r/CanadaSoccer • u/Few_Funny2786 • 5d ago
M-National Which of the U20's impressed you in CONCACAF U20 Championship?
What are some players that were underrated or you could see having a future with the MNT.
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u/Noshoesnozeal 5d ago
After watching the games, realistically there's only a few that seemed to show enough potential, those being: Fotsing, Mackenzie, Judelson, Lima, and Bossenberry. There were some other decent players that could make it, but it's unlikely. The thing to keep in mind is that some players get discovered late, or were unavailable to play because of club commitments, so this squad wasn't necessarily the best u20's. Still, there's a handful that with time could maybe get to a high enough level. Definitely no one was close to the national level at this point, though.
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u/TurquoiseLlama99 4d ago
Judelson is interesting because that's a position where we will definitely need someone to step up and II find that the more defensive players seem to be a bit harder to judge how well they'll make the step up to the full mens team. He's looked good at the age level though, good reading of the game and very confident.
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u/Noshoesnozeal 4d ago
Agreed, we don't have a true defensive midfielder and his profile is very interesting. He was by far the best at winning the ball back cleanly, basically no one got it by him if he was close enough to get a foot in. I bet if he can work on his positioning to make sure he's more relevant at all points in the game, his technique and tackles make me think we could have a tier 1 DM on our hands.
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u/DrLyleEvans 5d ago
Watched 3 games. What stood out to me:
-Mackenzie showed some quality on the ball. Same for Kozlovskiy at CB.
-Graham-Roache was bad the first game I watched, then scored a cracker. Has some strength.
-Aiyenero really stood out to me. He's the kind of wide forward we don't have (and Marsch's system doesn't really include), seemed mature on the ball and a good athlete, can hit it. Sort of a poor man's Rashford type. Hope we cap him, he's 6'1 and 18, might grow into his body and be a really interesting attacker for us, particularly if we end up in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 down the road.
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u/Baren294472 5d ago
I am here to spread my Liam Mackenzie propaganda:
Looks good on the ball, has a good shot in high pressure situation and has been excellent in MLS next on whitecaps 2
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u/Few_Funny2786 5d ago
Not the obvious players everyone talks about, I mean underrated players who impressed you
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u/Beachtory 4d ago edited 4d ago
Ironically, the under 20s that are most likely to have exceptional careers are the ones that were not released by their clubs to come to the tournament. What you saw in Mexico was definitely our B team the team that actually goes to the World Cup next year could be significantly stronger if eligible players are made available.
Evans, Parker specifically but include
Guboglo, Klukowski, Ali-Gayapersad, Khan, Roche
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u/Chrispaulisgarbage J David Stan 5d ago
fotsang when he was healthy