I understand they weren't dynamite DPs coming in. But they've been great here. I'm hoping this guy performs to their level.
Official: Maximiliano Moralez signs as 3rd DP
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I understand they weren't dynamite DPs coming in. But they've been great here. I'm hoping this guy performs to their level.
Fine. Spurs and Moussa Sissoko.
by those standards everyone in MLS is mediocre except the two finalists
I was kidding about the fu. But I actually don't think those were panic buys so much as just bad and that Suarez money burning a hole in Brendan's pocket.
That said, we did make some buys that have turned out pretty well that window. You pretty much picked the 2 busts.
Why would you draw the line there? I mean, we were pretty mediocre and did alright in the final table. Dallas got runnoft the playoffs, too. And they were definitely good.
Something is getting lost in translation here.
perhaps with racing...since like i said its their homegrown...but not with boca. and yes alot of teams want to have their product to come "home" and retire with them even if they are 30, maybe get 5/6 years out of him
soooo the whole league is mediocre ?
dallas was missing their main playmaker thats why they did bad.
i mean getting player from juventus or bayern bench wont automatically mean were are getting the best player in that position for this league...or better yet...those players may not want to come at all to MLS
You should have felt my heart rate while I typed that. My skull nearly popped.
Winning a cup from the middle of the pack does not make one a great team - just a team that hit a hot streak at the right time.
Yes, when Pirlo and Lampard were signed, I felt our team would be title contenders - I then had to walk it back in my head when I remembered what Kreis had littered the roster with to back them up.
Aside from Boca possibly/probably not having the money to pay what Leon wanted, I don't think he would have been starting or even necessarily getting regular minutes at Boca, from what I read.
I think there is a false dichotomy: it's not either a) a superstar name (Villa, Pirlo, Lampard), or b) a world renowned club (Villarreal, Roma or Liverpool, as someone else commented). I wasn't really familiar with Lodeiro before he came to MLS either, but when the rumors were announced, there weren't as many question marks around him as with Maxi (i.e. why was he struggling to get minutes instead of really shining at a mid-table Liga MX club? what's up with his injury history? why were the Leon managers favoring other players over him?)
edit: I guess what I am trying to say is, Lodeiro and Giovinco weren't putting up the same kind of numbers at their former clubs. That's more understandable with those clubs/leagues. But they are really high quality players for MLS. I think the question about Maxi is not only why he wasn't putting up better numbers at Leon, but why he wasn't even getting regular minutes. It's not like Leon had a load of other high quality talent ahead of him. And maybe it was a series of unfortunate circumstances (whatever was going on with the multiple management changes, compounded by his injury history).
I really hope he works out at NYCFC. I'm just a not excited by the signing right now. Even though I would potentially be very excited about this kind of signing as opposed to the two categories I outlined above
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i dont follow boca so i cannot answer this .....this was all from a quick research i did on twitter
as for second part...i dont know torrente that well so i dont know why he fell out of favor....keep in mind liga mx coaches can get sacked after 3-5 bad games. sometimes coaches just wont change players at all or not even include them in 18...( like mix) in fear of getting fired ...i havent watched leon this season....but team is doing bad now. maybe maxi had beef with coach and thats why he never played and decided to get out. i dont know
we all got over lampardgate....i think we can get over this as well. i do have a positive outlook with the attack at least of the team....now defenders or DM is another matter.
I wonder what Lodeiro, Diaz, Piatti, Valeri were priced at after they signed but before they played their first MLS game.
The hate/pessimism on these boards for Maxi has been remarkable. You want lesser known quantities, they are going to come with some uncertainty. I can't wait to see him lace up. COYBIB!
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I wonder if eventually a Norwegian team, or whichever international team that signs Mix to a deal, their fan forums will ask the same questions we're asking about Maxi:
He must be talented because he featured prominently for United States but:
1. Why was he benched for 3 seasons?
2. Why did a player name Mikey Lopez start over him?
He must be talented because he featured prominently for United States but:
1. Why was he benched for 3 seasons?
2. Why did a player name Mikey Lopez start over him?
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I'm going to watch Maxi play in about 4 or 5 matches or so for NYCFC first and then I'm going to tell everybody here what I feel about this signing.
I might be tempted to tell everybody what I feel about him after one match but, nope, not gon do it .
I might be tempted to tell everybody what I feel about him after one match but, nope, not gon do it .
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Does he reallly weigh just 115 lbs? I've taken morning dumps that weigh more than that.
I think this is an incredibly fair and lucid post.
You obviously don't belong here.
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