{"id":415215,"date":"2011-05-02T15:13:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T15:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/02\/dwayne-de-rosario-junior-hoilett-can-be-the-future-of-canadian-soccer\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T15:13:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T15:13:35","slug":"dwayne-de-rosario-junior-hoilett-can-be-the-future-of-canadian-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/02\/dwayne-de-rosario-junior-hoilett-can-be-the-future-of-canadian-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne De Rosario: Junior Hoilett can be the future of Canadian soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hailed as one of the Premier League\u2019s young breakout players, David \u2018Junior\u2019 Hoilett has been a bright spot in otherwise abysmal season for Blackburn Rovers.<\/p>\n

Born in Brampton, Canada, the 20-year-old speedy right winger has been on a tear since January, scoring four goals and adding one assist. As promising as Hoilett\u2019s future appears, one question remains: will he play for the Canadian soccer team in the Gold Cup?<\/p>\n

New York Red Bulls attacking midfielder and fellow Canadian Dwayne De Rosario believes that the talented youngster should be proud to represent the country where he\u2019s from and that joining the national team would be huge for the future of Canadian soccer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s his country, it\u2019s where he\u2019s from. I don\u2019t think you need anything more than that,\u201d explained De Rosario exclusively to Goal.com. \u201cI think he would bring inspiration to the youth. They would aspire to be picked by the national team. He brings experience of playing overseas, a young guy growing through the youth development. He can be the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoilett hasn\u2019t been involved with the Canadian soccer youth program and he has the option to play for the Jamaican national soccer team as well. While Jamaica isn\u2019t a traditional power in international soccer, one major claim that it has over Hoilett\u2019s home country is that it has qualified for the World Cup in his lifetime back in 1998. Canada\u2019s only appearance in the tournament came in 1986, four years before Hoilett was born.<\/p>\n

Still, if Hoilett were to join the Canadian Men\u2019s National Team for the Gold Cup it could be a potentially lucrative decision. Canada will be covered by major media outlets ranging from TSN to Rogers Sportsnet. Jamaica doesn\u2019t have the resources to compete and Hoilett would have the chance to become a marketable star.<\/p>\n

Despite those factors, De Rosario says there are no guarantees that Hoilett will join the Canucks. He admits he was a little surprised when Teal Bunbury turned down the chance to follow in his father\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy, we played against another guy today, whose dad played for the national team and yet he decided to play for the US,\u201d said De Rosario. \u201cThat\u2019s a big statement especially considering the competitive nature of both countries. In the end, these guys do what\u2019s best for them and their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Rosario hasn\u2019t been involved with recruiting the young Blackburn player but he says that Canada\u2019s coaching staff has been aggressive in their pitch. The 32-year-old believes that in order for the country to make significant improvements, it has to revamp its organizational structure. De Rosario admits that the lack of investment is hindering the country in making progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to create an environment for the youth where they want to stay,\u201d De Rosario. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to create camps and things like that. We need proper facilities, all of those things where the players come back and feel like they haven\u2019t left much behind as compared to their club\u2019s facilities. Sometimes when you go back to Canada, you feel like you\u2019ve gone down a couple of levels. It shouldn\u2019t be like that on the national level. \u201c<\/p>\n

De Rosario points to the immense progress that the United States has had over the past decade as a model that Canada should emulate. He remembers when the United States used to be irrelevant on the international level. Once the investment came, the team now consistently qualifies for the World Cup. De Rosario would like to see the Canadian Soccer Federation implement the same changes. If they succeed, he believes that talents like Bunbury won\u2019t slip through the cracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never been a thing of talent. It\u2019s always been a thing of the organization stepping up and really facilitating the Men\u2019s National Team and taking the sport seriously in our country,\u201d said De Rosario. \u201cThat\u2019s what we have to do, like the US has. They\u2019ve taken the sport really serious and they\u2019ve put a lot of money into it and you see the benefits from it. Canada needs to wake up and do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cWe have to continue to grow our national team and grow these guys in our country. There are a lot of other Hollets and Bunburys growing up in cities like Toronto, we need to tap into those kids and get them as early as possible. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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