Rongen Names 20-Player Roster for 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by Willy23, Feb 23, 2009.

  1. HighburyForever

    HighburyForever Red Card

    Oct 15, 2006
    Wooloomooloo, New South Wales
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    How incredibly stupid is that? Gol TV showed the f'ing South American U-20 qualifiers. Why can't they also show their own confederation.
     
  2. toddk15

    toddk15 Guest

    I hope if he plays he performs much better than he did at the U-17. Just me but I thought he was terrible there.
     
  3. Pagefan

    Pagefan Member

    Aug 28, 2001
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I imagine they just bought the rights to simulcast the COMNEBOL ones. For us, they'd have to actually send a crew down to T&T out of their own pocket. They probably don't want to spend the money.
     
  4. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    To be fair, outside of S Williams, did anyone perform well/respectable there?
     
  5. SeaOtter

    SeaOtter Member

    Nov 7, 2006
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's what the Bruge website said in it's Westerlo match report.
     
  6. minya

    minya Member

    Mar 27, 2008
    san diego, ca
    Danny Cruz.
     
  7. cristianoronaldo17

    cristianoronaldo17 New Member

    Mar 21, 2005
    UC 201, nj
    That and also that the South American qualifiers are much more competitive.
     
  8. Craig P

    Craig P BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 26, 1999
    Eastern MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know that I'd call it "calling out", per se, but he didn't mince words about them not being up to the standard he wants right now.
     
  9. toddk15

    toddk15 Guest

    That is very fair
     
  10. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    If I remember DC looked like he belonged physically and played confiedently, but was still lacking overall.

    Tomato - tomato I guess.

    It was an ugly, ugly U17. I have always conteneded that the talent on that team was much better overall than what they showed/how they played.

    I still believe we will see that as they get older.
     
  11. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    While it's hard to say that anyone was amazing -- the team looked bad as a group -- I also thought both Meyer and Schuler looked like good prospects from this squad. With that said, I didn't see all the matches and don't really remember things all that clearly.

    Cruz, Garza, Ibrahim, Jeffrey, Lambo, McLoughlin, Nimo and Shea have all moved to the next level; Williams appears likely to do so soon; MacMath had a good freshman season... In short, nearly half the roster. By American standards that is not bad for a U17 team a year removed from the tournament.

    Will be interesting to see what happens to the rest (Bates, Dominguez, Jackson, King, Klute, Meyer, Sarkodie, Schuler, Urso, Wenzel and Zimmerman) in the next 12 months. Schuler was the only one from the latter group to make the U20 qualifying roster.
     
  12. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
  13. Vilhelm

    Vilhelm Member

    Sep 9, 2005
    Opara is playing for Wake tonight vs the Revolution so...
     
  14. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    Well, according to reports he hurt himself and was withdrawn early in camp.

    Hope he is healed. Can't take a player/prepare properly if you don't know if he can play or not.
     

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