tfcmanu
01-14-2009, 11:59 AM
Goal.com's Kyle McCarthy submits his mock draft ahead of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft and prepares to watch it all fall to pieces by Thursday night.
In the soccer world at large, silly season is a term reserved for when the transfer window.
In MLS, that term should apply to any point in time when a mock draft is conceived.
There are simply too many variables – try to keep count of how many times I couch myself in this mock draft – to weigh in order to ensure accuracy. The problem is exacerbated because most of the heavy hitting takes place from the night before the draft onwards and no one wants to reveal their hand too early.
With that being said, I can reasonably suggest a few things after the past few days:
1. Toronto will wheel and deal.
2. Toronto – Sam Cronin, Wake Forest midfielder
I think Toronto wants to dump this pick. If you're paying the kind of premium Mo Johnston will demand, I'd lean towards Cronin, who should be a solid pro for years to come and could likely step in and log some minutes this season.
4. Toronto – Stefan Frei, California goalkeeper (GA)
The general consensus is that Toronto doesn't want to stay here either if it can help it. If TFC has to stay here, there are two considerations: Mo Johnston loves speed and needs a goalkeeper. I opted for Frei here simply because he shouldn't get past four.
13. Toronto FC -- O'Brian White, UCONN forward
It would be particularly difficult for TFC to pass up a Canadian forward with this much talent at this point in the draft. Busted ACL or no busted ACL, White should be the sole option here...CONT'D
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-...s-draft-mockery (http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/01/14/1059843/mccarthys-musings-draft-mockery)
In the soccer world at large, silly season is a term reserved for when the transfer window.
In MLS, that term should apply to any point in time when a mock draft is conceived.
There are simply too many variables – try to keep count of how many times I couch myself in this mock draft – to weigh in order to ensure accuracy. The problem is exacerbated because most of the heavy hitting takes place from the night before the draft onwards and no one wants to reveal their hand too early.
With that being said, I can reasonably suggest a few things after the past few days:
1. Toronto will wheel and deal.
2. Toronto – Sam Cronin, Wake Forest midfielder
I think Toronto wants to dump this pick. If you're paying the kind of premium Mo Johnston will demand, I'd lean towards Cronin, who should be a solid pro for years to come and could likely step in and log some minutes this season.
4. Toronto – Stefan Frei, California goalkeeper (GA)
The general consensus is that Toronto doesn't want to stay here either if it can help it. If TFC has to stay here, there are two considerations: Mo Johnston loves speed and needs a goalkeeper. I opted for Frei here simply because he shouldn't get past four.
13. Toronto FC -- O'Brian White, UCONN forward
It would be particularly difficult for TFC to pass up a Canadian forward with this much talent at this point in the draft. Busted ACL or no busted ACL, White should be the sole option here...CONT'D
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-...s-draft-mockery (http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/01/14/1059843/mccarthys-musings-draft-mockery)