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After seeing them play a few times now, I can say that the U20 US is an impressive side. It's also a team I would like to watch play even if I were a neutral, which is not what I would say for almost any US men's national soccer teams. It is also a microcosm of US youth soccer in many ways. Nine out of 21 players are based domestically, which means that the naysayers cannot attribute the success only to foreign clubs. 19 of the 21 players have spent at least one season in the DA, and a majority of them have spent multiple years in DA clubs, which should give the incessant DA-critics something to think about. And if there is one kid I will bet my money to make it big, very big on the world stage, it would be Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona B), ahead of the better-known players like Weah (PSG), Durkin (DCU), Mendez (Freiburg), Pomykal (FC Dallas) and the three who were not here (McKinnie, Sargent and Adams).[/quote]

Not sure how you could have watched these games and not bet on Sebastian Soto to be the best long term prospect. [/quote]

He’s gone from strength to strength. There’s rumors Dortmund want him.[/quote]

Poster (of a long post) from 12:29 here again. I should have mentioned Soto as well, my mistake. I have slightly mixed feelings about him though. He is a pretty good goal-scorer and good with his feet around the box. However, to make it big as a striker (or even a second forward) is probably the toughest road in soccer after a goalkeeper's. In addition to being good in making runs, getting around defenders, and finishing, a striker at the top level also needs to be able to either hold the ball up well, or be blessed with blinding pace, instinct and one-on-one skill (think Mbappe, Salah, Aguero). Weah has the potential to be the latter type, Soto does not stand out yet on that front, and he is certainly not a hold-up striker. A very good player still, and maybe the German clubs will help him improve, or convert him to a an attacking midfielder or withdrawn forward as opposed to a no. 9 where I am a bit uncertain about his prospects. [/quote]

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