My bad, I don't know the exact figure, whether it be 5 or 50. Just get those gaps closed and get more seats in the north.Originally Posted by boban
My bad, I don't know the exact figure, whether it be 5 or 50. Just get those gaps closed and get more seats in the north.
good news...but this also means a significant increase in seasons tickets during the renewal window...get ready to pay for you grass and dp people!
Fact.
If prices were going up at the previous rate for a last place team, imagine what its going to be next year with a semi-competitive team, high payroll, and stadium upgrades.
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----------------- Frei
Wynne --- Gomez --- Serioux --- Brennan
------------- De Guzman
---- Cronin --------------- Sanyang
------------- Guevara
-------- De Rosario
--------------------- Gerba
2009 Playoffs ... book it.
Dunno. De Guzman played DM in Spain, but here he could be used more widely/forwardly... I think we have seen that Cronin can be solid on the outside midfield, but Sanyang?
Of course, much of this depends on who we unload.
looks good !
Somehow..i want NANA in there though..
have to agree....I like him playing the role he plays with CANADA...a little more on the offence.....It gona be hard to get this done though.....hopefully mo can swing a deal!
not gonna happen but i'd do something crazy like this: (which i think puts out our POTENTIAL best XI)
-------------------------Frei---------------------------
-----------Serioux------Nana------Gomez--------------
---Wynne--------------Sanyang/Cronin---------------Brennan-
-----------------Cronin/Guevara----------JDG------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------DeRo-------Gerba-----------------------
With Sanyang/Cronin open to move up if needed. I think with the speed of Gomez/Nana at the back we can hold with 2 wingbacks going forward. Sanyang/Cronin/JDG are all energetic players who can break up plays. Of course JDG should be considered a ball distributor... and hopefully might work well with Guevara. DeRo and Gerba are our two best options up front now IMO.
Last edited by Fushida; 09-04-2009 at 09:04 PM.
Mo leaking this to Kristian himself? No, I don't think so.
Question: Can we just drop Vitti seeing as he is on loan. Then just sign him back next season as he would be out of contract anyway? or is there more to it?
My understanding is that Vitti's loan is guaranteed for this season.
just drop barrett this is a no brainer
3-5-2 while in possession; changing to a 5-3-2 when not in possession.
-----------DeRosario - Gerba
----Brennan - Cronin - De Guzman - Wynne
------------------Sanyang
---------Gomez - Serioux - Attakora
--------------------Frei
Bench:
Edwards (GK)
Garcia (D C)
Robinson (DM)
Guevara (M/AM C)
Vitti (M/AM C)
Barrett (M LR, ST)
Dichio (F C)
Unselected:
Fellinga
Ibrahim
White
Gala
Tactical Notes:
- DeRosario plays a bit withdrawn compared to Gerba.
- DeGuzman is utilized as a box-to-box guy linking the play from front to back as he does with the CMNT.
- Sanyang's ONLY job is to break up plays and make the easy/short pass to another midfielder.
- The backline is very much stay-at-home.
- A wide or narrow game can be played as necessary, since this formation gives us decent width.
Justifications (for things that aren't self evident - like DeRosario should start):
- The formation itself is very flexible in terms of attacking and defending.
- A packed midfield makes use of TFC's depth at these positions.
- Cronin's place could easily be taken by Vitti.
- But: Vitti and Guevara are on the bench because I think the focus should be on DeGuzman having possession going forward. Having more than one player who "demands" the ball (or at least who should be the primary possessor of the ball) in the midfield means that those players aren't used to their full potential. It's a duplication of tasks, to use a bureaucratic term. That and Guevara has been slacking lately.
- Brennan and Wynne get the nod on the wings since I find them to be the most effective. Brennan is a natural winger and Wynne, once freed of defensive responsibilities, becomes a significant threat going forward. Also, when not in possession, they act as wingbacks given their significant experience at defending.
- The bench is comprised of the best available players, who also happen to cover every position on the pitch, either directly or indirectly.
What say you guys?
I hope so too.
It has to be a trade..you just cant drop him and free up cap space....
correct?
You can't just drop players as their salaries are guarunteed. Gotta trade them. While I agree Barrett is a good choice, who in their right mind is going to take Barrett at his salary and production? In addition, I think he is struggling and frustrated right now, and I have to wonder if a club would be willing to take the risk.
As Blizzard and I have stated, just watch. Mo has the potential here to get screwed out of one of the youthful bright lights of this team. While JDG is a nice addition, his stalling combined with Mo's persistance has potentially screwed the club.
And after looking at your proposed lineups guys, I don't see anyone taking into account who is going to be traded. Nobody is going to take the junk off our team. They are going to want some quality since we are down the home stretch.
Edit: My bet, with the emergence of Nana and Serioux's ability to cover RB, I can see Wynne being the odd man out.
Last edited by S_D; 09-04-2009 at 09:31 PM.
Perhaps they can, look at the sutton situation.
YEEEHAAW....I knew this was bound to happen. I said it so many times...money talks and BS walks at the end...there was no way JDG was going to get anything close in Europe, and here we are. I love JDG and would be so happy with him at TFC. BUT WE STILL NEED DICHIO AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Cream your jeans guys but this will finally kill our play-off hopes. With 7 games to go this will do nothing but disrupt us and he'll be gone as soon as he finds a European team who's interested.
I think it will be Danny or Wynne.
Also, I have a feeling that if this is going down, and Mo can't get anyone to take a player off our hands, the league will step in, as they did with McBride.
Maybe if we are lucky we can give Barrett back to Chicago.
Big question I have, is he coming for the long term, or is he coming for the season then trying to head back to Europe in January.
If it's not for the long term, I have a big problem with shipping players out for a short term gain, unless we are unloading crap. I have a feeling we're going to have to bleed for this one.
There is a deadline within the season regarding contracts and the ability to release somebody. We've long passed that.
Sutton was released well before that date.
I think he does substantially improve our team, in that he gives a player that can completely control the middle of the park. That is something we sorely lack. He also provides transition through the midfield that we do not have.
These are major reasons we always get thumped on the road, why we resort to dumping long balls, and why we can't kill a game off.
However, in the playoff hunt, we need to remember, as good as he is, he has not played much competitive football, and he will take time to settle with a new team. This is far from a golden ticket to the playoffs.
Sorry to play devil's advocate here, but why would JDG sign on for a 7-game season (50-50 chance of more)? Would he simply sit out the winter or could we loan him to a Euro club like Beckham?
This is for the long term...at least all of next season, there is no way they bring him now and have him walk away next year...no way...
the only way you can drop a player now is if the team and the player agreed to a non guarunteed contract.
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They sign him to a short deal for a big chunk of money.
-JDG gets to keep his match fitness up.
-JDG makes a chunk of change
-JDG can still shop himself around in January as a free agent.
-MLSE get to charge extra for seasons renewals.
-MLSE better chance of a playoff run, see above.
-MLSE sells a pile of jerseys.
-MLSE avoid a major PR blunder while screwing Danny, cause everyone is over the moon with JDG.
What I wonder is if the league would let that fly.
Hold on, so is this for real?
Sounds like it. Now let me throw something out there - maybe he wants a TFC contract back on the table to leverage something better in Germany or Holland.
When he signs on the dotted line I'll believe it.
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