For all the change that has occurred since Ernst Tanner took over as the Sporting Director of the Philadelphia Union, the biggest shift has been in the approach to building the Bethlehem Steel FC roster.
Tanner came in last fall saying his aim for Steel FC was for it to be a true feeder team filled primarily with teenagers.
It wasn’t just talk.
Even with the additions from the first team roster, the pool of players available to head coach Brendan Burke this weekend includes only seven players old enough to legally drink. The average age is under 20.