It's funny how Napoli's "thank you" video feels like a hype video for us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFGsJkPeahM
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It's funny how Napoli's "thank you" video feels like a hype video for us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFGsJkPeahM
Far from me the thought to try throwing a wrench in Insigne's Toronto welcome-machine, but here's what caught my attention:
Post from the match's Youtube highlights thread:
"Unpopular opinion - Insigne cost Napoli crucial points this season. If it's not missed PKs it's being selfish when passing to his better placed teammates would have led to crucial goals"
And almost everybody posting a response to this agreeds, they say this is not an unpopular opinion at all, Insigne is too selfish, and has not been this season like a captain should be for Napoli.
Check it out for yourself,,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wNG...channel=SerieA
Napoli fans lead the world in expectations- they had Maradona in his prime & ever since, nobody matches up. Their 2 ultra groups said as much yesterday in their goodbye messages.
BTW, to me selfish isn't running back full tilt 80 yards to CATCH a forward on the counter for your very last play ever for your team.
I have been following Napoli for years. I don't see Insigne as selfish at all in his play but he is like any forward/striker in his thinking when getting into a goal scoring position. Of course for any fan it is easy to look at a replay and see another option to pass on a particular unsuccessful play that could have worked out better. It happens to all the time in games. He actually had more assists this year than the last few years. He tracks back defensively as well. Maybe Napoli fans an just bitter at him leaving.
The media's denying love for Alex Bono continues to baffle me.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/MichaelSingh94/status/1526284781910097922?s=20&t=X2n03pEKn1o6JenPjFJi7A
I've never found Insigne to be selfish either, but it won't surprise me if he starts here.
Criscito, meanwhile, really doesn't seem to want to come here.
From DiMarzio (translated):
Criscito then spoke of the future. With Genoa in Serie B, his idea does not change: "I hope there is still room for me. I still have one year on my contract and I would like to be able to help with immediate redemption ." As he said, the Genoa captain will speak with the club in the coming days to understand the club's intentions. "I'm available," he confirmed.
regarding the structure of the team, regardless of hiring a new manager- over the past 3 seasons no significant improvement has been made.
The ones stating Bob just got here- this is true- but curtis and armas both had 3 year deals or 5 year deals so- why would quality not be improved based on his hiring.
I understand we need to wait for the summer transfer and possibly the winter- but seriously look at how fast BVB got a replacement after losing Haaland.
He treated this club like an nhl team waiting out players last year without addressing or moving on in a positive and impactful manner.
the fact he felt raising prices by 40% during high inflation and most likely a recession -consider this who ever is on manning's side- does the on field performance or results justify 40% increase?
looks like all kind of bad business decisions and yes all these players connected to insigne or insigne himself came from a lazy rolodex search which happened to get him insigne. think about this for a moment- was there any due diligence done when hiring armas and curtis?
It appears Salcedo will always be a DP... His budget charge is $2.3 million.
https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide
Unless his salary drops in future seasons. I think the implication by the ITKs at the time of the deal was it had to be front loaded cos of the swap.
Jesus on a shade under a million is decent business. 800k on Bono and Westberg is madness. Mavinga is up over a million now - guess he'll be next for the chopping block....
Were they options or on guaranteed? I don't recall
We exercised an option on Westberg and Mavinga was under contract. I think (but am not totally sure) that this is the final contract year for Westberg and Mavinga. I seem to recall that this is the last guaranteed year for Bradley (team option next season).
Tough that Salcedo is on a full DP contract, but hopefully the salary can be frontloaded to drop him into TAM level.
Mavinga's contract is up at the end of the season (doesn't say anything about an option): https://www.wakingthered.com/2020/1/...ingas-contract
Westberg is up at the end of the season: https://www.wakingthered.com/2020/1/...bergs-contract
Bradley is up at the end of the season, with an option for 2023: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls...ract-1.5392782
Bono signed his last contract extension in 2018, so I wouldn't be surprised if 2022 is his last guaranteed season: https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/toro...ono-extension/
Well he shouldn't be re-signed anyway. He is a shell of his former self and is not TAM level anymore. I like him a lot but his time has come.
At least we should be shedding about $2-$3M in salary this winter in pretty much dead weight (Westberg, Bono, Auro's loan, & Mavinga).
But I'm not entirely sure we didn't hitch onto another salary anchor in Akinola either. I do not like the look of that number and how he has been looking so far.
Bono at 550k has to be one of the worst value contracts in MLS.
They're literally paying a fullback NOT to be at the club. Cap is a mess.
This article says Criscito wants to stay at Genoa next season and help them get back to Serie A. This would be disappointing.
He looked good in the game against Napoli on the weekend. He would be a solid MLS player.
https://www.fanpage.it/sport/calcio/...dare-una-mano/
This is negotiations now, it is always better to have the guise of a second offer to scare TFC or to make it look like to the Genoa family he really wants to stay, when he know the club really can't afford him. I just don't know where the $2.5MM Euros is coming from, someone do the math.
So we're about two weeks out from allowing Poz to sign a pre-contract.
this is another reason i dont really vibe with bono- i feel after the 2018 run he was full of himself, the friendship between him and chapman and how they always clout chasing.
Forget all that, what really made me understand who bono is - was the fact he got upset at a TFC photographer for taking a photo on a non -game day where he wasn't "dressed up" for photo op.
I couldnt believe it- I guess he has a brand to maintain but come on- if he chose to be consistent it wouldnt have been an issue. felt bad for the photographer.
man do we ever give out bad contracts 3.5 mil in CBs 900k in keepers paying auro 400k to play else where,paying some of jozy s salary,who knows with lawrence,the best cb in the league zimmerman is making 1.1 mil.i sure hope salceido s contract is front loaded