In the absence of concrete plans for the US national men’s football team, the US will not be able to do so. But it’s not the first time For the rest of the calendar year, enthusiasts will have to wonder what the team will become.
Gregg Berhalter hasn’t had a team to train since February, but a lot of skill spread around the world.
Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffan is the last USMNT player to play for his team, officially making his debut Thursday against Bournemouth in the 2–1 Carabao Cup win, and joins a plettive of young stars who have established the the most key figures in their European teams.
Weston McKennie recently joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the Italian power of Juventus with new coach Andrea Pirlo, a World Cup-winning midfielder with whom McKinnie can thrive.
In Spain, Konrad de los angeles Fuente broke into Barcelona’s first team alongside Lionel Messi in attack.
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On the other hand, Christian Pulisic (when healthy) is a key detail for Chelsea; Tyler Adams is for RB Leipzig; Giovan Reyna continues to impress for Dortmund.
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With only a few years to come to an embarrassing failure in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, there is a sense that a new generation of promises for USMNT is here.
This is what a future 11 looks like (in a 4-2-3-1 formation) right now, made up only of active players in Europe:
GK: Zack Steffen (Man City)
RB: Reggie Cannon (Boavista)
CB: Tim Ream (Fulham)
CB: John Brooks (Wolfsburg)
LB: Sergino Dest (Ajax)
CM: Weston McKennie (Juventus)
CM: Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig)
AM: Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
LW: Konrad de los angeles Fuente (Barcelona)
RW: Gio Reyna (Dortmund)
CF: Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen)
In this range, Ream is over 30 years old and the average age is 22. 3 years. There is also an argument to include DeAndre Yedlin of Newcastle or Timothy Weah of Lille, elders 27 and 20 respectively.
Other names in Europe come with Chris Richards at Bayern Munich, Matt Miazga, Timmy Chandler, Antonee Robinson, Tyler Boyd and Bobby Wood.
That doesn’t even come with some of the names known in the MLS, such as Jozy Altidore, Gyasi Zardes, Jordan Morris, Michael Bradley, Aaron Long and so many others.
Obviously, the United States is unlikely to box in a fully European team, but we can only imagine it. In fact, Berhalter will be the most productive player with compatibility with his system, so there will be a smart mix of MLS players on the starting line. along the European stars.
Seeing how many talented Americans are doing their job on the other side of the puddle, it appears that Berhalter will have a headache before the CONCACAF and World Cup Nations qualifiers in 2021.