Barthez-Battalion Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Like who? Like any of the ones getting minutes in good leagues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Dempsey, Altidore, Johannsson, Wondo, Boyd, Johnson, Gomez, Zardes, Agudelo......Akindele? Edited November 9, 2014 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Dempsey, Altidore, Johannsson, Wondo, Boyd, Johnson, Gomez, Zardes, Agudelo......Akindele? At best Tesho is number 5 on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWFC Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 At best Tesho is number 5 on that list. haha.... no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 That is a gigantic stretch. I would say at best he is 9/10 on that list (and that's only becuase Agudelo is clubless). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 There are more names you could add and Akindele would still be at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Glad you noticed that - I just wanted to be give the benefit of the doubt for arguments sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I love how these players get all offended when Canada doesn't call them but then when they actually earn a call up from us they think "oh, well maybe I'm good enough for *blank*" and hold out. Like what is Akindele thinking? .. he has a chance to be a 50+ cap international for Canada. I don't want to hear this "well with the USA he could play in a World Cup" he has 2000x the chance of playing in a World Cup with Canada because there is no way he's making a USA roster for a World Cup... at best he's gonna be Eddie Johnson (who was left off the World Cup team). Just hilarious that a year ago he was playing Division II NCAA and would have killed someone for a Canada call even to a youth team and now he's gonna play this game? Okay bud, have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I love how these players get all offended when Canada doesn't call them but then when they actually earn a call up from us they think "oh, well maybe I'm good enough for *blank*" and hold out. Like what is Akindele thinking? .. he has a chance to be a 50+ cap international for Canada. I don't want to hear this "well with the USA he could play in a World Cup" he has 2000x the chance of playing in a World Cup with Canada because there is no way he's making a USA roster for a World Cup... at best he's gonna be Eddie Johnson (who was left off the World Cup team). Just hilarious that a year ago he was playing Division II NCAA and would have killed someone for a Canada call even to a youth team and now he's gonna play this game? Okay bud, have fun. Akindele is taking a high risk chance with potential for high payoff. He's so far behind US depth chart, and even Charlie Davies and Teal Bunbury who have been playing well for New England are higher than him right now IMO. And even among rookies, Akindele has to prove himself way better than German-American kids playing in Bundesliga reserve teams right now, considering Klinsmann prefers Europe based players. But even getting in Camp Cupcake puts Akindele in US pool, and give Klinsy a chance to assess him. If Klinsmann likes him, he may not get call ups in serious games unless he goes on a bender. But he might get something down the line. Akindele is not looking for caps right away, but if Robbie Findley and Edson Buddle went to World Cup, Akindele has same chance at 27-28. Unlikely, but it's a risk. And if Klinsmann tells him that he's not good enough, he comes back to Canada. Bit of realpolitik move on his part, and I don't think Floro will turn him down if Akindele wants to play for Canada in the future. I don't like that he's using Canada as a back up, but I do understand that Akindele made a career choice on what he thinks the best move for him is. He gave himself potentially more options by going US options, because you get noticed more as a Yank than a Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Akindele is taking a high risk chance with potential for high payoff. He's so far behind US depth chart, and even Charlie Davies and Teal Bunbury who have been playing well for New England are higher than him right now IMO. And even among rookies, Akindele has to prove himself way better than German-American kids playing in Bundesliga reserve teams right now, considering Klinsmann prefers Europe based players. But even getting in Camp Cupcake puts Akindele in US pool, and give Klinsy a chance to assess him. If Klinsmann likes him, he may not get call ups in serious games unless he goes on a bender. But he might get something down the line. Akindele is not looking for caps right away, but if Robbie Findley and Edson Buddle went to World Cup, Akindele has same chance at 27-28. Unlikely, but it's a risk. And if Klinsmann tells him that he's not good enough, he comes back to Canada. Bit of realpolitik move on his part, and I don't think Floro will turn him down if Akindele wants to play for Canada in the future. I don't like that he's using Canada as a back up, but I do understand that Akindele made a career choice on what he thinks the best move for him is. He gave himself potentially more options by going US options, because you get noticed more as a Yank than a Canadian. I disagree. I think Floro will close the door on him if he comes crawling back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 At best Tesho is number 5 on that list. That is being generous. I don't know MLS that well, but I'd put Erik Hurtado and maybe even Jack McInerney ahead of Akindele at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I disagree. I think Floro will close the door on him if he comes crawling back. Just like the door closed on Bustos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 That is a gigantic stretch. I would say at best he is 9/10 on that list (and that's only becuase Agudelo is clubless). Should have been more clear. When I said "at best" I meant even if he continues to develop at an unbelievable rate his peak performance would be no better than 5th on that list. I don't see that happening obviously, I agree with most here that the likely scenario is that he gets one cap and then fades in obscurity. My point was how can Tesho and his people look at the Americans available player pool and say "Yup, Dempsy, Johannsson, Alidore and Tesho, all great options." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Just like the door closed on Bustos? Well bustos hasn't been called up by the MNT yet and he never even played in a Friendly for Chile. Also it was an unoffical U20 camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Just like the door closed on Bustos? Bustos has never turned down a Call from Canada. Big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AStefank Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Bustos has never turned down a Call from Canada. Big difference. Bustos never accepted the call from Canada and then went back on his word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 And yet I'm still unreasonably pissed at Bustos and don't trust him, still.... Guys like Bustos I'm more concerned about than the Akindeles as well. Tesho grew up getting trained by the American system, from American funds. He has spent half his life in America. Compare that to Bustos. I felt a lot more betrayed by Bustos than Akindele. Just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) And yet I'm still unreasonably pissed at Bustos and don't trust him, still.... Guys like Bustos I'm more concerned about than the Akindeles as well. Tesho grew up getting trained by the American system, from American funds. He has spent half his life in America. Compare that to Bustos. I felt a lot more betrayed by Bustos than Akindele. Just me though. fair point Edited November 10, 2014 by king1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) According to this article on the MLS website, Akindele was not called up by the US MNT? Klinsmann called an NASL striker over Akindele as well... Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Greg Garza (Club Tijuana), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders) Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Hamburg), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution) Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United), Jordan Morris (Stanford), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/10/usmnt-announce-roster-mls-players-colombia-ireland?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=News&utm_campaign=Unpaid Edited November 10, 2014 by shermanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Oakey Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Not only did they call an NASL guy, but they also called Jordan Morris of the NCAA over him. Wonder what is going through his head now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 These USA squads are becoming so ridiculous. 6 Germans (Chandler, Brooks, Johnson, Jones, Green, Morales) and a Norwegian (Diskerud). Only Green has lived in the USA (until age 2). And now Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Here's a bit of info but not much - http://share.d-news.co/6FetY6c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Oakey Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 That article says nothing. I still think the CSA doesn't make a special note of Akindele's choice to turn down the callup unless something was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Here's a bit of info but not much - http://share.d-news.co/6FetY6c Good find. And with the recent release of the USMNT roster, we have all learned that we can't jump to bashing and calling players defectors off false reports. Heres hoping he isn't call in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Unfortunately the reasoning from Akindele around why he turned down the call from Canada is very vague, doesn't do much to dissuade the reports out there that he turned Canada down after receiving interest from the US.... "It was a great call to get, but just at this time, it wasn’t right for me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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