<p>To say that Sergiño Dest made a huge splash on the American soccer scene is an understatement, <strong>in one year he went from a potential <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/us-national-team-t95392" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Men’s National team</a> prospect to a possible <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/barcelona-t11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barcelona</a> defender</strong> with only 21professional games under his belt.</p>
<p>It was not an easy road for U.S. Soccer to lock up the Ajax defender, he came very close on deciding to play for the Netherlands over the United States, but when he announced his decision to play for the U.S. it immediately elevated the USMNT’s right-back position and <strong>Dest became another young American playing fora top club in Europe, joining the likes of <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/us-soccer-americans-abroad-2020-milestones-and-youth-movement-20200819-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, and Weston McKennie</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Debuting for Ajax last year, Sergiño Dest immediately caught the eye of the European champions, Bayern Munich, and near the end of last season it looked all but set that Dest was Germany bound. <strong>In the last few days, and according to sources, by petition of <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/ronald-koeman-5-things-about-the-new-barcelona-manager-20200817-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronald Koeman</a>, Dest may be Barcelona bound for a record 20 million euro transfer fee.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sergiño Dest was born and raised in Almere, Netherlands and his parents are an American serviceman father and a Dutch mother.</strong> He did not travel to the United States until 2014 when he went to visit his father’s hometown in New York City. He speaks English with a heavy Dutch accent and began playing soccer at the youth level for Almere City in 2012 before moving to the Ajax youth system.</p>
<h2>Sergiño Dest at Ajax FC</h2>
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<p>Dest’stime in Ajax went lighting fast, he joined their youth academy in 2012, and in 2018 he began playing for Jong Ajax, the club’s reserve side. <strong>Dest impressed coaches during his lone season with Jong Ajax and was moved up to the senior team in July of 2019.</strong> On August 10th, 2019 he made his debut for Ajax in a 2-0 win over PSV in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield. In total, he has only played 21 games for the Dutch giants winning the Johan Cruyff Shield and even though Ajax finished first, last season, due to the pandemic, they were not crowned as champions, rather only qualifying to the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/champions-league-t24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Champions League</a>.</p>
<h2>Sergiño Destplaying for the USMNT</h2>
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<p>While Dest may have caught many <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/usmnt-road-to-qatar-2022-everything-you-need-to-know-20200916-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USMNT</a> fans by surprise, he had already played for various U.S. youth teams since 2016. <strong>Former US under-20 assistant coach Dave van den Bergh, asked Ajax if there was any player in the youth system with an American passport, and he was pointed in the direction of Dest.</strong> Dest had played for the Netherlands in various youth squads, but did not play in any major youth tournaments. When van den Berghapproached Dest to play for the U.S. youth teams he immediately jumped on the opportunity.</p>
<p>While Dest started gaining minutes for Ajax there were rumblings that future <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/barcelona-t11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barcelona</a> head coach Ronald Koeman was tempting Dest to play for the Netherlands. <strong>The U.S. Soccer Federation and <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/Opinion-US-mens-soccer-needs-an-identity-overhaul-20200525-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter</a>, moved fast to CAP tie Dest as soon as possible. </strong>After a few backs and fourths, Dest debuted for the U.S. in a friendly against Mexico. He would be officially cap tied to the U.S. in October of 2019.</p>
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<p><strong>Barcelona seemed to have beat out Bayern Munich, as reports claim that the Catalan club will pay 20 million Euros for the American defender</strong>. <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/bayern-munich-t112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bayern Munich</a> had made a tentative offer for Dest and seemed set to sign the player but in the last 48 hours, Barcelona and especially Ronald Koeman, want to bringthe player to the club. According to sources, all that is needed for the transfer to be official is that the two clubs agree on a payment structure.</p>

Get to know Sergiño Dest, Barcelona’s and the USMNT young star

Get to know Sergiño Dest, Barcelona’s and the USMNT young star - Bolavip US

<p>The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. The Concacaf qualifiers draw for the <strong>FIFA World Cup<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/qatar-2022-t77804" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Qatar 2022</a> </strong>results are in and thus, we can already start planning ahead to what could be an easy road to the biggest <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer-t81579" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soccer</a> stagefor<strong>USMNT.</strong></p>
<p>With a generation that combines young talent with veteran leadership and more Yanks abroad than ever,<strong>Gregg Berhalter </strong>will have plenty of weapons at hand to lead The Stars and Stripes back to the World Cup.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/christian-pulisic-t127491" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Pulisic,</a> Josh Sargent, Joe Corona, DeAndre Yedlin, and Weston McKennie </strong>are just a handful of the<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/Top-25-US-mens-national-soccer-team-prospects-for-Qatar-2022-20200601-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> talented players</a> bound to leat the United States in the qualifiers and here, you’ll find everything there is to know about the process.</p>
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<h2>Who Will USMNT Face In The World Cup Qualifiers?</h2>
<p>As one of the top-5 ranked teams in Concacaf,USMNT will go straight to the Final Round of the qualifiers, meaning they’ll only play against <strong>Honduras, México, Costa Rica, Jamaica</strong>, and 3 of the winners from the second round of the group stage.</p>
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<p>El Salvador, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Montserrat, US Virgin Islands,Canada, Suriname, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Aruba,Curaçao, Guatemala, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Cuba, British Virgin Islands,Panama, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Dominica, Anguilla,Haiti, Nicaragua, Belize, St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos Islands,Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, Guyana, Puerto Rico, and Bahamas <strong>will fight for a spot in that stage.</strong></p>
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<h2>USMNTSchedule For The World Cup Qualifiers</h2>
<p>The Final Round of the World Cup qualifiers <strong>will begin in June 2021</strong> and go all the way through March 2022, <strong>with each team playing 14 games (home and away) </strong>during the seven FIFA match windows.</p>
<p><strong>TBD vs USA:</strong> June 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs TBD: </strong>June 2021</p>
<p><strong>HON vs USA:</strong>June 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs JAM:</strong> June 2021</p>
<p><strong>TBD vs USA:</strong> Sep 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs CRC:</strong> Sep 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs MEX: </strong>Oct 2021</p>
<p><strong>JAM vs USA:</strong> Oct 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs TBD: </strong>Nov 2021</p>
<p><strong>TBD vs USA:</strong> Nov 2021</p>
<p><strong>USA vs HON: </strong>Jan 2022</p>
<p><strong>MEX vs USA:</strong> Jan 2022</p>
<p><strong>USA vs TBD: </strong>Mar 2022</p>
<p><strong>CRC vs USA: </strong>Mar 2022</p>
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<h2>How Can USMNT Qualify For The 2022 FIFA World Cup?</h2>
<p><strong>The top three teams</strong> of the Final Round of the World Cup qualifiers will qualify to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the fourth seed will have to go through the FIFA Intercontinental Playoff scheduled for June 2022.</p>

USMNT road to Qatar 2022: Everything you need to know

USMNT road to Qatar 2022: Everything you need to know - Bolavip US

<p>US soccer fans mouth water when they think of a midfield that features Christian Pulisic, Giovanni Reyna, Tyler Adams, and Weston McKennie on it. <strong>For the first time in a while, the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/us-national-team-t95392" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US men’s national team</a> has a backbone of young and dynamic American players playing in the best leagues and teams in the world.</strong> A world of difference from the Jürgen Klinsmann era where it seemed that any American player that could ply theirtrade in Europe were returning to MLS and those who were overseas were underwhelming, to say the least.</p>
<p><strong>When you throw in established names like John Brooks, Julian Green, Tim Ream, and Zack Steffen the US team seems to steadily be gaining in players experienced at playing at the highest level.</strong> Something many pundits have been calling for, especiallyconsidering the US team did not qualify for the 2018<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/qatar-2022-concacaf-world-cup-qualifiers-draw-procedure-20200813-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> World Cup</a> and missed one of the nation’s biggest opportunities to grow the sport domestically.</p>
<p>This article will review those US players who have taken the right steps in their careers in Europe. Some players might be at different stages in their careers, mostly young up and coming, but each step in the right direction is a step in the right direction for the United States national team. <strong>All of these players will feature at some point in the qualification process so it is important to keep in mind that some players have a whole career ahead of them, while others have what’s coming and need to capitalize on it. What is important to note is that all of these players have hit milestones for Americans in Europe.</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Tim Ream</strong></h2>
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<p><a href="https://www.fulhamfc.com/player-profiles/tim-ream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Ream has been abroad for several years</a> now moving from the New York Red Bulls to Bolton Wanderers back in 2012. Since 2015 he has been at Fulham and has spent most of his time there in the Championship, save for one season in the Premier League where Fulham was quickly relegated. <strong>Come 2020 Ream helped Fulham earn promotion back to the EPL and at 32 with all his experience Ream will look to play at the highest level and earn a place in the United States team which has been on again off again for him.</strong></p>
<h2>Julian Green</h2>
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<p>Julian Green came out of left field back in 2014. He was at Bayern Munich and made a huge splash in the 2014 World Cup scoring a goal against Belgium in the USA’s 2-1 round of 16 defeat in Brazil. Since then Green’s career took a wrong turn going from future promise to 2. Bundesliga player. Well, it has been at the 2. Bundesliga and at Greuther Fürth Green’s career has had a revival with two very solid seasons where he scored 8 goals in 51 games. His playhas fans of the US calling for him to get another chance with the US national team. <strong>Dubbed by many a Klinsmann project Gregg Berhalter has been hesitant to give him another look but his play at the club level may leave the national team coach no choice. Green has proven a very good utility player for the US when called upon.</strong></p>
<h2>Chris Richards</h2>
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<p><strong>Chris Richards made his Bayern Munich debut on June 20, 2020, in a 3–1 victory against Freiburg, becoming the first American to play for the German giants.</strong> At 20 Richards will most likely have a difficult time earning playing time in an already stacked Bayern squad but if he can get promising first-team minutes Richards will finally be able to solve the long-lasting question if the US national team can produce a world-class defender. Richards has been in the Bayern youth system since 2018 and coaches are very high on him. He will have to put in the work but getting playing time is key and he ended the season doing just that.</p>
<h2>Konrad de la Fuente</h2>
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<p>Konrad de la Fuente has been on the fan’s radar for quite some time now. It’s hard not to, how often does an American soccer player have the chance to play for Barcelona? <strong>While Konrad has yet to make his first-team debut he has been in match squads during the end of the La Liga season as well as being on the Champions League roster, becoming the first American to ever be named on a Barcelona squad. </strong>With Barcelona going through a transitional period it might be a good spot for de la Fuente to finally crack some playing time at Barcelona.</p>
<h2>Giovanni Reyna</h2>
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<p>Giovanni Reyna on the other hand is yet another youth project that Borussia Dortmund has undertaken. <strong>Gio Reyna has featured in 15 games for Dortmund in his debut season and surprised many with his passing ability and patience on the ball.</strong> The son of former US national team star Claudio Reyna, Giovanni has the red, white, and blue tattooed in his blood. Playing meaningful minutes like he did this season and scoring two goals already in preseason will put him in a good sport to truly claim his place in the starting 11 at Dortmund next season.</p>
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<p><strong>Weston McKennie has established himself as a very solid player for Schalke 04. After four seasons and 75 games and 4 goals, McKennie’s good play has left him at a crossroads. </strong>Continue playing for a struggling Schalke side, one in which he was the only player to score for the team consistently for a stretch of games this season, or make a move and get out of his comfort zone. He has various suitors in Germany, England, and France. Like many American’s who make moves, he will need to find the right fit as he will command a hefty transfer for an American player.</p>
<h2>Tyler Adams</h2>
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<p><strong>Tyler Adams became the second American to ever play a Champions League semi-final, the first being DaMarcus Beasley when he was at PSV. Adams’s</strong><a href="https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/08/before-they-were-stars-tyler-adams" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> talent comes with no question</a> he has been one of RB Leipzig’s best players when healthy. That has been the key, he has found himself in and out of the lineup due to minor injuries he has yet to play a full season healthy. Scoring goals in clutch Champions League games will keep him in the conversation. He needs to stay healthy and get a full season under his belt.</p>
<h2>Christian Pulisic</h2>
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<p><a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/how-christian-pulisic-began-to-prove-his-worth-at-chelsea-20200805-0003.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Pulisic</a> needs no introduction. He has had a stellar first season at Chelsea. Like Adams, he had some nagging injuries but he hit many milestones while at the club: <strong>He became the first American to score in the FA Cup final as well as scoring the most Premier League goals for a 20-year-old in one season. He is also the youngest player at Chelsea to ever score a hat-trick. </strong>So despite being benched in the early going of the season Pulisic has proven his worth. It’s safe to assume he will be the centerpiece of the US national team’s hopes come CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying.</p>

US Soccer Americans abroad 2020: Milestones and youth movement

US Soccer Americans abroad 2020: Milestones and youth movement - Bolavip US

<p>National teams around the world are often immediately recognized as having a distinct brand of football. The<strong> English</strong> are known for their direct and physical play, the<strong> Spanish </strong>thrive on possession-based ball movement, the <strong>Germans</strong> play organized and efficiently, while the <strong>Brazilians </strong>are all about beauty, fun, and creative freedom on the pitch.</p>
<p><strong>So what is the American style?</strong> That might be the question that stands between the <strong>U.S. Men’s National Team </strong>and qualification for the <strong>2022 World Cup in Qatar</strong>. <strong>Gregg </strong><strong>Berhalter</strong>’s young, unproven squad is full of potential –<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/how-christian-pulisic-began-to-prove-his-worth-at-chelsea-20200805-0003.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <strong>Christian Pulisic</strong></a>,<strong> Weston McKennie</strong>, and the emergent<strong> Gio Reyna</strong> all have <strong>UEFA Champions League </strong>experience going back to their teens – but it has yet to translate into results, or even a coherent style of play.</p>
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<p>Berhalter’s record isn’t terrible – 12-5-2, although one of those losses was to <strong>Mexico</strong> in the <strong>2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final </strong>– but he has been rightly criticized for his stubborn insistence on playing short passes out of the back in a kind of fluid, possession-based way that is usually reserved for club teams competing at the highest level. This is something new for many of the players in his pool, which has been all too apparent at times as fans have been treated to a whole lot of build up with haphazard execution.</p>
<p>Being adamant about developing a style of play as a national team coach is all well and good, but<strong> it has to be suitable for international play</strong>. Club coaches have an advantage, as they have the latitude to work with their players on a daily basis. In turn, the players naturally develop a coherent system that not only accentuates each individual’s abilities, but allows the team to thrive as a unit.</p>
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<p>The international game is different, thus making Berhalter’s forced insistence on playing a certain kind of way – especially one that deviates from his player’s strengths – all the more odd. As a national team coach, you choose players who you think will be your best options on that given day, or with an eye to the future. Berhalter, or any national team coach for that matter, doesn’t have the luxury of working with his players on a daily basis, <strong>thus organically forming that team unity and form that the U.S. men’s team so desperately needs right now</strong>.</p>
<p>This was all too clear during last summer’s Gold Cup, when fans had to frustratingly sit through while<strong> U.S. goalkeeper ZackSteffen and his backline were doggedly trying to play a cheeky but dangerous game usually reserved for the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich</strong>. Rather than capitalize on the traditional strengths of the program – determination, fitness, hard work, and a never-say-die attitude – <strong>the Americans looked out of place, a bullheaded attempt to fit a square peg into a round hole</strong>.</p>
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<p>The U.S. lost the final of that tournament to Mexico, 1-0, but the gulf between the two national team set ups seemed to be much wider than that. When the U.S. played Mexico in the early 2000s, at arguably the height of the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry, both teams played to their strengths. <strong>They had an identity, they knew who they were, and they were bent on getting where they knew they wanted to go</strong>. The Americans often came out on top in these games, as they weren’t trying to be something they weren’t.</p>
<p>The 2020 iteration of the U.S. men’s national team is not Barcelona or Bayern Munich. That is all too painfully obvious after watching the team struggle to win, look good on the pitch, and <strong>attract fans in the years following the failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia</strong>.</p>
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<p>The players understand this. <strong><em>“We don’t have an identity right now”</em>, Steffen recently said.</strong> <em>“We’re very young and inexperienced and immature in the international soccer world right now. We’re trying to find our feet, we’re trying to find leadership, we’re trying to find our playing style”.</em></p>
<p>There are encouraging signs. Young players like Reyna (17) and Sergiño Dest (19) are thriving in the Bundesliga, with<strong> Reyna reportedly being targeted by Real Madrid and Dest by Barcelona</strong>.</p>
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<p>The pillars are there for the dawn of a new era in the U.S. Soccer. Rather than hinder progress in an institutional and managerial sense,<strong> perhaps its leaders need to step out of the way and let the youth of tomorrow put their own stamp on the American game</strong>.</p>

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