In other dual Nat news sounds like JoGo is not apart of Sociadad's plans. Whether than means another loan or being sold unsure. I think with Buck the issue was more he was being called up to the u 19 team under Mitrovic and wasnt being called up to the U 20s. Now I don't remember the timeliness off the top of my head so I'm not sure if he committed to England because he wasn't called up to the U 20 WC or if he he committed before. Cremaschi was also going to u 19 camps I believe but he wasn't ready to commit as Argentina was recruiting him pretty strongly
There’s been no indications that Cremaschi would have been offended by a U20 callup. Vargas was clearly Olympics or bust (and may have made it he had waited after Morris wasn’t released), but also has been very clear he prefers Mexico. Esmir seems to have been put off by being left off the Olympic team and we are also competing with the fact that Bosnia is trying to call him to the senior team for actual competitive games. For Buck he seems to have been bothered by lack of consideration for the 2023 U20 team and that Cremaschi got a call up to the senior team that fall and he didn’t. And he had his head turned by England a bit on top of that. He would have been under consideration for the Olympic team (though I don’t think he ultimately would have made it). But he preferred to try things with England for now. He is someone we could win back in the end however given how hard it is to break into England. And I’ll add I would have taken both Buck and Cremaschi to the 2023 World Cup if it were up to me (in place of Puskas who wasn’t available for the group stage and Tsakiris who was coming into it off injury and hadn’t played much at all in the lead up).
I suppose that the US had to outbid Argentina with an Olympics since they could also offer him a U-20 tourney. Buck was offered an England U-20 and it looks better in the resume than a US U-20 appearance. The truth is that both of those players are not candidates for England or Argentina full MNTs. Why get your head turned by youth teams? Obed is a different matter. US and Mexico are largely equivalent.
The goal of national teams is to win games….at the World Cup. This requires a national team coach to have the vision to look into the future and determine who will help him then and not always, right now. The idea is for the team to peak at the right time.
Quite true and I'm not sure a lot of coaches are good at this. Could certainly be helped by Crocker, assistants and scouts but look at Tata Martino with Mexico. He continued not playing youth like he mostly did at Atlanta United. I can only imagine who he would have chosen as US coach and the meltdown of US fans when he overlooked a lot of very young players. Berhalter had a lot of faults but playing youth wasn't one of them.
I think England is just a bigger more high profile national team. I can see why a teenager would have their head turned. It also probably helps in terms of getting interest in English clubs. With Cremaschi I think it’s unclear if an Argentina U20 call up would have ultimately come or not (and they do their qualifying later in South America).
If there’s one thing Berhalter deserves credit for it’s that he’s was really good and bringing young players into the team and turning it completely over. Someone like Tata Martino probably would have been more resistant to doing so.
I'm sure he got advice from Messi. May have been to stay with the US for now because of travel and ease of callups. He can always switch later if he wants.
One thing Berhalter's staff supposedly was really good at is that they shot from the hip with players. Told them where they saw they stood. When we were recruiting Efrain Alvarez he was flat out told they wanted him for the olympic squad.
Philadelphia Union have signed @PhilaUnionII midfielder and USYNT player, CJ Olney to a Homegrown contract.📝 https://t.co/CEGBTtor51#DOOP | @primepoint pic.twitter.com/rtdtHXQUDd— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) August 6, 2024
They really are doing a great job at bringing up quality home grown talent. I am finally going to get a home town team in SDFC next year and I like what I am hearing about the academy plan but I assume there will be a lot of dual national drama so the Union will likely remain a favorite team for me. Hopefully my love for my new club will grow quickly but Country will always remain first for me.
you guys are hitting the perfect storm. TJ fans are really jaded with their ownership right now supposedly. Might be able to peel off some talent in both sides of the border
Where are all the young studs for this season? Seems like this year has been a dark hole for new emerging talent.
phrasing…… phrasing……. sounds like my gay co worker in a night out in San Fran lol (lm sorry I had to plz understand it was right there lol. And yes I’m still that immature)
We've had a lot of debuts but not a ton of young guys getting bigger minutes in their first crack. I also think maybe our standards have gone up. 2005s and younger with > 500 MLS Minutes (fbref doesn't seem to be tracking US Open or Leagues Cup on the aggregated page) Fidel Barajas (last seen with Mexico, rumored switch to US) Obed Vargas (Mexico) Noah Cobb Niko Tsakiris Gavin Beavers Noel Buck (England, for now) Reed Baker-Whiting Esmir B. (Bosnia, assumed) Ben Cremaschi Also decent time: Christian McFarlane, Matai Akinmboni, Kristian Fletcher, Andrew Rick, Brooklyn Raines, Nolan Norris 2004s > 500 minutes Owen Wolff Caleb Wiley Jackson Hopkins Darren Yapi Gerard Valenzuela Noah Allen Jacob Murrell Quinn Sullivan Chris Brady 2003s > 500 minutes Diego Luna Jalen Neal Jack McGlynn Brian Gutierrez Caden Clark Daniel Edelman Dante Sealy Devin Padelford (who?) In terms of taking a step up in performance, Luna, Sullivan, Wolff all have done so. We've known about guys like Tsakiris or Reed Baker Whiting but these are their first real minutes. I think we have guys like Beavers, Rick, Akinmboni and Cobb who are doing things at an age you don't usually see (and Brady!) and it's kind of old hat. Add in a lot of potential dual national losses and yeah, there's been less minutes for young Americans -- 2006 doesn't seem very strong here. Also, note that the lack of US Open Cup and Leagues Cup stats here is a problem -- McFarlane has 308 MLS minutes, but over 1,000 in US Open Cup and Leagues Cup combined with that (400+ in Leagues Cup).
If he was with the US and not England, we'd be going pretty nuts for McFarlane right about now. ........................and he still might be with us.
There's a dearth. I haven't seen Julian Hall & Peyton Miller, but a couple 16 yr olds, getting some time & apparently hanging, makes them intriguing. Quinn Sullivan's had a mini breakout. It's more impressive when you put it in context of Philly not having the position he's best in (wing) & when he plays closer to it (WM) he's been outstanding: Used Fotmob for this…Striker: 12 chances created, 2 assists, 2/23 shots on target, 789 minutesMidfielder: 22 chances created, 5 goals, 3 assists, 21/41 shots on target, 1772 minutes— Todd Lewis (@ItsAToddLife) August 22, 2024
A lot of the real high end prospects seem to be more on the U17 level than the U20 level. Our U20 CONCACAF Championships roster was kinda "meh." Lots of good pro potential, but maybe not star power. Most of the kids that look to have real star potential are in MLSNP, with Euro clubs already circling. [And not just Cavan Sullivan and Mathis Albert. The 2009s are so strong that Manu Romero of Real Madrid is listed as the 5th best prospect of that birth year.] This is just speculation, but I would expect with Bentro Estrela officially off the books and three supplemental roster slots open, that Red Bull will sign 15-year-old defensive midfielder Adri Mehmeti ('09, 🇺🇸🇦🇱) to his homegrown contract very soon.Time will tell... 🔜🧐 #RBNY pic.twitter.com/l9JzjjKH3C— Daniel Rebain 🇺🇲🇵🇱 (@pvtmcbain) August 26, 2024
The LA Galaxy pathway 💫 We have signed LA Galaxy Academy product Ruben Ramos Jr. to a three-and-a-half-year contract now beginning in 2024 through the end of the 2027 MLS season with a club option for 2028.📰: https://t.co/pLIKVzTBdx pic.twitter.com/ogl0ALRhJP— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) August 30, 2024
Julian Hall ('08) and Nimfasha Berchimas ('08) both end up on the score sheet today.Hall, largely while playing center forward, brings his goal involvment tally up to 7 goals and 1 assist this season.Berchimas started the season off slower, but is now up to 5 goals.Neither… https://t.co/xMBP0lGgyg pic.twitter.com/VN2elidR43— USMNT Report 🇺🇸🇹🇷 (@USMNTReport) September 2, 2024
In case people didn't see this in the youth forum, the US U17s absolutely demolished the Czech Republic yesterday. Jude Terry is with LAFC, Cornelius is with St. Louis. Albert was formerly with the Galaxy, but has moved to Dortmund. A dub for #U17MYNT. 🇺🇸 will face Slovakia on Sept 8 at 5am ET.🇨🇿 CZE 0 - 4 🇺🇸⚽️⚽️ 22’ & 45’ - Mathis Albert⚽️48’ - Lorenzo Cornelius⚽️87’ - Jude Terry pic.twitter.com/NIBVrb824r— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) September 6, 2024