@@winstonsyme5899he isn’t. He doesn’t deserve to be there. He is great among 14 year olds and is physically mature for his age but he looks ordinary in Union 2 games. That’s an awful level. If he isn’t a standout at that level, why did he come on at 14 for the MLS. It’s pure publicity and people will learn that Sullivan’s ceiling is not much higher than Adu! We confuse physicality with being a good player. Players like Iniesta, Xavi, David Silva, Pedri, Gavi and a host of other Spanish elite players would have never been given an opportunity here because we confuse physicality and speed with skill. Europe doesn’t make that mistake.
He’s already been sold to City, the price is fixed. A lot of the first team is currently playing in the olympics, and he had been playing well for the reserve team. Talking shit when you don’t know what you’re talking about
4 goal contributions in 10 games is still damn good especially when half those games were subs. You can say he needs a bit more time but his numbers don't lie. I mean Mbappe played like what 2 or 5 games his Academy team before starting for the senior team. I'm not saying Cavan is Mbappe but these guys have watched Cavan basically from the time he was conceived and they feel co fident enough to throw him to the wolves
He should be in Europe but in all fairness… he would be bang average over there. You can watch full u15/16 Man City games and I’m not sure he would start. Watch FC Barcelona U16 and those kids are significantly better and would compete in MLS Next games. So yes, he is a publicity stunt and his ceiling will be shown to be low.
I don’t really think he’s good enough for Europe at the moment. Physically he’s better than most 14-15 year olds but once others catch up physically it could be a whole different story. I’ve seen it time and time again in the US
@@Kbandz313idk if others will catch up. He’s playing pro, living as a pro, and training with pros at 14 yrs old… majority of us soccer players are no where near becoming pro, even the cream of the crop. By the time he’s 18 this experience will show, Philly has a reputation of producing great players for European clubs. Maybe he’ll be good enough to play for city, depends how good he is when he’s 16-17
The youngest player to play professionally was 13 years and seven months plays for Sacramento Republic.. but he hasn't played this year, but did last year two short stints I believe.
Thing is, if you really looked at those several minutes Cavan played...... he showed some things. Kid has a high field IQ. He has an ability to anticipate open space that is next level. Obviously he needs to go back down to Philly II. But late in the year if Philly has no playoff shot it might not be a bad idea to get Cavan on the field. Maybe sub him in say the 78th minute to give him 15 or so. Then if that goes well try him again 7-10 days later for the last 25 minutes.
I think it could be a bit of both. I think Philly usually produces quality players from academy. MLS is also objectively a worse league than what everyone is familiar with, but I also think MLS lacks avenues for good youth competitions. Like other countries have several levels of Pro/Rel leagues, plus u18/u19/u20s etc etc reserves that all those young kids who might be good enough to slot into first team, or at least good enough to slot into an MLS team, are playing in those youth and reserve teams and div 3 or 2 teams.
Freddy Adu, i believe on the Grant Wahl, podcast series indicated that DC being a champion was a negative in that he was not wanted. That here was pushback from players as to why he was getting attention. That his first practice guys two footed him. Another thing i think, is Freddy needed to be near his mom which is why he was in DC and the issue of race is a big one as Freddy was put forth as some representative of black America and that's 400 years of oppression an immigrant from Africa isn't going to grasp. Tiger had it, Serena had and it's a big burden. You see man of the Lebron haters are coming from a political slant which is what comes with that. Freddy didn't know that and he was a child making adult decisions. He lacked quality guidance. And he's said it probably would have been better for his football to go to a european academy but someone wanted him close to his family in the DC area.
400 years of oppression and not a single Coltrane has gone back to Africa. Some oppression lmaoooo. Oppressed people don’t die of diabetes and have obesity rates of 70 percent.
If his parents did pull string to get him to play then he still has to be a great player. He isn’t getting in by pure luck. Also you really think his parents pulled strings with man city. No chance. Man city could see through that and if they believe in him then the world should to.
@@erraticentertainmentin the US… that has to be stressed. If you say in the world, as so many people say here, they have never seen European players at the same age… ever. He isn’t good enough to play professionally mostly because he isn’t old enough. To be fair, he is average to slightly better than average for academy teams in Europe. You could take any 15 year old Academy player in Europe and they would be more competitive in MLS Next than Sullivan.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. He isn’t good compared to European youth players his age and that means he isn’t good enough to play in a pro game against men. He isn’t even good among MLS Next players. He has one decent shot/goal despite the defense being absolutely atrocious and letting him walk into the box. Honestly, he looks average in MLS Next games. His running off the ball is poor and he shows he doesn’t know where to be. A players running off the ball is so much more important than what they do in the ball. I’m sorry, but Sullivan is physically mature but is not ready to play professionally now, and will not be a top tier player in 10 years.
@@EveryHappening if you are matching the MLS next then you are 100% not European because a European wouldn’t care about the MLS Next. Seeing how you’re not European then you probably couldn’t even name a 14 year old European youth player so how would you know how he is compared to them? If he wasn’t great then Manchester City wouldn’t even be in this conversation but rather he would just be just any other random 14 year old academy player no one ever hears the name of. Plus no one is saying he’s 100% ready to play in the MLS but he does need playing time in the MLS to start learning how to play in it.
Of COURSE this was a stunt.... No 14 year old is physically ready to run with men... He obviously has talent but he's not Lamine Yamal
also lamine yamal was 16 now 17
Exactly. If Yamal wasn't ready to play pro at 14, no 14 year old is haha
Cavan played fine with the few touches he had, he has insane talent, he will dominate MLS in 2-3 years and then head to Europe at 18
@jaytse2269 you realize the epl has had 15 and 16 year olds debut before right?
@@_Jake.From.Statefarm_You realize we're talking about a 14 year old?
To answer the question: Yes! Yes it is a publicity stunt!!
He's legit that good but it's also a publicity stunt. Both things are true
I still have my doubts about adu being 14. He looked way older
As a Philly supporter, he’s no good , parents are rich and they pulled some strings just like they did for his brother
No good? How many times
Have you seen him play?
Money talks
@@winstonsyme5899he isn’t. He doesn’t deserve to be there. He is great among 14 year olds and is physically mature for his age but he looks ordinary in Union 2 games. That’s an awful level. If he isn’t a standout at that level, why did he come on at 14 for the MLS. It’s pure publicity and people will learn that Sullivan’s ceiling is not much higher than Adu! We confuse physicality with being a good player. Players like Iniesta, Xavi, David Silva, Pedri, Gavi and a host of other Spanish elite players would have never been given an opportunity here because we confuse physicality and speed with skill. Europe doesn’t make that mistake.
@@EveryHappeningHe’s only played one game as far as I know. He was good in his debut game. People love to hate nowadays.
@@winstonsyme5899 plenty of times with the B team , sooo shut your quackers
Didnt they say he was the best 14 year old in the world and now all of a sudden the comments are saying he sucks?
i’m saying. insane how people change up
I trust that Jim Curtain played him cause he was ready.
Why? Or because they want to increase the hype to improve his price tag for Man City? Why would you ever do that when you are winning 5-1 🤔
He’s already been sold to City, the price is fixed. A lot of the first team is currently playing in the olympics, and he had been playing well for the reserve team. Talking shit when you don’t know what you’re talking about
4 goal contributions in 10 games is still damn good especially when half those games were subs. You can say he needs a bit more time but his numbers don't lie. I mean Mbappe played like what 2 or 5 games his Academy team before starting for the senior team.
I'm not saying Cavan is Mbappe but these guys have watched Cavan basically from the time he was conceived and they feel co fident enough to throw him to the wolves
It don’t matter MLS needs this type of press!! In the USA football is getting bigger! We love hype and drama lol
MLS needs this type of press? What more clown shows? They had this exact press when adu did it and that led to nothing
It was absolutely a stunt. He should be in Europe. MLS kept him here so he could break this record for marketing purposes.
He should be in Europe but in all fairness… he would be bang average over there. You can watch full u15/16 Man City games and I’m not sure he would start. Watch FC Barcelona U16 and those kids are significantly better and would compete in MLS Next games. So yes, he is a publicity stunt and his ceiling will be shown to be low.
He’s 14 due to legal reasons he can’t be in Europe.
I don’t really think he’s good enough for Europe at the moment. Physically he’s better than most 14-15 year olds but once others catch up physically it could be a whole different story. I’ve seen it time and time again in the US
@@Kbandz313idk if others will catch up. He’s playing pro, living as a pro, and training with pros at 14 yrs old… majority of us soccer players are no where near becoming pro, even the cream of the crop. By the time he’s 18 this experience will show, Philly has a reputation of producing great players for European clubs. Maybe he’ll be good enough to play for city, depends how good he is when he’s 16-17
The MLS is a good league for youth development. Wonder if you would have said the same thing when Davies made his debut in the MLS at 15
The youngest player to play professionally was 13 years and seven months plays for Sacramento Republic.. but he hasn't played this year, but did last year two short stints I believe.
Thing is, if you really looked at those several minutes Cavan played...... he showed some things. Kid has a high field IQ. He has an ability to anticipate open space that is next level.
Obviously he needs to go back down to Philly II. But late in the year if Philly has no playoff shot it might not be a bad idea to get Cavan on the field. Maybe sub him in say the 78th minute to give him 15 or so. Then if that goes well try him again 7-10 days later for the last 25 minutes.
It's an indictment on MLS's lack of quality.
So what's that say about the EPL debuting 15 year olds?
I think it could be a bit of both. I think Philly usually produces quality players from academy.
MLS is also objectively a worse league than what everyone is familiar with, but I also think MLS lacks avenues for good youth competitions. Like other countries have several levels of Pro/Rel leagues, plus u18/u19/u20s etc etc reserves that all those young kids who might be good enough to slot into first team, or at least good enough to slot into an MLS team, are playing in those youth and reserve teams and div 3 or 2 teams.
Sullivan should play for the European Academy.
Ah yes the European Academy
People forget he’s sighed to Man City once he turns 18!! Give him time!! 🔥🔥
Give him 4 years in the Philly union academy yeah I bet they won’t ruin him
he'll be part of the 2026 world cup squad
I hope he isn’t the next Freddy Adu.
Freddy Adu, i believe on the Grant Wahl, podcast series indicated that DC being a champion was a negative in that he was not wanted. That here was pushback from players as to why he was getting attention. That his first practice guys two footed him. Another thing i think, is Freddy needed to be near his mom which is why he was in DC and the issue of race is a big one as Freddy was put forth as some representative of black America and that's 400 years of oppression an immigrant from Africa isn't going to grasp. Tiger had it, Serena had and it's a big burden. You see man of the Lebron haters are coming from a political slant which is what comes with that. Freddy didn't know that and he was a child making adult decisions. He lacked quality guidance. And he's said it probably would have been better for his football to go to a european academy but someone wanted him close to his family in the DC area.
good point solid analysis
400 years of oppression and not a single Coltrane has gone back to Africa. Some oppression lmaoooo. Oppressed people don’t die of diabetes and have obesity rates of 70 percent.
Total stunt. He is a solid player but not the next big thing that they are trying to make us believe
Epl had a couple 15 year olds.
If his parents did pull string to get him to play then he still has to be a great player. He isn’t getting in by pure luck. Also you really think his parents pulled strings with man city. No chance. Man city could see through that and if they believe in him then the world should to.
4:20 And right there is your point. We. Need. Cavan.
Freddy Adu wasn't 14 when he said he was..let's just be honest about that.
Profe$$ional sports is a publicity stunt.
It’s entertainment but he is definitely the best player at his age
@@erraticentertainmentin the US… that has to be stressed. If you say in the world, as so many people say here, they have never seen European players at the same age… ever. He isn’t good enough to play professionally mostly because he isn’t old enough. To be fair, he is average to slightly better than average for academy teams in Europe. You could take any 15 year old Academy player in Europe and they would be more competitive in MLS Next than Sullivan.
@@EveryHappeningif top club scouts say he’s the best in his age group, i’d believe them
Bread and circus.
Maybe because all those other leagues have relegation?
They’re up 5-1, who cares
Imagine thinking it was a stunt. The boy would have 2 G/A if he started the game. That shot he took showed his confidence
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. He isn’t good compared to European youth players his age and that means he isn’t good enough to play in a pro game against men. He isn’t even good among MLS Next players. He has one decent shot/goal despite the defense being absolutely atrocious and letting him walk into the box. Honestly, he looks average in MLS Next games. His running off the ball is poor and he shows he doesn’t know where to be. A players running off the ball is so much more important than what they do in the ball. I’m sorry, but Sullivan is physically mature but is not ready to play professionally now, and will not be a top tier player in 10 years.
@@EveryHappening Calm down he’s 14
@@EveryHappening if you are matching the MLS next then you are 100% not European because a European wouldn’t care about the MLS Next. Seeing how you’re not European then you probably couldn’t even name a 14 year old European youth player so how would you know how he is compared to them? If he wasn’t great then Manchester City wouldn’t even be in this conversation but rather he would just be just any other random 14 year old academy player no one ever hears the name of. Plus no one is saying he’s 100% ready to play in the MLS but he does need playing time in the MLS to start learning how to play in it.
@@EveryHappeningYou don't know .ore than man city buddy. Get over it.
It's now a white record.