NoGoal
DA
I find it ironic, an abundance of posters in every age group throughout the years have posted why doesn't the US coaches pick the smaller technical player who plays with flash. Well Ashley is that player and here you are posting she is to small. I hate to break it to you but the smaller U20 North Korea and Japanese teams dominated our big, fast, strong direct playing U20 team.Like outside said, that's not saying much. Although to be fair, I'm sure each individual player on th U-20 team has special qualities. But I definately disagree that she will be an "amazing" player. Maybe "bust" is too strong a word, but the way she got pushed off the ball so easily at the World Cup was a red flag to me. Yes, she has a lot of fight and is very feisty, but her frame just seems too petite, and it's not like she has the lower half of an Amy Rodriguez or Crystal Dunn who though small/short are super strong. And shouldn't she have been hitting the weights for a while already? Maybe a better way to put it is that I just see limited upside, especially based on some of the expectations that may have been placed on her (though not her fault).
Lastly have you ever seen Marta upclose (as in face to face close)? I have when she was with the LA SOL. She is 5'3" and doesn't have the thick lower body of a Crystal Dunn or Amy Rodriguez either. If anything Ashley's body will evolve with strength training into a Megan Klingenberg.