Take top 4 offensive players off the Crush and i agree there isn't a huge difference between them and other teams but take four top offensive kids off any team and there will be a difference . As someone who's son competes with this team consistently the two attackman and two midfielders are at a different level. Saw these boys at Blue chip in Florida up close and it was quite the spectical. Also saw some of their defense there and having watched Crush play so many times you don't really get to see their defense play much defense at blue chip they were impressive so playing vs the best in practice is beneficial. Think it's great for other 2020 teams to have a team to strive for, it will improve the grade level. Puberty will close the gap a little but hardly enough. I think the more pressing question is who rounds out the top 5 in 2020. Think my sons team has improved but time will tell we are not from the island and it's tough to measure up. My opinion
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