USMNT Olympics watchlist: Which MLS players could go to France for the Games?
New York TimesThis year’s Copa América will be closely watched, but the ensuing Olympic Games in Paris will have just as much to say about the broader state of the U.S. men’s player pool. Unlike the women’s side of the Olympic tournament, the men’s competition relies on players under the age of 23, though every team is allowed to bring up to three over-age players in the 18-man squad. If he can’t, Celentano stands out as a shot-stopping specialist — arguably, he’s been in the best form of this trio, if not any MLS goalkeeper, through the season’s early weeks. No MLS right back averages more ‘true’ tackles — tackles, plus times that a defender is bounced off the ball carrier, as well fouls committed — per 1,000 opposing touches than Davis’ rate of 8.76. That mindset shows in the data, too: although his 48.4% aerial rate is very poor for the position, his 11.71 ball recoveries per 1,000 opposing touches is among the league’s best.
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