Sep 13, 2017
Taylor Rockwell and Travis Clark discuss the USA's possible roster for the 2017 U17 World Cup, Erik Palmer-Brown's looming move to Manchester City, and Weston McKennie's seemingly settled career at Schalke.
Our Prospect of the Week... is a player that Taylor had never heard of until Travis said her name. It's an ongoing tradition!
Three big questions today from The TopDrawerSoccer Show digital mailbag:
1) At our DA club it's readily acknowledged that, "The dream is playing for the USA, but the goal is college money." Given that most folks at the national level seem to agree that the college game/coaching isn't conducive to developing pros (especially elite, international-level ones), should US Soccer be more focused on working with the NCAA to make the collegiate experience more development friendly?
2) Which is a better indicator of Stanford's current level — the victories over Wisconsin and Georgetown, or the loss to Florida?
3) Why is it that the US has so few youth prospects in countries like France and Spain in comparison to England and Germany? Is it the language, the style of play, or something else?
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