More Bandwagon Jumping...

As MLS drags into the middle of the season, we pause for qualifiers and the fun of the Under 20 World Cup in Holland giving us a preview of the superstars of the future. Having had the chance to see two games so far (Holland v. Japan and US v. Argentina), the future is definitely bright. The revelation for the Dutch side is Arsenal reserve winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie - if you remember the first time you saw Christiano Ronaldo, this was about the same experience. He was just faster than everyone else, had a bag of tricks, and was clearly the most dangerous person on the field by a large margin setting up both Holland goals. For Argentina, the surprise is that they really didn't seem to have many difference makers until Lionel Messi (Barcalona) sepped onto the field and looked positively Maradona-like on the ball making sick move after sick move. Finally, the man who inspired the title of this posting - the revelation on the right side of the American defense that seemed to pop up everywhere he was needed. I wasn't sure if Marvelle Wynne was playing right midfield or right defense - he was always in the attack when the US was moving up and he was always stalwart in defense when Argentina had the ball. His cross led to the US goal and he was a constant thorn in the side of the Argentines. Someone needs to find him a crossing coach and Marvelle needs to spend the next year doing nothing but working on that part of his game. If he gets that down, he'll be a fixture on the senior MNT for years to come. Lets hope it happens. On to the Germans.