Maxime Chanot [Defender]
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The pattern doesn't fit an injury profile, that's for sure. Something else is up. And as you pointed out, Chanot stays mum on personal issues.
The cryptic statement from his wife makes me think it's some kind of medical issue with one of his children. Maybe they could only get the proper care in New York or Los Angeles, and since he couldn't come back here, he went there.
Pure speculation. But it would be a logical explanation for alternating between missing matches entirely and playing through full time.
If it is something like that then the Ajaccio statement is wildly and offensively inappropriate. Which could be the case, I guess, but it's not my first guess.
Mine neither. To be honest, my first instinct was to think "flake out." But I wouldn't want to point that kind of finger without more evidence.
chanot playing with LAFC vs red bulls right now...
really sucks seeing him in different colors :/
really sucks seeing him in different colors :/
I'm waiting to see if he gets in a fight with someone on Red Bull the way he usually does. Old habits die hard.
He's playing pretty well. We miss him, but on the other hand I understand why it makes sense running with Risa and Martins. They could be our CBs for a decade. Risa still needs plenty of seasoning but you get that by playing games.
Risa needs a LOT of work to be a solid CB. his defending is still suspect and his physicality is almost nonexistent. his only perk is his passing.
and as i say that the stupid red bulls score.. argh!!
It honestly still pisses me off what happened with Chanot. He could still be a starter for this club and leader in the locker room. Now he’s on LAFC. Chanot > Cushing.
That's now three teams he's had issues with about playing time. He just can't accept he's getting older.
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Maxime Chanot is feuding with Luxembourg's coach
The longtime New York City FC defender publicly clashed with Luc Holtz, head coach of the Luxembourg national team, and appears to be done receiving international call-ups.
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That's now three teams he's had issues with about playing time. He just can't accept he's getting older.
Maxime Chanot is feuding with Luxembourg's coach
The longtime New York City FC defender publicly clashed with Luc Holtz, head coach of the Luxembourg national team, and appears to be done receiving international call-ups.
After all that drama last year, maybe it wasn't Cushing's fault the way he left.
Yeah I was mad he left and blamed it on the team but it's starting to look like a pattern on Chanots end.
"(A) line was crossed and that's why I decided that this chapter is closed."
That doesn't sound great.
And let me make it clear. Maxime Chanot is a legend and will always have a place in my NYCFC heart. But I can also be honest in saying it appears his departure was due to his own selfishness and ego.
I will say this in defense of Chanot. With the level he was playing at last season, there is no way Chanot should have lost his starting spot to Risa. Could he have handled it better? Possibly, but I can't blame Chanot for being pissed that Risa showed up and they just handed him the starting spot when Chanot is clearly a better CB and was playing at a very high level at that time.
needed to develop the young left footed CB in a rebuild season. chanot absolutely should have lost his spot. he was a better CB. but they weren’t playing for the present. they were developing the future.
