Welcome to the Scuff Podcast where we talk about US soccer. Hey everybody the U-17's the U-17's the men's U-17 team goes into Kunkaf World Cup qualifying, the Kondacaf Championship.

Later this week they start off against Barbados on Saturday, 8 PM Eastern time.

Then they play Trinidad and Tobago and then Canada over the ensuing week.

I've got a long-time friend of the podcast Matt Hartman here with me Matt how are you?

I'm doing well Bells. How do we feel about a new U17 cycle?

Excited as ever?

I'm, you know, a little less excited than I was about the last U17 cycle.

I was a newbie when I watched you know Carlton and and Sergeant and

way I mean you've you're not new to this you weren't new to this back then but

for me that was I think magical in a way that

can't be replicated. Would it make you feel old to know that that was three

you 17 cycles ago?

Yeah, I mean I feel old, no doubt about that.

But how, what was your first you 17 cycle

that you paid close attention to? I would say it was probably the 2008- 2009, the

Freddie Adieu cycle. I was still in high school. It's when I really got into the sport.

Freddie still the greatest US U.S. U.S. U.S. 17 of all time probably. Oh yeah like in my like maybe there was some like crazy player maybe like Donovan was crazy or something like that but I since I've been paying attention it's hands down pretty you do.

Yeah. Should I just read the roster, first of all?

Yeah, sure.

Okay.

The goalkeepers are Adam Boedry from the Colorado Rapids, and then Duran Ferri from the San Diego loyal he replaces

Diego Cochin who is I think a highly touted goalkeeper at Barcelona but he's out

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