DaMarcus Beasley can't wait to see Ricardo Pepi at PSV as he believes the Eredivisie offers the perfect platform for young players to develop.
WHAT HAPPENED? Pepi completed his move to PSV on Friday, moving up the ladder of the Dutch league after scoring 12 goals while on loan at Groningen last season. The transfer sees him join Beasley's former club, where he reached a Champions League semifinal during a spell with PSV that lasted between 2004-07. After a difficult spell at Augsburg, the loan to the Netherlands helped reignite Pepi's career, vaulting him back into the USMNT picture. And Beasley believes that PSV, and the Eredivisie in general, is a great place for Pepi, or any other young attacker, to develop their game.
WHAT THEY SAID: "Speaking about Ricardo, you see how he's grown just with scoring goals and getting bigger as well," Beasley told GOAL. «If he wants to stay in Holland, I think that's a good spot for him. I'd love to see him at PSV, my old club. [Former USMNT midfielder and ex-U.S. Soccer sporting director] Earnie Stewart is there, and he'll help him settle in very quickly. I think Holland is a great place for young players that want to go over and shine in Europe.»
Beasley continued: «I've said this a million times: any young player that has a chance to go to Holland and play, you don't have to go to a big team, but there are some great clubs in Holland. They all love to play. They like attacking players, exciting players. They let you go one-on-one.
»They teach you and help you understand how to play football. It's not just 'Oh, you score goals or beat a player one-on-one', but also what are your responsibilities that you have in the game? Off the field discipline, responsibility. I remember when I was at
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