Rating the YNT: Top 5 men's midfielders
We’ve seen what the un-capped U.S. youth international pool has to offer between the posts. And we’ve seen what the defender cache looks like.
Next up? The engine room. It’s time to talk midfielders.
We’re currently on a march through my top five rated USYNT players at every position in regards both to current ability and future prospects. I’m picking apart how each of the best the U.S. has to offer projects at every position and putting them down into a top five. So it goes without saying that each of these guys has not only legit USMNT hopes, but World Cup possibility down the road as well.
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Without further ado, let’s leap into my list of the top five USYNT-eligible midfielders in the pool right now who’ve yet to be capped by the full national team.
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