Shway Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Was this real or was it fake? Is he even a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 He was joking around about playing for Canada and someone heard it, and reported it as real. There is nothing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Cause a few of us were talking about him earlier this week, I figure I'd post this as a few felt he wasn't good enough for the USMNT. Safe to say he's likely in the USMNT picture and that him possibly playing for Canada remains just a joke between him and Akindele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 He's good. He's just at a deep position. He still has to beat out Cameron, Brooks, Besler, Birnbaum, Carter-Vickers, and it looks like Zimmerman. Is he on Twitter? Has anyone asked him about whether or not he is eligible for Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 32 minutes ago, One American said: He's good. He's just at a deep position. He still has to beat out Cameron, Brooks, Besler, Birnbaum, Carter-Vickers, and it looks like Zimmerman. Is he on Twitter? Has anyone asked him about whether or not he is eligible for Canada? He is in fact on Twitter @Matt_Hedges. He has a Canadian grandparent so he meets FIFA's criteria but I'm doubtful he has citizenship or a passport, due to how far removed he is from the Canadian connection, so even if he truly ends up outside of the USMNT picture it could take over a year before he enters the CanMNT picture (Arfield began the process about a year before his first appearance and Finlay couldn't do it until his father had it iirc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 This is a no-go for me. Hedges clearly wants to be part of the US set up and I think he will be under Arena, who sees two-thirds of his pool in MLS. Plus like SoccerPro said - it was just a joke to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Obinna said: This is a no-go for me. Hedges clearly wants to be part of the US set up and I think he will be under Arena, who sees two-thirds of his pool in MLS. Plus like SoccerPro said - it was just a joke to begin with. Yea I don't think anyone seriously thinks he'll rep Canada ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Well, I'm not saying that Hedges can't play for the USA. But he's got his work cut out for him, For the US, he's probably anywhere from 4 to 8. If he were to join Canada, he would be the No. 1 center back, at least for now. Obviously, it's probably Canada's biggest position of need. It sounds like it would take some time. But right now, Canada has nothing but time. The real problem with it would be that the US has an onslaught of cap-tying games this year. So a decision on whether or not to commit would seem to be coming shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 12 hours ago, One American said: Well, I'm not saying that Hedges can't play for the USA. But he's got his work cut out for him, For the US, he's probably anywhere from 4 to 8. If he were to join Canada, he would be the No. 1 center back, at least for now. Obviously, it's probably Canada's biggest position of need. It sounds like it would take some time. But right now, Canada has nothing but time. The real problem with it would be that the US has an onslaught of cap-tying games this year. So a decision on whether or not to commit would seem to be coming shortly. He doesn't have to be number 1. 4 would be good enough but I get your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister215Guy Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Anyone who can't crack the US roster isn't good enough for Canada. We're much more talented than the Yanks and should have higher expectations despite how FIFA ranks us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Mister215Guy said: Anyone who can't crack the US roster isn't good enough for Canada. We're much more talented than the Yanks and should have higher expectations despite how FIFA ranks us. I picture you speaking like it's the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister215Guy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 15 hours ago, matty said: I picture you speaking like it's the 1920s What the hell does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mister215Guy said: What the hell does that mean? I see some doesn't know their onions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Last night, Walker Zimmerman played and impressed. Birnbaum was his usual solid self. Marshall started last Sunday. Hedges was out for both games, so it's hard to say where he stands in the pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 It may be but as far as Canada goes it is really not relevant. He is not a serious option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 On 29/01/2017 at 7:50 AM, Mister215Guy said: Anyone who can't crack the US roster isn't good enough for Canada. We're much more talented than the Yanks and should have higher expectations despite how FIFA ranks us. Early April Fools joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister215Guy Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 He's not good enough for Canada. If you think otherwise, please explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Matt Hedges would walk straight into this team and be the best CB we've had since DeVos retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 So just a little update ..... Hedges' central defender partner at FC Dallas and rival for USMNT playing time, Walker Zimmerman, has been linked to two of the top 3 Bundesliga 2 teams (Stuttgart and Hanover). So there's a pretty good chance that Zimmerman will be playing in the Bundesliga next year. Which makes it a little more likely that Hedges will be odd man out of the US backline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I thought the whole "Hedges playing for Canada" was a joke started by Hedges with his friend Tesho?? Is he actually eligible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Just now, Floortom said: I thought the whole "Hedges playing for Canada" was a joke started by Hedges with his friend Tesho?? Is he actually eligible? If he wanted to he could maybe(grandmother is Canadian) but it was a joke between him and Tesho so there's little substance to him joining Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Floortom said: I thought the whole "Hedges playing for Canada" was a joke started by Hedges with his friend Tesho?? Is he actually eligible? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Can we move this to the MLS section? Hedges is a USMNT player. This is not pertinent to our national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Floortom said: I thought the whole "Hedges playing for Canada" was a joke started by Hedges with his friend Tesho?? Is he actually eligible? It was a joke and he'll probably never play for us. However, he is eligible through a grandparent born in Canada so it's not like there's 0% chance either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Can we move this to the MLS section? Hedges is a USMNT player. This is not pertinent to our national team. Then move the Cristante and Ferreira threads to World Soccer too. Consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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