Adams always seems to track back with his remarkable recovery speed to save the moment.
Mike Grella, another former Red Bulls teammate of Adams, like Robles didn’t see this coming back when the 16-year-old would be dropped off at training by his parents.
“You look at him, he’s not the fastest guy, he’s not really strong, he’s not tall, and you’re kind of just like very unimpressed with him as a 16-year-old,’’ Grella told MLSsoccer.com. “You’re looking at him thinking, ‘Is this kid nuts or what?’ And then watch him train, and you see him fly into tackles, and you see him win head balls, and you see him compete, and you go, ‘Oh, wow, this kid is fearless.’ He’s got this little smile on his face, you know, this little hidden confidence.
Robles recalled having “heard a lot about’’ Adams, before he came into the Red Bulls system, through his college roommate, who was an administrator for the U.S. U-17 national team at the time. He, too, remembered then-Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch playing Adams at right back and thinking right away that wasn’t Adams’ calling. “He had too much presence on the field, and he always wanted the ball,’’ Robles said.
“When I became a professional and when I started to see players become elite, it was all about mentality,’’ Robles said. “I saw that with Thierry [Henry, the French legend who played with the Red Bulls]. With Thierry, from a mentality standpoint he was superhuman. I put Tyler in that same category, and this is what we’re seeing. That sort of influence has not only permeated throughout the team but this entire generation.
“So, as they’re going up against the Netherlands, I’m thinking there’s no reason why they can’t win and they’re thinking the same thing — ‘Why not us? Why can’t we be the team that beats the Netherlands and keep going?’ ’’
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