Episode 91: An early look at the player pool for the *next* U20 World Cup cycle
A deep dive into the pool of players born in 2001 or later, and thus eligible for the 2021 U20 World Cup. Joey Anthone (@USAprospects) and Matt Hartman (@MattSHartman) join to give us an early look at the players who have a chance of playing in the next U20 World Cup. Disclaimers apply (the kids are young and the tournament is two years away) and the show notes are detailed. Use them! We talk about who we think is already a lock, who’s in the next tier down, and who has an outside chance of breaking in, position by position, answering listener questions as we go. Then we names way too early rosters.
- 0:30 Intro, the big picture and our locks for the 2021 U20 World Cup
- 29:00 Discussion of who the next cycle's U20 coach should be, and a list of dual nationals eligible for this future roster
- 43:40 More listener questions
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- 51:05 Goalkeepers
- 55:30 Left backs (whatever happened to George Bello? will Kobe Hernandez get to play LB for the U17s?)
- 1:08:40 Right backs
- 1:16:20 Centerbacks
- 1:31:50 Central midfielders
- 1:51:50 Wingers
- 2:02:50 Strikers
- 2:08:05 Our way too early rosters for the 2021 U20 World Cup: Belz, Hartman, then Anthone
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