Manchester City announced today the release of eight senior players, including U.S. international DaMarcus Beasley. On loan from PSV Eindhoven, Beasley had 18 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist. Although Beasley didn't exactly light up the Premiership, his playtime (or lack thereof) contributed heavily to his inconsistency. Some noteworthy moments include his goal against Arsenal in a 3-1 loss and his game-winner against West Ham in December. To be fair, Manchester City was an awful squad this year, and for a club claiming to be amongst the English elite this past season must seem like a miserable failure. Obviously Beasley is no longer fully supported at Eindhoven so one has to speculate if Beasley will be signed by another EPL team or if he'll move on to another league.
Although many would be quick to point to MLS as a possible option, I'm not sure whether that'd be the best career move for him. I'm fairly confident he would tear up the entire league and instantly become one of the best players but Beasley has a knack for performing against lower competition.
Quite frankly, the man needs to assert himself at the highest level of the game. He's getting to a point in his career now where if he doesn't start fulfilling the massive potential swamped upon him he may never get there.
It doesn't seem that long ago when Beasley was scoring goals in Champions League with Eindhoven, but boy have things changed dramatically. I hope Beaz can land on his feet but his chances are dwindling.
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