I'd like to see that. He could be a better version LDLT IMO, has a better final ball, higher soccer IQ, and is more technical. At this point in the game though, I have serious doubts that he would be called in. He needed to get integrated with the first team second half of the season and get consistent minutes for him to be an option. Hopefully he makes his presence known next cycle.
I'm simply making a prediction about a player's trajectory and potential limitations. Nothing I said displays a lack of patience or writing him off. I'll still watch with interest. This isn't a Sargent situation where we saw 2-3 professional seasons of stagnation and limitations.
Source tells me that Richy Ledezma has yet not committed to 🇲🇽 Mexico. It's still a very fluid situation. Has played for USMNT in friendlies and just scored first Eredivisie goal for PSV."Fake news. I wouldn't give too much attention to that."— Roger Gonzalez (@RGonzalezCBS) May 16, 2022 🇲🇽🇺🇸 More on Richy Ledezma. Source close to him tells me he isn't leaning towards Mexico and said right now he is committed to trying to get into Berhalter's team once again.— Roger Gonzalez (@RGonzalezCBS) May 16, 2022
You want Gregg to call him in part because, regardless of what he can bring to the team, he could really benefit from an additional few weeks of intense training + game time. I won't pretend to be a Ledezma expert, but the clips made him look like a talented player lacking a wee bit of sharpness (understandable given his injury). Would also be good to see how he holds up out of the Eredivisie and against, say, Uruguay.
I wouldn’t be against calling him but we already have so many people to call and not enough spots. We’re not going to be able to have a 30+ person camp unfortunately.
Along with Gomez, I think you have to prioritize Ledezma. He's one of a handful who could be on the verge of really breaking out. There is a case for Mendez, but it's not nearly as strong.
I think we will see Richie. Been in our camps, had a lot of support from us, plays a bit differently than others we have. Isn’t from Souther Cal which at this point looks to be all Mexico. I’d call Gomez also do to position. Mendez. Happy he is playing. Happy he hasn’t faded into oblivion. Don’t see much upside in him. He is what he is. Don’t care. Anyway…..wonderful to see kid back. Watched the match when he got injured. Just brutal. Go Ritchie.
Yeah, it’s not even close quite honestly. Now that Mexico has decided to try and cap every and any US born player, and play the part of sleazy college football recruiter, we have to really pick and choose. We need to put a few more resources into recruiting dual Mex/S Nats, but we can’t ignore all else. Have to be strategic. We just don’t have the resources, cultural cache, and parental/societal pressure, as well as under the table hand outs the Mex Fed has (anyone who does not think that is happening has no clue how business works down there.). Richie and Gomez yes. Mendez. Eh.
Yup. We also don’t hold 5000 camps a year like Mexico does, nor anyone else TBH. Strategy wise, as I have stated in my previous pots, a few exceptions will have tobe made.
Ledezma is someone with an unusually high ceiling, which is why PSV instead of, say, Utrecht took him from Real Salt Lake. He may not live up to expectations, but if he does the U.S. will have a top player for a Top Third side in a Big 5 side. If he doesn't, he'll either spend most of his career with PSV - which is still good for almost anyone's MNT - or have a decent but unspectacular career in MLS or Europe's middle class leagues, in which case all the US programme has lost is not calling up someone with a lower ceiling today who is 50-50 likely to accept the next callup if it comes. Either way, cap-tying Ledezma is a low-risk, high-reward move. As long as he fully commits, it's a no-brainer.
No idea if there's any reality to it, but I saw some Dutchies on twitter chatting about Ledezma to NEC? I didn't dig too deep, and seemed mostly fan jabbering, but I'll post it like it's true anyway.
Didn't even dig that far. I'll go back and see if it got any traction. There were no "official" things linked that I saw, but they were real NEC fans. Probably wishful thinking, but let me see if there's been any more action.
This is the most "official" thing I could find in a quick scan. "Hopes" seems to be the operative word. (Basically hopes for loan with purchase option. No idea if PSV is entertaining such a thing.) @The Irish Rover NEC hoopt zich deze transferperiode te versterken met het 21-jarige PSV talent Ledezma.De aanvallend middenvelder is een van de kandidaten voor de nummer 10 positie van aankomend seizoen.NEC zou de middenvelder willen huren met een optie tot koop.#NECNijmegen pic.twitter.com/ggRSc0wBMs— necnijmegen.tm (@necmedia1) May 28, 2022
If PSV let him go on any kind of a loan, option to buy or not, that would mean that they don't see a future for him at their level and have decided that "project Ledezma" is something for someone else to undertake. They'd only do that if they felt that, while they gave him a 2.5 years extension at Xmas to protect their investment, his physical and/or footballing progress over the last 6 months has not met the target(s). Given the injury he's been coming back from, it'd be a strange decision. Unless there's been something from serious PSV watchers to the effect that they've written him off, I'd be inclined to ignore this one
If Rik Elfrink doesnot mention anything you can ignore it. He most of the times gets the scoops first. Rik Elfrink @RikElfrinkEindhoven, NederlandFollowers: 75Ked.nl/psv
I guess that’s a bit disappointing but not terribly surprising. Was thinking PSV were being very careful with him at the end of the season giving him limited minutes with a fuller integration by the start of this next season. At the same time, he has been injured for quite a long time and unfortunately lost a lot of development time.
I don't think a straight loan means he's out of the picture. It means he needs competitive minutes but there's not room for him in PSV's first XI.
Yeah, and again, this is pretty much thinnest level rumor at this point. I've not seen much else out there. I'll post if anything new pops up.