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Mendoza was playing in the ISL when he was loaned to us, and I am very excited to see people litigate our scouting successes/failures on the Indian subcontinent.

And in one of those incomprehensible turns of soccer fortune, Stiven Mendoza ended up playing in Ligue 1 last season. I don't think he was a starter, but he wasn't buried deep in the bench either. He even scored. So it seems there was more upside to him than we or Corinthians ever noticed.
 
BTW Callens is missing from the list of SA players brought in by our scouting corps. I think from Numancia in Spanish 2nd division. An A+ success IMHO.
 
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BTW Callens is missing from the list of SA players brought in by our scouting corps. I think from Numancia in Spanish 2nd division. An A+ success IMHO.
Due to his playing/transfer coming from Europe, I didn't include him in the list. Heber/Maxi are also South Americans, but (similar to Callens) were at European clubs for a few years before coming here. The list I put together was just based off players coming from SA clubs, to gauge how well/poorly our scouts have done.

You are right in Callens being A+ success. However, our best South American talents seem to come from European clubs.
 
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To be fair about the S. American list, the intended contributions for the players vary widely. Guys like Medina and Herrera were expensive, and they were (are) expected to contribute at a high level. Some of those other guys were brought in for much lower compensation and accordingly lower expectations. I think Herrera was a big success. Medina, so far, a small failure.

Of the rest, maybe only 2-3 were expected to come in here and make a substantial contribution. Rico Bravo and Mena both came in and started a bit but ultimately didn't latch on. Minor failures? I suppose, but nothing major lost. Castellanos has performed well so far, but the jury is out.

Not sure any of the rest really matter.
 
What's the story here?

i think he messed up in a game previous week and the statement was meh from PRO. but dont know details, either way its not relevant. We know he sucks anyway
 
What's the story here?
Probably on the short list of worst reffing in MLS history. Ted Unkel made a tackle on Luciano Acosta, Will Trapp came in and got the ball, and the resulting possession resulted in a Crew goal. Unkel then used VAR to correct his own mistake, by saying that Trapp fouled Acosta and called the goal back.
 
And in one of those incomprehensible turns of soccer fortune, Stiven Mendoza ended up playing in Ligue 1 last season. I don't think he was a starter, but he wasn't buried deep in the bench either. He even scored. So it seems there was more upside to him than we or Corinthians ever noticed.
When your that fast it doesn’t even matter how good you are at soccer. A coach will always take a chance on you.
 
When your that fast it doesn’t even matter how good you are at soccer. A coach will always take a chance on you.

Lots of speedy guys with no skills playing wide positions in high school and college soccer. Just the sad reality.
 
Lots of speedy guys with no skills playing wide positions in high school and college soccer. Just the sad reality.
The silver lining here is that ten years ago, those players would have been pushed through college and into MLS, where they would ultimately get minutes. Players would be 25 and never really got any technical development other than "run fast"
 
Did we blackout the great goalscoring forwards like Adam Nemec and Jo Inge Berget that came from Europe?
Don’t let the notion that this discussion started with regard to youth players get in the way of your quip. Or that Nemec and Berget had respectable scoring numbers before/after they did their stint at NYCFC, where neither were properly used. But hey, get right in there and grab that low hanging fruit.
 
To be fair about the S. American list, the intended contributions for the players vary widely. Guys like Medina and Herrera were expensive, and they were (are) expected to contribute at a high level. Some of those other guys were brought in for much lower compensation and accordingly lower expectations. I think Herrera was a big success. Medina, so far, a small failure.

Of the rest, maybe only 2-3 were expected to come in here and make a substantial contribution. Rico Bravo and Mena both came in and started a bit but ultimately didn't latch on. Minor failures? I suppose, but nothing major lost. Castellanos has performed well so far, but the jury is out.

Not sure any of the rest really matter.
I believe the opportunity cost of signing Medina was large enough to call his signing more than a small failure.

Attacking player taking up a DP slot that has not been injured and only played in 31% of team minutes with zero goal involvements.