2018 Roster Discussion
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I will play Devil's Advocate here:
Last year, your CBs were Chanot - Callens - Brillant - White - Sweat
Callens outplayed any CB we have ever had, outside of one bonehead play. Ben Sweat proved himself to be a replacement level MLS player on a cheap contract. Chanot missed half the year and made a lot of money. Brillant played half the year in replacement and made a lot of money. Brillant wants to start. White did nothing.
So then you go into 2018 with Callens on a very reasonable contract, Ferraressi coming in on a very reasonable contract, Ben Sweat on a very reasonable contract and James Sands stepping into the team full time. That's your CB2, CB3 and CB4 right there. James Sands slots in as your CB5/DM2.
The Chanot news is surprising, yes. But maybe they have a move lined up for a CB1. Maybe they will pay this player $1 Million instead of paying Chanot half that.
Ugh... I don't like it. His passing is excellent, he knows the league, and he's demonstrated himself a bit of a leader.
If you have all of that, it doesn't make sense to take a risk with a bigger contract. There needs to be some stability.
I'm in this camp also. If he is let go (read: not chooses to go), the ONLY explanation that makes any sense whatsoever is that this is a CFG move. They think Ferraressi is John Stones at 19 and can stop in and dominate a game from the back immediately. It's possible that this kid is as good or better than Chanot right now.
But I'm with
Midas Mulligan - don't f*ck with something that was working. I thought he was a Captain in waiting.
If TMac regressed in 2017 (due to the quality increase across the board in MLS), then he’s gonna be crushed in 2018 with all of the extra TAM being dropped on contracts. It’s not even a love/hate issue anymore, it’s that TMac is slow as molasses and doesn’t give the same effort hawking down attackers on defense.
Why unfollow his “last” club????? That is stranger than Fck especially considering how many former players still follow NYCFC and shout out to the club at various time!!! Was there a monumental falling out that we don’t know about, and this is a cathartic way for Chanot to sever ties???
It will be an exciting back four. All fullbacks pushing forward!
If the Club knows that Chanot is leaving and still traded Freddie, then I have to imagine they have identified a replacement and are working that out.
Still, I do agree with Midas and others that it would be better to keep him; he performed well and his game fits our style. On the other hand, it may not be up to the Club.
While this is possible, I'm not certain it "sounds like" this is happening. There really isn't anything out there that this would be the case and I think insinuating that this is the case can be a bit dangerous.
Well put. I tend to be on the more paranoid end of the spectrum.
That will be a Man City style 4-3-3 if he ends up there. My dream is to play with two CAMs and I think we have the Defensive Midfielder to do that.
Good work. But you shouldn’t have picked that awful Wicked Game cover.
Aren’t they mostly playing that nowadays when they have to leave Delph in the midfield in possession?
Doesn’t look like this guy or Ronnie would be that player.
I feel like we are going to play them as wingbacks. Just a guess.
One man's wing back is another man's overlapping fullback, no?
In the video I've watched of him, he plays like Seamus Coleman offensively. He somehow ends up in the box make runs to goal. He overlaps the wide player on the right. He crosses the ball from deep in the opponent's territory.
I may have misinterpreted your question
Midas Mulligan
I was talking about Atlanta playing with Almiron and Nagbe as attacking midfielders.
Midas Mulligan I was talking about Atlanta playing with Almiron and Nagbe as attacking midfielders.
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