re: United States of F#ck Yeah v. Glorified Ditch | Gold Cup | Semifinals | 6:30pm CT (FS1)

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Are you using a time machine to make this argument from 10 years ago? Off the top of my head: Tyler Adams - Red Bull Academy Westin McKennie - FC Dallas Ricardo Pepi - FC Dallas Brenden Aaronson - Philadelphia Union Paxton Aaronson- Philadelphia Union Taylor Booth - Real Salt Lake Gaga Slonina - Chicago Justin Che - FC Dallas Gio Reyna - NYCFC Chris Richards - FC Dallas

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This is a solid list, but it’s hardly world class. A lot of those guys were reserves last year or played for relegated teams.

If we were churning out talent like you all are suggesting, our C team wouldn’t get outplayed by Panama. Our squad is very thin.

If you just want to field a respectable national team, that’s fine. But if we want to get to a contending level, which should be expectation given the massive advantages the US has, I think we’ll need a strong domestic league.