Yeah, I see what you are saying. Ok, more first teams guys than usual.Originally Posted by Yohan
Yeah, I see what you are saying. Ok, more first teams guys than usual.
1 mil a yr, great deal
just a shift in where USMNT players play from past years. more ply their trade in MLS than Europe lately. (and I think Mix and Wondo also have good shots of making the cut)
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
I have doubts for now, but if it really is $1 million per year, that's an amazing deal.
if it's merely 1 mil/yr, Bradley is a dumb ass, and USMNT supporters should rightly crucify him
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Huh? Why? Bradley wants playing time and job security. He wasn't going to get that in Europe!
he's good enough for Roma. he could have latched on to mid bottom team in EPL/Bundesliga/Serie A (and supposedly lots of interest in him)
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
There was no guarantee he will get playing time on those mid and bottom level clubs in Europe and plus money & job security wasn't there. Also maybe Bradley wasn't happy being in Europe and wanted to come back?
Its not.
Only one report, out of Italy, indicated it was that amount, and it seemed more like a mixup based on somebody dividing the contract amount per year by the number of years.
Every other report has been between $5.7 and $6.5 million a year for 4-6 years.
maybe. dude just had a kid. but one thing about Bradley is that he's a competitor, and apparently he wanted to play in CL so bad. only think that'd trump that is financial security for his family, but for 1 mil/yr contract, he'd have fought for a place in Europe instead of security in MLS. (and why I think Bradley will be amazing for TFC. dude wants to win so bad)
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
^ I bet this was not even on the radar untill the Nainggolan signing. That is the bottom line. Roma will play in cl. Roma is only getting better, and could go far, Bradley would want to stay there for that, he helped Roma get to were they are now, but with the signing of Nainggolan, it relegates him to a second string player, and clearly he does not want that.
There are plenty of clubs in Europe which would have wanted Bradley. He is a very good top level two way mid.
Maybe he just likes to live in the US (North America) more.
dude has been away in Europe since 18 yrs old or something like that.
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
One could argue that Roma is better because they were playing other midfielders ahead of him this season. He was not in their first choice team.
Toronto FC baby...best team everrrrrrrrrr -Jozy
Sure. And maybe he never really liked it. Would rather return to NA.
I think you're on to something. Reading his agent's comments sheds some light on this.
So it looks like he knew fell down the order with Nainggolan coming in and wanted a move to play regularly. He considers all his options, including letting MLS know he's looking for a new club. TFC steps up with a huge offer that he can't get anywhere else and he agrees. Wanting to help the league grow, moving closer to home, being (hopefully) impressed by what he saw when he came here with Roma, and the pitch our FO made to him on their Euro trip all probably played factor.“The choice was dictated by some market movements. Without waiting for January 31, he assessed to follow this path also to help the growth of American soccer.
“The arrival of Nainggolan? He has always felt like a major player, then the scale of values changed.
“There were also many requests from clubs in the Serie A like Hellas and Bologna, but it is a choice dictated by the appreciation towards the league and the American soccer.
“After 10 years in Europe he wanted to return to the United States. A bitter choice, but made with heart. Roma reiterated the non-transferability until the end, this was his own choice.”
IF he really is on one million a year its a brillant move. TL might not have wanted a DM for a DP already having Laba but he gets what he can, with a full preseason, keeps Laba, and trades Bradley next year for two great starters unless he pans out as invaluble. Its a very shred move.
Tim Leiweke doesn't fuck around, does he?
Can I say this bigger.......lets see:
All reports but one out of Italy that might have been mistranslated say he is going to be paid between $5.4 and $6.5 million a year.
^TSN says the same.
Definitely. Whatever happened at Roma, it pissed him off big time. I wonder if promises were made that were not kept.
Another article here on espn:
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/16...mplete?cc=5901
The Americans are pissed about this.
Who's the dude from Columbus again? Archer?
What's he saying?
Meh, let them be mad.
Haha yeah. Great innit? In the words of the great philosopher Dave Chappelle "HATE HATE HATE HATE. HATE HATE"
The irony of some of the USMT fans FREAKING out is their going to polarize the ones who are also MLS fans into becoming closet TFC fans/drive up interest in the club. I bet we see a few prime time national TV games in the states next year.
I think we're seeing a lot of true xenophobic colors from our jingoistic neighbors to the south. It's not him coming to MLS that many of them hate, it's him coming to TFC.
It is also being repoetwd on the BBC World about Defoe
Alf De Blasis @dblas602mIn post-game comments today, Rudi Garcia confirms Bradley chose to leave @OfficialASRoma & that club could not keep "unhappy" player. #TFC
I dunno, I seem to remember similar reactions to Dempsey coming to Seattle. The eurosnobs in the states can't fathom that one of their 'golden boys' would give up playing in one of the big european leagues to come to play soccer in North America. That Bradley is coming to Toronto makes it even worse, but ultimately even if he was coming to the Galaxy or Redbull of Beckham FC I think a lot of the reactions would be the same. The worry from what I can see in the Yanks Abroad/Reddit/ESPN threads is 1) his development will stagnate due to inferior competition and 2) some MLS 'hack' will take out his knee's. It seems to devolve into a whole chicken v egg thing about how to develop better American players. You need a better American league, but to develop the best possible players they need to be playing in the highest level possible. How does the American league get better without having the best Americans in it though? Whatever, their problem. He's our player now*! (*touches wood furiously until monday)
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