Pulitzer-Prize Winning Sportswriter George Dohrmann to Write New Book on US Youth Soccer System

I don't like that title. First of all, it puts Messi ahead of Ronaldo. Second of all, the USA (or any other country) could reach the Round of 16 in most World Cups without having anybody nearly as good as Messi or Ronaldo. I think we would be happy if the USA had a player considered among the top 50 in the world. Third of all, teams with stars can fail at the World Cup, or in the case of Buffon (who won "The Best FIFA Goalkeeper") even fail to qualify. The USA advanced over Ronaldo's Portugal in World Cup 2014.

 

Based on our systems here, maybe the title should be “Chasing Messy”.
Get it? Our systems are messy. Haha. I’m so funny.

 

I think Pulisic falls into this category (probably in top 30, too)

EDIT: ok, after doing some more thinking he is probably not in top 30, but in top 50 for sure

 

I know that CP has played as a CAM for BVB, as well as a RW in a 4-2-3-1 system, but I liked him better as a RW, and if we make a top 50 best RWs in the world he definitely is on this list, I'd say even in top 10.... Whether or not he'd make the top 50 overall best players in the world right now is debatable, but I see him easily in a top 10 best RW. I mean, without doing too much research I can only think of Di Maria, Robben, probably Dembele (from Barcelona) probably Mbappe when he plays RW, then there's Salah, Willian (from Chelsea), and that's about it, who are better than Pulisic. It's true that I'm not watching the Italian Serie A to know which RWs Napoli, Juve, Roma, or Inter have, but I doubt that there are any good RWs in Serie A, given how shitty the league has become in the last decade. Also, not aware of tier 2 teams' players (like Sahtior Donetsk or Besiktas for example, who have made the knockout rounds of UCL this season), but in all seriousness if these tier 2 teams had any outstanding players the big clubs would have transferred them in during the winter window, like they did with Coutinho, or Dembele in the summer.

Anyway, apart from those that I mentioned above I think Pulisic is easily a top 10 RW at the moment

 

Indeed. I think he's known enough, and good enough to make the move to a bigger club. I just don't know why nobody shows interest in him. To be honest, as a Bayern fan I never understood why they never grabbed him, especially since Robben is aging, and Koman is slightly worse than Pulisic IMO. Ribbery is also not a youngster anymore, and they could play Koman on the left and Pulisic on the right come next season as I doubt Robbery (Robben + Ribery) will manage to stay on the pitch for more than 40-50 minutes.

Man Utd could also use his services, as Lindgard is not as good as the American IMO. Or Arsenal... OK, Arsenal lack a manager first and foremost, then they lack a team, but despite of the poor management I still think Pulisic would fit there best, especially since he's already played with Aube, and Mhkitaryian at BVB.

 

Is it going to be a description of it, or an analysis of it's contribution or hindrance to get better players?
Any clue from other books he wrote?

 

Which Ronaldo?

 

I think it's going to be about finding the next Messi through the US Youth system.

It seems appropriate that, his parents were middle-class (though the media likes to convey otherwise).

Also interesting that Pulisic and Messi had soccer coaches as fathers.

 

If it wasn't clear from the beginning, "Ronaldo's Portugal" makes it obvious.

 

I think Messi is the more iconic. Ronaldo can be a bit of a dick.

 

I think it's funny that we are trying to find the next Messi here in the US. Even coutnries with deep, deep, deep soccer (Futbol) roots can't find another Messi. He really is a once in a lifetime type of player. We have a better chance of producing the next Iniesta, Rooney, or Fellaini than we do the next Messi. Any of those 3 would be the best players to ever wear the US Soccer logo on their ever changing jersey.

 

If we chase a Messi and find a Rooney I'll be ok with it.

 

Is he adding chapters based on the last 2 games?

 

There's a university graduate thesis on the subject:
https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/honors_theses/80/