(06-05-2019 08:41 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(06-04-2019 07:29 PM)BrooklynRocket Wrote:  

(06-04-2019 12:41 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  US U-20s put three past Alban Lafont (the next Lloris) and they advance 3-2 after being down 2-1 in the 2nd half. Pretty gutsy game.

France U20 Market Value: €168m
US U20 Market Value: €9.5m

Keep in mind, both Sargent and McKennie are not playing despite being eligible. Sebastian Soto looks pretty damn solid up top, we've got an abundance of young riches on the attack, just going to need to figure out who holds the line on the back end.

France were the bettors favorites to win the cup 2 weeks ago. Great goals by Soto and what a win for the young yanks.

I was able to watch the match last night. France looked the better team until that second half water break. That US team that came out after that break was awesome. Played with fight and attacked. I don't know what someone said/did during that break but it worked. I used that last goal to emphasize to my son to ALWAYS follow the shot because you never know when the goalie may goof.

I think the majority of the guys playing for the US are in Europe, too, right? Maybe we are seeing the transition of national team guys coming back with Europe experience versus college experience and it's paying dividends.

Yep, that's what I'm thinking too...currently there are quite a few out there, most are still with their academy teams:
Brady Scott - Koln
Carlos Dos Santos - Benfica
Serginio Dest - Ajax (Juniors)
Chris Gloster - Hannover
Chris Richards - Bayern
Alexis Mendez - Freiburg
Sebastian Soto - Hannover (3 Caps w/ Senior Team)
Timo Weah - Celtic by way of PSG (18 Senior Caps w/ 4 goals and 4 assists)
Konrad de le Fuente - Barcelona
Uly Llanez - Wolfsburg

Add to those guys Amon (Nordsjæland), Sargent (Bremen), Maloney (Union Berlin), and Christian Cappis (Hobro) and Pomykal and Durkin who have had great seasons with Dallas and DC respectively and will like be looked at by a few European clubs during the summer window.