Hate to say it but Bradley made of mistake by not forcing Chandler's hand by playing. We really needed in this Gold Cup especially went Cherundalo went down. If were going to beat Mexico going forward were going to need to be at full strength or we have no chance at beating them. I understand people being injured by Holden but Chandler should of been on this team. He definitely would of played and made a difference out there.
Just for $hit$ and giggles: If Klinnsy is the coach of the US team, Does this happen? I'd say Timmy C would be on the roster.
Maybe, but look at the English stars who turned down a call-up for the U-21 UEFA championships. And Stuart Pearce fits most BS posters' definition of "a real manager."
"Real manager" -> lol. Didnt Beasley play for Pearce? Isnt that the norm for youth teams in England? Players rather stay with their club teams.
You clearly have not been paying attention to the plight of Yanks Abroad for very long. Freddy's Copa and Gold Cup participation two years ago didn't exactly help him with his club. Kirvoski scored against the German national team and never played for his German club again. There are many many more examples out there of clubs punishing a player for National team duty. Keeping clubs happy is a delicate dance for a national team coach. This is even more true when it involves a young player and a Gold Cup European coaches do not respect. Let's say Chandler does get called in and the Club is pi$$ed. There have been many examples where clubs in that situation simply don't play the player. That would be a horrible situation for Chandler and the Nats. You can hardly blame Bob for trying to keep the club happy in this situation as an in form and likely improved Chandler during qualifying is more important than the role he would've played at the Gold Cup.
Except this was the 2nd most important tournament we play. If he was hurt, fine, but the club needs to deal with Continental championships. Guys don't take a pass on the Euro tournament. Hell, the African Cup of Nations occurs *during* the Euro season.
Well, let's not forget that Chandler did have some minor injuries too. It was a tough loss to Mexico, and Chandler would've helped a lot. But, to my way of thinking, what matters most is putting together the strongest possible World Cup team. At this point, that means doing everything possible to keep Chandler healthy and in the good graces of his club.
Just Wilshere (with good reason). Rest had injuries/fitness issues. It's the U-20s that no one shows up to.
Right, and Chandler apparently had minor injuries too. If I were him, I wouldn't want to risk getting hurt worse and derailing what has been an unusually fast rise to first-team soccer by having to sit out on the preseason or even the start of the season and then coming in out of shape. Maybe his minor injuries were a smokescreen and he's secretly plotting to get called up to the German NT, but I'm willing to take him at his word until he gives me a reason to do otherwise.
It is not about secret German plots, but the fact he wasn't there when the team needed him by his own choice. I would have preferred for him to rail against his club as other players have notably done. He didn't and I'm disappointed by it.
But only if he wasn't actually hurt, right? That's the thing--if he's got some minor injuries that could easily turn into something serious during a real game, then declining a call-up makes sense and there'd be no reason for him "to rail against his club." As far as I can tell, everybody insisting that he should've come to the Gold Cup is assuming that Chandler was perfectly healthy. Since he said otherwise, I'm not willing to make that assumption.
He's 21 and has been playing with the first team for less than 6 months. Chandler was in the position to do nothing. If he had I'm sure they would have welcomed him to the bench.
Exactly, he would have missed the first two weeks of preseason. Josh Gatt was also denied by Molde so he wouldn't miss time with his club. It seems like a prudent thing to do for a young player that is just breaking into the first team. Tim owes Nuernberg a lot for giving him the chance and I can fully understand why he would want to respect their wishes. Like I've always said, if it wasn't for Nuernberg seeing something in him and giving him a chance the Tim & US wouldn't even be in this position.
A smokescreen is the last thing the DFB wanted any young player to use. Even in case they're interested in Chandler, they'd want him to openly declare for Germany before any actions take place. Young players (especially below U19 level) are free to have a look at other feds; but they have to declare they want to come back, not the other way around.
You're saying first of all that he is in the bag. He's not, even if he has said he would like to play with us. We do not know the whole story I suspect, and if we covet him, maybe Germany is coveting him now too. Wouldn't you if you were German? Whether you had someone else at that age with his talent and ability to play RB or not? Second of all, you do not know that he was kept in Germany by his coach or club because they wanted him to stay healthy for next season. Thank you for the spelling correction. I did not know that.
Or perhaps not. Everybody's free to decide. Oh, maybe I overlooked something; did you try to add anything to the debate with your posting?
No, he hasn't. The last Statements from the German federation regarding Chandler confirm exactly what he was saying.
Yes, but it's not an important tournament to the clubs. They're interested in 1) league success, 2) keeping their best players fit so as to achieve that success, 3) being able to sell/trade their best players to bring in players that will make the squad better. Playing in the Gold Cup helps them with none of this. Playing in the Copa America might help with no. 3. Right now, if an English team are interested in Chandler, they can use how he performed in the BLiga against the likes of Bayern, Leverkusen, Dortmund, etc to evaluate his quality. How Chandler would have performed against Canada, Panama, Guadeloupe and Jamaica would have given them no yardstick to measure his ability. If the USA were in the Copa America instead of Costa Rica, playing Argentina, Colombia and Bolivia, with a chance of playing Uruguay or Chile in the elimination rounds, a club will be a lot more willing to release Chandler because there'll be a much better gauge of his ability.