LEIPZIG, Germany -- Tyler Adams doesn't get the whole swapping shirts thing. Whenever he steps out on the pitch and looks at his opposition, his mind is whirring about how he can get the advantage. Names and reputation mean little to him -- there's respect, but not awe.
The empty walls of his apartment are testament to that. They're bare: no signed shirts, nothing suggesting he is one of the most influential figures on the U.S. men's national team and a key midfielder for RB Leipzig, one of the best teams in the Bundesliga.