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Originally Posted by Table 5
yep, sure can.
Playing for your country is not about cashing in, or climbing the professional ladder. That's what club sports are for.
Owen Hargreaves could still be a star in Europe and come back home to do his duty every once in a while. With a few players of international quality leading the team, Canada could claw its way back into the World Cup (as well as help to inspire the next generation of kids). He'd have cash, fame...and that little thing called honor.
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No he couldn't.
My whole point is in pro soccer, you can't be a star in Europe while playing for a 94th place team. Big clubs won't and don't care to notice you. If they don't notice you, the best you can be is like Craig Forrest... a couple years with a decent midtable premiership club, and then off to obscurity.
Canada needs a program that works and churns out several Owen Hargreaves types consistently, not an individual player. Until they do that, these guys have every right to think of themselves, cause its not a Brett Hull case, where international play is just a thrill... its bread and butter for most pro soccer guys.
They shunned him young, he lost respect for Soccer Canada, and thought of his career first. I have a feeling Jonathan de Guzman will do so as well. Which is sad, but look at how we Canadians support soccer... pathetically. These guys owe us nothing in return for our dismal support and attention spans.