US U-20 going to South Korea...
Awhile back I posted that the US U-20 team was heading to Busan, South Korea for another international tournament. The event is here, they're on their way today. This time around the US will play South Korea, Slovakia and then Argentina. Based on performance, they will play other matches.
This team is somewhat similar to the team that went to Northern Ireland earlier this summer. However, since college is just starting up, the college players have been replaced by high school or other professionals.
There are eleven professional players on the team. They're below:
Carlos Borja - D (Chivas USA), Erik Hort - D (Sparta Prague), Blake Wagner -D (FC Dallas), Tim Ward - D (Columbus Crew), Nikolas Besagno - M (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Gonzalez - M (New England Revolution), Sonny Guadarrama - M (Santos), Dax McCarty - M (FC Dallas), Josmer Altidore - F (N.Y. Red Bulls), David Arvizu - F (N.Y. Red Bulls), Preston Zimmerman - F (Hamburg SV).
If the coach wanted, he could field an entire squad of professional players, aside from the goalie. This is a big development in my opinion. The U-20 team is now a majority professional. Around the world this is common place, but here in the US, this is a big deal. It will be exciting to see how the professional training has prepared this team.
Good luck to them!
This team is somewhat similar to the team that went to Northern Ireland earlier this summer. However, since college is just starting up, the college players have been replaced by high school or other professionals.
There are eleven professional players on the team. They're below:
Carlos Borja - D (Chivas USA), Erik Hort - D (Sparta Prague), Blake Wagner -D (FC Dallas), Tim Ward - D (Columbus Crew), Nikolas Besagno - M (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Gonzalez - M (New England Revolution), Sonny Guadarrama - M (Santos), Dax McCarty - M (FC Dallas), Josmer Altidore - F (N.Y. Red Bulls), David Arvizu - F (N.Y. Red Bulls), Preston Zimmerman - F (Hamburg SV).
If the coach wanted, he could field an entire squad of professional players, aside from the goalie. This is a big development in my opinion. The U-20 team is now a majority professional. Around the world this is common place, but here in the US, this is a big deal. It will be exciting to see how the professional training has prepared this team.
Good luck to them!
posted by Bonji at
9:47 AM
2 Comments:
Interesting to see Besagno back in the mix. I haven't paid clos eattention but he seems to be drifting in and out of the youth teams.
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Allen, at 8:28 PM
What about a MLS super draft watch list?
Stephen King, M, Jr., Maryland, Medford, N.J.
Rodrigo Hidalgo, F, Jr., South Florida, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Andrew Boyens, D, Sr., New Mexico, Dunedin, New Zealand
Simon Omekanda, F, Sr., Penn State, Rochester Hills, Mich.
?
By
Allen, at 10:22 AM
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