Drawing an admirer at Man Utd: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...g-progress-American-Taylor-Booth-Utrecht.html He is the new kid on the block. Another American who used the Bundesliga as his right of passage and now could be heading to these shores with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag among his admirers. When quizzed on where his national team loyalties lie Booth, who was called up to a USA senior national team’s camp in December 2021, laughed: 'USA or Italy? Difficult to say categorically at this point because I’ve never been put into a situation where I’ve had to choose. If Italy offered me an international call-up I’d obviously need to seriously think about it - especially if I wasn’t yet on the USA radar. But it’s early days and I don’t want to get ahead of myself. Right now, all I want to do is the best I can for Utrecht, who have given me this opportunity to launch my senior pro career. If I do well for my club, my international career will take care of itself.'
It's amazing that a kid this good would have to consider playing for a country that can't even make the world cup just to get a chance to play international games...
#7 Utrecht play #8 "only remaining pride of the north" Heerenveen tomorrow. 'Veen have been crap the last two games, They'll want to stop the bleeding, but Utrecht have looked really good of late. My heart says 'veen, but my head thinks Utrecht - esp at the Galgenwaard.
https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-utrech...-techniek-en-kan-een-doelpunt-maken~a83b68fe/ Hoe goed is Taylor Booth eigenlijk? ‘Hij heeft snelheid, jaloersmakende techniek en kan een doelpunt maken’ Er zijn toeschouwers die vanavond, FC Utrecht-SC Heerenveen, speciaal voor hem naar het stadion komen. In korte tijd is Taylor Booth (21) uitgegroeid tot een fenomeen in Galgenwaard. Maar hoe goed is hij nu eigenlijk? Dennis van Bergen 03-02-23, 17:19
Gotta love Google translate… Just how good is Taylor Booth? "He has speed, enviable technique and can score a goal. There are spectators who will come to the stadium tonight, FC Utrecht-SC Heerenveen, especially for him. In a short time Taylor Booth (21) has grown into a phenomenon in Galgenwaard. But how good is he really?
Started & went 85' in 1-0 win: ❤️🤍 𝗧 𝗘 𝗔 𝗠#fcutrecht #vanuithethart #utrhee pic.twitter.com/6az4iHcH2n— FC Utrecht (@fcutrecht) February 4, 2023
https://www.soccernews.nl/news/psv-moet-utrecht-smaakmaker-binnenhalen/ part of the article: Former coach de Mos about Booth: De Mos noemt de naam van Taylor Booth, die afgelopen zomer door FC Utrecht weg is gekaapt bij Bayern München. “Het gebeurt niet vaak dat ik, wanneer ik een voetballer gezien heb tijdens een wedstrijd, onmiddellijk naar Google ga om alles van zo iemand te weten te komen. Booth is daarin wél geslaagd, nadat ik hem geweldig had zien spelen tegen Feyenoord.” “Die jongen droeg het elftal gewoon, was niet te houden voor zijn tegenstanders”, vertelt De Mos in het Algemeen Dagblad. “Nu zijn elftal onder Michael Silberbauer meer de aanval zoekt dan onder Henk Fraser, is hij echt uitgegroeid tot een fenomeen. Een klassespeler is hij, werkelijk waar.” ‘Als ik PSV was..’ De vraag is hoe lang Booth nog in de Galgenwaard zal spelen. “Als ik PSV was, zou ik hem komende zomer naar Eindhoven halen. De Mos mentions the name of Taylor Booth, who was hijacked by FC Utrecht last summer at Bayern Munich. "It's not often that, when I've seen a footballer during a match, I immediately go to Google to find out everything about someone like that. Booth did succeed, after I had seen him play great against Feyenoord." "That boy just carried the team, was unstoppable for his opponents," says De Mos in the Algemeen Dagblad. "Now that his team under Michael Silberbauer is looking for the attack more than under Henk Fraser, he has really become a phenomenon. He's a class player, really." 'If I were PSV..' The question is how long Booth will play in the Galgenwaard. "If I were PSV, I would bring him to Eindhoven next summer.
That is - ollllllde English... we'll maybe closer to middle English. Now if it was Frysk, you could read it without Google.
Utrecht win 1-0, (sadly for me). Doesn't change the table, but inches Utrecht closer to Sparta in 6. My guess is Utrecht passes Sparta, but Twent/Ajax/PSV may be a bridge (or 3) too far.