[DC 86]

Honduras eliminates the US from the MSoc Olympics 2-1.

Ouch. With all the youth soccer in this country, one would think we'd be doing much better on the world stage.

The US should have qualified regardless, but it should be noted that our best young players are so good that they are already playing for the senior team instead of the under-23 (Olympic) team. Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest, Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Yunus Musah, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Brenden Aaronson and others are all age-egilible players who play prominent roles for top European clubs. If they had played today the US would have won easily. The US under-23 cohort is actually a very promising and talented group, and the future looks bright at the international level. What happened today is akin to what happens when the US sends minor league baseball players to the Olympics instead of major leaguers because the regular season is going on.

[DC 86]

Honduras eliminates the US from the MSoc Olympics 2-1.

Ouch. With all the youth soccer in this country, one would think we'd be doing much better on the world stage.

The US should have qualified regardless, but it should be noted that our best young players are so good that they are already playing for the senior team instead of the under-23 (Olympic) team. Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest, Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Yunus Musah, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Brenden Aaronson and others are all age-egilible players who play prominent roles for top European clubs. If they had played today the US would have won easily. The US under-23 cohort is actually a very promising and talented group, and the future looks bright at the international level. What happened today is akin to what happens when the US sends minor league baseball players to the Olympics instead of major leaguers because the regular season is going on.