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What do you mean by prospect?
As in potential U.S. future? He's still there because the U.S. is weak in that department, and many others...
at 21 he can still somehow improve... but it's going to have to be a major improvement, he hasn't shown haha
Jozy is 21 and has many years ahead of him. Yet his stint in Europe hasn't been to positive. From 2008 to 2011, he has scored three goals in domestic leagues and three goals in other tournaments, a total of six goals. Those are not the stats you want from a striker.
Furthermore, he's already been with four teams in Europe. The only European team that has given him extended playing time was Hull City, where he scored one goal in 28 appearances in the Premier League. Moreover, jumping from team to team doesn't seem like a healthy pattern.
He is only 21 years, but he is going on five years as a pro, 2006-2011. Should Jozy still be considered a prospect?
What do you mean by prospect?
As in potential U.S. future? He's still there because the U.S. is weak in that department, and many others...
at 21 he can still somehow improve... but it's going to have to be a major improvement, he hasn't shown haha
Yeah - he's just not a very good one. 21 is still young. The most important thing for Jozy is to get playing time.
MLS needs to do a better job of retaining and developing the best american players. Yeah the compe ion and money is better in Europe, and if you somehow find a role on a team you are going to develop at much faster pace than in MLS (Bradley), but it's too hard to find a role for most of these guys.
Altidore would have been better off sticking with the MLS for another 3 to 5 seasons. Develop your game while actually playing, and then leaving for the riches of Europe/South America.
Pretty much. But the MLS clubs' hands are tied due to the salary cap situation here. I think it would be better for American soccer if they did away with the salary cap and lets clubs like the Red Bulls and Galaxy just go buck wild spending money.
Also its ironic cause the good situation you mentioned - Bradley - now can't even get into the 18 at Aston Villa on most game days. Hopefully his stock hasn't taken a huge hit and he'll be able to get time at a club after this loan and contract are up.
Agreed about the salary cap. The fact that a team with a DP (let alone multiple like LA and NY) has never won the Cup should point out that money doesn't always equal victories. Let teams spend what they want on who they want. Keep our best young talent here, until they prove they are worth too much for our owners to keep in America.
So frustrating seeing players like Jozy, Freddy, and now Bradley have their development stunted because they aren't good enough to compete with the league they have chosen to play.
You hit the nail on the head, it is their own stupid decision. But I don't blame them, any young player would accept a deal that takes them to a European club.
And I agree with the notion that the MLS shouldn't have a salary cap, mainly because the tradition of the sport around the world is to not have one. The salary cap is more likely to work, with the intentions/purpose of retaining the nation's best talent, if the sport they're competing in is dominating by that country. See: football and basketball. Since there exist so many more compe ive leagues abroad, the other clubs will always have the means of buying the American players.
A proposal to end the salary cap in the MLS is not all that far-fetched in my opinion. The league is relatively new and the sport is growing in popularity, you can argue there is more attention being drawn towards it these past couple of years. And who knows how much has been considered at the top on this exact subject. Someone should start it up because the MLS will always be limited with a salary cap, and it makes no sense to have it if the US soccer federation has the goal of developing its best players.
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