How Did Heath Pearce's Stock Drop So Fast?

Discussion in 'MLS: General' started by DaveBrett, Dec 19, 2013.

  1. DaveBrett

    DaveBrett Member

    Nov 28, 1998
    Austin, Texas
    A couple of years ago he was a challenging for a place on the US National Team, now nobody wants him in the reentry draft. Did this guy somehow piss off every General Manager in MLS?
     
  2. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He wasn't just challenging for a place on the National Team, he was on it. In 2008 he started 11 games including seven out of eight WCQs (he didn't start the last one and I'm wondering if that was due to suspension). In 2009 he started the first two Hexagonal games and five Gold Cup games. January 25, 2012 was his last National Team game.
     
  3. Jough

    Jough Member+

    Jul 30, 2007
    Kansas City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Counterpoint : how did his stock stay artificially high for so long?
     
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  4. EvilTree

    EvilTree Member+

    Canadian S.C
    Canada
    Nov 20, 2007
    Frozen Swampland, Soviet Canuckistan
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    is his knee injury so serious that no team is willing to take a chance on him?
     
  5. Dills

    Dills Moderator
    Staff Member

    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Remember that he's now free to talk to any club in the league and is as close to a free agent as the current CBA allows. Just because he wasn't picked up in either RED stage doesn't mean he's not talking to anyone.
     
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  6. theENFORCER

    theENFORCER Member

    Apr 10, 2010
    NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's a good player but he seems like he doesn't really care all that much and doesn't have the drive as other players.
     
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  7. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What happened? Shaved his awesome FC Dallas mustache, and that was the beginning of the end.
     

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  8. USFootiefan1980

    LAFC
    United States
    Aug 19, 2005
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol! This.

    …And (seriously) the nagging injury I'm sure isn't helping much. Who knows, he had a falling out at Dallas before he left, maybe he's a head case, or a locker room cancer or something.
     
  9. lkgf09

    lkgf09 Member

    Jun 7, 2004
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I guess people are hesitant to pick him up after his hip surgery. He was on a high salary so he is gonna have to take a bug pay cut to be on an MLS roster.
     
  10. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Using players who had falling outs with the old Dallas coach Hyndman is lunacy. He basically clashed with every player including Dax McCarthy, Brek Shea. Even longtime associate Daniel Hernandez who played for him at SMU and FC Dallas where he was team captain. He was then an player coach and then just assistant but had a "falling out" that no one knows the particulars and hasn't been seen here since.

    I Liked Pearce here when he played right back and had I believe over 10 assists that year. I am also surprised he hasn't done more. I do believe his personality grinds on coaches even back to his Germany days when he claimed he was better than whoever was playing left back at the time for the US before he had played for them.
     
  11. USFootiefan1980

    LAFC
    United States
    Aug 19, 2005
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I said "maybe"...
     

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