He was also coaching EDS at the time. But, If that's how you think it happened, that's cool.
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Saunders officially traded to Orlando!
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I first saw this on my Twitter feed checking my phone at work. MLS retweeted the Orlando post. I nearly shouted like a 6 year old girl.
Despite all that positive emotion, I had to contain myself, as the explain as to why I shouted would have taken long to explain...
Despite all that positive emotion, I had to contain myself, as the explain as to why I shouted would have taken long to explain...
Loads of fans openly adored Saunders in 2015. There were Saunders chants. There were Saunders player of the month awards. There was a Saunders tifo. I didn't get it. He was average at best.
Then it suddenly became trendy to blame him for literally everything wrong with the team (despite his play not really improving/deteriorating at all). So I'm sure you'll get some pretty serious Saunders revisionism from some people on here.
Something is wrong? What's that? IT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF GIFS!
I couldn't be more pleased to see him go, but as a footnote I will add that I still believe that he is an average-ish MLS GK, who was exposed to a greater degree behind a bad defense and a difficult system. While there are a handful-ish number of objectively great GKs each season, there are some pretty lousy GKs in MLS, including many who start. It shouldn't be this way, but MLS is a league with bad GKs and terrible officiating. From the embarrassing number of games I have watched around the league, Josh is not the exception but instead the GK folly rate is high. With that said, no one prefers grey hair and agita, and we have a team with championship aspirations, so I want a well-above average MLS GK on my team.
Thank you for your service to the club, Josh. You were a stand out guy and your contributions are appreciated. Best of luck
I'll miss the fan wave he lead with the SS after every home win. He was a good guy who, as much as any player or fan, clearly felt horrible when the team lost and great when they won.
The one thing I'll remember about Josh was not his terrible performance on the field at times, but how great he was with the fans. Great guy and I wish him the best.
It might be unrelated to the actual trade, but kcristen's comment definitely caught my eye. He is the head athletic trainer. (Bald guy with gloves on all the time)
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So what happens when, upon the expansion to 24 teams, MLS does what the pundits are suggesting that they will and reduces the SuperDraft to a three-round affair?
The Post has even put up a NY-Post-appropriate headline for this trade! Well done NYCFC, you even got a snarky headline in the Post!
http://nypost.com/2017/01/27/nycfc-trades-unwanted-goalie-for-practically-nothing/
http://nypost.com/2017/01/27/nycfc-trades-unwanted-goalie-for-practically-nothing/
There will be 48 picks in the 3rd round of the draft.
Can anyone name the best player ever picked in the 4th round of the MLS Superdraft?
maybe we can trade it away to get rights to someone like timbers did with us
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