***US Soccer Youth Prospects Thread

Quakes !!!!!!!

 

Finishing will probably be our downfall but the kids are playing attractive ball.

 

I’ve been hearing that (1) he’s not liked by his teammates and he sulks during training, (2) he plays effectively against his own age group but not so much against grown ass men, (3) his talent set (a 10) doesn’t fit Pablo’s system.

I thought Luna handled that interview very well. You can tell he’s not happy with what’s going on; yet he was fairly diplomatic and avoided expressing it.

A lot of local observers speculate that (1) RSL signed him in order to sell him, (2) Pablo hasn’t played him much pre-WC because it’s kind of a waste until he gets back. When he gets back his playing time will be increased, especially if his WC is successful.

 

The attractive ball comment hits so close. So many times these tourneys are “we bomb forward because we’re bigger and faster than the opponents” that hasn’t been the case for a few years. Watching us build up out of the back, playing tiki taka at a U-20 WC, that’s pretty Fucking cool imo.

 

OH SHIT!!! I just saw Paredes and Pukstas are joining the team for knockouts! Huge pieces added, if these kids can tighten it up in the 18 they’ve got a shot.

 

Look at these line breakers. Crazy ability.

 

GOLAZO TO POP HIS CHERRY!!!!

 

I love him

 

A hypothetical 2025 U20 WC team with everyone released to play would be stupid good.

 

He’s gonna get sold for close to $10 million in January at this point.

 

Watch this video if you want to get angry about how many of his amazing set ups his teammates flub

Edit- I see Dirtball has already covered this

 

Pretty great draw. Get the winner of Gambia-Uruguay if they beat NZ.

 

Not as friendly as Brazils draw, good lord

 

Brazil's gotta face us though

 

That French U20 team that stomped us in that friendly didn't advance to the knockouts?

 

28 call ups rejected

 

Like football501 said, no telling how many first teamers aren’t released.

 

Ah, that makes sense of it. I remember watching that match and thinking that our guys don't look bad, they had chances, but this French team is like two levels over us.

 

end of the line, kiwis

 

Good bit of officiating to start lol

 

wonder how long this guy goes saying "Che Justin" before someone tells him

 

What a thunderous hit

 

how the hell

 

Goalie pull out game was too strong

 

Goalie royally fucked up thinking it was going wide

 

Jack is the American Michael Carrick and I won't hear anything else about it

 

if you gave this team u20 Jozy from 2007 up top we would score 5 per match no question

 

McGlynn is really fucking good

 

Luna is really talented but often hangs on to the ball a second too long

 

Omg cade shoot that

 

This should be done and dusted by now, wth

 

They can’t keep botching these sitters. Geesh.

 

That'll do

 

There it is!

 

confirmed Cade reads this thread while playing

 

Thank you

 

Foot on gas, pls

 

Call me crazy but u20 World Cup might be my favorite level of soccer. The moments of brilliance and terribleness come so close together that you can’t even blink

 

I Diego

 

4-0 and it probably should be 8

 

man this poor kiwi gk

 

That Craig delivery

 

He’s a little tank

 

back to your islands you marmite merchants

 

He looks extra thicc in these whites

 

Is 9 minutes really necessary?

 

Seems like a massive advantage to have Gambia vs Uruguay on Thursday

 

Alright, now it starts for real. 4 straight 1/4s but I don’t think we’ve reached the semis.