We're certainly good enough to keep elite players who have developed entirely in our system both athletically and emotionally. I'm confident that these players are relishing the thought of bringing us up to elite soccer status.
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Back in December 2008, the United States U-17 played Brazil U-17 in the Nike Friendlies. This game is always in my memory because of how ridiculously phenomenal a player called Coutinho was. You really had Ronaldinho vibes in this game. The Coutinho show. Just shredded the US team from every aspect. Just recently I found out, a kid called Neymar was also in that game. Zero memory of him in that game. Its mind boggling. A kid from that game turned out to be future World Best XI & it was not Coutinho. Neymar eventually broke out 6 months later. Relating it to now, somebody like Sullivan can have all the hype & sizzle (and still be a borderline world-class player) but somebody like Mathis can turn out to be a long-term World Best XI player. Just never know how these things turn out.
Its also true that we've known about Albert for a while on this board. Its not like he's coming out of nowhere. The first post mentioning him on these boards is from nearly two years ago. We knew he was a good prospect at the Galaxy. There's a reason he was recruited to Dortmund. He's a prospect just like Cavan is. Prospect being a latin word meaning "hasn't really done squat yet."