If it's just a soccer field with only a handful of spectators, you might be able to walk up to the US bench and ask for a roster. I wouldn't be surprised if some players didn't have numbers. The baby nat teams have been experimenting with new players this month, so who knows who you'll be seeing. You can get an old list from the scrimmages that Scott Bales and I shot in August against the CASL U-18s and NC State University. http://www.ibiblio.org/footy but there are likely some changes. The note just said "AC Milan", but I really doubt the full side would line up against the US U-17s! It might be an AC Milan youth team or a mix of reserve players and youth players. Who knows.
www.acmilan.it notes that training resumes on January 2nd in Milan.... still looking to see what AC team is in the US.
No help from the ac site on it's youth teams, the last news items are from mid-November. The park site is: http://www.co.seminole.fl.us/parks/sylvan.asp It seems to be just a couple miles down the road from FSU's soccer stadium.
The U-17 Nats and AC Milan (don't know which age for sure) just finished playing in the U-18 Adidas Super Group at the Disney Showcase. Their respective results: U-17s vs Region IV ODP (1-1) Region II ODP (3-0) Fulham (3-0) Region III ODP (0-1) AC Milan vs Region III ODP (1-1) Region I ODP (3-1) Japan U-17 Nat (2-1) Region II ODP (2-1) here's the link for all the Disney scores: http://www.signmeupsports.com/events/info.asp?eventid=14773&origin=e
Few questions????? This tipe of management and operation is the one to blame for SOCCER SLOW progress toward a mainstream sport in USA, and the questions that go thru my mind are these: Is this the best schedule for an international game?? Money wise , Is this the best location ??. What about DEMOGRAPHY??; AC MIlAN is a Italian team How many Italian live in FLORIDA?? Or perhaps USSF have so much money they can affort to bring AC MILAN AND PLAY ON A PUBLIC PART ??
What are you talking about? All of these games are taking place in the Disney Soccer Showcase(tournament). They have no choice but to play in florida since Disney hosts it...
This is about match experience for our players and the Fed has done well to get these types of matches for the U17 nats and the regional teams. Look at the attendance for the U20 tournament to see how popular youth team matches are to the general public.
Wow, Region III had a great tournament, tying AC Milan, beating the US and Japanese Nats, and dispatching Region I easily. Anybody on that team that we should be looking at for the residency program, or all those players too old?
region III is always good . Harrington is one of the players on the team. In my high school season, my team played another team with many experienced ODP players. One was on the '85 region III pool(sweeper), and hes definitely good, wouldnt expect that out of his physical stature, but he controls the game very good form the back. Their center mid was on the 85 NC ODP team, and he was awesome, but wasnt even on the 85 regional pool. He was in ESP(I think), so the '85 group is very talented....
First off, is the illusive Freddy Adu plying with the Nats U17 team? And second, where is region 3, I know a kid who is down there from my hometown in Indiana on a regional ODP team, but I have no idea which region we're in.
US Soccer has been very good about posting scores and scorers from the U-17 games. They also tend to mention new players getting tryouts, and players (like Harrington) who are playing for opposing teams. From Monday's US Soccer Wire:
Adu only had 3 goals and an assist in four matches? I guess he is not a good as people make him out to be.
US beats AC Milan 1-0, Szetela with the goal. http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=25878&itype=
The best line of the release is "U.S. goalkeeper Quentin Westberg recorded his first shutout of 2003" Classic.
So the Nats played mostly 15 year olds then? (And a 13 year old). Seems to me that if the "starters" were playing for their regional teams, this younger Nats group is probably better than the 17's FOR THEIR AGE.
I hope so. I think USSF are being selfish keeping this kid in residency. From a soccer standpoint, he should be at the Ajax Academy or something comparable. If it's the money, and I know it is, USSF should strike a deal with Ajax to split an eventual transfer fee for Freddy. Back to the topic, did anyone here SEE this tournament? Any word on if we have a decent left-footed defender coming up ANYWHERE?