Here is a quick reference from MLS Next Fest 2.5 years ago. This was at the U17 level, so playing two age groups above.

Hope someone got red carded taking out #8 in the first play. His conduct tells me all I need to know about him.

I would have immediately yellow-carded #8. It’s one thing to talk some trash as you are walking away but bending over and screaming something at the guy is a puss move.

No pass play whatsoever

He’s stiff as hell

We lack the fluidity that the good countries have. We constantly force plays instead of resetting and focusing on the possession. Can’t pass to save our lives either.

This means nothing. He did not grow up playing against euro talent. It’s just the same shite

I wouldn’t share this if you’re looking for positive feedback

If that's the level of play for US youth that will never be good enough. I've seen high school teams and even teams just playing on any given Sunday that I know for a fact had better players

Like 8 of the players that were on this field are now professional players with pretty much all the rest playing at top 25 division 1 soccer schools.

Looks stiff imo

He's like a white Adama traore: very good technical skills but with very little end product. And before anyone attacks me, yes it is solely based on this clip because mls of a fucking joke and I will never watch a game of football from the mls

Replies in here are hilarious. CS is what like 15 in this video and these jackasses shit talking like they know more than City Academy What a website

He’s doing this against other Americans though right?

Looks like shit all of them

Love how he plays through contact

His selfishness needs to be coached out of him.

Looks like shit. No passing or soft touches

One pf the most overrated prospects I've ever seen, manufactured pro max, I'm seeing technophysical limitations everywhere

He’s got the flopping down!

Not impressed when put on the world stage

potential but lets not anoint him as some savior. we have had dozens of kids in the US who 'set the world on fire' simply because they were more advanced than their peers. I hope he continues to improve and is nowhere near a finished product.

People comparing this kid to Messi are blind af

Not good, there are a ton of kids that play like this. Seems like this kids parents must have insider access which results in hype; standard USA soccer.

Nepo baby

If he was a great passer, I'd be: "yeah, exactly what we need". These moves look great against kids, but they stop working once everyone's seen it all. Even very good x pros need to get around mostly young adults to beat w moves. Just another winger.

Okay impressive but mora at 17 playing the the world cup

so much individualism in us soccer...

I know reach 11 when I see it

He won't make it,

Everyone in this comments section. This video is from when he was 13 or 14. And everyone in this video is under the age of 17. Stop thinking this is him today. Thank you

Mid

im sorry but whatafuck is this !!????😂😂😂

What is this potato patch of a field they are playing on

Hahah this kid fucking sucks

Wut is that field

see nothing special there just about every single American soccer player is a JAG They lack high level skills our top kids need to go to Europe and be in the academies there when they are 12-14 the system in this country is a joke to be honest