2019 Roster Discussion
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Atlanta probably had a similar discussion right before they blew up the MLS roster blueprint.
Or the Dundee United team of the 80s that reached the European Cup (now Champions League) semi final and the UEFA cup final!
Also beat Barcelona 4 times out of 4 home and away!
This isn't relevant really, just making sure everyone is aware of that fact.
Carry on.
Great interview with Barraza. I’d be happy if he turns out good enough for second string. “I don’t think New Mexico is a state you think of first for anything.”
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Soccer-City-Spotlight-p1177685/
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Soccer-City-Spotlight-p1177685/
Peppers. Great peppers in New Mexico.
Best chicken company: Los Pollos Hermanos
Best place to hide from The USA in the USA.
States to be named after other countries...
they did, they got maxi and medina, who are both considered trash when they were signed.
still, its just real bad that they had no targets. I mean come one you damn well knew villa was a year to year thing and was going to leave at some point
kid seems well spoken (compared to others who took the podium when drafted) and seems humble etc. i just dont know what the plan is for him.
I think he means the league from where you sign the player. Even where the DP is South American, the player is often signed out of Europe.
Look back at the last 5 seasons. All the winners of the Landon Donovan trophy were signed out of Europe; 3 were European and 2 were South American. If you look at the winners and 2 runners up each season, 12 were signed out of Europe, 1 (Almiron) was signed out of S. America and 1 (Lee Nguyen) was signed out of Viet Nam; 6 of the players were from Europe, 4 from the U.S., 3 from South America and 2 from Africa.*
I know Atlanta has gotten a lot of attention for what they've found in Almiron and spent on Barco, but they also signed Martinez, who was playing in Serie A and not really thriving. That kind of signing - a "Giovinco" signing - can be a great thing; finding a talented guy who is in a bad situation in a top league.
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* - numbers add up to 14 because David Villa was a finalist twice.
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Dome tells AS "we've got our needs more or less covered, we think we've got a pretty complete team," but they're thinking about signing some "interesting players."
"It's not that we've ruled out bringing in a big name, but it's tricky to replace a guy who had everything. We're working patiently, searching for the best players for what we want."
https://us.as.com/us/2019/01/14/futbol/1547493682_790989.html
"It's not that we've ruled out bringing in a big name, but it's tricky to replace a guy who had everything. We're working patiently, searching for the best players for what we want."
https://us.as.com/us/2019/01/14/futbol/1547493682_790989.html
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That sounds like a paraphrase/translation of the Front Row Soccer story, or at least they both spoke to Torrent at the same time.
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The middle of the article uses the same quotes Lewis did. The quotes I highlighted were new to me.
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Nah, it’s a direct quote:
Assuming Parks is a done deal (and Dome is accounting for that here, rather than describing the team only as publicly anounced), I guess the big gap from our perspective is CF. It’ll be interesting to see if Berget stays / steps up, Medina moves inside, or otherwise how we cover with current personnel. Dome’s team “bastante completo” should be a trip, at least.
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