Jack McInerney. When should he get a NT call-up and when should he head to Europe?

I think Eredivisie is the best move for him. Not just cause Jozy benefited there. Plus most teams in that league look to train and develop young players to sell them. He will be better off there.

 

Vitesse or AZ would be ideal. He could learn a lot at either club that would better prepare him for a move to a larger club in his future. The problem is the league will want a high fee and most Dutch clubs won't pay. Their business model is to buy a lot of players cheap, then train and develop them, and sell the cream of the crop at its highest value.

 

Agreed. The Scandinavian leagues seem to be better for defenders, so younger MLS defenders not ready to jump to the biggest leagues in Europe can go there first, while Holland is better for midfielders and forwards, so our younger guys can make the move the MLS there, instead of going straight to Spain like Jozy or Portugal like Freddy.

 

I'd love that. But if we agreed to a deal the loaned players would need to have a deal set so if they play well the Dutch teams can buy for a reasonable price which I'm not sure the mls would sign off on. They want to get the highest price they can.

 

I seriously doubt he makes the roster to brazil

 

I think with one more good MLS season, he'll be ready to make the jump across the pond. I'd hate to see him leave too early, and flame out. Let him continue to develop and get confidence, and then go.

 

True. Earlier in this thread I wrote that I would rather see this season be a full uninterrupted one with Philly, since it has been going so well for him.

Oh well, he couldn't have missed more that, what, 2 MLS games? Better that Klinsi sent him back now than keeping him on until the end if he wasn't going to play him.

 

That's part of why he needs to jump to the right league/team. He can go somewhere where he is expected to save a team or a top 4 league. He needs to go to a stable team that's goal is to develop young players then sell them when the time is right.

 

Thought it was nice to introduce a player slowly rather than throw him out there and watch him do something well then get hyped up and ruined like we have the past 15 years.

 

Any of those leagues would be fine but with the right team

 

I wish JK subbed in JackMac in some of the blowouts...

 

My concern about this Gold Cup. Yes there's clear intent to win it, yes there's a half-Confed Cup birth but what have we learned? I think there are a few things but I hope going with a fairly experienced roster is worth it in the end. Otherwise we wasted a few slots on the roster.

- Wondo scored against Belize and Cuba, nice but that doesn't catapult him onto the World Cup team.
- Goodson was man of the match, great, but Costa Rica hardly threatened or had the initiative to play to win.
- Diskerud looks promising on the ball but still faces a lot of competition at his position
- Holden was great against Guatemala in a friendly and Belize. Still far from 100 percent.

It's not meaningless, performances in this tournament shouldn't be ignored but I think early on people were getting carried away. It's not just bigsoccer, all over the place. I think the coaching staff knows the strength of competition and won't evaluate the players solely on this tournament.

I would have liked to see more new faces on this roster to begin with and more opportunities given to those players instead of him calling up players from previous Jan camps. I view the A-team Gold Cup as more important. This "off year" Gold Cup is still yawn to me. Was in 2009, still is.

Just my opinion.

 

From MLSsoccer.com:

The path and the promise of Philadelphia Union star Jack McInerney

 

I'm pretty sure that there was never any intention of playing McInerney in the Gold Cup.

And after reading the article above, I believe it just as much as I did before, but I wonder why it wasn't just as obvious to others. This is the way that Klinsmann operates. He wants younger players to get exposure to better and better football. This is why he wanted MLS players to train during the off-season over in Europe and it's why he wanted to bring in Jack for the camp before the Gold Cup.

Now Jack will know what to expect and know what he has to work on, so when he actually gets a shot, he won't be in over his head. He'll be prepared and will have a better opportunity to have a positive experience his first go 'round. He will also be a better player, yet one who is hungry to prove himself. That's what JK is hoping to instill in younger players and this should be seen as an excellent opportunity for Jack.

Now Jack should try to improve all facets of his game, because if the US qualifies early, Jack might not have to wait until Camp Cupcake to show his stuff again to JK. He might actually get an October/November call up so that Jozy and Dempsey can stay over in Europe and rest.

 

Jack Mac discusses his 2-month dry spell:

McInerney admits he's "pushing a little too much" as goal drought continues

 

If you don't score goals in any league, you probably don't get picked.