Avila for Santos?

[Nuvinho]

TXFutgol

Breaking: Eric Avila to Toronto FC for Maicon Santos #fcdallas #mls #tcf10 minutes agovia Twitter for iPhoneRetweeted by 3rdDegreeNet

[Whoop]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Avila

[Nuvinho]

GA player

Avila decided to forgo his senior season as professional clubs started to show interest. Avila decided to sign a Generation Adidas contract and he was subsequently drafted in the 2nd Round (19th Overall) by FC Dallas in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.

[Detroit_TFC]

His stats don't really say "attacking mid" to me.

[pekduck]

His stats don't really say "attacking mid" to me.

in depth game log shown that most of his 'games' are 1 min - 15 min subs to kill time or causing havoc

[pekduck]

if true, not bad to free up international spot to get a US domestic MF for depth

[denime]

Nice, another young player and GA.

is this the AM there was some talk last week?

[Jeff s]

oh cool, we're back to 2 strikers and a hell of a lot of mids. THis is exactly what we need.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

oh cool, we're back to 2 strikers and a hell of a lot of mids. THis is exactly what we need.

we got alot more than only 2 strikers, they just happen to be able to play elsewhere on the field quite well.

-Koevermans
-Johnson
-Merasovic

are all strikers first and fore most

[jloome]

I may be recalling this incorrectly but I believe Avila can play fullback as well.

[Whoop]

If this is true, Avila would be player #36 and TFC will have tied New York's record for most players used in a season.

[Detroit_TFC]

If this is true, Avila would be player #36 and TFC will have tied New York's record for most players used in a season.

The league office must be so sick and tired of getting paperwork from TFC by now. Bet they have August 14 circled on their calendars.

[prizby]

If this is true, Avila would be player #36 and TFC will have tied New York's record for most players used in a season.

and griffit will be player #37


NEW RECORD!

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and griffit will be player #37


NEW RECORD!

And Dasan Robinson #38?

[Nuvinho]

I remember they said that he was supposed to fill in for David Ferriera when he got hurt.

Things good for TFC in this deal:
1.GA player
2.Young
3.Domestic (US) - we gain an international spot

[pekduck]

i think Santos fits FC Dallas's style better as the 4-4-2 striker

[rocker]

hmm... career backup so far (9 starts in 63 games). I can't say I really remember much about him.

[MartinUtd]

So this means Johnson is now our #2 striker if anything goes wrong with Danny?

[pekduck]

So this means Johnson is now our #2 striker if anything goes wrong with Danny?

It appears that way to me. Plata/Soolsma/Martina/Merosvic are the wingers.

Dunfield/JDG/Frings/Sturgis/Stinson/Gold/Avila are mids, a little crowded

may be Sturgis or Gold are on the outs?

[Ossington Mental Youth]

So this means Johnson is now our #2 striker if anything goes wrong with Danny?

id say so

also frees up another 100k and an international spot on the roster

[ag futbol]

id say so

also frees up another 100k and an international spot on the roster

We'll have to check and see if there is any sign of him graduating from the GA program before we confirm the cap hit.

I'd like to see us upgrade our wing positions. Outside of Plata, not enough speed and overall quality.

[arsenal]

We'll have to check and see if there is any sign of him graduating from the GA program before we confirm the cap hit.

I'd like to see us upgrade our wing positions. Outside of Plata, not enough speed and overall quality.

Graduated GA last season ... salaries are comparable so no money saved unless part of the deal

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...te-seasons-end

[mdc 77]

Seems like he wasn't at FC Dallas' training today...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/socce...eric-avila-out

[Ageroo]

Seems like he wasn't at FC Dallas' training today...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/socce...eric-avila-out

He definitely knows something is up......according to his twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/EricAvila12

Seems like he was held up in el salvador......possibly for a short trip to Nicaragua.....

[ManUtd4ever]

Well, this must be the alleged deal that Dan Dunleavy tweeted on Sunday.

I like Santos. I hope Avila is worth it.

[Azerban]

TFC I hope you enjoy Avila giving up on plays, never hoofing down balls and pouting constantly.

cool, exciting

[PopePouri]

cool, exciting

No player is without his faults. We can something similar like:

Dallas I hope one day you'll enjoy Santos' ability to sit on the bench or being injured and one day if he does play, he'll probably be invisible for most of the game.

[Couchy81]

No player is without his faults. We can something similar like:

Dallas I hope one day you'll enjoy Santos' ability to sit on the bench or being injured one day and if he does play, he'll probably be invisible for most of the game.

It's true, even though he has an amazing shot and scored some screamers for us, his lack of vision with passing and ability to melt into the shadows of the play ultimately led to him not starting for a number of games. I still think he is a super-sub though.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Well, this must be the alleged deal that Dan Dunleavy tweeted on Sunday.

I like Santos. I hope Avila is worth it.

def gotta put faith in mariner for this one

[rocker]

def gotta put faith in mariner for this one

you BLIND FAITHER!!!