USMNT Weekly Youth Update: Pynadath Rising

Photo by Erwin Spek/Soccrates/Getty ImagesWe’re back from the international break with lots to catch up on. A couple young Americans made moves with their clubs over the break and there were several notable performances this weekend. For any new readers, the rating at the end of each update reflects how much I think each player should get called up to the senior national team at the next opportunity (1-nowhere near ready; 10-absolutely call him up). Here’s what’s been going on the last couple weeks:

Joshua Pynadath - Winger, AFC Ajax

Perhaps no other American youngster has had a more surprising start to the season. The 17-year-old was sparsely used at the U-17 level a season ago and hasn’t…