2017 U-17 World Cup

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Qualifying starts tomorrow. James Sands is on the roster and is expected to start at CB.

I'm excited to see him play there. With how we play, he could easily grow into a distributing CB or our first real Pivot at the 6.

He reminds me of a pre-Man City John Stones. Comfortable on the ball. Great in distribution. Quietly ferocious defensively.
 
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D James Sands, New York City FC (USA)

NYCFC fans who perhaps haven’t watched young Patrick Vieira protege James Sands operate on the U-17 level might be surprised to see where he lines up. Vieira seems to think Sands is a defensive midfielder, and he’s drawn rave reviews in time there during preseason and in training for the Bronx club. That’s not idle praise, of course, but for the majority of this two-year cycle he’s largely been a center back for Hackworth, and that’s likely where he’ll play in Panama as a vital starter. Sands seems to be on the cusp of a Homegrown deal with NYCFC, which has yet to sign one, and a big string of performances with the U-17 team might just be the final point Sands needed to make.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/20/parchman-previewing-concacaf-u-17-championship

Would love to see him develop into a starting CB for us. Since PV took over with his style, I've always thought why not just train GKs and CBs like midfielders to get them used to playing with their feet? Sean Johnson was a striker in high school.
 
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