Come in here Covid-19 pandemic and the FIFA calendar, the Concacaf Pre-Olympic starting next Thursday in Guadalajara will miss big numbers Under 23 who are active in the Old continent, that indicates the age and that would have greatly increased the level of the competition and the dispute for a ticket Tokyo 2020.
The Close FIFA It’s from March 22 to 31, while the pre-Olympic period is from March 18 to 30 of this month, so that European clubs are not obliged to register their players before the start of the tournament in Guadalajara.
CANADA HAS NO EUROPEAN CHAMPION
Canada isn’t usually a strong rival in the Confederacy, but this time it’s going to lose a fundamental piece Alphonso Davies.
The football sensation of the Bayern Munich, European Champion by winning the Champions 2020, He was old enough to play in Guadalajara when he was only 20 years old. However, Canadians will not be able to take advantage of the tremendous quality that one of the jewels has not only from Bayern but also from Europe, something that will undoubtedly affect them a lot in their pursuit of getting to the Olympics.
THE UNITED STATES, THE MOST INVOLVED
Times change and Concacaf is no exception. At least in this new breed of footballers under 23 years oldThe United States is most affected by not being able to count on some of their figures already showing up in the big teams of the Old continent
From the start, there will not be the new “Captain America”, the attacker Christian PulisicHe is the spearhead of this new generation and at the age of 22 he gave age, but he will not be on the team he leads. Jason Circle for being active at Chelsea, although he has gradually lost fame in the Blues.
Sergiño DestAt the age of 20, he has become the undisputed starter at the Barcelona he leads Ronald Koeman, so not even in dreams the Catalan team’s DT would release him for a pre-Olympic match at Concacaf. Last Monday, he played in the 4-1 win against Huesca, a triumph the team came from Lionel Messi four points behind leader Atlético de Madrid in LaLiga.
Weston McKennie, in his freshman year with Juventus and at the age of 22, he is also old enough to go to the tournament in Guadalajara. At Vecchia Signora, only in Serie A, he has played 23 games, including 14 as a starter in his first year and has already scored 4 goals as an attacking midfielder; This without counting that he was also active in the Champions League, a tournament of which they were recently eliminated by Porto del Tecatito Corona.
Let alone Gio Reyna, American pearl of Borussia Dortmund who, at the age of 18, has more and more minutes in the team in which Erling Braut Haaland “steals depopulated”. So far, Giovanni Alejandro has played 23 Bundesliga games this year, scoring 16 as a starter and scoring 3 goals, while playing 6 games in the Champions League, including 4 as a starter.
And last but not least, Tim Weah, Attacker for surprising frontrunner Lille in France could also not be named, despite the fact that he could be part of his national team at 21. The New Yorker played 23 games in Ligue 1 this season, although only 5 as a starter, but has already scored 3 goals.
THE TRI REMAINS WITH THE DESIRE OF LAINEZ
Meanwhile, the Mexican national team led by Jaime Lozano failed to convince Betis to release Diego Lainez before the FIFA date, so the Tri Pre-Olympic It won’t have the up-and-coming figure of the Verdiblanco team. Lainez took a great level when the covid-19 crossed him, but little by little he is recovering ground.
Nor will it be Gerardo Arteaga, left back for Genk in Belgium. Zapopano’s 22-year-old winger continues to win minutes in his team and of the 15 games he has played in the Jupiler League so far, 11 have been as a starter; He even scored a goal. Others who also gave the age were the defender of Boavista, Jesus gomez (19 years old) and the Lille midfielder, Eugenio Pizzuto (18 years).