Youth Yanks Abroad, ‘01-‘04 YOBs (and younger): 2019/20 Thread

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  1. ussoccer97531

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    #1126 ussoccer97531, Aug 1, 2020
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    Needs a big year.



    No American player has ever played for Barcelona or Real Madrid. There's a chance that Konrad could debut for Barcelona next week.

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  2. Clint Eastwood

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    Dec 23, 2003
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    Four young Americans at Wolfsburg now. :) Are we more excited by the prospects at Wolfsburg or at Schalke?
     
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  3. Dave Marino-Nachison

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  4. SCSAutism

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  5. ussoccer97531

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    Makes the bench. An American has never played for the first team of Barcelona or Real Madrid. Aside from Fati (been a first team player almost all season), Konrad is the youngest player. He's the only '01 among the Barca B players that made the bench today.

     
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  6. gogorath

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    Messi just scored an insane goal, and Barca is already up 3-1 on aggregate.

    Konrad might get in if this gets bad enough.

    Ansu Fati is younger than Konrad, though. He's an '02 and still 17. [see you said amongst Barca B players, so yes, true]
     
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  7. gogorath

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    And 4-1.

    With him and Fati being the forward replacements (I think), and Suarez and Messi being older ... he may actually get on the pitch.

    [And VAR took it away ... but it looked good to me.]
     
  8. ussoccer97531

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  9. ussoccer97531

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    #1134 ussoccer97531, Aug 8, 2020
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    I've been thoroughly unimpressed by this guy in a US shirt. He doesn't look like he belongs. I think this is a good example of how not every youth player playing at a big club in Europe is better than a kid playing at the same level in the USA.



    It appears that he's either out of favor or was recently injured.

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    A player that now probably won't be factoring into the U-20 picture this cycle due to this injury (and the depth we have at LB), but hopefully he can return as soon as possible.

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  10. Duncan Edwards i miss u

    Oct 12, 2012
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    You are blinded. You just confirm it.
     
  11. slider4CU

    slider4CU Member

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    Apr 12, 2019
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  12. butters59

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    Feb 22, 2013
    Las always looked both mature and very well coached. He won't have immediate improvement from moving to Europe, hopefully we will hear about him in a couple years.
     
  13. ussoccer97531

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    In what respect? Do you watch Premier League U-18/U-23 games? You aren’t going to get much of an update on a goalkeeper in a league nobody here watches. He’s playing regularly, and seems to be advancing through the academy at a good pace for his age, so that’s about all we can take from his time at Fulham.
     
  14. ussoccer97531

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    This makes no sense.

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  15. Arantes

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    It's actually comical but I've seen stranger things
     
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  16. dougtee

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    direction to transfer with the virus looming is out of mls, not in
     
  17. sakibomb523

    sakibomb523 Member+

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    Isn't the owner of DC United a partial owner/investor in Swansea?
     
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  18. Clint Eastwood

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    Actually..............it does make sense. Same ownership group and other ties.
    Not that we have to like it. Premier League clubs buy up young players and find places to stash them. Championship clubs are doing the same. Same concept as Norwich acquiring Sebastian Soto. As you know, i hate the whole concept. I hated it for Soto, and I'll hate it for Kelman too.

    I remember comments from Jason Levein that they were going to be sending DCU youngsters to train at Swansea. I haven't really seen it that much, though. Didn't they send Jalen Robinson there for a while? I think so.

    Dafydd Evans: The Link Between Swansea City and D.C. United
    https://mlsmultiplex.com/2019/09/03/dafydd-evans-link-swansea-city-d-c-united/
     
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  19. Clint Eastwood

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  20. Clint Eastwood

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    [By the way, I'm not sure I agree about Balogun being a "long shot." Every year that goes by without him breaking into the England senior setup, the more we stay "in it." He's apparently leaving Arsenal. We should keep hammering away at that one. You never know.........................]
     
  21. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    I don't know if I'd call Musah a long shot either, at least on a technicality: He's not provisionally cap-tied, so even if he were of long-term interest to England, we might theoretically be able to snipe him for U20 purposes and roll the dice he sticks around. Balogun's move would be permanent. Obviously this is just one part of the picture but it is what it is.
     
  22. ussoccer97531

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    Exactly. The reality is that England has so many good players that you have to be a real star to be of real interest to their NT or YNT's long-term. By real star I mean Pulisic, Adams, McKennie, Dest, Reyna level where you're playing every week in a top league. CF's that England has that are still YNT eligible include Rashford, Abraham, Greenwood, Brewster, Nketiah. While I don't think CF is a weakness for us, Sargent didn't have a great season, Weah was injured, Soto didn't play, Gioacchini is playing in the second division of France, Ferreira doesn't always even play CF, Ebobisse might never be a top-level striker.

    If someone like Balogun is able to get minutes every week in the Premier League or equivalent league, he's probably going to warrant a USMNT call up. For England, he might not even be called into their YNT's if he had the type of season someone like Sargent had.

    It's the same for Musah. While I have much less idea how he compares to his competition, they have so many good options. He will have to be really good to stick around in their system. He will warrant a call up to the USMNT much sooner than he would with the English NT.
     
  23. David Kerr

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    Oct 18, 2019
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    Musah has captained England before and has been consistently involved in their setup and significantly more involved than Balogun. Yunus only follows one American account in his social media and that is Jack Imperato. It seems like Yunus will be similar to Balugun in not wanting to accept a call up and will especially hold out because he is involved in their setup.
     
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  24. dougtee

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    you have never seen jack imperato recruit
     
  25. ussoccer97531

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    I preface by saying that Kayo always looks better on highlight videos than during full games, but this looks a little better. Simpler, not always trying to make a hero play, playing within his role in the team. Better decisions, as well.

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