Right he doesn't look tall but he plays big. You can tell when he's against defenders or attackers he has good strength.
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Yeah at 160 for 5'7" he is a bit of a brick house.
Confirmed: he spent his time studying rather than editing (or he's lazy).
That is kind of the definition of highlight, after all.
You can still get an idea of a players ability. He played some great cross field balls there and other above average passes. Take Sebastian's videos from the past that were just short passes and him running really fast. You can tell he's composed under pressure and is comfortable distributing. Time will tell. We'll see all three of them a lot in preseason.
Yeah. The real difficult thing to normalize for is speed of play. In most of those highlights it looks like he had a lot of time to make decisions . He also seemed physically superior to those around him, which could be a function of having developed more quickly than his peers.
I don't remember Seba's highlight reels but his inability to get on the ball consistently or find the final pass / shot necessary to truly make an impact is a symptom of the above, IMO. Otherwise his ball skills were fine.
Kwame will be up against more physically mature and smarter players now and it will be interesting to see whether he can keep up.
Someone who doesn't get talked a lot in our front office is David Lee, Director of Player Recruitment. He formerly worked for the Red Bulls as performance analyst working with player data and opposition research.
During the live stream, I noticed he was at the Seattle table signing papers before our trade for the 16th pick.
He's definitely our MLS salary guy.
If you follow Reyna on Twitter, why not follow him too: @davelee_NY
During the live stream, I noticed he was at the Seattle table signing papers before our trade for the 16th pick.
He's definitely our MLS salary guy.
If you follow Reyna on Twitter, why not follow him too: @davelee_NY
Was he ever in an MLS academy?
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canadians-become-domestic-players-mls-rosters/
Did some searching and I didn't see anything.
Prior to UConn he was with SIGMA FC alongside Cyle Larin (they both went to UConn same year)
Article says MLS approved academy. Something tells me if wherever he played as a kid wasn't approved, it will be shortly. Because MLS...
"Canadian-approved youth clubs, meanwhile, do not have to be affiliated with an MLS club. MLS will make available a complete list of qualifying youth clubs at a later date."
Have an answer.... Maybe?
Cyle Larin signed with Orlando as a Gen Adidas player. Pretty sure he isn't considered one this year and wasn't protected as an international player in the last expansion draft. He took the same cours e of development as Kwame. Sigma > UConn
From some short research Sigma is one of the top Canadian academy's. Sending a good amount of players to youth national teams and even bringing in Euro scouts.
Damn Lion. It's so obvious your dad is a hedge fund guy and you live to please him that I reallly want to hire you for my startup. I know you can get shit done and find shit out.
Sadly, I can't afford you.
Well, after rewatching that segment, Matt Doyle said that Kwame Awuah WILL count as an international.
If he signs with us, we would be using all 9 of our international spots.
EDIT: We're good...
(Someone else asked the question on Twitter)
If he signs with us, we would be using all 9 of our international spots.
EDIT: We're good...
(Someone else asked the question on Twitter)
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