| Brian Sciaretta - Tuesday February 23, 2010 |
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Is Michael Hoyos a future Albiceleste?
| Over the weekend Argentina Under-20 boss Sergio Batista announced a 43-man roster for a U20 camp which included California-born and raised Estudiantes de La Plata midfielder Michael Hoyos.
This news will surely come as a bitter disappointment for US national team fans who have taken great interest in Hoyos and his sudden rise with the powerful Argentine club.
Hoyos, 18, has been with Estudiantes' youth teams the past three years but began his ascendency to the first team with a stunning goal against Boca Juniors during a preseason tournament. Since then, he has earned regular time with the first team to start the season.
The news will also serve as a setback for USSF officials who have tried to incorporate Hoyos into US youth national teams in recent years. In the fall of 2008, Hoyos was named to a roster for a US Under-18 camp. Also within recent weeks, US Under-20 officials have invited Hoyos into U20 camps as the they build towards the 2011 U20 World Cup.
Hoyos told YA earlier this month that he appreciated the US U20 invitations but he had to decline because he did not want to leave Estudiantes as he was trying to earn his place with the first team. He also said that he wanted to attend a US U20 camp in the future. This annoucement that Hoyos will take part in an U20 camp for Argentina will mark a change in direction for him.
It is important to note that Hoyos is still far from being cap-tied to Argentina. As a dual citizen he is eligible to represent both the US and Argentina. He will only be permanently cap-tied to a nation once he plays for a national team in an official competition.
Still, the news is a setback as it shows that Hoyos is on the national team radar for Argentina. It also most likely means that Argentina is his priority at the moment and playing for the US will probably only enter the equation if Argentina no longer appears to be an option for him.
YA has a clear policy in following only American players overseas who are either playing for the US national team (or youth teams) or have an express desire to play for the US. While Michael Hoyos may one day again fall into this category of being a US player, we now must consider him more Argentine than American in terms of soccer.
We will no longer be covering Michael Hoyos unless circumstances change and he either decides to attend a US camp or makes affirmative statements that playing for the US is in his future.
Tags: Argentina, Estudiantes, Michael Hoyos, Primera Division, Under-20 National Team, Under-20 World Cup, USMNT
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
7:13 pm |
Sadly enough I find it very odd and I agree KFK...I remember if my memory is right it was against Costa Rica that Torres was pulled out during halftime and he in my opinion was controlling the midfield and was actually distributing and disrupting Costa Rica's play.
It just really saddens me that to me that this website seems to scout better than the USSF. Honestly, why is Ching still on Bradley's radar? Robbie Findley? Why don't we give guys like Marcus Tracy a shot or Michael Orozco? I understand his red card incident in the Olympics...but when I hear of Adu getting back in the WC bubble and not a player like Hercules Gomez it's really frustrating. And to finish my argument I'm really upset of losing top notch players to different countries. Subotic to Serbia, Rossi to Italy, Hoyos to Argentina (let's see what happens), I wonder where in the world is USSF searching? What's your opinion?
— Carlos
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
7:12 pm |
This is one of those times that I think the US needs to take a drastic step. After missing out on Subotic, Rossi and Myhill, I think the US needs to call him into a full US camp and cap tie him. If he is presented with the option of world cup soccer, not that I think we should just take him but obviously he is worth the consideration, might sway him back to the US and lock him in at the same time. Obviously there might be some blow back from this, but if he is shining for Argentina in the 2014 or 2018 World Cups, then it will be worse.
He is born and raised in the US, those players need to be playing for the US or maybe it is time for a change in the USSF
— Brian Flood
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
6:18 pm |
It just shows that the USSF does not know how to connect with / relate to players with hispanic / latino backgrounds. Torres is a prime example. He was overlooked by the USSF youth system and currently does not get much playing time for the US National Team ... why would others want to play for us?
— Kung Fu Kangaroos
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
5:45 pm |
That's not the reason,,, don't blame the kid that has nothing to learn from USSF coach,, bring first class coach and the kids will attend US camps,, we have Torres, and Bradley did not give him a real chance to play ,,only garbage minutes ,,,please we has to be realistic,,, US national team is not going to attract any good players until we have a first class coach,,if Donovan would have british parents ,, and England call him for the national team what you think he will do?ask the same to Dempsey
— Jose
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
5:33 pm |
Ivan, I really agree with you. You nailed it.
— Mike Rivera
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
3:09 pm |
Damn. This isn't what we need.
— dude
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
2:54 pm |
I whole heartedly support the YA decision to not cover "American" players who do not want to play for the USA. I find it frustrating that a player born in this country, raised in the county and who began playing soccer in the country would turn his back on this country but honestly I don't think we want somebody with that attitude anyway...go USA!
— Ivan Drago
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