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Originally Posted by polak
I think it's quite selfish to expect these kids to play for Canada. Its 100% on the CSA for becoming such a joke that this exodus of talent is such a problem. You get one shot at life. One shot to follow your dream. Most of these kids dream of winning the world cup so if they get the opportunity to follow that dream then who are you to tell them they shouldn't?
Imagine the regret that De Guzman would feel if he chose Canada over the Dutch and had to watch them potentially win the world cup in a few days while he knows that he will never in his life get that opportunity with the Canadian team and therefore will never, in his life, be able to live out his dream despite being good enough.
Like I said the CSA and Canada has no one to blame for situations like this but themselves. Canadian soccer is a joke and until the CSA figures out a way to entice Canadian talent to stay (money talks) then it will remain a joke and the best Canadians will always be playing in the world cup.... For other teams and rightfully so.
The players dont owe the CSA anything as the CSA does barely anything for them.
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What a total bunch of crap. It's called patriotism. If their dream is to represent other countries then leave and go develop in those countries.
How is Canada suppose to get better when what developed at grassroots wants to play elsewhere? It all starts at the bottom. Get few decent players and build a team, more will come but if they act selfishly like your example in De Guzman then we won't ever build a competitive team.