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Is it just me, or is our team fairly dogs**t? by PeteatND
Given the growing popularity of soccer at youth levels over the past 25 years, one would've thought our talent level would've improved somewhat.
But the way I see it, the best players on the team are either foreign-born (Brooks, Johnson, Nagbe), or 18 years old (Pulisic). Perhaps Bradley, but even he -- as the son of a former national team head coach -- isn't really emblematic of a widening in the American talent pool.
Where's all the young, home-grown talent? Even guys like Morris (22) and Wood (24) aren't young enough to be considered future superstars.