I'm finding myself a little less than excited about the upcoming Olympic games. On one hand more games than ever will be televised with a dedicated soccer channel. On the other hand, I can't help wishing that some of our players weren't called up to the team. Let's face it, Olympic soccer glory isn't that high up on the radar. The men's version anyway. The women's side...well this is big simply because of so few options to play in and showcase their talent.
On the men's side we have Brad Guzan, recently acquired by Aston Villa. Where should Brad be? He has a chance to cement a place as the number one at Aston Villa and instead he will be missing all of pre-season and the first few games in the upcoming Premiership fixture list. Not an easy thing to choose I'm sure, country or club. Are the Olympics that important for men's soccer? There are no teams from the UK because they would have to send a UK team not an English or Scot or Welsh etc. They don't bother.
There are others in Guzan's position such as Jozy Altidore. I wish he was in Spain fighting for a spot in the first team. Maybe it's a longshot but you only get one chance to make a first impression. Another lesson is that if someone else impresses first your first impression often has less of an impact.
To be fair a good Olympics could help a young player who was not going to get a sniff of first team football. Maybe a good run helps Freddy Adu and Danny Szetela open their coaches eyes to what they have right in front of them.
To summarize dear readers, the Olympics are neither good nor bad but somwhere in between and that's exactly how I feel about them. USA USA USA
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