Cavan Sullivan's long-range chip helped the United States to a 3-0 win over Mexico, with the teenager's moment described as historic and semi-dreamy in origin. Yet, according to Jeff Rueter, the more incredible aspect is how normal such feats have become for the US in this international window.
A Window of Debutants
All but one of the 13 potential debutants called in by Mauricio Pochettino have seen time on the field, with most impressing. Julian Hall, 18, has scored in all three of his appearances. Mathis Albert broke Christian Pulisic's decade-old benchmark to become the program's youngest goal scorer, holding the record for four days before Sullivan's chip.
Thrown in at the Deep End
Given the opponents faced so far, these players are not inching into the shallow end of the pool. They have been thrown in at the deep end, and they are swimming. The USMNT's kids are thriving, and they have a bit of swag to them.
