The average age of the U.S. men’s soccer team players who’ve come to Philadelphia this week is just 22. Almost all those players have played just a handful of games for the senior national team, if they’ve made it at all.
That sends a clear message: It’s time for the national team to have some new leaders.
“There’s an open door with leadership, and it takes all forms,” U.S. coach Dave Sarachan said as his team opened training camp ahead of next Monday’s game against Bolivia in Chester (6:55 p.m., Fox Sports 1 and UniMás).
“It doesn’t discriminate: You can be young and a leader; you can be old and a leader; you can be a non-starter and a leader,” Sarachan said.