What youth National Teamers are being pursued by MLS and what is the probability of them signing with the league? I know it is a bit early to be asking this question with the Superdraft still a long time off, but with the Galaxy having the eighth and tenth pick in the First Round it would be great for them to pick up a couple of young players to develop. I would like to see Guillermo Gonzalez sign with MLS and end up on the Galaxy. Also, Scot Thompson (U-23?) would be another good pick-up, but I know he would not be P-40.
The list is too large for me to even speculate, but I do think that you'll get your wish as both Thompson and probably Gonzalez will be in this SuperDraft. Memo will be taken high if he's in it. Probably at #8 by the LA Galaxy. Of the U-17 guys, most of the speculation I've heard was around these 3 guys: 1. Memo Gonzalez 2. Brandon Owens 3. Jonathon Spector But for some crazy reason I wouldn't be at all surprised if Eddie Gaven snuck in there as well. Also, possibly Arturo Alvarez of the U-18's could enter the draft as well. Hopefully Sandon, GersMan, davide or someone else can pop in with more scuttlebut after the Charlston qualifiers. -Tron
Eddie Gaven Eddie Gaven has signed with MLS. I think Mistake by MLS. Better players like Spector, Ashe, Owens, Gonzalez.
The Michigan Daily recently reported that sophomore Knox Cameron (U-20) is likely to stay four years.
He has? Was this announced anywhere? I hear a lot of good things about him, and there possibly being better players than him doesn't mean it's a mistake to sign him. They can sign more than one. Agree with DTron that a collegiate player who lights up the Charleston tourney will likely receive a lot of counsel to turn pro at that point.
P40 Prospects P40 Prospects that gave verbal committments to colleges: U17 Brandon Owens - UCLA U18 Will Hall - UVA Also, Jonathon Spector has been on an official visit to UVA. I don't know the status of that visit or if he has been on any others but like Hall and Owens he has interest in attending college.
On a related subject, catch this quote from Jordan Harvey, U20 and UCLA player on the decision to play collegiately rather than go pro. Do you like his reasoning (understanding that he needs to do what he wants to do): (from USSF) "I agree with those that say college soccer isn’t the best soccer in some aspects, but it is still great for me, and I feel that I have still gotten better since starting college. Right now for me I think it is the best situation. I don’t know how much longer it will be, but I think I have gotten better in my time at UCLA. With college soccer you’ll see some teams that are very horrible, but if you look at our team we have some very, very talented players that are still pushing me." Sounds like he's saying practice is his most useful time as a college player.