circulator, but overall fairly similar. And also in a similar situation where they need to play 1st team minutes. Watching the EPL promotion match and sighing that Emerson left Fulham for Bournemouth. Fulham was a good situation for him.
Dest gets a goal in a 2-1 loss - 87. GOAL #AjaxO19. Sergino Dest doet kort voor tijd wat terug: 2-1. #utraja pic.twitter.com/Wr6XSX4sU5— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) May 26, 2018 Pynadath starts and scores a late equalizer - LIVE #AJAXO16: En toen stond het 3-3! Het gaat hard in Amsterdam. Joshua Pynadath met het doelpunt! #ajavit— Ajax Showtime (@Ajaxshowtimecom) May 26, 2018
Barcelona buying a US player name Adrian Simons for Infantil B. Played in Cornella, he's from Colorado. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/barca-firma-una-promesa-estadounidense-6841042
I believe he's an '06, but don't quote me on that. I believe the Infantil B team for next season is that age group.
Setting aside that we have little or no idea what kind of player Zelalem will be if/should he ever be able to compete a high adult professional level again, I never thought he was a great fit for the U.S. teams he was a part of. His game is made for teams that let the ball circulate and use a lot of orchestrated, multi-player movement -- if all he does is connect lines A and B, he's wasted unless, perhaps, he's also providing a lot of value on defense. The part of the Nagbe comparison that makes sense is the part where he can be a release valve; Nagbe had/has flaws, certainly, but his ability to receive and get free let the U.S off the hook lots of times. If Zelalem can't expect to occasionally get the ball back after he gives it up, I'm not sure he's the best option out there. A shallow comparison could be with players like Carleton or Freddy, who are/were home-run passers. That doesn't really seem to be Zelalem's game.
Goooolazzoo de @konradjr! Santos 0-1 Juvenil B. #FCBMasia #MundialClubesJuvenil pic.twitter.com/a0K0TQiPY2— ■neurophate (@neurophate_) May 31, 2018
Man, the 1st and 2nd touch were both great. The 1st touch immediately puts him in behind his marker, and the 2nd cuts off any hope of the defender recovering.
Jesus, the burst he showed to get past the first defender and the balance he showed to not completely fall down when he juked the second one are really impressive. See no reason not to call him in for the 20s. I mean, hell, two 18-year olds just scored for the senior team. Why not an almost 17-year old for the U20 team?
Yeah, why not? It will be a challenge to play up a U20 cycle, but Ramos has already called in Uly Llanez, also a '01.
Its behind a Danish paywall, but Danish champs @fcmidtjylland is looking to attract American players to the academy that produced Simon Kjær, Pione Sisto, Winston Reid and Erik Sviatchenko #sldk #yanksabroad https://t.co/khdB9Qyrdz— Henrik Høgholt Lønne (@henrikloenne) June 1, 2018 American Alex Grendi will be planning a try out in December hosted by FCM - likely in Florida - and the club is talking to an unnamed MLS-team about a formalized partnership. In June a 15-year old midfielder, who has trained with an EPL team, will join FCM for 10 days.— Henrik Høgholt Lønne (@henrikloenne) June 1, 2018 The are looking to sign dual-nationals, so they won't have to wait until they are 18. FCM are lauded for the talent work in Denmark. The 1st team coach has KPI of 40 % playing time coming from academy graduates in his contract.— Henrik Høgholt Lønne (@henrikloenne) June 1, 2018
'01 defensive all-arounder. Started for Leipzig's U-17's this season, and even was on the U-19 bench once. #usynt eligible '02 Malik Tillmann started at the 6, '01 Justin Butler came in at 58 minutes at the 9 and '01 Jalen Hawkins came in at the 72 on the wing. For RB Leipzig '01 Mike Grimm started at left back. Grimm has American heritage cc: @ussoccer_ynt https://t.co/8lUKoOVNZh— Joey (@USAprospects) June 6, 2018
He's now 18, so he should be eligible to sign in a country like Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, etc. I thought his play stagnated in the second year of the U-17 cycle, and that he was fairly left off the U-17 WC team, but he's not without talent. Hearing Portland Timbers academy attacking midfielder ‘00 Adrian Villegas is getting looks in Europe. Villegas turned 18 last month #usynt— Joey (@USAprospects) June 6, 2018
Lateef Omidiji jr has been called up to Nigeria U15, born in Vegas and played for US U14's http://football-wonderkids.co.uk/nigeria-captures-united-states-u14-wonderkid-lateef-omidiji-jr/
Full highlights of Joshua Pynadath's season with the Ajax U16s, plus some stuff with the USYNT. Plenty of clips in here I'd never seen before. https://t.co/g6XHzPCfjp— scuffed (@scuffedpod) June 12, 2018