In my mind its more that hes oft injured most notably during playoffs too
TFC has a really bad history of overpaying for unmotivated players who come here and play well below standard. We have to get the right people who buy into a system. Since we don't have a system (thanks to our policy of hiring inexperience) then we're kinda screwed. Let's not spend for now. Let's sit on the cash and wait out Vanney, and then rebuild under an experienced coach who comes here with a plan, a system, and an identity to lift us out of the hole. I think next year is a loss (Vanney likely won't make it through the year) - and then a new coach (experienced and successful, hopefully - first time for everything) will require at least a full season to put his stamp on the team. I don't mind gambling time on a proven coach vs. a former player who'd like to be a coach some day.
Reminder: O'Dea is out of contract come January and fits Vanney's fetish for left footed centre backs
Ps. I know the prospect of signing him has already been fleshed out significantly just pointing it out
Lol Super. Writing off 2016 already?
Based on what we saw this year? Pretty much, yes. Obviously we will have a chance, and there's always Giovinco who can get us into the play-offs all by himself (as he did this year). But personally I think that we doubled down on inexperience and "same old, same old" when we decided to keep Vanney on as the head coach - and Manning didn't show much faith when he said that Vanney was on a short leach. I worry that we're worse off now also because the team clearly isn't backing Vanney. Could get ugly once the new season begins.
Having said that, I've renewed, so I'll try to work on my optimism this off season. Giovinco, Giovinco, Giovinco.
Given that Manning has outlined some milestones of progress for next season, it's not an open ended commitment to Vanney. This will either motivate him to do better or if not, he'll be replaced. I think that is fair.
I'm not sure you can call what Aron Winter had a system. He had no idea how to implement anything and it showed.
People complain about Vanney's tactics not matching up to game situations at times but he's all-world compared to Winter. The latter was living in whimsical fantasy land with his decisions.
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Well, Winter still managed to get a gig with the Dutch under-19 NMT, so some well placed people obviously disagree with you.
It is impossible to compare the poor roster back then, and what Vanney got here, but their defensive stats are pretty close indeed.
My point was not getting AW back, but rather look for experience, the sooner the better.
Perhaps what he was peddling works for u-19 Dutch players but it never worked in MLS. Obviously the rosters were different, but it was also a relatively different era in the league. Winter had his opportunity to bring in players, they didn't cut it. Comparatively I'd still take Vanney and Bez over anything Winter offered. Take away the aura of Dutch Football the guy was just confused and overwhelmed.
Agreed look for experience. That said, nobody should consider Aron Winter an experienced coach.
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If he's not happy here, send him packing: http://gazzettaworld.gazzetta.it/new...?refresh_ce-cp
Anyone got a link to the original piece in Italian? I've tried navigating through Corriere dello Sport site but can't find it.
It seems like it was an interview in their print edition. There are other articles online lifting quotes about Roma and their chances for the league this season and Totti and De Rossi.
http://www.gazzettagiallorossa.it/20...e-lo-scudetto/
http://www.asromachannel.eu/notizie-...scudetto-59142
To be fair, that's not true. Winter had Paul Mariner in charge of bringing in players. The same Paul Mariner who openly opposed what he was trying to do and refused to bring in players that Winter wanted, and then proceeded to bring in complete garbage when he was given full control. Winter might not have been the right guy for the job at the time, but he was hardly brought into an environment to succeed. No one could have succeeded in that environment (and no one ever did).
I think he was in over his head because of MLS' peculiarities, but he was truly screwed by the front office because of the Mariner situation. The first thing Mariner did was sign a defender from South America who didn't even make it through training camp. And it snowballed from there. The two players Winter brought in, Soolsma and Koevermans, were both excellent. And when they played his system and it worked, like the win against LA at Rogers, they looked pretty good.
But he didn't know the league, and that you need tactical approaches that aren't technique reliant. It went about as well as most of us expected, I think.
Soolsma was a great player. Behaviour problems though.
What did you guys think of Karl Ouimette, he looked pretty decent as a right back. JUST SAYIN
This might be relevant.
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So, apparently the league is considering raising the cap.
This was at the Men in Blazers expo today.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/thegoalkeeper/status/665614925939744768
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/thegoalkeeper/status/665615402450440192
That's the former majority owner of Seattle being asked a question by Garber. Anybody really think Garber didn't know the answer coming?
Then we get Kraft Jr. chiming in.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/thegoalkeeper/status/665615584135131138
Now admittedly that's Kraft Jr. but he's not going to say anything his Dad doesn't approve.
Later we got the view of the NYCFC head honcho
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/thegoalkeeper/status/665636439389007873
He also went on talking about how Viera would help US players get better.
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So a raise in salary cap to get better international players.
Maybe not this season, but nothing is stopping MLS from adding to the cap unilaterally.
Not sure I'd want to add a 27 year old journeyman forward from Europe right now.
I heard something on Twitter about Ned Grabavoy getting released by NYCFC