In a welcome change for U.S. fans, the latest in America's long line of can't-miss youth prospects -- many of whom have failed to pan out in recent years -- looks closer than ever to not missing. After making the bench for Hoffenheim two weeks in a row to kick off the second half of the Bundesliga season, Joe Gyau is on the verge of a Bundesliga debut.
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