Noahkai Banks

I can't remember a big one.

Uh, Sasha, no, uh, Noah Kai Banks in this squad.

There are reports that he's gonna accept the call from Germany to play for their under-21 team.

If that happens, he would have to file a one-time switch, so that would be the end of this saga.

Nevertheless, impact as a sub there.

For Augsburg, Noah Kai Banks went all 90 minutes.

Hmm.

What do you think's gonna happen here with the, uh, Noah, Noah Kai Banks stuff?

Sean Sullivan, as you know, has his ear to the streets.

Yes, he does.

We need to freshen this, uh, this group up," and so maybe this is the perfect time for something like that to happen.

And if it does, I, I wish him all the best.

One obviously puts out the caution flag on some of the hype train around young players, specifically maybe some of the guys coming from MLS.

He talked about dual nationals a lot and gave us an update on Noah Kai Banks, which is a kid, a German-American that we followed on this show.

And I think a lot of U.S. fans are curious about.

And then the fact that to me was the biggest headline was what felt like a real direct shot, though there was no name named.

There's a couple other headlines, as we mentioned, to come out of Pochettino's Q&A.

To me, it was very much about the young stars and maybe checking the brakes on the hype train there.

But really, I think for a show that calls itself Dual Nats, we should maybe focus on the dual national discussion and what he said about Noakai Banks.

First of all, he kind of discussed dual nationals as a whole.

This live show, we'll be talking, oh, to our special guest, Dougie Mack.

Let's see, what else do we got? Potch speaks, Gio scores, Pulisic and McKinney sit, Banks' ongoing decision, Sargent with a reminder, a wrinkle in time, Telluride, and so much more.

So, my friends, let's light this candle.

But first, joining me as always, my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

So this was a little bit more, you know, at the start of a cycle, getting some information from him on how he's going to approach things.

So a worthwhile exercise before the national team reconvenes after this long break.

A lot of different things were covered, including Nookai Banks, which I want to get to, but I know Mossy is chomping, chomping at the bit to get to you.

Doug, you wrote a piece days after the U.S.'s elimination saying it would be indefensible to bring Mauricio Pochettino back.

He's just 24, good young center back.

Of course, you probably know the name Noah Kai Banks, 19-year-old.

He's got citizenship with the United States and Germany.

I mean, obviously, these are guys, Jeffrey Goliewa, who you would know from just years of being around.

they asked Manuel Baum like reasons on why Jurgen Klopp should visit them right um and I need to add that Jurgen Klopp has visited Augsburg I think he was there on match day one if I remember correctly um Baum said, you know, we have young Anton Kade, we have Kömer, we have Suso, we have Keitel, we have young Schnitzer who's coming up.

He mentioned Noah Banks, right, who can also represent the United States, but seems to be holding out to see whether he can represent Germany first.

And he also mentioned Finn Dahmen, the goalkeeper, right? You look at that, and now they added Arjen Ibrahimovic as well from Bayern Munich, right? They made a conscious decision to go young, to mostly trust German players as well.

Carter didn't...

Okay, so using that as the next question here, and Chuck, I'll go right back to you, then I'll hear from Big Tones.

If you could only pick one uncapped player for this upcoming camp, I can't speak here, who would it be? Would it be Noah Kai Banks? Would it be Audrey Mometi? Julian Hall? Those are two from New York Red Bulls.

Xavier Goso, who just made his Premier League debut in a 4-1 loss for Crystal Palace versus Man City.

Diego Cochin? Or would it be Kevin Sullivan? Of those, let's say, six names, who would you go with, Chuck?

Well, there's a caveat here.

Noah Kai Banks hasn't committed to the national team.

So you can't just say, hey, let's bring him in if he's not.

All

Matt Seamer has just turned into an absolute colossus, really.

And Noah Kai Banks is going to have a huge season ahead of him, too, in my eyes.

Probably his first season as a regular starter as well.

And I also think Brackleman on debut as well did a perfectly good job too.