RE: [nas] Wynalda's comments on Yallop

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> I don't know that any national team coach will be developing talent.
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I agree with most everything Darrin said except for this.

Most national team coaches wait until players force their way into the
national team picture by virtue of their club play. We can't afford to do
that. We need to continue to grab promising players and get them into camp
and into less important matches *before* their play makes it a no-brainer.
We need a large pool of players who are ready to step in and do a job. I
want 4 or 5 guys at least on every MLS team who have had a taste of the
national team and who now know what it will take to become an automatic
selection for the US.

That doesn't take anything away from having a separate person in charge of
development. That is something we also need. Nevertheless, I believe player
development should be in the job description of a US national team coach.

Paul Navarre

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