ASN: USYNT evaluation: Ideas on the U-17 World Cup roster, and the PanAm video games

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta affords up his ideas on the U.S. U-17 World Cup roster and the U.S. U-22 crew’s progress on the PanAm video games following a 2-1 win over Honduras. 

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Brian Sciaretta

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October 27, 2023
6:30 AM

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IT HAS BEEN A BIG week for United States youth nationwide groups as U-17 head coach Gonzalo Segares introduced his roster for the U-17 World Cup whereas the U.S. U-22 nationwide crew got here up with an enormous win on the PanAm video games in Santiago.

Listed below are a number of ideas on every little thing.

Segares names U-17 World Cup crew

Gonzalo Segares named his roster for the U.S. U-17 World Cup and many of the gamers will stay from the World Cup qualifying crew in February. In complete, the World Cup roster accommodates 13 of the 20 gamers from qualifying. Two of the notable absences are midfielder Adrian Gill and goalkeeper Diego Kochen who’re each primarily based with Barcelona however who’re injured.

However traditionally with the U.S. U-17 crew, there may be not as a lot change between the rosters of qualifying and the World Cup.

ROSTER BY POSITION 
(CLUB/COUNTRY; U-17 CAPS/GOALS; HOMETOWN)

GOALKEEPERS (3):?Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids; 7/0; Fortress Pines, Colo.), Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; 1/0; Ft. Myers, Fla.), Duran Ferree (San Diego Loyal SC; 4/0; San Diego, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6):?Noahkai Banks (Augsburg/GER; 3/0; Dietmannsried, Germany), Tyler Corridor (Inter Miami CF; 14/0; Miramar, Fla.), Aiden Harangi (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; 11/1; Reston, Va.), Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders FC; 16/0; Fox Island, Wash.), Tahir Reid-Brown (Orlando Metropolis SC; 0/0; Orlando, Florida), Oscar Verhoeven (San Jose Earthquakes; 16/0; Nice Hill, Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (7):?Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC; 1/0; Dallas Texas), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; 9/4; Columbus, Ohio), Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes; 18/6; San Francisco, Calif.), Peyton Miller (New England Revolution; 3/0; Unionville, Conn.), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF; 1/0; Weston, Fla.), Paulo Rudisill (Unattached; 18/2; Irvine, Calif.), Pedro Soma (UE Cornella/ESP; 16/1; Coconut Creek, Fla.)

FORWARDS (5):?Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; 4/2; Excessive Level, N.C.), Micah Burton (Austin FC; 17/5; Mounds View, Minn.), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; 10/8; Warrington, England), Bryce Jamison (Orange County SC; 4/0; Lake Forest, Calif.), David Vasquez (Philadelphia Union; 13/0; Los Angeles, Calif.)

Schedule

The U.S. crew’s schedule:

November 12: United States vs. South Korea
November 15: United States vs. Burkina Faso
November 18: United States vs. France

Just a few ideas

This crew has a brutal draw on the U-17 World Cup with France, Burkina Faso, and South Korea. It’s an unlikely activity forward for the U.S. crew to advance and the chances are of their favor. This crew wasn’t significantly sturdy in qualifying and hasn’t been terribly convincing all cycle.

A whole lot of the crew’s hopes are on its main scorer Keyrol Figueroa of Liverpool. The large and highly effective ahead who performs for Liverpool’s U-18 crew had seven objectives in seven video games in CONCACAF’s U-17 qualifying. However has since struggled upon his return to Liverpool, principally by means of harm. He’s solely made two appearances this season and he hasn’t scored since notching a hat trick towards Wolves’ U-18 crew on April 1.

It’s exhausting to see the U.S. U-17 crew placing up a lot of a combat until Figueroa is ready to play prolonged minutes.

By way of the crew’s potential breakout star, David Vazquez is an effective wager. The Philadelphia Union academy product is best centrally than on the wing, however Segares has principally performed him on the correct wing versus the center, or on the left wing the place he can minimize centrally. Nonetheless, he stays proficient and a possible impression participant. He’s additionally a participant the Union desperately must get inked to a homegrown deal and having him go to the U-17 World Cup unsigned presents an enormous threat.

Lastly, there have been a pair of notable omissions on this crew. Matai Akinmboni and Caden Glover didn’t make it and neither gave the impression to be within the plans for Segares all cycle.

Akinmboni is the most important shock given that he’s a central defender who has performed properly occasionally for DC United this 12 months. Wayne Rooney spoke extremely of him and Akinmboni delivered with a terrific efficiency in a 2-0 win over NYCFC of their season finale. At that time, DC United nonetheless had legit playoff probabilities.

Lastly with Glover, he’s a homegrown for St. Louis and made a pair of look this season (changing into the primary 2007-born participant to play in MLS). He’s a ahead and with questions surrounding Figueroa’s type/health, Glover would have made sense.

U.S. picks up large win within the PanAm video games

The US U-22 nationwide crew on the PanAm video games misplaced its opener to Brazil 1-0 (the place the U.S. crew was badly outplayed) however got here again on Thursday with an enormous 2-1 win over Honduras.

Trailing 1-0, the U.S. crew equalized within the 73rd minute when Seattle Sounders midfielder Danny Leyva (who lately performed the 2023 season on mortgage with Colorado) headed dwelling a cross from New England homegrown Jack Panayotu.  

Jack Panayotu helping Danny Leyva for the equalizer on the PanAm video games.

The U.A defeated Honduras 2-1.

The united statesteam faces Colombia on Sunday pic.twitter.com/rUeYfkKBOB

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 26, 2023

Then in stoppage time, it was DC United’s Ted Ku-DiPietro with the successful purpose after Alex Freeman carried the ball into the attacking third to disrupt the Honduran protection.

Ted Ku-DePietro wins it for the united statesteam in stoppage time over Honduras on the PanAm video games. The subs modified the sport pic.twitter.com/SfEqXkBK9F

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 26, 2023

This win offers the U.S. crew three factors and now they may face Colombia on Sunday seeking to advance. Each the united statesand Colombia are even on factors, purpose differential, and objectives scored. So in the event that they draw on Sunday, development to the semifinals may come all the way down to honest play.

Many individuals are questioning what’s the level of this event for U.S Soccer? After declining to take part in earlier PanAm video games (different groups have additionally declined), the U.S. crew accepted the call-up right here and are being led by U.S. U-19 head coach Michael Nsien.

The reply is that the U.S. crew wants video games for gamers as a result of there’s a crunch occurring. The Olympic crew nonetheless wants to have a look at some gamers and the U-23 camps in October and  November can’t give alternatives for everybody. Right here, we have now seen Ku-DiePietro, Freeman, and Leyva get seems to be even whether it is unlikely they go to the Olympics.

Additionally, for the U.S. U-20 crew, that cycle is about to start quickly and the crew wants to maneuver shortly in 2024 as there are rumors that CONCACAF’s U-20 World Cup qualifying may happen subsequent summer time (in lower than eight months). This crew consists of 4 gamers who’re eligible for that crew (Nolan Norris, Sergio Oregel, Brooklyn Raines, and Rodrigo Neri). This event offers these gamers a head begin.

This event just isn’t essentially a referendum on depth however is fairly one of the best squad obtainable below a really restricted set of circumstances. It may possibly solely basically encompass gamers who aren’t wanted by their golf equipment proper now – both as a result of they’re reserve crew gamers, or their groups are eradicated. It additionally doesn’t encompass gamers who had been a part of the latest U.S. U-23 camp.