To your point, I’m becoming pretty annoyed with Koleosho for continuing to choose zero minutes with Italy U21 over a USMNT call up. Not sure if I want someone who only represents us because he’s not good enough for another country that he clearly has little to no connection to.
If he is not good enough for italy you should reconsider if he is for us. We need a speedy dribbler that is good with the ball and also good in tight spaces
I'm biased because he grew up in my home town, but I still want Luca but I agree it's annoying that he doesn't seem to even be considering the US anymore. I'm not going to lose sleep if he doesn't pick the US anymore.
Plenty of countries do it and if it improves the team then why not. It might not be his preferred choice, but if he wants to play in 2026 its his best option as he’s arguably better than what you have and it doesn’t mean he wouldn’t play with the same passion as a home grown player. He’s a professional and thus, would do it for the team if not the country.
Many Japanese remember many american used to say Zion Suzuki were not better than their GK when our u-22 played against USA two years ago. But when he moved to Parma,suddenly they had much attentions to him. Anrie Chase was same. He started to play football in Japan like Zion did.But US fans didn't have any attentions to them at all. Many Japanese have helped them become great players and have cheered them. Chase now starts to play for starter of Stuttgart. But you don't know Chase has many helps even in Stuttgart. That's why he concentrated himself. Haraguchi,Hiroki Ito and Wataru Endo have helped his private. Maybe I think that Chase never pick US. Instantly you understand,his followers on insta are Japanese players not US.
@직관하면kfa수호자 Hm maybe you are right. All will be cleared next month because Moriyasu said " I wish he will be Japan CB in near future".And he wants to call up young DF because Tomiyasu and Ito are missing. So if US can persuade in short time, they can call up. Japan don't have to persuade because chase himself said in Japan tour this summer"he wants to become Japan national"
@@blackdog1863 Chabot has played every possible game. Chase started to play because of Rouaults imjury. Yesterday he started because we played with three CBs for the 1st time this year. He is still pretty raw and tends to play safe passes when he has possession. Defensively he is very good in 1vs1 duels and has good physic. He still needs time to develop his progression is showing already but especially in regard of passing the Ball forward he needs a lot more of confidence.
A us american worked in Stuttgart as a development coach and helped Chase making the step from someone with a lot of raw potential to someone who gets Bundesliga minutes almost every game. From the bench of the second team he improved to become one of their best players. And despite struggling a lot when he started to practice with the first team, he had the shining moments that kept him in the practicing squad. He still has to learn to be more active, especially with the ball, where he often avoids pressure by turning away and gifting the opposition time to readjust their defense. Instead he should keep the flow going with a quick pass.
Just yesterday I posted on BigSoccer that we need to develop more players here at home. Relying on someone born in the US but lived in Europe since age six months is not a sustainable model. Yeah, they have US citizenship. But there development and their culture/being is European. Believe, I'll take all the dual-nats we can get. But a reliance on foreign development is not good.
Pulisic came up in American youth soccer in Pennsylvania. He was highly touted when he went to Dortmund, they added finishing touches but hes an American product as are McKennie, Adams, Richards
@@Kyle-ls7gp he wasn’t in a MLS/USL academy. He played club soccer and definitely was heading to Europe. The others mentioned, obviously were MLS players.
@@sambuhagiar9274 Not MLS but he was in American competitive soccer system. He actually turned down philly to stay with his competitve team, from there he was recognized by US soccer and thats when Dortmund snatched him up after dominating in youth ranks. He was very much a US product
@@Kyle-ls7gp I’m not questioning that. I merely stated it wasn’t in a MLS academy. Typically MLS/USL academy teams pickup the better club players. My local USL team Sac Republic, had quite a few academy players poached by MLS teams. Three even moved to German Clubs.
Westin played for the FCD academy , but as soon as he turned 18 he went to straight to Schalke rather than MLS first team or even college. He was actually committed to Virginia
RSL supporter bias here but Diego Luna and Fidel Barajas are both around 20 with a ton of potential. Luna has been playing for US but could play for Mexico. Could be good number 10 depth if he keeps improving. Barajas has been playing for Mexico but could play for the US if the offer is good enough. He’s playing in Liga MX now and I’m not 100% sure how he’s doing down there but his potential is very high.
@nl5703 Mexico pays them handsomely so why would they leave home when they get payed liked it and don't have to leave their families. Some people don't aspire to Europe
The other thing that would probably really impact Chase's decision is that the Japanese team and federation are frankly a lot less dysfunctional compared to the US, and have displayed more optimism for success at international tournaments. Presumably he's good enough to get called into their squad soon, so why would he choose an inferior team, in addition to all the other reasons regarding potentially having to forfeit his Japanese citizenship, deeper personal and sporting ties he has with Japan, etc?
I love Turner, but he's not world cup champion level. This Diego Kochen certainly looks like one in the making. More than that, Kochen would undoubtedly already have better ball control and composure with the ball at his feet than any other keeper we've currently god, and this obviously includes the flatfooted Turner. Turner's good... as like a... walk-on football player who didn't play in college, but was "really good" in high school. He wasn't born to the sport. Kochen's a born soccer player, naturally athletic and would have far better instincts than anyone we've had since Howard.
There are only a handful in addition to the names you mentioned that I would add. At goalkeeper Brian Schwake, a Luxembourg dual national ''playing'' at CD Castellon in Spain's 2nd division, I say ''playing'' b/c he's riding the bench there, but still he is young and worth keeping an eye on since our keeper depth is so weak. Also Alex Borto, a Polish dual nat. at Fulham U21. Playing at defense Ralph Orquin of FC Juarez in Mexico's 1st div., Zak Swanson at Portsmouth FC in the English Championship, and Swiss dual nat. Bryan Okoh of RB Salzburg in Austria's Bundesliga. In midfield Colombian dual nat. Santiago Castañeda at SC Paderborn 07 in Germany's 2. Bundesliga, and this list wouldn't be complete without another German dual nat. in a forward from FC Koln, Damion Downs, who is also in Germany's 2. Bundesliga. Regards Tac from the depth chart King Obi!
Koshen should be in the 2026 u.s. roster. He would be 20 at that point and he is at least playing minutes. Chase should be asked the question. Koleosho has loads of potential, the issue is that he really believes that Italy is the way to go. The last third is the issue just like musah.
Tac, I have a topic you can perhaps explore in a future episode. There was a time 4-5 years ago that The US was producing top talent and young stars were breaking out in top clubs (Pulisic and Reyna for example). I was getting excited thinking we are going to start producing top talent from now on. But that is not the case any more. We have no really produced a top talent recently. Do you agree? Why?
Here are a few more dual-nationals to consider: Matai Akinmboni CB from Washington United, Bryan Okoh CB from RB Salzburg in Austria and Pedro Soma CM Barcelona B
We’ve lost Suzuki, Richardson, Cajuste, and Bajraktarevic in the last couple years and we probably won’t get Chase. Koleosho is a MUST. After Pulisic and Weah our wing depth is shallow.
Exactly. The only way to improve the quality of the squad before 2026 is by bringing in some duals who are on the fringe of other teams. If they’re not certain of making it for their own countries for 2026 they could be persuaded.
We didn't really "lose" Richardson His dad was in the NBA and I guess neglected him or something so he has resentment towards the States and wasn't ever gonna play for us
First, I definitely need the US to get Luna capped. I'd prefer the team to focus on recruiting players that have grown up in the USA but could play for other countries. We want players that are good, but they need that connection to the country to give all for the country
Goalkeeper, CB and wing could all use more depth. Actually, forget depth, goalkeeper and CB could really use a quality starter. Has to be said that the prospect of playing for Pochettino rather than Greggie can not hurt.
Pretty SAD that after all these years of MLS that the USMNT is still highly dependent on dual nationals and youth players who fled to Europe or elsewhere or whose parents moved away from the USA early in their development (e.g., Pulisic, McKennie, Weah, Cardoso, Musah). It's a given now that any youth player who stays in MLS beyond age 18 is going to turn out to be nothing but mediocre and not international quality, and that any older player who returns from Europe to MLS is only going to decline. That's how BADLY the MLS is failing the USMNT.
"Fled to Europe?" That's where the money is. You'd have to be crazy to take an MLS contract over a lucrative contract in Europe if you're good enough to go. We're talking a difference of multiple times the money oftentimes. That's not fleeing. That's just smart business.
@@IsaacHenryinAK au contraire. After the 2014 World Cup, MLS made the point of signing almost all of the USMNT starters who were not deeply rooted in Europe. Bradley, Dempsey, Jermaine Jones, Bedoya, Tim Howard, were all given big contracts and went into MLS. MLS had come up with this "Designated Player" salary structure that allowed teams to pay these guys European levels of salary while keeping salaries for the rest of the serfs on the team at lower levels. Klinsmann tried to help Matt Besler and Zusi find spots in Europe because he thought these two guys could make it there and improve their game, but in the end, they got Designated Player salaries and stayed in MLS. A huge problem has been that increased interest and revenues for MLS have reached the point where the league can now compete with European salaries for small numbers of players on every team. Talented players that could elevate their game by playing in a harder, more demanding environment now instead increasingly choose the easier life of MLS at high salaries that are close to what they could get in Europe, WITHOUT the stress of having to compete for a starting position every day. Examples of this abound. Acosta early on could have tried to go to Europe and work on becoming a more consistent, less error prone player. Instead, he chose to stay in MLS. Pepi and Feirrera were together at Dallas. Pepi had to push hard for a transfer to Europe (Dallas demanded a $10mill transfer fee, which an American part owner of Augsberg eventually paid), because that was always his dream. Feirrera instead chose to stay and get a Designated Player salary. Feirrera has never been able to up his international game beyond scoring against tiny Carribean island nation teams. Miles Robinson, talented but flawed and mistake prone, could have chosen a more rigorous European career to work out his error tendencies. Instead, he chose to stay in MLS. This whole Messi dog and pony show has also been funded by MLS's special single entity funding system. There is absolutely NOTHING about spending huge amounts of money bringing Messi to America that helps advance the skill and talent level of young, developing American players. Messi's name alone however, does bring in huge entertainment value and increased revenue for MLS, no question, and so the Messi dog and pony show pays for itself in increasing MLS's revenues. In the end, MLS doesn't give a crαp about the success of the USMNT or the skill and talent levels of US players. It only cares about guaranteeing profitability for its owners. The only reason MLS has not completely destroyed the US player pool with its lax standards is because of the huge diaspora of US born, or US parented players who trained abroad in much better and more rigorous youth training systems and then found their way back to the USMNT. And that is why fundamentally, 30 years after the big push to start (or re-start) a domestic soccer league in the USA, the USMNT is STILL HUGELY DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN TRAINED PLAYERS, just like in 1994. Even Captain America, Christian Pulisic is a dual national, trained in the finishing school of Dortmund. EU rules prevent anybody from outside the EU from joining a EU soccer club before age 18. Pulisic joined BvB at age 16 because he was able to get a Croatian passport. So yeah, Captain America is actually a Croatian-American dual national trained in Germany at one of the best youth academies in the world. Those two extra years of rigorous youth training at BvB is what has made the difference in why he is so special, has that soft touch and ball skills that no American player trained in the MLS youth academies has. In a lot of ways, Liga MX has mirrored MLS in terms of its growth in revenues and ability to pay its players high enough salaries to keep them from pushing to go to Europe. LigaMX also changed its promotion/relegation rules to make it almost impossible for any team to get relegated or promoted, also mirroring MLS's protectionist policies. The net result has been a complete decline in the quality of the Mexican National Team since 2018. Mexican players find it easier to stay home and earn a good salary rather than push to go to Europe, where they would have to struggle hard to improve their game under more rigorous conditions. Mexico doesn't have this huge diaspora of foreign trained youth players to fall back upon, however, and so this pulling in of their youth players within a noncompetitive league with no pro/rel anymore has just devastated the competitive level of the Mexican national team players.
The US disrespected Koleosho calling him to a youth B camp in spring 2022 when he was better than most of the A u20 group. Hes never looked at the US again. He then went to two senior Canada camps. If he hadn't been injured in fall 2022 he had Canada options. But didn't, healed, got Italy u21 callups. You can't recruit dual nationals treating them badly.
not too sure on the Japanese dual citizenship part, Naomi Osaka (tennis star) represents them but didn't have to give up her dual citizenship. idk how exactly it works
We gotta cap Kochen and koleosho asap. Especially kochen because im longing for a return to the lore that the U.S. is looked at as a great goalie factory again!
A point on the Henry Chase eligibility, he does not have to give up Japanese citizenship, because you don't even have to be a citizen on the country you represent as far as FIFA is concerned. So long as any of you, your parents, or grandparents were born in a country you have the option of representing that country. You do not have to have citizenship of that country. Regardless of his citizenship he is eligible to play for the US even as a Japanese citizen.
That's not true. You do need citizenship of the country to represent them based on FIFA. But if you were born in the USA or have a parent/grandparent from there, you have US citizenship automatically. That's why there isn't an issue with that and the US allows for dual nationality. The problem is Japan. Japan does not allow it. Chase can play for us, yes. But if he does so, he risks losing his Japanese citizenship not because of what FIFA says, but because of what the Japanese govt says.
@@megamonster1234 You don’t get automatic US citizenship from a grandparent. That makes no sense. Being an American is not based on blood, it’s based on law. One parent has to be American plus live a significant amount of years in the US in order to pass down citizenship or you are born on US soil. If your American parent never lived in the US, they technically cannot pass down US citizenship. Your grandparents have nothing to do with it.
I'm 75 YO, watch sports but not as much as most. One of the reasons for not much is the professional mentality of players, even in high schools to some extent. If I live in Atlanta, what does it mean that the collection of players who don't live here, hired by corporate executives who don't live here, most of whom won't be here in ten years win a game against a similar group from Pittsburgh? Did "we" win? Does "America" win when half the players had to be recruited to play for a victorious USMNT? Soccer seems to me to be a sport where team spirit is more important than in other sports. You don't develop team spirit by bringing in professionals who barely speak the language.
No. I don't think he has an American connection. Mother is from Guinea and father from Morroco. I dont know how old you are or if you are jocking. Check your facts before you post something like this.
Then our pitch to koleosho should be, since he seems he wants the best for his future to come to the US as big teams will buy them as a marketing ploy because having an American on your team opens them up to making a lot of money from Americans watching their team and buying his jersey where in Italy he will just be another Italian in a top 5 league
you know that logic goes for any and all players from outside of Europe and south America right . to be honest usa fans are not so easy like that , maybe before bit not now at all
Poch needs to get as many duals as he possibly can. Its his best option in preparing for 2026 as there simply isn’t enough depth of quality among those US born.
This, in my opinion, is what is wrong with us soccer. Rather than fixing a broken system from the ground, up they look elsewhere for people to wear their badge while they are not a product of their system. Ultimately choosing quality that does not accurately represent the US.
@@FumarMota she did give up her United States citizenship in 2019. As per Japanese law a child can be a dual citizen as long as they were born in Japan until they turn the age of 22. By that age they have to choose between Japan and whatever country they hold a second citizenship to. I know these laws because my cousin has 3 kids that are Japanese born ( I hey had to fly from the states to Japan to have the children to acquire their Japanese citizenship) but raised here in the states currently and his kids will have to choose when they turn 22.
@@AndrewA0927 oh wow so she's no longer an American citizen?? I honestly had no idea, I THINK last tournament she was in they had the American flag next to her name Guess their graphics were wrong thanks for the edification
Wasn't he already in Dortmund at 15? Nonetheless, the development from 16th to 20 is just as important to what happened between 8 and 14. He did go to tournaments in Europe before signing at Dortmund.
According to FIFA rules, a player must have at least one ACTIVE appearance for the U23 or A team (a single minute is enough). Only then is the player (in this case, player with more than one nationality) bound to that national team. Oh, yes... and Pochettino will certainly not develop young players as national coach. That is the job of the clubs.
@@1972dsrai And that is exactly the "trick" that the FIFA guys have come up with. Around 20 years ago, it was enough to play in the U21 team once, which meant that many young players were burned out, especially for other nations. At the 1998 World Cup, England managed to ban young players from 8 (!) other nations who would have had a good chance of playing for other countries, but were not allowed to because they had played for England's U21 team at least once. So, technically speaking, it is necessary nowadays to play in the A team. But as I said: one minute is enough. Ideal for friendly matches.
@@bladablitz The current rule is In September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch 3 years later if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not prohibit a change of eligibility. Furthermore, players who played for their home country but not at senior level, who were under 21 at the time and have since lived in a new country for five years or more can apply for the right to represent their new place of residence.[35] This also applies to players that began living on the territory before the age of 10 for at least three years.
lol , this guy is ranking potential of a unproven 18 years old GK above a professional center back who plays at the highest level in Bundesliga and Champions league; I know many many barcelona youth player not making big in Europe ; And during stuttgart preseason tour in japan , Chase said his dream is to get into Japanese national team;
@skalderman Yeah, I get the sense they would like their 6s to play that way but not their 8s. Across the board, Nats passing is poor to fair. You know there are still problems when everyone can see someone go on a run but the squad doesn't have the confidence to make the pass and doesn't want to look dumb with a bad turnover so the pass never gets made.
iam tired of duel nats playing here for the reason thre mot good enough in their own country, i prefer players with heart like donovan dempsy or bradley
As a Chelsea fan I had to endure poch ball last season this could go either really bad or really good every game is gonna be like 3-2 or 3-3 high scoring games with basketball gameplay
Poch ball couldn’t get proper liftoff because of executive office issues, I feel like this is the first time since flippin SOUTHAMPTON that he doesn’t clash with the higher ups
@@BayAreaBlues It has a lot to do with the way he plays. Especially when the club is buying players Willey nilley without any thoughts on how they play
Out of our starters I think only Richards and Aaronson were developed here in the States Even guys like Puli Gio and Wes were finished off at German academies before making their debut Pepi and Sargent were developed in the States but they don't start
@@williamcross210 if you have to play with the academy team before the club feels you're ready for the A squad you're still developing Nothing odd about it at all unless English isn't your first language There's players who have gone straight from MLS/MLS academies without playing at the club academy like Pepi and Sargent so their development was completed stateside Sound syllogism
I don't like duel nats. i dont care how good they are. let them play for their other country. only exception is those like Donovan who where only eligible for another nation because of a parent
One thing that needs to be clarified to Chase is this: Japanese society, on the whole, will never accept him as Japanese. Even if he becomes a superstar, he will feel the prejudice against him once more at the end of his career when his talent begins to dry up. The United States is completely different story. We're not a blood or ethnic based state as some like to pretend.
The Japanese are like that, but if thats his choice it should be respected. The country is slowly becoming more accepting of people with mixed ethnicity and its not as uncommon as it once was.
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 not true. Specially not in the amounts you guys have them. It’s literally your full starting squad almost. Argentina plays with no naturalized players, along with most South American nations including Brazil. Mexico is the same way. Anytime a naturalized player gets on the squad it’s a HUGE issue of contention. Spain and England try to keep naturalized players to a minimum, so does Portugal.
@@Damian_mtnit happens to everyone more so then others is what I mean It’s not our fault we have so many people from different backgrounds around the world
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 no they are all just rejects from their actual countries that defaulted to playing with the USMNT for convenience. Which is why they are mercenaries.
Our USA Men Team is not so good Dear Filippo I hope Poch will fix the problems of Our Team and he will bring winning mentality. I know him at My Beautiful Chelsea.❤🤍💙💯
To your point, I’m becoming pretty annoyed with Koleosho for continuing to choose zero minutes with Italy U21 over a USMNT call up. Not sure if I want someone who only represents us because he’s not good enough for another country that he clearly has little to no connection to.
If he is not good enough for italy you should reconsider if he is for us. We need a speedy dribbler that is good with the ball and also good in tight spaces
@@skaldermanItaly is far better than us
@@AMERICANULTRASTALK We wouldn't have Antonee Robinson either if it wasn't for the fact that England didn't want him.
I'm biased because he grew up in my home town, but I still want Luca but I agree it's annoying that he doesn't seem to even be considering the US anymore. I'm not going to lose sleep if he doesn't pick the US anymore.
Plenty of countries do it and if it improves the team then why not. It might not be his preferred choice, but if he wants to play in 2026 its his best option as he’s arguably better than what you have and it doesn’t mean he wouldn’t play with the same passion as a home grown player. He’s a professional and thus, would do it for the team if not the country.
This is exactly the video I wanted to see. Was looking this up the other day
We NEED JJ Watt to help recruit with Koleosho!!!
🙏🏼⚽️🇺🇸
Valentine Castellanos if he is still available.
No chance @@danielwalsh8972
Many Japanese remember many american used to say Zion Suzuki were not better than their GK when our u-22 played against USA two years ago. But when he moved to Parma,suddenly they had much attentions to him. Anrie Chase was same. He started to play football in Japan like Zion did.But US fans didn't have any attentions to them at all. Many Japanese have helped them become great players and have cheered them. Chase now starts to play for starter of Stuttgart. But you don't know Chase has many helps even in Stuttgart. That's why he concentrated himself. Haraguchi,Hiroki Ito and Wataru Endo have helped his private. Maybe I think that Chase never pick US. Instantly you understand,his followers on insta are Japanese players not US.
@직관하면kfa수호자彼は日本を選ぶよ
@직관하면kfa수호자 Hm maybe you are right. All will be cleared next month because Moriyasu said " I wish he will be Japan CB in near future".And he wants to call up young DF because Tomiyasu and Ito are missing. So if US can persuade in short time, they can call up. Japan don't have to persuade because chase himself said in Japan tour this summer"he wants to become Japan national"
He only started, because chabot was injured
@@blackdog1863 Chabot has played every possible game. Chase started to play because of Rouaults imjury. Yesterday he started because we played with three CBs for the 1st time this year. He is still pretty raw and tends to play safe passes when he has possession. Defensively he is very good in 1vs1 duels and has good physic.
He still needs time to develop his progression is showing already but especially in regard of passing the Ball forward he needs a lot more of confidence.
A us american worked in Stuttgart as a development coach and helped Chase making the step from someone with a lot of raw potential to someone who gets Bundesliga minutes almost every game.
From the bench of the second team he improved to become one of their best players. And despite struggling a lot when he started to practice with the first team, he had the shining moments that kept him in the practicing squad. He still has to learn to be more active, especially with the ball, where he often avoids pressure by turning away and gifting the opposition time to readjust their defense. Instead he should keep the flow going with a quick pass.
Glad I happened upon yor channel, this is exactly the kind of content I wish to see.
Just yesterday I posted on BigSoccer that we need to develop more players here at home. Relying on someone born in the US but lived in Europe since age six months is not a sustainable model. Yeah, they have US citizenship. But there development and their culture/being is European. Believe, I'll take all the dual-nats we can get. But a reliance on foreign development is not good.
Thanks, interesting rundown on the prospects for the USMNT
I was so excited for this video!
Michigan cheated
Pulisic came up in American youth soccer in Pennsylvania. He was highly touted when he went to Dortmund, they added finishing touches but hes an American product as are McKennie, Adams, Richards
Aronsons, Pepi, Sargent etc
@@Kyle-ls7gp he wasn’t in a MLS/USL academy. He played club soccer and definitely was heading to Europe. The others mentioned, obviously were MLS players.
@@sambuhagiar9274 Not MLS but he was in American competitive soccer system. He actually turned down philly to stay with his competitve team, from there he was recognized by US soccer and thats when Dortmund snatched him up after dominating in youth ranks. He was very much a US product
@@Kyle-ls7gp I’m not questioning that. I merely stated it wasn’t in a MLS academy. Typically MLS/USL academy teams pickup the better club players. My local USL team Sac Republic, had quite a few academy players poached by MLS teams. Three even moved to German Clubs.
Westin played for the FCD academy , but as soon as he turned 18 he went to straight to Schalke rather than MLS first team or even college. He was actually committed to Virginia
RSL supporter bias here but Diego Luna and Fidel Barajas are both around 20 with a ton of potential. Luna has been playing for US but could play for Mexico. Could be good number 10 depth if he keeps improving. Barajas has been playing for Mexico but could play for the US if the offer is good enough. He’s playing in Liga MX now and I’m not 100% sure how he’s doing down there but his potential is very high.
How many Mexican or Mexican Americans are playing at top clubs in Europe?
@@nl5703Not much. What’s your point?
@@nl5703little to none, the only one in a top 5 league I can think of is Julian Araujo.
@@DoomRook-v3v Edson Alvarez was in the prem last season
@nl5703 Mexico pays them handsomely so why would they leave home when they get payed liked it and don't have to leave their families. Some people don't aspire to Europe
The other thing that would probably really impact Chase's decision is that the Japanese team and federation are frankly a lot less dysfunctional compared to the US, and have displayed more optimism for success at international tournaments.
Presumably he's good enough to get called into their squad soon, so why would he choose an inferior team, in addition to all the other reasons regarding potentially having to forfeit his Japanese citizenship, deeper personal and sporting ties he has with Japan, etc?
I love Turner, but he's not world cup champion level. This Diego Kochen certainly looks like one in the making. More than that, Kochen would undoubtedly already have better ball control and composure with the ball at his feet than any other keeper we've currently god, and this obviously includes the flatfooted Turner. Turner's good... as like a... walk-on football player who didn't play in college, but was "really good" in high school. He wasn't born to the sport. Kochen's a born soccer player, naturally athletic and would have far better instincts than anyone we've had since Howard.
There are only a handful in addition to the names you mentioned that I would add. At goalkeeper Brian Schwake, a Luxembourg dual national ''playing'' at CD Castellon in Spain's 2nd division, I say ''playing'' b/c he's riding the bench there, but still he is young and worth keeping an eye on since our keeper depth is so weak. Also Alex Borto, a Polish dual nat. at Fulham U21. Playing at defense Ralph Orquin of FC Juarez in Mexico's 1st div., Zak Swanson at Portsmouth FC in the English Championship, and Swiss dual nat. Bryan Okoh of RB Salzburg in Austria's Bundesliga. In midfield Colombian dual nat. Santiago Castañeda at SC Paderborn 07 in Germany's 2. Bundesliga, and this list wouldn't be complete without another German dual nat. in a forward from FC Koln, Damion Downs, who is also in Germany's 2. Bundesliga. Regards Tac from the depth chart King Obi!
I would like to you send this video to Pochettino and keep him update with many talent americans around the soccer world.
We NEED Kochen and Koleosho
By far the best american i have seen on any app with indepth knowledge in FOOTBALL.
Koshen should be in the 2026 u.s. roster. He would be 20 at that point and he is at least playing minutes. Chase should be asked the question. Koleosho has loads of potential, the issue is that he really believes that Italy is the way to go. The last third is the issue just like musah.
Tac, I have a topic you can perhaps explore in a future episode. There was a time 4-5 years ago that The US was producing top talent and young stars were breaking out in top clubs (Pulisic and Reyna for example). I was getting excited thinking we are going to start producing top talent from now on. But that is not the case any more. We have no really produced a top talent recently. Do you agree? Why?
Good video Tac!
Chase play as at RB vs Real Madrid very well...but Japan is a really good team now too...
Watching the Futsal World Cup. And it is fun. We need this in the US, immediately.
Here are a few more dual-nationals to consider: Matai Akinmboni CB from Washington United, Bryan Okoh CB from RB Salzburg in Austria and Pedro Soma CM Barcelona B
Strong doubt we have to worry about Brazil going after Pedro Soma
We’ve lost Suzuki, Richardson, Cajuste, and Bajraktarevic in the last couple years and we probably won’t get Chase.
Koleosho is a MUST. After Pulisic and Weah our wing depth is shallow.
Esmir was ignored, should have gotten a call-up for Copa. He's the talent with the most upside but USSF is so lame they were unable to see it.
Yes
The Suzuki loss is gonna look worse every year he’s made a big jump after a disastrous Asian cup performance
Exactly. The only way to improve the quality of the squad before 2026 is by bringing in some duals who are on the fringe of other teams. If they’re not certain of making it for their own countries for 2026 they could be persuaded.
We didn't really "lose" Richardson
His dad was in the NBA and I guess neglected him or something so he has resentment towards the States and wasn't ever gonna play for us
Damn that jersey is fire 🔥. Loving the 🦍 pattern.
The Porcupine Warriors one is great, too
I think it’s highly aspirational to recruit any Japanese dual nats who were raised in Japan
he was raised in texas too tho
@@xaaviaudreek4859 He was born in Japan
First, I definitely need the US to get Luna capped. I'd prefer the team to focus on recruiting players that have grown up in the USA but could play for other countries. We want players that are good, but they need that connection to the country to give all for the country
Goalkeeper, CB and wing could all use more depth. Actually, forget depth, goalkeeper and CB could really use a quality starter. Has to be said that the prospect of playing for Pochettino rather than Greggie can not hurt.
Amazing how small Jamaica is and how many good players we can recruit when compared to a mammoth of a country like the USA. Get to work JFF!
Hopefully, Poch can poach a number of these top prospects in positions of need! 🤔
Pretty SAD that after all these years of MLS that the USMNT is still highly dependent on dual nationals and youth players who fled to Europe or elsewhere or whose parents moved away from the USA early in their development (e.g., Pulisic, McKennie, Weah, Cardoso, Musah). It's a given now that any youth player who stays in MLS beyond age 18 is going to turn out to be nothing but mediocre and not international quality, and that any older player who returns from Europe to MLS is only going to decline. That's how BADLY the MLS is failing the USMNT.
"Fled to Europe?" That's where the money is. You'd have to be crazy to take an MLS contract over a lucrative contract in Europe if you're good enough to go. We're talking a difference of multiple times the money oftentimes. That's not fleeing. That's just smart business.
@@IsaacHenryinAK au contraire. After the 2014 World Cup, MLS made the point of signing almost all of the USMNT starters who were not deeply rooted in Europe. Bradley, Dempsey, Jermaine Jones, Bedoya, Tim Howard, were all given big contracts and went into MLS. MLS had come up with this "Designated Player" salary structure that allowed teams to pay these guys European levels of salary while keeping salaries for the rest of the serfs on the team at lower levels. Klinsmann tried to help Matt Besler and Zusi find spots in Europe because he thought these two guys could make it there and improve their game, but in the end, they got Designated Player salaries and stayed in MLS.
A huge problem has been that increased interest and revenues for MLS have reached the point where the league can now compete with European salaries for small numbers of players on every team. Talented players that could elevate their game by playing in a harder, more demanding environment now instead increasingly choose the easier life of MLS at high salaries that are close to what they could get in Europe, WITHOUT the stress of having to compete for a starting position every day.
Examples of this abound. Acosta early on could have tried to go to Europe and work on becoming a more consistent, less error prone player. Instead, he chose to stay in MLS.
Pepi and Feirrera were together at Dallas. Pepi had to push hard for a transfer to Europe (Dallas demanded a $10mill transfer fee, which an American part owner of Augsberg eventually paid), because that was always his dream.
Feirrera instead chose to stay and get a Designated Player salary. Feirrera has never been able to up his international game beyond scoring against tiny Carribean island nation teams.
Miles Robinson, talented but flawed and mistake prone, could have chosen a more rigorous European career to work out his error tendencies. Instead, he chose to stay in MLS.
This whole Messi dog and pony show has also been funded by MLS's special single entity funding system. There is absolutely NOTHING about spending huge amounts of money bringing Messi to America that helps advance the skill and talent level of young, developing American players. Messi's name alone however, does bring in huge entertainment value and increased revenue for MLS, no question, and so the Messi dog and pony show pays for itself in increasing MLS's revenues.
In the end, MLS doesn't give a crαp about the success of the USMNT or the skill and talent levels of US players. It only cares about guaranteeing profitability for its owners. The only reason MLS has not completely destroyed the US player pool with its lax standards is because of the huge diaspora of US born, or US parented players who trained abroad in much better and more rigorous youth training systems and then found their way back to the USMNT. And that is why fundamentally, 30 years after the big push to start (or re-start) a domestic soccer league in the USA, the USMNT is STILL HUGELY DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN TRAINED PLAYERS, just like in 1994.
Even Captain America, Christian Pulisic is a dual national, trained in the finishing school of Dortmund. EU rules prevent anybody from outside the EU from joining a EU soccer club before age 18. Pulisic joined BvB at age 16 because he was able to get a Croatian passport. So yeah, Captain America is actually a Croatian-American dual national trained in Germany at one of the best youth academies in the world. Those two extra years of rigorous youth training at BvB is what has made the difference in why he is so special, has that soft touch and ball skills that no American player trained in the MLS youth academies has.
In a lot of ways, Liga MX has mirrored MLS in terms of its growth in revenues and ability to pay its players high enough salaries to keep them from pushing to go to Europe. LigaMX also changed its promotion/relegation rules to make it almost impossible for any team to get relegated or promoted, also mirroring MLS's protectionist policies. The net result has been a complete decline in the quality of the Mexican National Team since 2018. Mexican players find it easier to stay home and earn a good salary rather than push to go to Europe, where they would have to struggle hard to improve their game under more rigorous conditions. Mexico doesn't have this huge diaspora of foreign trained youth players to fall back upon, however, and so this pulling in of their youth players within a noncompetitive league with no pro/rel anymore has just devastated the competitive level of the Mexican national team players.
The US disrespected Koleosho calling him to a youth B camp in spring 2022 when he was better than most of the A u20 group. Hes never looked at the US again. He then went to two senior Canada camps. If he hadn't been injured in fall 2022 he had Canada options. But didn't, healed, got Italy u21 callups.
You can't recruit dual nationals treating them badly.
Diego Kochen could absolutely contribute now
not too sure on the Japanese dual citizenship part, Naomi Osaka (tennis star) represents them but didn't have to give up her dual citizenship. idk how exactly it works
She gave up her citizenship in 2019 based on a quick google search tho.
We gotta cap Kochen and koleosho asap. Especially kochen because im longing for a return to the lore that the U.S. is looked at as a great goalie factory again!
Luciano Acosta could give us an interesting look, he could start with Christian.
Every time I see Pochettino's face, I think of RUDY! YES, you heard me. The other Football!
A point on the Henry Chase eligibility, he does not have to give up Japanese citizenship, because you don't even have to be a citizen on the country you represent as far as FIFA is concerned. So long as any of you, your parents, or grandparents were born in a country you have the option of representing that country. You do not have to have citizenship of that country. Regardless of his citizenship he is eligible to play for the US even as a Japanese citizen.
That's not true. You do need citizenship of the country to represent them based on FIFA. But if you were born in the USA or have a parent/grandparent from there, you have US citizenship automatically. That's why there isn't an issue with that and the US allows for dual nationality. The problem is Japan. Japan does not allow it. Chase can play for us, yes. But if he does so, he risks losing his Japanese citizenship not because of what FIFA says, but because of what the Japanese govt says.
@@megamonster1234 You don’t get automatic US citizenship from a grandparent. That makes no sense. Being an American is not based on blood, it’s based on law. One parent has to be American plus live a significant amount of years in the US in order to pass down citizenship or you are born on US soil. If your American parent never lived in the US, they technically cannot pass down US citizenship. Your grandparents have nothing to do with it.
I thought you were about to do some Steiner Math with Koleosho.
Sangalo is great. I have that same jersey
Can we bring griffin Dorsey from dynamo
Lmao
we need all of them 3!
Sergino is gonna get hot in the next match
good luck poch, u will need it
Michael Bresser.
I'm 75 YO, watch sports but not as much as most. One of the reasons for not much is the professional mentality of players, even in high schools to some extent. If I live in Atlanta, what does it mean that the collection of players who don't live here, hired by corporate executives who don't live here, most of whom won't be here in ten years win a game against a similar group from Pittsburgh? Did "we" win? Does "America" win when half the players had to be recruited to play for a victorious USMNT? Soccer seems to me to be a sport where team spirit is more important than in other sports. You don't develop team spirit by bringing in professionals who barely speak the language.
I agree with the general sentiment but Anrie Chase lived here for 9 years and speaks with an American accent
Lamine Yamal is interested in filing a one time switch
This is a joke correct?
No. I don't think he has an American connection. Mother is from Guinea and father from Morroco. I dont know how old you are or if you are jocking. Check your facts before you post something like this.
I think mbappe and Bellingham wanted to switch too
@@Youngling_Slayer69 Messi is already filling out the paperwork
@@nerychristian If Messi was 16 years old today, he would not be playing for any MLS academy due to his height.
We could've asked what that jersey was for the first 4 minutes of waffling 😂
I don't think LB has a depth problem.
The man makes a list where literally none of these players are joining USA side.
Goat video
Then our pitch to koleosho should be, since he seems he wants the best for his future to come to the US as big teams will buy them as a marketing ploy because having an American on your team opens them up to making a lot of money from Americans watching their team and buying his jersey where in Italy he will just be another Italian in a top 5 league
you know that logic goes for any and all players from outside of Europe and south America right . to be honest usa fans are not so easy like that , maybe before bit not now at all
Luciano Acosta is currently applying for his US citizenship... according to news. How about him for 2026 if he gets in time?
Poch needs to get as many duals as he possibly can. Its his best option in preparing for 2026 as there simply isn’t enough depth of quality among those US born.
This, in my opinion, is what is wrong with us soccer. Rather than fixing a broken system from the ground, up they look elsewhere for people to wear their badge while they are not a product of their system. Ultimately choosing quality that does not accurately represent the US.
Again Chase got snubbed by Japan. Time for Pochettino to take action
@@estefaniamoran3469 Japan defence is stacked too so he has to earn his position in the squad
Naomi Osaka represented Japan in the Olympics and she's American
I think they make exceptions for athletes but I'm also not 100% sure
She was born in japan
@@Number1Camper understood
But I don't believe she renounced her American citizenship to compete for Japan is the point
@@FumarMota she did give up her United States citizenship in 2019. As per Japanese law a child can be a dual citizen as long as they were born in Japan until they turn the age of 22. By that age they have to choose between Japan and whatever country they hold a second citizenship to. I know these laws because my cousin has 3 kids that are Japanese born ( I hey had to fly from the states to Japan to have the children to acquire their Japanese citizenship) but raised here in the states currently and his kids will have to choose when they turn 22.
@@AndrewA0927 oh wow so she's no longer an American citizen??
I honestly had no idea, I THINK last tournament she was in they had the American flag next to her name
Guess their graphics were wrong thanks for the edification
She must have lived in Japan long enough to get citizenship.
Ir Chase loses his Japanese passport to represent the usmnt, then he’s a true patriot
Zero chance Chase switches. Japan is a much better country to be a citizen right now.
Pulisic was developed in the U.S. Going to European clubs at 16 or so isn’t developing in Europe.
Did I say US or MLS and USL?
@@TacticalManager You said MLS/USL which Pulisic did not join.
Wasn't he already in Dortmund at 15? Nonetheless, the development from 16th to 20 is just as important to what happened between 8 and 14. He did go to tournaments in Europe before signing at Dortmund.
チェイスは日本に来てからサッカー始めたからなぁ
日本選ぶんじゃないか？
Nope! Use the players in MLS, the quality of play has gotten better.
According to FIFA rules, a player must have at least one ACTIVE appearance for the U23 or A team (a single minute is enough). Only then is the player (in this case, player with more than one nationality) bound to that national team. Oh, yes... and Pochettino will certainly not develop young players as national coach. That is the job of the clubs.
Most players play for the U21 then go to senior. U23 is rarely played outside of the Olympics from what I’ve seen.
@@1972dsrai And that is exactly the "trick" that the FIFA guys have come up with. Around 20 years ago, it was enough to play in the U21 team once, which meant that many young players were burned out, especially for other nations. At the 1998 World Cup, England managed to ban young players from 8 (!) other nations who would have had a good chance of playing for other countries, but were not allowed to because they had played for England's U21 team at least once. So, technically speaking, it is necessary nowadays to play in the A team. But as I said: one minute is enough. Ideal for friendly matches.
@@bladablitz The current rule is
In September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch 3 years later if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not prohibit a change of eligibility. Furthermore, players who played for their home country but not at senior level, who were under 21 at the time and have since lived in a new country for five years or more can apply for the right to represent their new place of residence.[35] This also applies to players that began living on the territory before the age of 10 for at least three years.
@@williamcross210 Exactly. Up to 21, because then the players are officially still at "junior level". Hence the passage "U23".
We need Keosho
3:51 you read my mind 😂
lol , this guy is ranking potential of a unproven 18 years old GK above a professional center back who plays at the highest level in Bundesliga and Champions league; I know many many barcelona youth player not making big in Europe ; And during stuttgart preseason tour in japan , Chase said his dream is to get into Japanese national team;
Brother. They’re not ranked.
No matter when you read this.
Patrick Schulte Is gonna start 2026 and 2030
he might start 2026 but strong strong doubt he starts in 2030.
Oh shit that is the believe from Ted Lasso 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Too many backs and not a single 10
USSF refuses to use one anyway. They want runny 8's instead pretending they're 10s instead of an actual skilled 10.
8’s too should be able to pass accurate long balls instead of running mostly without the ball which I yet to see in US midfield
@skalderman Yeah, I get the sense they would like their 6s to play that way but not their 8s. Across the board, Nats passing is poor to fair. You know there are still problems when everyone can see someone go on a run but the squad doesn't have the confidence to make the pass and doesn't want to look dumb with a bad turnover so the pass never gets made.
Tillman will be a fine 10 at 2026.
iam tired of duel nats playing here for the reason thre mot good enough in their own country, i prefer players with heart like donovan dempsy or bradley
It’s a sad reflection on the standard of MLS, that the USMNT are taking in other countries footballing rejects!!
10:15
The pronunciation of "Chase" is completely wrong.
@직관하면kfa수호자 You were right, I eat my words.
Aside from the goalie all these other picks are hella mid
Chase is really good...as CB and RB...
I’ve been telling people this for years…………
Shulte kochen Steffen
Luca is a priority
As a Chelsea fan I had to endure poch ball last season this could go either really bad or really good every game is gonna be like 3-2 or 3-3 high scoring games with basketball gameplay
Poch ball couldn’t get proper liftoff because of executive office issues, I feel like this is the first time since flippin SOUTHAMPTON that he doesn’t clash with the higher ups
@@dixoncider8372 what does that have to do with the way he plays
@@BayAreaBlues It has a lot to do with the way he plays. Especially when the club is buying players Willey nilley without any thoughts on how they play
I'd be happy to get actual shots on goal at this point.
Don’t you think Chelsea were just starting to turn a corner when he left and he had to do it without a decent striker.
What’s the deal with focusing on dual-nationals in Europe? Are you gonna talk about the soccer at all or our domestic players?
wwe wont get chase or koleosho....
Let's go comment USA flag emoji's on their pages!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christian McFarland is English lmao.
Out of our starters I think only Richards and Aaronson were developed here in the States
Even guys like Puli Gio and Wes were finished off at German academies before making their debut
Pepi and Sargent were developed in the States but they don't start
Sargent definitely starts what are you on about?
@@hez859 Balo is the starter
When was the last time Sargent started?? lol Qatar?
What are YOU "on about"?
That is an odd definition of developed
@@williamcross210 if you have to play with the academy team before the club feels you're ready for the A squad you're still developing
Nothing odd about it at all unless English isn't your first language
There's players who have gone straight from MLS/MLS academies without playing at the club academy like Pepi and Sargent so their development was completed stateside
Sound syllogism
I don't like duel nats. i dont care how good they are. let them play for their other country. only exception is those like Donovan who where only eligible for another nation because of a parent
C'mon man we can get all of those guys 100%!!!!
Second 😭
Yeah, I could kids who want to play you wanna learn want to go somewhere he saw the clouds just clowns pay to play
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Zac steffen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏2026
More mid players to try to recruit to USMNT 😂
koleosho is better than weah
One thing that needs to be clarified to Chase is this: Japanese society, on the whole, will never accept him as Japanese. Even if he becomes a superstar, he will feel the prejudice against him once more at the end of his career when his talent begins to dry up. The United States is completely different story. We're not a blood or ethnic based state as some like to pretend.
That doesn't stop people from trying.
@@inelhuayocan_aci You haven't seen the movie The Last Samurai. An outsider can be accepted by Japan
The Japanese are like that, but if thats his choice it should be respected. The country is slowly becoming more accepting of people with mixed ethnicity and its not as uncommon as it once was.
@1972dsrai the OP is missing a key factor...him being a star there only helps mixed blooded Japanese representation
Not necessarily true...plus he himself is helping the country get better in terms of their ignorance
You guys would suck without your mercenaries. Most of them don’t even speak English!
That goes for all teams
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 not true. Specially not in the amounts you guys have them. It’s literally your full starting squad almost. Argentina plays with no naturalized players, along with most South American nations including Brazil. Mexico is the same way. Anytime a naturalized player gets on the squad it’s a HUGE issue of contention. Spain and England try to keep naturalized players to a minimum, so does Portugal.
@@Damian_mtnit happens to everyone more so then others is what I mean
It’s not our fault we have so many people from different backgrounds around the world
@@samplingmastersxlr8660 no they are all just rejects from their actual countries that defaulted to playing with the USMNT for convenience. Which is why they are mercenaries.
“Send us your tired, your poor”
14:42 Just wanted to point out that being born in Hawai’i doesn’t make you Hawaiian, Hawaiian is an ethnicity and not a geographic demonym
Our USA Men Team is not so good Dear Filippo I hope Poch will fix the problems of Our Team and he will bring winning mentality. I know him at My Beautiful Chelsea.❤🤍💙💯
He needs all the duals he can get. The US doesn’t have the luxury of selecting only home grown as the depth of quality just isn’t there.