The U.S. team headed to the World Cup is young (more than half the roster 25 or younger) and inexperienced (only one player is left over from the 2014 World Cup team.) But young and inexperienced doesn't mean naïve and incapable, nrarmour writes.
Talented young players got opportunities years before they might have otherwise. When Gregg Berhalter came in as coach in 2018, he decided the player pool couldn't be too big or too broad.
"It's a little bit underrated how this young group has developed, how this program has developed," Berhalter said."We virtually started with a new player pool in 2018, and now we’re back in the World Cup." Fourteen of the 26 play at top-tier clubs in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France, and five are playing in the UEFA Champions League this year. When Leeds stunned Liverpool at Anfield last month, Tyler Adams was man of the match. Pulisic helped Chelsea win the Champions League title two seasons ago." lit the fuel to the fire that built this team and built this young group," Yedlin said.
There is no gradual learning curve at a World Cup. A team has to be ready to play, and play together, from the first whistle.
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