1. You're fired on day 1! Just kidding jk ;) The pipeline and scouting database are all there. Between yourself and tough and all the other folks keeping it going from manager to manager, that is the most consistent part of the U21. To the point of roster decisions and tactics, it would be unwise to make those decisions without input(although the manager would be within their right to do so), and even gpolin said he would be bringing along his own staff for such things. Ultimately, it comes down to taking the information from all interested parties and the manager making the final decision. We already know there are going to be game threads and discussions, what we're voting on is who is going to make those final decisions and hit submit.
2. I believe until someone is the manager of a U21/NT, they can't fathom how much is available and how much goes into the database work. Although Nippon is a smaller country, they had no database or scouting pipeline and I built that over my tenure and used it for a couple successful terms(relatively speaking since Taiwan kicked out ass, but we did beat China!). I understand those responsibilities for our database being bigger, but luckily we have a system in place already for the next manager to jump in with.
3. I let the fine folks at the local Egg & I make my omelets for me.
I once had a team with 1757 players and was $25,835,360 in debt. This is not that team. Join the Discord group open to anyone, but especially for USA managers to improve your club or get involved with the U21 and NT programs
(https://discord.gg/cKpNkt2).