Having heard Vanney again this weekend on the TSN soccer pod, he wants to eventually move away from the 2 man front - can't do it with Seba & Jozy but that is the future plan.
Fraser is a DM option in a future 4-2-3-1 set up - beside a faster stronger player DM like Okello, Fraser has a role as a deeplying playmaker.
I really don’t know if I consider any of those names fast. Edwards and Auro have pace suitable for their position but I don’t think of as being that fast. Jozy has a decent top speed for a big guy. Seba not as fast as he was and Hamilton and Morrow I would define as average. VDW i’d say is slower than average but then again, with current events maybe we can question if we’ve ever seen top speed.
Regarding the contract situations of our DPs, I can't say I blame Manning for taking a wait and see approach based on the dollars involved. They are all going to decline from this point onward and are likely expecting contract extensions within the same range as their current contracts. If I was the GM, I wouldn't do it either.
If they were all willing to take substantial pay cuts it would make sense for the club but that's not going to happen with the various overseas options available.
Gio will just move into Vasquez roam free role.
Right now a 4-2-3-1 would look like this, that could morf into a 5-3-1 with Auro and Morrow as the wingbacks, and Deleon tucking inside (which also could switch for Delgado):
--------------------Jozy--------------------
Deleon----------Gio----------------Auro
----------Bradley------Osorio-----------
Morrow--Mavinga--Ciman--VdW
Based on this, our team is not really at full strength in this formation.
I don't know if this is real or not but:
Jame Coban (@JameCoban)
I'm told Nick Hagglund has been traded by Toronto FC to his hometown team, FC Cincinnati. #TFClive #FCCincy #MLS
Here's a followup tweet
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/NiltonJorge/status/1088187609145401344
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Steven Goff Retweeted Jame Coban
This is now a done deal. Several teams had inquired about Hagglund. #FCCincy #TFC
Looks like Zavs is staying?
Congrats to Hagglund. He was a good player for the club and always played hard. Wish him well in cinci (but not against us)
250k and top allocation spot coming our way again...let the rumours begin. We would seem to have a ton of cash to splash.
Yeah happy for Hagglund, and hopefully we got a good amount of money for him. Didn't really have a future here so at least he gets to go back to his hometown.
The return is 150k in GAM, 100k TAM and the 1st spot in the allocation order. That's pretty good IMO.
Damm. Sad to see him go but that's a hell of a return.