18-year-old American Owen Otasowie in 17 minutes against Besiktas: 7/9 passing, 1/1 accurate long passes, 1 shot hitting the woodwork, 1 blocked shot on defense, 4/5 aerial duels. The 6-foot-3 DM/CB is one of the most talented US prospects and all but a lock for the US U20s.
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2tone Ten-Towns
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Friday December 13, 2019 12:11am
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Keeps getting minutes he may be more than just a lock for the U-20's. I firmly believe his best position is as a DM. And it's not like the USMNT is Deep at DM talent. Adams and then a whole lot of mediocre players that play DM.
Dave
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Sunday December 15, 2019 4:54am
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Haven't heard or seen much about this kid. I've watched a couple of the game highlights he's played and he appears to be a talented young defensive player with good technical ability. From the clips I've seen he still has a ways to go in reading the game and cleaning up some mental mistakes...but that's to be expected of defensive players his age and will hopefully come with more in game experience.
At 6'2" he has the size to compete at CB and appears to have the touch/control and distribution to potentially play as a DM. From the highlights I watched Wolves are still trying him at various positions (CM, CB, RB).
Looking long term his best opportunity with the USMNT would be at the DM position considering the lack of young options beyond Adams (excluding McKennie as he's more of a Box-to-Box CM); Vs. the number of CB's who are in contention for the CB position (Richards, M. Robinson, CCV, EPB, Miazga, Trusty, Glad). I'm not suggesting that he's incapable of competing against these players....just that we have more options at CB than at DM in the near term.
If he can continue to develop he'd be a nice option for depth during tournament play where a versatile player who can potentially slot in at multiple positions affords the coach greater flexibility.
EKneezy Atlanta
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 8:07pm
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Subbed on at halftime. Is this his Prem debut? Down 1-0 after a close goal by Giroud
db707
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 8:33pm
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Original post from EKneezy
Subbed on at halftime. Is this his Prem debut? Down 1-0 after a close goal by Giroud
Yup, Premier League debut.
cudevil
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 8:45pm
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Not sure what to think of his performance. He frankly seems out of shape. Lots of jogging. Big kid though.
EKneezy Atlanta
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 9:00pm
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Got an assist on Podences goal. It was all Podence tho.
Solid debut.winner in the dying moments. He is a big dude he bodied Mount on one passage of play
Scout92 Lone Star State
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Tuesday December 15, 2020 9:40pm
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Dang with him and Odunze maybe we'll have some NFL/NBA type athletes in this generation.
blaise213
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Wednesday December 16, 2020 1:13am
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Original post from Scout92
Dang with him and Odunze maybe we'll have some NFL/NBA type athletes in this generation.
Another Euro player that puts every MLS player in the back seat
Scout92 Lone Star State
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Wednesday December 16, 2020 8:36pm
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Ok so there is no room for any MLS mids now right?
If we have Adams, Mckennie, Musah, Otawosie, and Cardoso (who Gregg seems to like) that play and can play deeper and Aaronson, Reyna, Musah, Mckennie, Ledezma* who can play higher. That's a lot of mids that are superior to anyone in MLS. Let's hope Gregg doesn't try to sneak Roldan in there somewhere in the future..
EKneezy Atlanta
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Monday December 21, 2020 6:16pm
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Making his first start in the Prem today vs Burnley
EKneezy Atlanta
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Monday December 21, 2020 7:23pm
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Playing as a false nine. Still getting back to defend. No Jimenez for the foreseeable future has Nuno trying new stuff
EKneezy Atlanta
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Monday December 21, 2020 8:04pm
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Subbed off in the 60th minute. Solid if unspectacular performance.
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