What's the deal with Pereira? Roanoke isn't really a soccer backwater, but for a guy to get a chance like this after playing what seems to be mainly non-DA and HS ball, and of course a good freshman season in the ACC, seems pretty impressive. His signing announcement from VT says almost nothing. https://hokiesports.com/news/2018/11/28/mens-soccer-brizendine-announces-signing-class.aspx
Venezuelan, moved to the US when he was 14 as his parents fled for political reasons, parents chose Roanoke because his older brother had gone to college there. https://www.roanoke.com/sports/coll...cle_afda12ba-7c5e-584f-8c67-b8763bf28e91.html
Does this mean Aedan Stanley and Jack Maher are generation Adidas? Did I miss something? Edit: I guess reading this with my morning eyes made me blind. Lots of non senior at this event.
I really wish there was more clarity about this from MLS or the MLSPA or even the USC Association. Are underclassmen going to be allowed into the draft without a GA deal? Is GA gonna be really big this year? Are these the only underclassmen allowed to declare? Will all these underclassmen be in the draft? So many questions. Eight of the underclassmen are Americans, some of whom are familiar to YNT followers. Nicky Hernandez (98), Jr. M, Southern Methodist Aime Mabika (98), Jr. D, Kentucky Jack Maher (99), So. D, Indiana - has a couple of U23 call-ups this year Jacobo Reyes, (00), Fr. M/F, Portland - part of 2017 U17 cycle Carlo Ritacio (00), So. D, Akron - part of last U20-cycle Robbie Robinson (98), So. F, Clemson Aedan Stanley (99), So. D, Duke - part of last U20 cycle Daniel Trejo (98), Jr. F, Cal State Northridge
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...howcase-scout-top-college-prospects-dec-13-15 this article gives more clarity. It’s a like a pre combine.
I don't think so. I think this "showcase" is in place of the Combine. Apparently MLS decided the Combine was too expensive, particularly for a dwindling ROI. What this means for the underclassmen invited remains TBA.
They always did the combine but this time they're not going all out for a big "draft" which has been severely scrutinized the last couple years. It is the MLS telling clubs to invest through the academies.
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Dike has a brace in the first half of the national semifinal against Wake. One on a header, the other an absolute blast. Gotta figure everyone in MLS is noticing.
i am going to come out and say it - i think daryl dike probably helps the us qualify for world cups. on some of these crappy pitches all the technique in the world will never outweigh the kind of physicality he brings to the table. does he help us beat mexico? probably not. honduras away? maybe.
I wish Dike was quicker, but I have to admit, his combination of strength with skill and savvy under pressure really gets your attention. The kid has absolutely no problem with bodies all over him when he has the ball. I am just one of a ton of people who are wondering, not can he get to the next level, but can he be a difference maker at the next level. He has definitely gotten our attention. Great final by two teams that really tried to play the game properly .
I thought the same thing. Just looks like he could do a lot of the things the USMNT asks of its forwards - hold-up play, absorb fouls, combine, be good in the air and pressure opposing defenders. And against most CONCACAF teams, that plays to Dike's assets. If he isn't trialing in Europe, I'd kind of like Kreis to give him a look at the next U23 camp.
I would not go near this far. He is in college and there is a HUGE jump from college to even the MLS now where most D1 standouts do not even make anymore. If you want that big physicality from a player and want to project how he may do in the MLS then look no further than his older brother Bright Dike who is a carbon copy and was just as good at Notre Dame. If you want physicality from your ST then what if we had a very physically gifted striker named...Jozy Altidore who is putting up the same stats as Dike is but against pros instead of 18-22 year old college kids. If Dike isn't banging in 20+ goals in college at his age then he is not near the level of a USMNT player.
For the record, Altidore went pro at 16. When he was Daryl Dike's age he scored against Spain in the confederations cup. If Jozy played in college he would have been an absolute goal machine. Same with Josh Sargent.
A) Bright isn't as big as Daryl. Bright was 6-0, 210. Daryl 6-2, 220. We really haven't seen someone like Daryl in terms of size and strength and ability to move in American soccer. B) Bright turned pro after a redshirt senior season. Daryl, if signs this winter, would be turning pro three years younger than Bright. That makes a big difference. C) Bright wasn't nearly as dominant as a freshman and sophomore as Daryl was. Bright scored 4 goals and three assists, combined, his first two seasons of college soccer and only started three games. D) Bright scored seven goals in 34 MLS games. Injuries really derailed bis career but when he played, he was able to produce. E) Bright got capped twice by Nigeria and even scored against Italy. F) He was able to briefly play in Europe for a team in the Russian Premier League but after a torn ACL and a blown Achilles, the latter of which cost him a shot at Nigeria's 2014 World Cup team, he was never the same player. So... Daryl was much more dominant at the same stage of his college career than Bright and Bright still had a pretty good pro career when he was healthy. Now, injuries are a legit concern with Daryl. Granted, they're a legit concern with any player, but especially bigger players like Daryl. That said, Romelu Lukaku is just as big and hasn't had a serious injury yet. Not saying Dike is anywhere as good as Lukaku, just they have a similar build. Daryl may struggle as a pro. He may have the same injury issues as his brother. But he seems like a better version of his brother, more advanced at a younger age, and his brother had a decent career when healthy.
The big problem for Daryl is the level of MLS is a lot better now and it will be harder for him. I'm not saying he wont make it but wanting him to be in the USMNT based on his play in college is ridiculous. Even wanting him to be part of the 23's based on college play is a big stretch tbh.
No one, besides maybe Jurgen Klinsmann, is advocating a call-up to the full team based on his college play. But he looks like a player who, if he performs as a pro, fits a prototype that the USMNT has used successfully in CONCACAF. It's all ifs-and-buts at this point. Time will tell. I think he'll do OK. But I've been wrong before.
Jurgen only called Morris because when they used him as a practice squad player he showed out but that was because he was fast. But with it all being said, I would take Dike over Zardes all day. I am amazed that Gyasi is a professional player with his lack of technical ability. Kids in the DA have more skill then that man.
Quite a leap to go from Dikein all likelihood won't translate to MLS to Dike is better than Zardes in one post
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