ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Agree the biggest reason is probably missing the World Cup, but if true, it is completely unacceptable to have zero communication with a player of this magnitude and in this situation.
ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Agree the biggest reason is probably missing the World Cup, but if true, it is completely unacceptable to have zero communication with a player of this magnitude and in this situation.
jay040 said:
If wanting to play in the 2018 World Cup regardless of what country you're playing for is more important than helping the USMNT get to the 2022 World Cup, and representing the US during that effort, then good riddance.
Maybe it's a bit naive and ideological, but I'd rather have the players representing our country be willing to risk never playing in the World Cup (clearly 2022 isn't guaranteed) if they can't play it in wearing the USA jersey. I'm also aware that we may have some dual citizens on our team may have chosen the to play for the US because it was the most sure way for them to play in a World Cup. I also realize that Gonzalez has lived in Mexico since he was 14, so he clearly has ties to the country. I have no idea about his family history/culture and if his parents/grandparents grew up cheering for El Tri. But if missing U-20 World Cup and a pointless friendly are enough to make him want to choose Mexico over the US, then good riddance.
I'm just acknowledging that I'm aware it exists. I didn't say it doesn't bother me.Quote:
If you want to dump the guys that chose us over someone else solely because our World Cup prospects were higher, I can respect that consistency.
But if you're fine with those guys and angry at this situation, I'm not really sure that's a realistic approach.
PatAg said:
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76356/brad-rothenberg-our-federation-lost-jonathan-gon.html
Yea, I would agree with that its definitely a little too biased towards the quality of the org. I just personally didn't even know that the org existed, and it's a really interesting notion. It does seem like our national team has been pretty underrepresented by latino players considering the demographics of our population. We know US soccer, and MLS, both struggle to identify all the talent out there (not just latino, any races really) just due to the size of the nation.aggie kid said:PatAg said:
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/76356/brad-rothenberg-our-federation-lost-jonathan-gon.html
Interesting viewpoint, but I feel like there's something off about the tone of the interview.
aznaggiegirl07 said:
How does that work? when players jump ship to another country? Are they allowed to go back and forth?
I understand that it wouldnt look good if players did that often, but would he be allowed back?
jeffk said:
J. Gonzalez not named to the Mexico preliminary WC roster. Whoops!
wangus12 said:
I know we shouldn't, but can we please call Landon Donovan up for one game so he can play with Pulisic