2019 Roster Discussion

[ManhattanValley]

The fact that our manager has repeatedly pulled him from games for no apparent strategic purpose tells us all we need to know.

Didn't Dome say recently that he was tired/struggling for fitness?

I don't know, a lot of amateur psychology going on in this thread, which always makes me dubious. Anyone can see that Mitrita likes to hog the ball, but to say he's suddenly lost the confidence of his teammates and coaching staff? Seems a stretch to me.

If they show little signs of promise, you gotta cut bait if you can.

So presumably Atlanta should already have got rid of Pity? And Barco as well? I'm sure younger players would be just thrilled to know a team with that kind of transfer policy was willing to invest so much time in their development and future.

 

[Ulrich]

Didn't Dome say recently that he was tired/struggling for fitness?

I don't know, a lot of amateur psychology going on in this thread, which always makes me dubious. Anyone can see that Mitrita likes to hog the ball, but to say he's suddenly lost the confidence of his teammates and coaching staff? Seems a stretch to me.



So presumably Atlanta should already have got rid of Pity? And Barco as well? I'm sure younger players would be just thrilled to know a team with that kind of transfer policy was willing to invest so much time in their development and future.

This is so easy to pick apart:

Managers use fitness excuses all the time. It’s very common place.

Not amateur psychology, it’s optics. There’s been plenty of arguing on the field by other players directed toward Mitrita.

Pity and Barco are proven talents from a better league/NT setup than Mitrita and have won accolades. That buys more good graces. I personally would have dumped Barco after his team issues last year as that’s a display of character no team needs.

Mitrita is 24. He should be much more mature than he is since he’s entering his prime. He came to the team heralded as a differencemaker and he’s not shown it. It’s more on him to invest in his future and he hasn’t shown the willingness to be a team player.

 

[FredMertz]

Maxi needed to play better, Mitra needs to completely change his approach to the game.

 

[413Blue]

Didn't Dome say recently that he was tired/struggling for fitness?

I don't know, a lot of amateur psychology going on in this thread, which always makes me dubious. Anyone can see that Mitrita likes to hog the ball, but to say he's suddenly lost the confidence of his teammates and coaching staff? Seems a stretch to me.



So presumably Atlanta should already have got rid of Pity? And Barco as well? I'm sure younger players would be just thrilled to know a team with that kind of transfer policy was willing to invest so much time in their development and future.

You don't substitute a player in stoppage time, repeatedly, unless the manager is displaying displeasure. If it's fitness, he goes 60-75 minutes, not into stoppage time.

 

[Kjbert]

You don't substitute a player in stoppage time, repeatedly, unless the manager is displaying displeasure. If it's fitness, he goes 60-75 minutes, not into stoppage time.

Come on. With all the new biometrics, hasn’t this rule of thumb changed now? Not sure I’m using the right terminology - referring to the sports bra.

 

[ManhattanValley]

You don't substitute a player in stoppage time, repeatedly, unless the manager is displaying displeasure. If it's fitness, he goes 60-75 minutes, not into stoppage time.

I've honestly never heard of this. So essentially you're saying Dome is unhappy with Mitrita, but rather than bring him off early so we can actually, y'know, win games, he's choosing to just leave him on and publicly shame him at the end instead? That seems.....kind of weird to me.

 

[413Blue]

I've honestly never heard of this. So essentially you're saying Dome is unhappy with Mitrita, but rather than bring him off early so we can actually, y'know, win games, he's choosing to just leave him on and publicly shame him at the end instead? That seems.....kind of weird to me.

Do you have a better explanation for all of the recent stoppage time substitutions? It's not fitness related to come off with seconds to go, is it?
They haven't appeared to have had any strategic purpose, have they?

Am I reading too much into the several times this happened recently? Maybe, but the best explanation I see is Dome sending a message.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Do you have a better explanation for all of the recent stoppage time substitutions? It's not fitness related to come off with seconds to go, is it?
They haven't appeared to have had any strategic purpose, have they?

Am I reading too much into the several times this happened recently? Maybe, but the best explanation I see is Dome sending a message.

We're winning so he takes off a forward to add a defender/d-mid.

 

[Shwafta]

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/07/07/vote-att-goal-week-week-18

Ofori up for goal of the week- currently tied for first!!! Let's get this!

 

[Ulrich]

Fascinating if true - and I’m deliberately posting it in this thread because of recent discussions.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148359760842035200

 

[413Blue]

Fascinating if true - and I’m deliberately posting it in this thread because of recent discussions.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148359760842035200

Elite teams move on when it's become clear it ain't working.

 

[adam]

Elite teams move on when it's become clear it ain't working.

Yup. We got 2 of those on our roster. Can’t win in a capped league with 2 albatrosses of contracts holding you back.

 

[mgarbowski]

This is true of Pity. Not at all true of Medina and I'd expect to get 60% at best for Mitrita.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148362130145591296

 

[Ulrich]

This is true of Pity. Not at all true of Medina and I'd expect to get 60% at best for Mitrita.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148362130145591296

Sometimes you gotta just take the hit and cut the baggage. That NYCFC didn’t cut Medina in the off-season is a testament to their stubbornness- they’d cut their nose off to spite their face.

 

[adam]

Sometimes you gotta just take the hit and cut the baggage. That NYCFC didn’t cut Medina in the off-season is a testament to their stubbornness- they’d cut their nose off to spite their face.

We’re an odd league. Wish they wouldn’t take misses so personally and just admit it’s not a fit. Mix being case study A.

 

[JayH]

Mix being case study A.

Here we go

 

[Kjbert]

Here we go

 

[adam]

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Got to warm up those hands before mixdebating.

 

[Fantazma]

you telling me Atlanta used all that money to let him go six months in? no way. he gets the year then well see.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Fascinating if true - and I’m deliberately posting it in this thread because of recent discussions.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148359760842035200

I'll be the one with the contrary opinion.

Would be a terrible decision by them. Give the guy a season to get acclimated! Maybe it never works, but if you liked the guy 6 months ago you should give him a chance to get through a season before pulling the rip cord.