00:00So, let me bring some of the young talent that is going to play in this competition.
00:03I'm going to give you some names.
00:05You tell me if you think that they're going to sink or swim.
00:07Okay.
00:08Kevin Sullivan.
00:09This kid from Philadelphia Union, 16-year-old, is Gilberto Mora Gabacho.
00:16What do you think?
00:17Is he going to have a standout tournament?
00:19Okay, I obviously wish the best.
00:21I wouldn't wish any harm or ale, but I'm going to go sink
00:24because I think that the difference between, you know, Liga Mequis and MLS,
00:29I think you have a little bit more of a cushion than MLS.
00:32Liga Mequis, they can be more harsh with their players, right?
00:34We know Gilberto Mora, you know, he got hammered.
00:39People really aren't afraid, and I think that it's going to be a rude awakening for him.
00:45We'll see.
00:46Con todo.
00:46I don't know.
00:47Look, David Martinez from LAFC, La Joya Venezolana, 20 years old.
00:52He has emerged as one of the most dangerous players for LAFC.
00:55Do you think that he's ready for international competition?
00:58If he even makes it to the tournament, because rumor is very, very strong
01:02that he's going to be shipped overseas to Europe.
01:06But if not, he has a...
01:08He must have swim.
01:09I think he's going to swim.
01:10Swim all the way.
01:10I think he's going to have a standout tournament,
01:12because when Liga Mequis teams are going to be busy with Buanga and Son,
01:17Martinez is going to have that space.
01:19And he's proven himself to be feisty.
01:20He's proven himself to be a hard worker on the field,
01:22and I 100% think he's going to excel against these Mexican teams.
01:27We mentioned him before.
01:29Diego Luna from Real South Lake.
01:30Yeah.
01:30I think swim.
01:32I think swim.
01:32I think he has something to prove.
01:34That's the difference, right?
01:35Not getting called up to the U.S. men's national team.
01:37He has something to prove, and it's a perfect opportunity to do so.
01:40The young player of the year in 2024.
01:43Yeah.
01:44For me, one of the most promising American players in the roster.
01:48Now, from Liga MX.
01:49Yeah.
01:50Gilberto Mora.
01:51Of course.
01:51Swim.
01:52He's not going to swim.
01:53He's going to excel.
01:54He's going to be in the competition.
01:54I think the next six months, Gilberto Mora is going to come with a very,
01:58very high level of confidence.
02:00Elias Montiel from Pachuca.
02:0120 years old.
02:02One of the most promising players from Pachuca.
02:06He held Mexico one day on their 20th championship, earning best 11 honors.
02:11And he scored against Real Madrid at the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025.
02:15I'm going to say swim then, because he has that, you know,
02:19that experience of what it means to play under pressure.
02:22So, I think he's going to swim.
02:23Young player for el campeón mexicano, Cruz Azul, Luka Romero.
02:27A player that has been heavily criticized, but he's finally coming into his body.
02:31He scored a banger last weekend.
02:33So, I think definitely swim.
02:35Armando La Hormiga Gonzalez from Chivas.
02:38I really hope that he's seen, because he's going to play against LAFC.
02:41What?
02:41No, I don't think so.
02:43I think he was playing really well.
02:45You know, we didn't get to see him that much in the World Cup.
02:47Not a single winner in the World Cup.
02:47But we got to see him in that game against Australia.
02:50I thought he played really well.
02:52So, I hope swim.
02:53And the final player for this list of young players to watch is Brian Gutierrez.
02:58That we did see him in the World Cup, also from Chivas.
03:01And, you know, he probably was the most promising young player after Gilberto Morado in the World Cup.
03:09He had an opportunity to play against England.
03:12Things didn't really come together for him.
03:14But just to have that experience, just to have that presence in the World Cup, it changes a player.
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