USMNT: How Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna can change youth development

USMNT, Christian Pulisic (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)

Christian Pulisic paved the way for Gio Reyna to make his mark at Borussia Dortmund. Now both can change the USMNT youth development.

Inspiration is vital. It can often be spoken about in such broad and airy terms that no one really knows what it is, or the impact that it can have. But being motivated to work hard is essential. No professional, in any walk of life, ha got where they are without working on their craft. Professional football, perhaps more than most professional endeavours, demands as much.

And for many young children, the motivation to practise, to work on their technique, to tactically study the game, to improve their…