NYCFC Players Wanted Thread

[Davo15]

Maxi hasn't been bad . If he wasn't a dp I'm sure I'd have few complaint but as it is with cfg's connections can't help but think we could have gotten someone more like Allesandrini.

 

[Kjbert]

?

All three are DPs. None of them cost over 1 million, but they are all considered DPs

I was pretty positive all have been brought down below the DP threshold. Klejstan and Valeri definitely.

But I was totally wrong about Piatti

 

[ZYanksRule]

I agree he's worth his salary. But is he worth the budget charge/DP? So far I say no. Diego Valeri is having an MVP like season right now in Portland. My threshold was whether or not he proved to be better than Valeri or Piatti or Klejstan. None of them are DPs

I know this is the internet and so this is crazy, but can we give the guy more than five games? I know you said so far, but I'm not ready to make any concrete thoughts like this on Maxi. He's hsown some flashes of what he's capable of, but also shown that he's inconsistent.

I want to see how he looks once we're into the middle of the season.

 

[SoupInNYC]

I know this is the internet and so this is crazy, but can we give the guy more than five games? I know you said so far, but I'm not ready to make any concrete thoughts like this on Maxi. He's hsown some flashes of what he's capable of, but also shown that he's inconsistent.

I want to see how he looks once we're into the middle of the season.

I would also like to say that he has been better than Kljestan this year. And to want to compare his productivity against Valeri and Piatti is fair. But also, those are 2 DPs that Portland and Montreal have hit complete home runs on. I know we should strive to have productivity out of our DPs like Valeri and Piatti, but those are definitely top performers.

 

[Kjbert]

I know this is the internet and so this is crazy, but can we give the guy more than five games? I know you said so far, but I'm not ready to make any concrete thoughts like this on Maxi. He's hsown some flashes of what he's capable of, but also shown that he's inconsistent.

I want to see how he looks once we're into the middle of the season.

Some of the issues I see with him won't be fixed after 50 games. It looks like he is struggling with the physicality of MLS. Giovinco has the same struggles sometimes, but he's 10x better the player.

 

[Kjbert]

I would also like to say that he has been better than Kljestan this year. And to want to compare his productivity against Valeri and Piatti is fair. But also, those are 2 DPs that Portland and Montreal have hit complete home runs on. I know we should strive to have productivity out of our DPs like Valeri and Piatti, but those are definitely top performers.

Shouldn't we hit home runs on our DPs as well? Right now, we are 1/4. Villa was a grand slam. Lampard was good when he was here, but that wasn't enough. Pirlo has been underwhelming. And Maxi floats in and out of games.

 

[NYdoesitEZ]

Shouldn't we hit home runs on our DPs as well? Right now, we are 1/4. Villa was a grand slam. Lampard was good when he was here, but that wasn't enough. Pirlo has been underwhelming. And Maxi floats in and out of games.

Iniesta and Torres after the summer please

 

[sbrylski]

Iniesta and Torres after the summer please

Summer 2018:

Villa (DP) - Torres (DP) - Harrison
Iniesta (DP) - Ring - Maxi (TAM)
Wallace - Callens - Chanot - Zabaleta? (TAM)

Matarrita and Herrera as key bench pieces.

 

[Kjbert]

Summer 2018:

Villa (DP) - Torres (DP) - Harrison
Iniesta (DP) - Ring - Maxi (TAM)
Wallace - Callens - Chanot - Zabaleta? (TAM)

Matarrita and Herrera as key bench pieces.

Even money BOTH Matarrita and Harrison are gone by then

 

[SoupInNYC]

Even money BOTH Matarrita and Harrison are gone by then

IMO, it all depends on whether Harrison wants to get American citizenship or not. But I definitely agree with you that Mata will be gone by then.

I'll flip a coin on Jack.

 

[Ulrich]

IMO, it all depends on whether Harrison wants to get American citizenship or not. But I definitely agree with you that Mata will be gone by then.

I'll flip a coin on Jack.

Mata very likely could be gone this summer.

 

[Kjbert]

Less than 50/50 Mata finishes the season with us. Even odds Jack is here next season.

Lots of very good $ interest in Jack.

 

[The Toe]

Idk what makes people think Maxi's contract could be bought down with TAM.

 

[NYCFCfan]

Summer 2018:

Villa (DP) - Torres (DP) - Harrison
Iniesta (DP) - Ring - Maxi (TAM)
Wallace - Callens - Chanot - Zabaleta? (TAM)

Matarrita and Herrera as key bench pieces.

How would you feel about Pique instead of Torres?

 

[sbrylski]

How would you feel about Pique instead of Torres?

Sign me up. I'm not a "no CB DP" guy, but I'd avoid it unless a can't miss option comes along. Pique would be a can't miss.

There's no way he's a real option though - contract thru summer 2019 and would cost $10's of millions in transfer fees, no?

 

[SoupInNYC]

Idk what makes people think Maxi's contract could be bought down with TAM.

Valid, but is there anything to make us think that it can't?

 

[NYCFCfan]

Sign me up. I'm not a "no CB DP" guy, but I'd avoid it unless a can't miss option comes along. Pique would be a can't miss.

There's no way he's a real option though - contract thru summer 2019 and would cost $10's of millions in transfer fees, no?

According to Don Balon (Spanish outlet) he's going to retire from the national team after the 2018 World Cup and wants to move to MLS to live a quieter lifestyle with his gf Shakira and their children.

I translated it and added other details including a link to the original story here.

It's too far out to realistically tell, but yeah his contract runs through summer 2019 and there would likely be a transfer fee, unless they agree to move him in January (at which point he's eligible to negotiate a contract without Barcelona's involvement with any club) of 2019 or unless he finds a way to void his contract with Barcelona which I don't think FCB would even consider.

 

[gbservis]

Idk what makes people think Maxi's contract could be bought down with TAM.

I agree with SoupInNYC that is driven by the fact that we have no information saying we can't so why not speculate. Also never underestimate the power of wishful thinking. Heck we've been specifically told multiple times that Villa prefers to play centrally and the team has never given any indication they intend to play him anywhere else yet we get a proposed formation post to the forums wishfully putting him at LW about every 2 days.

 

[joe]

I agree with SoupInNYC that is driven by the fact that we have no information saying we can't so why not speculate. Also never underestimate the power of wishful thinking. Heck we've been specifically told multiple times that Villa prefers to play centrally and the team has never given any indication they intend to play him anywhere else yet we get a proposed formation post to the forums wishfully putting him at LW about every 2 days.

We've been over this. Seth's overlays have *clearly* shown that Villa can only play LW at the Fresh Direct site, and not at GAL or Willets. Jeez.

 

[NYdoesitEZ]

According to Don Balon (Spanish outlet) he's going to retire from the national team after the 2018 World Cup and wants to move to MLS to live a quieter lifestyle with his gf Shakira and their children.

I translated it and added other details including a link to the original story here.

It's too far out to realistically tell, but yeah his contract runs through summer 2019 and there would likely be a transfer fee, unless they agree to move him in January (at which point he's eligible to negotiate a contract without Barcelona's involvement with any club) of 2019 or unless he finds a way to void his contract with Barcelona which I don't think FCB would even consider.

I heard he is loud mouthed and that can cause trouble