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Originally Posted by KevanGuy
Him and Stalteri at least right now yeah. If we'd kept everyone over the years dont you think we'd be higher up now?
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I'm not sure I understand. Stalteri is one of Canada's most capped national players. Personally, I wouldn't blame him for not wanting to play for Canada anymore, since it has probably hampered his growth. If he was an English or Italian national, his career would likely have taken off, instead of his high being a starter in Werder Bremen and now a sub for Tottenham.
Hargreaves is the only one of note who has chosen to play for another national team. Part of the reason for that was Canada Soccer's arrogance. Its important to cap our potential stars early, so they don't get snapped up by other countries later. Personally, if I was a player of Hargreaves' ilk, I'd rather play for Italy or Germany (my ancestral homes), than Canada, a country that has shown no serious desire to support soccer at all levels. The only way Canada would be able to keep me, is if they capped me at the U-20 level or less. They failed to do that with Hargreaves, so he bolted to a contender.
The good news is there are some promising young guys coming up, notably potential Chelsea target and current Feyenoord midfielder Jonathan de Guzman.