#217: State of the men's youth national teams and upcoming U20 camp

Matt Hartman (@MattsHartman) joined to tick through the U20
player pool in detail, lay out the bumpy (at best) transition
from the DA to MLS Next, gets enraged at me for suggesting Cade
Cowell could be a right back, goes in hard on the 2004 birth
year, and tells me he cringed at my answer to the golden
generation vs permanent wave of talent debate. Dude absolutely
knows his stuff.


0:30 intro and general "how good is the next wave of players"
discussion

9:20 the casualties from the abrupt end of the Development
Academy

14:30 how we know the 2004 birth year is a weak one for elite
men's soccer talent

18:45 the Golden generation vs permanent wave of talent
debate (must-listen)

22:25 we still got no U20 coach

26:00 a review of the leaked U20 roster and the player pool
beyond the call-ups



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