Jefferson Mena Officially Signed
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The other thing to keep in mind is that those spots are temporary. Fortunately, we'll get LA's for two years, but we'll have to negotiate for one to replace the one we got from DC United after next year.
Edit: Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not positive if the International Spot counts for two calendar seasons or two seasons from the day you make the trade. If it's the former, the DC spot and the Galaxy spot both expire after next season.
Last time I posed FIFA ratings I got yelled at because I didn't use the more accurate sofifa: http://sofifa.com/player/214192?hl=en-GB
He's 67/70 on there with pretty good pace and terrible positioning.
Mashamaite is 69/69 with much better positioning, but kind of slow: http://sofifa.com/player/203731?hl=en-GB
Does anyone know how EA Sports actually manages their player ratings? It's a ton of players, do they actually have a scouting network of some sorts or is it just a couple guys in an office in Vancouver making shit up? (Wow, what a gig, btw.)
I actually already had a blog post ready for him. Not sure how posting ones own links is viewed here but I'll post it in member content.
Here's the link to the post. I pasted the short article on the page so you don't have to click around. Mostly because I don't care about page views.
http://nycfcforums.com/index.php?threads/whos-jefferson-mena-i-wrote-this.3390/
MagnusPax
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It's handled by fans essentially, who work with EA Sports to keep things current. It's crazy but I still think it's a decent overall view of players, as funny as it sounds.
I'm sure Jefferson is a decent pick, but this by no means solves the problem of defensive wholes. Expect Wingert and Facey this weekend, with Angelino and Iraola in fullbacks.
Definitely way to early to say the CB woes are solved. You know who else has decent speed and is physical? KWS. And he sucks.
Isn't Hernandez close to returning? I thought he was probable last week. I'm holding out hope that either him or Tefu will be signed and starting this week next to Facey.
Funny enough, I just checked him on Football Manager. According to their database, he's right in the skill wheelhouse of an average MLS centerback. His potential's not altogether too high, but he's athletic enough to be successful, even if his mental stats are pretty average.
MagnusPax
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The guys from FM are probably the most up to date of any sim football game.
S1ARK5
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lol...I find the fifa ratings for guys such as Mena or players who are playing in some obscure league very funny. Like you mean to tell me there is someone at EA who has watched even a game of said player on said team in said league, to give ratings? I understand it has to be done because you know this is what you promised to do when you have all of these teams in the game but yea, like you said the all important fifa rating lol...good stuff.
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My guess is that they have a couple of blokes in the office making things up. I would be shocked if anyone at EA actually watched on Independente game, even a half of it.
BlueWarrior
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Im so happy right now! Looks like we might finally have a defense soon
Is there a chance that Tefu signs before the weekend? Since he's been on trial, maybe the paperwork is easier to get done in time.
(I'm reaching here.)
BlueWarrior
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almost 4 times the market value of kws
The 1v1 moments in that video are encouraging. If he can hawk a ball like that in MLS, we could have a gem on our hands.
I, like many of you, still want to see that Tefu signing happen though.
I, like many of you, still want to see that Tefu signing happen though.
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