Whatever, bro. Bruce Arena's record with young Americans and this squad speaks for itself: -He's resuscitated careers of Americans languishing in Europe (Rogers, Lletget). -He made three young Americans the cornerstone of an MLS Cup winning defense; one of those Americans (Omar) went to a WC and has 4 D1 club titles under his belt -He was bullish on Zardes and played him consistently from his original signing, even when the rubes were calling him terrible. And he was one of the best players in the Copa. -McBean, Villaereal, Sorto, BJIV -- plenty of time for them to break through still and Arena's history shows they'll get chances (and have)
We're comparing the MLS internals vs. MLS externals, i.e., how the MLS reared talent does in Europe (less so how the Euro reared talent does in MLS). In that 'external" comparison, the league's export record is remarkably poor. As to what goes inside MLS is tertiary to this thread. I hope Zardes goes and I hope he succeeds. I place the chances of the former at 50% and of the latter at 25%. PS. As to those guessing my age, it was an "over". Now try guessing my weight. It might be hard to go "under".
So your opinion is that Bruce refuses to play homegrown MLS players, but (for some irrational reason) that disdain does not extend to other young American players at similar ages that are either brought up through the collegiate system, or have spent time in Europe?
Bruce has always preferred to play older Euro experienced players, including but not limited to Jovan Kirovski, Gregg Berhalter, Eddie Lewis and Tony Sanneh. But, as I have said, that lies outside of the main gist of this thread.
He has preferred a mix of young and old, and notably said that soccer is a "young man's game" (as the link below repeats), so you are wrong about Arena. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/66/u...nn-shows-belief-in-world-cup-as-a-young-mans-
Rats fleeing the ship in Carson. I'm going to come out strongly against this (potential) move because my distaste for Scottish football knows no bounds. And before anyone says that "Aberdeen is going to play in Europe," they played 6 games in Europe this season against teams from Luxembourg, Latvia, and Slovenia, getting knocked out in the third qualifying round of the Europa League by the Slovenian team. That team subsequently lost to an Azerbaijani team in the next round, and that Azerbaijani team lost all 6 games in the group stage.
That's a ridiculous move................................... I understand guys just want to get into the European door somehow, but Scotland isn't the answer. Aberdeen? Come on. I actually understand the move from the Galaxy's point of view as it would clear significant cap-space for them. They seem poised to make some big moves in the next year as complete roster overhaul is about to happen.
Probably, but that's not the point. As @Clint Eastwood suggested, if the SPL is the answer, then it's a f*&%king stupid question, especially at his age. He's 26 in September, peak years for a footballer. A move to put yourself in the shop window can just as easily turn into "Zardes? Where did he go again?" if he doesn't get picked up by a better club within a single season. If it's Celtic, then go for it, but the rest of the SPL aren't any better than a mediocre MLS side on a bad day. Ask Perry Kitchen how a horizontal move to Scotland works out, especially in terms of generating big-team interest. In his shoes, I'd be looking at Belgium, Holland or south of the border.
I thought he was on 400 K. I believe Perry Kitchen took a paycut to go to Hearts. I doubt Zardes would do the same. It'd be 1 thing if Celtic were after him.
That;s where he should go. why didn't he leave a year ago when he had interest from a few more clubs? It's not as if he's secure enough on the NT to weather a continued stay in MLS