Beasley needs to get out of the MLS as fast as possible in order for his skills to be refined. He has demolished MLS defenders and needs better competition, which will greatly help him with the national team. He looks bored playing for the Fire and I think he needs a greater challenge at this critical time in his career.
Beasley must get physically stronger and improve his passing and finishing before europe will take him. He's an exciting dribbler but the results of his efforts must end with more goals being scored.
idk, i think he could easily find a team that he could get good time on in the eredivise or lique 1. portugal would be good as well i think.
I'm not gonna get into it but I simply don't buy this rationale. For DaMarcus, or Landon, or anyone. (only really care about the Fire players it affects/doesn't affect, personally, though) They're well within their rights to leave mind you, but I don't think anyone has to anymore. Especially for the likes of Portugal, Holland, or France.
Beasley did an interview around on the topic right around the MLS cup. I don't remember the source. He basically said that he didn't think he was going to get the right transfer this off-season and he was going to play another year in MLS, complete his contract, give Europe another try next year when he can go on a free.
Re: Re: Why is Beasley not in Europe ? Don't get me wrong, I understand your passion for your Fire team, but are you equating the MLS in the same breathe as Portugal, Holland and France respective leagues ?
Re: Re: Re: Why is Beasley not in Europe ? No. I'm saying you're not getting a whole new level of competition, generally speaking, going to the average team in those level leagues. The league may be better organised, have greater fan passion, pay more, whatever...but it's not necessarily a whole reason in and of itself to pack up and leave the US 'cause you can't develop here any further'. it's a lot more subtle than whether the league as a whole is better or worse.
Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! That's what it sounds like. Take, for example that Gibbs character. He was in the Bundesliga for a while (maybe other leagues too), but he definitely played in a league that you sir, would probably not "equate in the same breathe" with MLS. Yet it was Gibbs who had that handball-to-PK-to-Loss in the game vs. Brazil, and it was Gibbs that was caught off guard when Holland scored the game winner last week. Given those facts, one might even dare to suggest that playing in Europe didn't do him too much good. On the other hand, Carlos B. played his entire professional career with the Fire, and made a seemingly seamless switch (nice alliteration!) to the Premier League (his present suspension not withstanding). as far as what Beasley needs to do to improve, Fanaddict had it right.
Exactly, I don't think Beasley's game has improved enough in the last few years to warrant the European leagues to pay a transfer for him. He's definatly not strong enough to play in EPL, Bundesliga, or Serie A. He really needs to work on his finishing because all his hard work does not eqaute to goals... and very rarely does he make that 'killer' pass that sets up the goal. Defenders i imagine are not afraid of him shooting from outside the 18 because his shot more often than not is either weak or not on target. And for pete's sake... hitting the weight room couldn't hurt. But if he works on these things takes it on himself to work out a deal in Spain, or Holland (preferably) i could see it working wonders for him.
Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! So you are taking a couple of mistakes a player made to justify the reason "european" football did not help him ? Why do all of Brazil best players go to European leagues ? Argentines, Columbians, why to they leave their domestic leagues ? Besides being better organised and higher salaries, the leagues are host to an array of different nationalities who bring their own dimension to the team. This atomatically raise the level of competition because of the need to raise ones' game, which in turn the players perform at a higher standard.
Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! While Gibbs was involved in the play leading to the goal by Holland, I'm not sure the goal isn't more appropriately attributed to Hejduk, or perhaps even a great play by the Dutch. Which leads me to another point... Saying Gibbs isn't up to par because he may have had some responsibility for goals scored against us by two of the best teams in the world may be a stretch. Personally, on the whole, I thought Gibbs looked very good in the game against Holland. Whether that is due to his time in Germany, I don't know. I'm just not sure he's the example I'd use were I arguing against Europe.
Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! Look man, I'm just trying to relax and chill over here. That's totally your opinion and you're certainly justified with what you're saying and all. I mean, it's like this... Europe has some great leagues that help players to improve. Why isn't Beasley in one of those leagues? (your original question) All the other guys up there have given you a number of valid reasons. What do I bring to the party? Me, I'm just here for a good time.
Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! That explains the "Why I'm an Idiot, pt. 2!" subject heading you started.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! I'll have to refer you to a new article written in the UC newspaper. It's called "A Sensational Twist on the News with Flynn O'Hara Murphy" Then shut up.
Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
thats the only way he will get to Europe. He has great speed but needs to have more accurate ball control. Especially around the big boys.
Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! Boys, don't let some idiot New Yorker who puts "european" in quotations start trolling here. Ignore him, boys. Ignore him.
my 2 cents. He is too young, small, and light. Give him a few more yrs and he will be on some European club.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I'm an Idiot, pt. 2! Oh yeah? Well since we're going to be grown up about it, (_!_) to you!!
DaMarcus isn't likely to get much bigger as he's over 21. He might fill out a little over the next couple years, but he's pretty much where he's going to be in terms of size and weight. Going to Europe can be a boon to one's game IF they get a chance to play. As a counter example to those who think Europe is the end all be all for a player's soccer development, I offer Frankie Hejduk as an example. He went to Beyer Leverkusen and got plenty of splinters up his butt. And his game suffered. Remember that European countries have restrictions on non-Euro players. Americans, when they go over, are basically in competition with the best players coming in from Africa, Asia, and South America for a team's limited foreign player game playing spots. Also, because those slots are limited, it restricts teams as to who they want to bring in as foreign players. Unless the player is good enough to get into games, his development is restricted to what he may be able to get training with his club or possibly in Reserve team matches. That level of competition needs to be better than MLS for a player to improve if he's not assured of playing first team football. Frankly, I don't think it is. Each American player needs to determine when his skills are good enough to jump over and make a big enough splash to be a first teamer. I take it as a good sign that DaMarcus has a plan. His MLS time has been well spent. He's improved immeasurably while with the Fire. But he has a couple things to work on -- his shot , for instance -- that will get him a good shot at being a first team player.
Getting Stongaaaaa, Getting Strongaaaaa This is the only part of your post I have a problem with. While I agree that Damarcus is probably not going to grow anymore, saying that he's pretty much where he's going to be in terms of size and weight is incorrect. Just look at the size, weight, and speed difference between a 21 year old college football player, and a 25 year old NFL player. I'm not saying that DMB is gonna get much bigger, but he certainly can if he works hard enough.
just look at how skinny Sammy Sosa was in his 20's with the Sox and how much bigger he got with *cough* serious weight training in his 30's. ps- Andrew, do you have a website where I can start posting my column?
Re: Getting Stongaaaaa, Getting Strongaaaaa Just look at the hair loss of the 25 y.o. NFL player! 'Roids! BALCO is under investigation, so that avenue is cut off. I agree w/ the original thought, DMB will not get much bigger due to his body frame and make-up.