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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
another problem for Canada, and to an extent the US
if a Canadian or American born player is world class, they are more likely to play for another country through their ancestry. Look at Hargreaves playing for England, or recently Guiseppe Rossi playing for Italy instead of the US.
Both would be far and away the best players for their countries but why play for Canada or the US when realistically the highest thing you can achieve is a gold cup. And may never have the chance to play in a the world cup, or the Euros
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True, that goes along with the not caring enough. If there was some focus and direction out of the Canadian program you'd at least have a pitch to those players. As it is it's a no brainer for an elite player.
There's also the travel issue that faces Canada and the US. Players aren't all that excited to fly across the atlantic for matches, and in the case of Canada they're asked to do it on a bare bones basis. It seems trivial, but when you consider the grind that a professional season brings the ability to stay in Europe for internationals is a major plus factor.