Korbin Albert: PSG’s American Trendsetter Part III: The Soultion to the Ignored Problem #1959

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Korbin Albert: Americas Centerpiece in Midfield

While the lack of members of the national team playing in Europe is one of the biggest problems and has heavily contributed to the World Cup disappointment; It’s not the only issue that needs to be addressed. The United States has a massive gap in another area. It’s a big problem and needs to be explored but the desperate need of Korbin Albert goes slightly beyond that. The national team, Now has to their disposal in my view the best manager in the Wolrd. A few more players are starting to venture into Europe but its a slow process that sees the USA far behind However, the midfield is a complete disaster! From top to bottom the midfield is complete rubbish! In comparison to the world champions, for example They are miles apart how many midfielders from USWNT could get into the Spain Midfield even the bench most of the current would struggle to get into. Most of the top national teams that the United States inevitably wants to be competing against are elite in the midfield if not world class. Spain are the hunted after winning the World Cup. The midfield choices that Spain has to their disposal are outrageous. Then you look at the United States, a national team that has dominated for several decades. There is a serious lack of quality throughout in this area making it a necessary problem they must find improvement. This is why there’s never been no bigger need for a 20-year-old champions league midfielder. Korbin Albert is a necessity if not a requirement. While she only has one cap to her name so far. As the midfield has been obliterated and become significantly the weakest link of the entire team. She isn’t some nice piece to have She is THE PIECE. She’s a rising star with world-class potential that operates in a position of need. Korbin Albert is going to continue to develop at PSG and could become even more important for the national team. She is the one playmaker on the national team at the moment that has the pedigree some level of experience and the skill set to be able to compete with the best. The midfield options currently are horrid. They have red flags written all over them. Korbin Albert and Lindsay Horan happen to be the only positive outlooks on the midfield. Lindsay Horan needs help! Desperate HELP! Anyone that watched the world cup will know how one side of that midfield was it was one dimentional slow Linsey Horan and the midfild battle is yours! Lindsay had to do absolutely everything. She’s been in a completely overwhelmed position. A young rising star such as Korbin Albert has never been more important to this aspect of the national team. The other midfield options are appalling. The retirement of Megan Rapino and Julie Ertz is going to crush them. This is why there’s going to be so much pressure and important on Korbin Albert becoming a vital component to the American midfield. The European ladies being Lindsay Horan and Korbin Albert could create something special together. They are very vastly different types of midfielders. Lindsay is more defensively minded. However, recently she’s had to be a box-to-box midfielder which isn’t to her strengths she has adapted extremely well though the 29-Year-old has scored 6 goals in 7 in Ligue I for Lyon. She’s done as well as one possibly could have but it has put her out of her comfort zone. This is becuase the lack of qualities and issues that They have outside of Lindsay Horan and Korbin Albert. Rose Lavelle might be only 28 years old. However, her performances since the last World Cup have only gone down. She peaked in the 2019 World Cup final and has been erratic and inconsistent ever since. She spent a year and a half at Manchester City and was blatantly exposed on a weekly basis against the best competition. Many people view her as an asset. I see her as a liability a huge one! That goal in the world cup final in 2019 means nothing now! Emily Sonnett only lasted 10 matches in Europe before returning to the United States. She’s already 30 years old and has not offered a lot of value to the team. She would get bullied by most elite midfielders. Jenna Nighswonger and Olivia Moultrie are completely unproven and too much of a risk to be used in matches of importance. Then we have Savannah De Melo One of the dirtiest players in the game today while also being incredibly erratic with her decision making. She only has seven caps with the national team and I’m already tired of her. Andy Sullivan anytime she’s been up against elite opposition She has been exposed repeatedly. I don’t mean to throw all these players under the bus, but they just do not have the quality to compete with the best midfield in the world. The game is won in the midfield and on the international stage. This midfield is so far behind and have so much catching up to do. Kristie Mewis is a very solid midfielder again She has limited European experience and it did not go well when she took the chance. She’s also so on the older side but she’s a solid piece to the midfield at least for now. Then we have a few others that aren’t ready and a few others that aren’t proven. This leaves a gigantic gap in what the national team needs to provide in the midfield. Right now the US midfield is sitting in a situation where as it stands.

The Ligue I Duo: Lindsey Horan and Korbin Albert MORE Help Needed

Lindsey Horan is the only reliable option. Korbin Albert with one cap. However, she should be a centerpiece to the retransformation of the US midfield. It’s a huge issue which is why bringing her into the setup and her big move to PSG and her doing well thus far is really important. She will get her opportunities to come in and really prove herself on a high level. The potential duo between herself and Lindsey Horan can be quite a strong partnership. Albert is more of a creator and an attacking midfielder. She has the athleticism to be box to box but her attacking attributes and her passing outweighs her defensive capabilities. Meanwhile, Lindsay can pick up the slack defensively allowing Albert to roam free and be the playmaker that she is in the middle. However Linsdey can be a dangerous threat in attack too she knows how to position herself in the right spots. The United States attack has real substance. Fixing the midfield outside of having more of the players In Europe is the biggest problem that needs to be addressed. That is why the stock of Albert is only going to go up. She has the opportunity to make a big impact and fill in the gap of a midfield that has so many issues. The fact of the matter is Lindsey Horan and Albert is not enough much more is needed but they dont have it. They can create quite a combination with one another. It’s essential that they do so. However, the United States is missing multiple components of a midfield collectively. That is why the timing of Albert for breakthrough at PSG and her continued growth couldn’t be more important. The hope is that some of the unproven ones will start to develop and show their quality to add some level of help to a midfield that is crying for it. However, the optimistic view of this is Albert can come in almost immediately, especially considering the way she’s played so far not only in the league but in the Champions League as well. She’s on one of the best teams in the world, which means she’s training and battling against world-class players. Multiple world-class players. Every single training session. The necessity of Korbin Albert in a fading midfield is more than a necessity. She feels an absolute requirement. There’s going to be a token of responsibility because of this but it’s something she’s capable of. She didn’t forgo her last two years at Notre Dame for kicks and giggles. She did this to become a big factor with PSG and the national team. She will welcome that responsibility and she can create a great relationship with Lindsey Horan. The two of them can start the rebuild of the midfield it starts with them. They need to be best friends; on the pitch and off of it. What does a 20-Year-old and 29-year-old have in common? Probably not much of anything but they need to find common group. They need to eat together room together know each other’s families know every little detail about what makes them tick. During USA camps they shouldn’t even leave each other’s site the entire midfield is banking on them clicking. The USA Midfield is horrible! Korbin Albert and Linsdey Horan need to be like sisters. Everything hangs on them. It’s missing a lot of components but those two becoming critical pieces together as a duo will give the national team and experience player and a rising star as building blocks for this midfield down the line. They will need help and eventually the United States will have to figure out their midfield situation, but with Albert becoming more of a regular on the national team set up, it gives them an opportunity to start a midfield rebuild with piece that they can build around. She is a requirement and fills the need that needs desperate help.