I think if the MLS were able to bring atleast 5 guys from overseas back into the MLS it would great. Let Dempsey, Beasley, Convey, Boca, etc...stay because they actually will have a big impact on the 2010 WC. In order for MLS to really reach the next level we need to start keeping more domestic talent. Say LA could sign Simek or a player along those lines it would be awesome. Does anyone think that is a possibility of this actually happening? Perhaps in a few years?
Okay, well I was not aware of his specific contract state but I didn't mean to focus this thread on him. This is open to any of the US talent overseas: Gibbs, Feilhaber, Bradley, Simek, Cherundulo, Spector, Davies, Hill etc....
Do you honestly think you're the first person to say these things? Seriously, read through the damn forums before you post crap you think is an "original thought" as it's likely already been stated 947 times before.
I never said it was my original idea, i was simply asking if anyone thinks this could start to happen next year or within the next few. DC fans really are all a-holes.
Seriously, read through the damn forums before you post crap you think is an "original thought" as it's likely already been stated 947 times before.
Easy Everybody, I think the kid has a point (even if it has been made a few times) but he's asking, not stating. So let him be. I say welcome to all you MLS Fans. [edit]
Like it or not, coming back to MLS from Europe is seen as a failure in an American player's career. The one exception might have been Cory Gibbs, who was able to use his MLS and National team stints to get back to Europe, but the injury bug has kept that positive development from materializing.
It's not really a feasible move for the good american players under contract. MLS can't afford the transfer fee. Also if an american player want's to play out his contract and leave, alot of clubs don't like that and will tend to bench a guy who doesn't see himself as a long term part of the team. For instance, David Beckham was buried on the Real Madrid bench after he signed with MLS, despite being in great form that he showed once he got another chance.
I disagree. The idea shouldn't be to "keep" domestic talent; the idea should be to IMPROVE domestic talent. For example; why would Kansas City have to worry about what happens if Eddie Johnson went to the Premiership, when they're developing five Eddie Johnson-caliber players (I'm talking in MLS, not USMNT) on the bench, and would be ready to go if he left? Training-wise, things are getting a lot better in MLS. But they need to start from the bottom-up in terms of raising the salaries of the developmental players/lower dollar contracts in MLS. Give new talent a monetary reason to star in MLS instead of the smaller clubs in Europe, or even USL.
Look at all the best leagues in the world....La Liga(Spain), EPL(England), Bundesliga(Germany), Serie A(Italy).....all of their best domestic players in each country play in different countries....saying all our domestic players need to stay in the U.S is not a good idea... I agree we need to IMPROVE overall domestic talent .....MLS can still be a good league without our best domestic players staying here
Que? Germany, Italy, Spain and England all draw the overwhelming majority of their national team players from their national leagues.
Italy and Germany; okay, I'll give you that. When's the last time England or Spain won a World Cup though?
Errrr....I do. I don't care if he plays in MLS or not, but I'm generally interested in him as a player.
England's National team isn't composed of EPL players? Owen, Rooney, Crouch, Terry, Lampard, Jenas, Smith, Hargreaves, both Coles, Robinson, umm which of their big players play elsewhere?
I was thinking this same thing about Oguchi the other day. I mean he plays in Belgium...I haven't followed that league but is it that much better than MLS. Dalby just went there too. Also all the guys that go to the Scandanavian leagues. We should concentrate on getting the guys that go to the lower Euro leagues
Fact is those lower euro leagues pay a lot better than MLS, and none of those guys is worth a DP slot.
I don't think it's realistic for teams on MLS-sized budgets to have 5 EJs waiting in the wings. He's a damn good player. I doubt if any CCC-BL.2.-Serie B-Segunda Liga teams have 5 young guys that good. Hell, Derby County is IN the Prem, and they don't have even 1 EJ caliber player on the bench. If they did, they wouldn't have been trying to buy the real EJ.