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you guys have probably seen the haunting images of what poor Lockhart Stadium has turned into after it was abandoned. Is that a shrubbery?
I still think Weah makes an impact this cycle...he has a unique skillset that the rest of these kids (sans Pulisic) don't have.
He is no better or worse than anyone not named Sargent at this point who is 26 or under (which is why I think we need to hope Weah turns into a striker) but Wood is not getting many minutes right now and he could see his playing time drop dramatically at the national team level.TripItUp said:
which reyna- gio or claudio?NewlyRetired said:
I agree with this- even though he's still the most raw and inconsistent of those young guys and not ready-for-primetime yet, he has a ton of innate ability and upside that will hopefully continue to shine as he hones his game. I'm really interested in seeing what happens over the next few months in scotland.TripItUp said:
I really can't figure him out. as andy says, he's struggling for pt. and he's frustrating for the US when I've seen him lately- just not gelling with what's going on around him with his runs or combination play. but then he'll get a ball in the box, turn and shoot out of nothing and get the goal- which is obviously huge. and I've seen him make the fantastic diagonal runs that Jozy seems to loathe.TripItUp said:
but if we're talking claudio... maybe carleton for the early, more attacking part of his career.
A year ago I thought Carleton would have made a nice continuation of the gunslinger "try ####" persona that Wynalda, Mathis and Dempsey had but until he gets his career started, I can't map him.
I love what I have seen of him but have no idea how he turns out. By the end of the cycle he will be 19 so he certainly could.
isn't he more withdrawn than those guys though? maybe a dempsey- more of a true #10? or is that just what I want him to be (after his u-whatever stints) since we don't get to see him while he rots on the bench at ATL.
I was talking more personality than position, but even then, at his age Wynalda was a wide midfielder and Dempsey was a box to box maniac.
or maybe not!NewlyRetired said:
Added the columns and most of the total caps. Will work on the caps for this WC cycle - I haven't found a good source for it, so I'll need to mash the rosters together to get the counts.
is it any wonder our wives married such amazing human beings as ourselves? lolAdded the columns and most of the total caps. Will work on the caps for this WC cycle - I haven't found a good source for it, so I'll need to mash the rosters together to get the counts.
Also added an FFA Depth column - figure we can add a consensus for the top players. Might be fun when we get past the CP, Adams, etc.
ETA: explaining the conditional formatting (shading will automatically pop up based on the criteria):
Nat Team: If not tagged as a Sr. member but has at least 1 cap - indicates a tweener that hasn't fully moved to the Sr side (McKenzie/Trusty might end up being prime examples).
WC 2022 Age: Heatmap based on the average age for the player pool. No shading means they're the youngest; deepest red means they're the oldest.
Dual Nat: If they're a dual national that hasn't been locked up, their other country will be shaded yellow.
Cur WC Cycle Caps: If both cap columns equal 1, then this was the first time we've seen them called up. This column will be shaded green to show they're the n00b.
Speaking of Real...
this is a weird one. hopefully it'll be something innocuous- like he was hit by a bus and couldn't make it to any team events because he's lying in a ditch somewhere. not just bailing without telling anybody.
Looks like he played 90, which is pretty impressive. Reading nearly took all three points at Bolton in a huge game for them - Reading being 3rd from bottom and Bolton second.
In the span of a few weeks, RSL has lost its two best prospects ever, for exactly $0.
for sure.
poor sargent looks like Elizabeth 1 there.
*MLS has limited roster space and as we know, difficult salary cap rules.
this is the kid we were just talking about that disappeared without a word from Celtic, after turning down FIRE and Rangers?
I don't know about Rangers but yes this is the kid that was reported to be AWOL from Celtic. Very confusing.
This version better be a little less fragile. Union love this kid - they're banking on him becoming their true #10.
