DeAndre Yedlin is still relatively young at 25, but on the current U.S. national team, he passes for a grizzled veteran. That's fine by the Newcastle United defender, who sees the new group of American youngsters coming in as being a special group with the potential to help the USMNT rebound from the disappointment of missing the 2018 World Cup.
"Now that we have a base and just a stable platform you’ll really see an unbelievable growth, especially with these guys," Yedlin said at a media roundtable on Tuesday. "This group of players, and a couple of the other younger guys, this could be a golden generation for the U.