lol yeah but i meant more about who he played for than where his actual nationality lies... kind of like the mexican kid born here that we screwed up by not giving him a chance and now hes gonna be a stud
A few weeks after Rossi made a big PR splash by training with Man U, he still hasn't been signed by any team. He may be making outrageous salary demands or limiting himself to a few top-tier teams, but he needs to lower his standards quick. Either go to a bottom-level Premier League or mid-tier Serie A team, or sign with MLS. I wouldn't pay him more than 500k, given his injury history.
i agree. there should be a division between US-eligible players and non-eligible "yanks"- a separate sub-forum for non-eligible yanks makes sense to me....the overlap in interest is not that great for most people, imo....
I wouldn't have a separate sub-section but I would add an asterisk* to the yanks thread title that are on other national teams. Rossi, JoGo, Delaney, Bjorn etc.
LMAO! All of this Rossi stuff was quite thoroughly vetted several administrations ago. No consensus was ever reached then and given his limited remaining shelf life, I don't think one will emerge this time either. Best to drop it, honestly.
Citizenship is a fact of law. (most of the time...) That is all. It's the green card, work visa and Dreamer Yanks that we should be fighting about!
News to come: Giuseppe Rossi's agent: "Some requests came from Europe, but not from a club that the boy wanted. We evaluate the proposals around the world and in some days we should have some news. Especially from the MLS. From a physical point of view Rossi is fine"https://t.co/j8dWTHDeUE— Charles Boehm (@cboehm) February 21, 2019
Rossi to trial with LAFC. About time he signs with MLS already, after his desperate "trial" with Man U to drum up Euro interest, which apparently failed. Per sources , Giuseppe Rossi is indeed headed to Los Angeles.But contrary to reports I'm hearing Rossi is set to trial with #LAFC.Former Italian international has trained recently with #ManUtd and last summer with #RBNY. Looked sharp with the MLS club.Intriguing trialist.— Kristian Dyer (@KristianRDyer) February 27, 2019
Maybe he just wants to come home, but odd that he can't find someone in Serie B or the Spanish 2nd division or some scrub in Serie A/La Liga to have him as an option.
Well played to you sir. Got to be tough for the kid. He is really just about in the John O'Brien realm of god given talent that was just devastated by injury. But sadly, as William Munny puts it, "Deserves got nothin' to do with it."
🗣 @LAFC G.M John Thorrington on how @GiuseppeRossi22 has found his way to Los Angeles!👇LISTEN HERE👇 pic.twitter.com/pFLuflAAHj— SiriusXM FC (@SiriusXMFC) February 27, 2019
Re-editing my recent bit of snark to be constructive ["that's a pleasant change" say the Mods ], with his injury issues only Italy and Spain's desperate would take him on, and why would an ex-Italy striker join a desperate club unless he's desperate himself? They're unlikely to be able to afford him, and there's a risk that he may not be paid on time, in full, or even at all. In MLS, he will be paid. On top of that, they're unlikely to have the training facilities and/or fitness and conditioning staff that - putting his own very specific injury record aside - a player of his age, position and paying style will need. Another injury, even a relatively routine one, that's treated by a Serie B bottom-feeder's medical staff could finish him completely. At LAFC, even if the club don't have them on staff, he can personally access the sports medical expertise of a city with seve Major-League franchises, plus a host of Division 1 NCAA teams. Giving it a try is a no-brainer for him.
No longer at LAFC: Giuseppe Rossi is not training any more with #LAFC being told he spoke yesterday with Bob Bradley and is gone. // el italiano nacido en New Jersey no está más a prueba con el equipo de Vela #MLS @RobAbramowitz @US_diarioas @kbaxter11 @arieljudas @UruAlejandro— John E. Rojas (@jrojasa75) March 4, 2019 Maybe Galaxy? Rossi at @LAGalaxy game #LAGalaxy @GalaxyPodcast #LAvCHI pic.twitter.com/5AokqBVfoq— Elvia (@audrey393) March 3, 2019
There is going to be an MLS side that will take a shot and this is going to come back and haunt the LA teams this year.
FC Cincinnati on line one. They're the garbage dump of the league right now. And not in a one man's trash is another one's treasure way. Aren't going after prospects but guys on the way down or had plenty of chances just underwhelmed, and they're just not invested in long. It also might be a case of him having to humble himself and decide if he wants to keep playing at any rate or just when a team will pay a premium for him.
It's kinda like wanting to go to the prom really, really badly thinking you're a 10 so you approach every 10 out there. Those 10's are tempted because of your name but when they realize you can't dance (anymore) you have to accept that you're really just a 5.
The problem with Rossi finding a team in MLS is likely due to the lack of teams willing to spend money on a player with his injury history. MLS will spend money on impact players but spending it on Rossi is just a risk that teams don't really have to take. There are good players they can get for the same $$ who are both just as good, younger, and 0 injury history. Bigger clubs in Europe might be able to take flyer on a talented, off-injured player but not MLS. The only way he'll sign here is if he agrees to a heavily incentivized contract that gives him a nice payday if he hits certain bonuses, etc. But I am not sure he'd take that.