Excellent points carlind and coochiee
Adj has had ample opportunities to set his All Whites career alight, and apart from 1 or 2 decent performances his never really been able to do so. Some players are just quality league players and for what ever reason fail to make that step across to the national team. My Dad always complained about John Barnes for England while I complain about Phil Foden.
Blaming the PSL quality is a red herring. It was good enough for Boxall to launch his fading career to the MLS and it's good enough for Venezuela to callup Edson Castillo from Kaizer Chiefs (even though they a sf*t team). Yes it's not the most glamourous but scouts, and European Managers love it for relatively cheap quality players, who are able to start in the 1st eleven or be a squad player on bench relatively immediately (just like the A-league).
Adj has had ample opportunities to set his All Whites career alight, and apart from 1 or 2 decent performances his never really been able to do so. Some players are just quality league players and for what ever reason fail to make that step across to the national team. My Dad always complained about John Barnes for England while I complain about Phil Foden.
Blaming the PSL quality is a red herring. It was good enough for Boxall to launch his fading career to the MLS and it's good enough for Venezuela to callup Edson Castillo from Kaizer Chiefs (even though they a sf*t team). Yes it's not the most glamourous but scouts, and European Managers love it for relatively cheap quality players, who are able to start in the 1st eleven or be a squad player on bench relatively immediately (just like the A-league).