http://www.planetfootball.com/artic...tle=US+players+need+to+be+in+Europe+-+Wegerle In an interview with Roy Wegerle, he says that MLS won't produce top quality players and that if the US wants to keep getting better our boys have to play in Europe. He goes on to say that 60-70 percent of the team from the World Cup played in Europe, which isn't accurate. If you look at the contribution to the WC squad from MLS players and players abroad I would say that MLS players were equal to their European counterparts. I agree that a lot of our players should go to Europe, but to say that we won't produce top quality players in MLS is a little short sighted. Personally I don't really care for Mr. Wegerle. I've read comments from him over the last couple of years I think that he's pretty much a pompus ass (but that's just my opinion).
when was the last time wegerle opened his mouth and nonsense DIDN'T come out? wasn't he the one recently babbling on about mexico wanting us to throw a game (and getting every fact wrong, including which team it was). five of the six U.S. goals were MLS? yeah, that bites. I wonder of Wegerle is regretting playing for the U.S. and is trying to kiss up to his english buddies. whiner.
Re: -- Yes indeed he does, when he's in front of a camera as a commentator, when he should be talking. I thought he was dead the last time I saw him as Rob Stone's partner.
Roy Who? Although there is some merit to his comments, it doesn't take into consideration the improvements in the MLS every single year. That being said, it apppears Roy is a good quote machine for the press. Need odd-ball remark, ask Roy...
Roy is doing that to make the English press happy and the from that site is just as a bad as "Sirshootalot"rumors.
Hey now, many of Roy's recent comments indicate that he is suffering from a severe case of cranial-rectal inversion, and should be pitied.
Re: Re: Roy Wegerle says MLS won't produce top quality players. Is it contagious? Is there a cure? If so, Roy appears to hang around some of the members of BS...
I definitely fear that comments like this will dissuade some fans, observers, and players from the quality and potential of MLS. If you asked me whether developing and playing regularly and consistently in Europe is better than MLS? I think I would say it probably is right now. However, when you consider the fact that many of our Americans are ending up riding the pine, I don't think their development is superior. I don't see how it could be... especially for those picking splinters out for so long. I'll refrain to name them out of respect. You see, it's a double-edged sword if you ask me. In Europe you have history and passion and a well-developed football system. Here, you sometimes don't have all that excitement to feed off of, but, you're a part of building that history and making strides to make this part of the world exist in the soccer market. In my opinion, if MLS is ever going to be what the Wegerle's of the world perceive Europe is, it's going to take these pioneers of the game to sacrifice that history in order to take the game basically from the ground up and redefine it. I think, in that respect, MLS has the unique opportunity to revolutionize the game in a way that doesn't exist. And, maybe the will make MLS the best league to train or develop. Of course, however, Europe is an amazing landscape for quality footballing. But, this is just stream of consciousness. Pay no mind.
Just because Roy Wegerle was in MLS and he was crap doesn't mean everyone is crap. Did he watch the World Cup? Or was he too busy pretending he's English? I would have hoped that Wegerle would give me a reason to like him. He never gave me one as a US player, and he's not giving me one now.
Could it be that Mr. Wegerle is a little sad that he's missed the boat and will only belong to US soccer history in the dim, faded light of France '98, and will never have a shot to be a part of the glorious KJ2002, and whatever the future holds? Sounds like sour grapes to me.
We DC United fans got a good deal on the Roy Lassiter for Roy Wegerle trade. When's the last time an Anzac was won anything in soccer anyway?
I have to agree about Roy. I thought he was one of the better players of our recent past, but his remarks of late have only shown him to be ignorant, if not outright spiteful. I can see where his comments would make sense, given the players around him when he was playing in MLS, but obviously, he has no idea of the talent or progress in MLS now. I'm going to be more than happy to brush him off as just another has-been that came to MLS at the end of his career, and found that it was too late for him to retire. Au revoire, Roy.
Roy WACKOFFERLY SUCKS and always will SUCK as a soccer player. He should of never been on the US National team let alone play one second at France 98. He kissed a lot of Sampson ass to be on that team and unfortunately Steve kept him on. I don't even remember Roy touching the ball one time in France. Come to think of it he NEVER DID! What Steve Sampson ever saw in Roy as a quality player I will never understand!
What Roy is saying makes sense to a certain degree. Why do you think the japanese baseball league, though having been around for 60+ years, hasn't reached the level of our MLB? Most BB people rate the Japanese league as AA level at best. If our domestic players don't play against the very best players, their skills will stagnate at a certain point. What we will then have is a league where most of the players play at about the same level, so no one gets appeciatively better. MLS has done well so far, but Garber and co. know that if the league doesn't import high quality players to up the level of our home grown players, we will fall behind. The quality of play of the NHL didn't take off untill all those European players started coming over. The problem with the NHL is that too many of them came over.
The problem with his logic is that MLS happens to be our first and best option to get more US players overseas to begin with. Take away a professional league in this country and the number of players who might even be considered for a spot in Europe would dwindle. Besides being a place of development MLS offers the hope for young players to potentially make a career in the sport even if they aren't being scouted by some foreign club. As I said before, take away MLS and we are right back to 1990 levels of competence. Nice try Roy, but you're slicing off the tee once again.
Wegerle hasn't been in the US game in a few years. He is going on his experience which was correct AT THAT TIME. Roy needs to wake up and smell the coffee, much like the rest of the world. I guess the only way we will be able to make the Europeans choke on their Danish and Esperesso in the morning is by winning the World Cup. Then they will say "oh well we new all along the US would win it all!" I think once the salary cap rises you are going to see more players like Landon Dononvan. Guys who will be happy making a half million a year living in Miami or some other sexy US city. Just give it time boys and girls. Let Wegerle flap his gums. In fact I hope the rest of the World feels this way too. Why? because there is nothing more fun than the element of surprise. Get my drift?? 2006?
Re: Re: Roy Wegerle says MLS won't produce top quality players. Did you tape the Portugal game? Good. Now you have a record of the last time the US will ever be able to catch any major team off guard. Whoever the "big" team is we are drawn with in 2006 will be taking us very seriously, since they want to make damn sure that they won't be that Cup's version of Portugal. Any points the US gets from here on in will be earned the hard way. No one will be stupid enough to think that all they need to do is show up. Tom
If he thinks MLS is weak, what does it say about himself? He did, after all, score exactly 3 goals in his last MLS season...