It's worth grouping these players together, given how good they have been. It's hard to see one of these players making a late run to the World Cup but, if the start of the MLS season is any indication, the kids are more than alright.
Julian Hall, for example, is this season's breakout player. The 18-year-old New York Red Bulls starlet has five goals and two assists in just seven games, leaving him tied for second in goals. His teammate, Adri Mehmeti, is playing just as well, emerging as a midfield sensation even before his 17th birthday last week.
And then there's Zavier Gozo, who is earning plenty of hype on social media from his performances with Real Salt Lake. He is a dangerous and determined winger, a position of need for the USMNT to a degree. Can he make a late run? Could a few more goals give Pochettino something to really think about despite Gozo's lack of experience?
It seems unlikely for any of these three, but it is possible, particularly if they continue to play at the levels they have reached over the last few weeks.