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I am still working my way through the Extra Time podcast with Berhalter but he said one interesting thing and that is he is already considering call ups from the U20 team.

 
NewlyRetired said:
I am still working my way through the Extra Time podcast with Berhalter but he said one interesting thing and that is he is already considering call ups from the U20 team.
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who would you think- Mendez? 

I didn't see all the games, but I didn't see enough to think there were guys there warranting the call-up, tbh. I liked the guys we've discussed pomykol, etc- but don't knwo that they're ready.

 
NewlyRetired said:
I am still working my way through the Extra Time podcast with Berhalter but he said one interesting thing and that is he is already considering call ups from the U20 team.
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* Was asked about Jozy and Bradley.  Gregg said he will look at every experienced player looking ahead to 2022 with all decisions.  He won't rule anyone out nor will he commit to anyone right now

* Already has his flight booked for Europe next week where he will meet and talk to as many players as he can

* to show his extreme level of preparedness he talked about how Columbus managed throwins during the season and how the players were taught to not ignore something seemingly inconsequential.    (note: he really is the anti JK)

* He was careful in his words but he said it would make no sense to stock the Gold Cup squad with Veterans even if it assured him winning the tournament.  He does believe in a mix though.

* He believes in the man management skills as much as he does technical side of the sport.

* He spoke to how he struggles with believing that players need to earn callups via their club play and also recognizing that callups can be earned via youth national team play before they get a chance at club level (Sargent and Weah are two obvious examples).

* He spoke to the fact that he had to take some time considering the possible conflict of interest with his brother.

 
El Floppo said:
who would you think- Mendez? 

I didn't see all the games, but I didn't see enough to think there were guys there warranting the call-up, tbh. I liked the guys we've discussed pomykol, etc- but don't knwo that they're ready.
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Mendez, Dest and Pomykal are the guesses from the twitter media.  Read my previous post above, he mentioned his struggles with calling up players who are not yet performing at club level.

 
Poke_4_Life said:
So I finally watched this...  I like it.  Way too short summary is a 4231, lots of pressing, fullbacks overlap, wingers sometimes swap, and DM's run a double pivot.  One of the DM's stays back (Trapp at Columbus) the other may play more like a traditional Box to Box.  Higuian pulls the strings in attack as the CAM.  The backline sometimes looks like a back 3 because of Trapp playing back so far, especially on a counter when fullbacks are caught forward.  
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This is exactly what I did with my middle school team this year.  He kinda sounds like a clone of me all around lol.  I always win fwiw.

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
I will die on this hill. 
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it'll be a slow death though.

:zusijoke:

I really enjoyed watching what he's turned into for KC during the playoffs. felt like everything good KC generated started with him. still hitting those great crosses and dead-balls in, but quick decision making and skills passing the ball out of the back- really good. but IMO he'd need cover at the international level. 

 
looks like they might be confident enough they he did not lose his speed

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Because Columbus has not had enough news in one week, Ives just tweeted that Steffen to Man City is complete and he is expected to go on loan to Ligue 1 in France.

 
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One year ago Chris Richards was still just a kid from Alabama dreaming about a professional soccer career. Now Richards is on the verge of being the subject of a seven-figure transfer to one of the biggest clubs in the world. 

FC Dallas and Bayern Munich are putting the finishing touches of a transfer that would keep the 18-year-old with Bayern, the club he joined on loan in the summer.

Sources tell Goal the transfer would be a $1.25 million deal, making him the latest American teenager to complete a move to Germany. 

 
FC Dallas just announced its USL team (finally given all their youth talent!) and their first signing is Pepi, the kid who looked very good for the U17's just recently against Portugal, Brazil and Turkey.

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As I side note, I don't understand international transfer rules, but does signing their young talent to the USL side protect them against kids leaving for Europe with no money being exchanged?

 
Being reported that Adams was sold for $3m (very low) with a sell on fee of 33% (very high).

I thought Adams was worth in the $6-7m range which means if he is to get to that value he is going to need to be sold for at least $10m before he leaves RB Leizpig.

 
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NewlyRetired said:
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One year ago Chris Richards was still just a kid from Alabama dreaming about a professional soccer career. Now Richards is on the verge of being the subject of a seven-figure transfer to one of the biggest clubs in the world. 

FC Dallas and Bayern Munich are putting the finishing touches of a transfer that would keep the 18-year-old with Bayern, the club he joined on loan in the summer.

Sources tell Goal the transfer would be a $1.25 million deal, making him the latest American teenager to complete a move to Germany. 
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That has to be such a huge confidence boost to have Bayern fn Munich buy you after a loan.  Congrats to him - hope he keeps it up.

 
NewlyRetired said:
Being reported that Adams was sold for $3m (very low) with a sell on fee of 33% (very high).

I thought Adams was worth in the $6-7m range which means if he is to get to that value he is going to need to be sold for at least $10m before he leaves RB Leizpig.
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I see that as being a very good thing for NY.  If Adams develops the way we all expect him to, he's gonna sell for $30-$40M to an EPL team in 3-4 years.  England teams are tripping over themselves to grab a share of the US market and having the top US players on their teams has become a priority.

 
Ned said:
That has to be such a huge confidence boost to have Bayern fn Munich buy you after a loan.  Congrats to him - hope he keeps it up.
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and from a pure development point of view, getting money for him can now start feeding back into the youth system at Dallas which is obviously so much better than losing him for nothing.

It is a taking many baby steps, but we are getting there.

 
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THE RED BARON SCORES 2 MINUTES AFTER COMING ON!

Not sure how I feel about the Red Baron nickname...

 
Better late than never!

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Let me channel Taylor Twellman "it's a little thing"

I thought it was pretty cool that Sargent's first reaction after scoring his first professional goal was to go check on his teammate and not celebrate.

 
NewlyRetired said:
Let me channel Taylor Twellman "it's a little thing"

I thought it was pretty cool that Sargent's first reaction after scoring his first professional goal was to go check on his teammate and not celebrate.
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Yeah. I thought he was going there to give him credit for making it happen... Which I've seen him do before. Could've been to check on his health too

 
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THE RED BARON SCORES 2 MINUTES AFTER COMING ON!

Not sure how I feel about the Red Baron nickname...
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I don’t care what they call him, but someone MUST edit any Sargent goal highlight with Never Gonna Give You Up as background music. 

 
El Floppo said:
Didn’t know/remember cp was hurt
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He’s healthy.  He’s just been second choice behind Sancho and Bruun Larsen since September in league play.

Sancho makes sense, but Bruun Larsen in front of him is stupid.  Bruun Larsen has not scored or assisted a goal since “winning” his spot over Pulisic in September.  No idea why he continues to get the starts outside of wanting a creative attacker as an impact sub, which is a weak reason IMO.

 
encaitar said:
He’s healthy.  He’s just been second choice behind Sancho and Bruun Larsen since September in league play.

Sancho makes sense, but Bruun Larsen in front of him is stupid.  Bruun Larsen has not scored or assisted a goal since “winning” his spot over Pulisic in September.  No idea why he continues to get the starts outside of wanting a creative attacker as an impact sub, which is a weak reason IMO.
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Andy said in the us thread he was uncertain of dressing due to injury. I knew he was behind sancho on the bench.

 
El Floppo said:
Andy said in the us thread he was uncertain of dressing due to injury. I knew he was behind sancho on the bench.
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He’s behind Bruun Larsen too.  He had a slight muscle strain last week, but he practiced every day this week.  

I’d believe he was sitting due to injury if he had started a game in the league in the last two months, but he’s not at the top of Favre’s sheet.

 
Looks like Dest has moved into a consistent starter role with Ajax 2 (Jong Ajax).  Hopefully this is a stepping stone to the first team next summer.

 
encaitar said:
He’s behind Bruun Larsen too.  He had a slight muscle strain last week, but he practiced every day this week.  

I’d believe he was sitting due to injury if he had started a game in the league in the last two months, but he’s not at the top of Favre’s sheet.
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