It was late September in 2017 and Bruce Arena was constructing a critical roster. The United States was to play Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in an effort to finally earn qualification to an eighth consecutive World Cup and end an inconsistent run. While form and injuries drove individual decisions, at an abstract level Arena selected five players who plied their trade in Europe, and sixteen from MLS teams. In the final collapse against Trinidad and Tobago, he started three of those European based players: DeAndre Yedlin, Christian Pulisic and Bobby Wood.
The American player pool is developing in Europe...again
