ASN: Reyna, Leyva, Pepi, Bello, and Las spotlight U.S. U-17 World Cup roster

The U.S. U-17 roster for the upcoming World Cup has been named and ASN’s Brian Sciaretta is right here together with his ideas on the group Raphael Wicky put collectively. 

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Brian Sciaretta

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October 10, 2019
11:00 AM

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UNITED STATES U-17 nationwide group head coach Raphael Wicky at the moment introduced his 21-player roster for the upcoming U-17 World Cup in Brazil the place the group will start play on October 27 in opposition to Senegal.

The roster is total sturdy and it maintains a number of continuity with the roster Wicky used for World Cup qualifying – the place the U.S. completed second to Mexico in CONCACAF after a 2-1 further time loss. That match got here simply weeks after Wicky was employed and the Swiss coach has now had a number of months to organize his group.

Enjoying in Group D Brazil, the U.S. will face Senegal on October 27, Japan on October 30, and the Netherlands on November 2.

Right here is the roster in addition to some ideas for ASN

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Roster by Place
(Membership; Hometown; U-17 Caps/Objectives)

GOALKEEPERS (3): 21-Aaron Cervantes (Orange County SC; Chino Hills, Calif.; 4/0), 1-Damian Las (Fulham/ENG; Norridge, In poor health.; 19/0), 12-Chituru Odunze (Leicester Metropolis/ENG; London, England;7/0)

DEFENDERS (7): 15-Sebastian Anderson (Colorado Rapids; Highlands Ranch, Colo.; 4/0), 13-Adam Armour (North Carolina FC; Cary, N.C.; 18/0), 3-George Bello (Atlanta United FC; Douglasville, Ga.; 8/1), 4-Nicolas Carrera (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 3/0), 14-Tayvon Grey (New York Metropolis FC; Bronx, N.Y.; 17/0), 5-Kobe Hernandez-Foster (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.; 23/3),2-Joe Scally (New York Metropolis FC; Lake Grove, N.Y.; 19/1)

MIDFIELDERS (5): 18-Maximilian Dietz (Freiburg/GER; Frankfurt, Germany; 2/0), 17-EthanDobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, Wash.; 3/0), 8-Bryang Kayo (Orange County SC; Poolesville, Md.; 8/1), 6-Daniel Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC; Las Vegas, Nev.; 7/0), 16-Adam Saldana (LA Galaxy; Panorama Metropolis, Calif.; 25/2)

FORWARDS (6): 7-Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas Metropolis; Greensboro, N.C.; 15/7), 20-Andres Jasson (New York Metropolis FC; Greenwich, Conn.; 11/1), 19-Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Seattle Sounders FC; Merced, Calif.; 24/9), 9-Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas; 15/5), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; Bedford, N.Y.; 15/8), 11-Griffin Yow (D.C. United; Clifton, Va.;12/7)

Bello & Anderson improve at fullback
There have been modifications from the qualifying roster however the greatest space of enchancment from that group is at fullback the place proper again Sebastian Anderson and left again George Bello ought to earn minutes. Bello was injured in the course of the qualifying match and Anderson emerged within the subsequent months after incomes first group minutes with the Colorado Rapids.

The U.S. group is already sturdy with wingers however with simpler fullbacks, the U.S. group ought to be capable to have much more effectiveness in pushing from extensive positions.

Late rising gamers
There have been extra late rising gamers this cycle than in current additions. Defenders Nicolas Carrera and midfielders Maximilian Dietz and Ethan Dobbelaere all made their first look with the group in September and made a rapid impression on Wicky.

In qualifying, Wicky used a roster he largely inherited. Now he’s starting to herald a few of his personal gamers, which ought to assist him implement the system he desires to play.

Pepi and Ocampo-Chavez
This group has two extremely proficient forwards in Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez and Ricardo Pepi. Ocampo-Chavez is the group’s main scorer however Pepi put up spectacular numbers in USL with North Texas SC.

Will Wicky rotate between the 2 or have a transparent first alternative striker? Can he discover a manner with each gamers to be on the sector collectively and nonetheless be efficient? Now that he has had a number of months to guage and give it some thought, how will Wicky coach?

The core is undamaged.
The return of Bello implies that Wicky can have his core collectively with none notable absences. Gio Reyna is the group’s chief and may play both on the wing or as an attacking midfielder. Gianluca Busio can also be a key attacking midfielder and has performed extra first group minutes than every other participant on the roster.

Daniel Leyva is a really efficient central midfielder who has already featured for the Seattle Sounders. Kobe Hernandez-Foster is the anchor on the backline and Damian Las is likely one of the finest U.S. U-17 goalkeepers in years.

Along with Ocampo-Chavez and Pepi, the core is fairly sturdy amongst this group.