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[QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4725546, member: 6927"]
Even if the young players exceed the skill level of their replacements (a debatable assertion, but let's run with it), I don't think the upgrade is enough to keep pace with the rapidly rising quality of the competition, particularly on the European teams. Skilled? Maybe. Skilled enough? Doubtful.

I think Macario and Sauerbrunn were the two injuries that really hurt. Lavelle's minutes were limited as she was returning from injury; she was great in the time she played, but missing the R16 game on 2 yellows was a massive hit.

Looking at a single youth tournament can be highly misleading, yes. But when the youth national teams are consistently failing to advance from group in both U20 and U17 in consecutive quadrennials, you have to wonder if the smoke emanates from fire.

Smith and Rodman got a ton of minutes and had little to show for it. Charging straight at the goal line isn't going to work a lot against world-class defenses. I honestly don't see Sanchez and Huerta as massive game-changers.

The biggest bright spot by far was Girma. She was a revelation to me.
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