akm91 said:
Smokedraw01 said:
Ryno01 said:
That's fine but why take Jordan Morris? We know what he is at this point, right?
Is Jonathan Lewis better than the Ginger?
I think Berhalter views Sargent as a pure striker while viewing Morris and Lewis as wingers. He basically called in a 2 deep for the front 3. Jozy and Gyasi are the strikers with Boyd and Morris right wingers and Arriola and Lews left wingers. Is Sargent better than Jozy, I'd say no. Gyasi gets the nod over Sargent due to experience with the Berhalter system.
This may be a blessing for Sargent for the long run. He's only 19 and still needs to establish himself at the club level to get consistent first team minutes. He'll be able to participate in all the preseason activities with Werder Bremen. I think their preseason starts early July (last year they started July 2nd).
Solid points that make sense. I'm not a a fan of Zardes or Trapp but I think their familiarity with the system are huge benefits of having them in camp, though I prefer they don't see the field much. Zardes looked pretty good when he played in a US Jersey the last couple times though. I don't ever want to see Trapp play again.
Side note, I think one of the blessings of Sargent not being on the U20 roster is the emergence of Soto. That kid is damn good and has firmly placed himself on the radar for the future.
Sucks for Sargent that he's left out but more time with Werder this summer will hopefully mean more meaningful minutes every Saturday, which I think is more beneficial than playing in the Gold Cup this summer. There's also going to be plenty of minutes for him over the next 2 years with CONCACAF Nations League and WC Qualifying games. Bottom line, there's plenty of time for this team to gel before the next World Cup.