After Christian Pulisic's post for the Players' Tribune, the FC crew debate how to improve U.S. player development. Major League Soccer players are largely split on whether young American players get enough playing time, with 51 percent of players polled telling ESPN the league offers sufficient opportunities. In a poll of 104 current MLS players conducted by ESPN on the condition of anonymity, 43 percent said MLS should be doing more to give young U.S.