So after Howard a second American finding his way to Rotterdam. His trial will start on monday. Source is the official Feyenoordwebsite Feyenoord.nl
Text of the story -- doesn't look like much more than saying he'll be there (is this a training, or trial, situation?) and some background about CB. "De Amerikaanse international Carlos Bocanegra zal vanaf aanstaande maandag als stagiair meetrainen met de beloften van Feyenoord. De 23-jarige linkerverdediger van de Chicago Fire blijft twee weken in Rotterdam. Bocanegra staat in eigen land bekend als een groot talent. In zijn debuutjaar in de Major League Soccer (MLS) werd hij zelfs gekozen tot ‘Rookie van het Jaar’. Inmiddels kwam de Amerikaan tot zes interlands. "Bocanegra speelt vanaf 2000 in de Amerikaanse profcompetitie, de MLS. In dit jaar werd hij als vierde gedraft bij de universiteitsploeg van UCLA. Aanpassingsproblemen leek het talent niet te hebben, want al in zijn eerste seizoen werd hij tot beste verdediger van de club verkozen. Inmiddels speelt Bocanegra bij zijn werkgever geregeld als defensieve middenvelder. Bij de nationale ploeg is hij echter nog steeds verdediger. Ondanks een aantal eerdere selecties voor Team USA werd Bocanegra niet geselecteerd voor het WK in Japan en Zuid-Korea."
Good experience for young Carlos. He will be the next Marcello Balboa for the US team. He is one of the major keys to future US success on the defensive side.
It says that he will train with the reserves from Feyenoord. They want to check him out for the position of leftback.
Gosh dangit. If Feyenoord keep trying to sign Americans I might have to become a Feyenoord supporter too!
Our company's translating software is largely responsible for this, so forgive me if it is inaccurate: "American International Carlos Bocanegra arrived Monday for a trial and training session with promise at Feyenoord. The birthday boy of the Chicago Fire remains two weeks in Rotterdam. Bocanegra is regarded in his own country with a large amount of excitement. In his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut he was even chosen as 'Rookie of the year'. Meanwhile the American reached six 'interlands' (I have no idea). Bocanegra has played in the top level American socer league, the MLS, since 2000. Before that year he played 4 years at the collegiate level with UCLA. Adaptation problems did not seem to have slowed him down, because even in his first season he was considered the best defender of his club. At his club he was also employed as a defensive midfielder. At the national level, however, he is still a defender. In spite of numerous callups to the US National Team, Bocanegra was not selected for the WC in Japan and Korea."
He'll never make it at Feyenoord as a left back in a 4-4-2. He's a center back IMHO, and that's his only hope of landing a Euro gig. 'Interlands', perhaps internationals, as in international caps?
Interlands, roughly, is the slang name for a callup for a game between national teams. We can translate to caps and be accurate enough.
Beasley apparently had no problems pissing whatsoever. A fact that my Austrian friends are still bringing up on a daily basis. They call him "Pee Wee." Whether a Herman public display reference or a size reference I am still not sure...
The story from Planet Football http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=115993&cpid=9&title=Feyenoord+take+Bocanegra+on+trial
Has feyenoord had problems if the back? Is that a reason they are looking at him? The Dutch league seems like a good fit Boca. I wouldn't be surprised if some other young Yanks wanting to make an impression in Europe end up in Holland.
he is much better in central defense, his natural position. If he could play left side well, we wouldn't have had Regis and Hejduk at those positions because he is 1000% better soccer player than those guys.