Just to bump my own prediction.Originally Posted by Canary10
Just to bump my own prediction.
That 3 year contract is likely what go here, likely would have not come otherwise. So is he the signing to compliment Hedges?
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Ok.... more coming?
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/Eric_Giacometti/status/1617978054365839361
In his height with FC Basel, he seemed to be a mainstay in their lineup before a ligament injury early in '22 derailed his entire career. It honestly looks like a similar story coming through to this year, half of the time he spent in Kasimpasa was spent either on the bench or injured.
sounds like this guy is pretty mobile and has recovery pace and a decent cross. could be a better fit for the team than criscito tbh
now a CB and GK pls.
Nah, he's a straight up left back. Good one, too, by MLS level. Had a bump in the road last year in Turkey, but a 25-year-old with 130 odd games in the Swiss League is pretty bang-on for us, as the leagues are very similar in talent.
Of course he's Italian.
Look at his last year though - Missed 3 months with a ligament injury and seems to have been on the bench in a lot of play in recent years. I'd be cautiously optimistic on him, after all, he IS a left back and he does have that pedigree, but only if he can stay on the field.
Know zero about the player. Complete benefit of the doubt, but promising signing in position of need.
he's young, pretty quick by all accounts and has decent pedigree.
now SJ and rosted please.
And is Italian
Looks like a measured gamble that his knee is healthy. We have two young players behind him who can play left back but probably aren't ready. But they may be perfect backup if he strains it and misses a few weeks.
If the knee goes then, yeah, it's going to look like a terrible gamble. But those ACL surgeries are pretty corrective these days.
I just knew Raoul Petretta was coming. It was so obvious... Said no one ever.
A German guy though, finally!
Works for me. Lets round it out with a GK, CB, and midfielder
Actually Italian. Born in Germany. Plays out of Turkey.
Buffery report says club looking for GK, CB and midfield.
Notably absent is depth on the wing which we have none of and at striker which suggests one of JJ/Ayo being moved.
To be fair, he came back from his ligament injury in May 2022 and then has had "unknown" injury times since then. His one goal this season showed he can run.
I have a feeling that he wasn't a fan of Turkey and was pretty unengaged, but that's just speculation. Hopefully living in Toronto makes a difference.
JJ, Ayo and Diomande all play wide as well. (JJ played most of his career alternating left and right wing). And we'll probably only use wing forwards, not wid mids, so that fits.
i'd imagine playing behind insigne and with bernardeschi was a decent attraction for a guy like this.
so with petretta signed and rosted/ SJ looking likely, i'd imagine the DP spot will be on a forward and the u22 initiative players will be midfield depth.
I suspect he's as Italian as Peruzza. His social media interactions seem to be mainly in German. His birthplace is just outside of Basel, Switzerland which also explains his football pedigree.
Hmmm...
Translation... 'Alan Soņora has everything arranged with an MLS club'.
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a little too much hopium there, my friend.
I think it'll be standard for us: Rosted, Johnson, and Akinola Out to prepare for another U22.
That's more of the signing I want to see, a young guy with some good pedigree.
Hopefully the injury is behind him and can do a job.
So we still need a CB and GK at the very least. With the last DP slot we should use it on a CM to replace Bradley, it has to be done already.
I would make that a U22 priority signing.
They kept that one quiet.
Two questions I have
How did they find out he was available?
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How do they know he is what BB describes in terms of style of play?
You are probably right; too much of God's own medicine for me. Still... there is.... the family connect to BM, the player's want to leave behind or avoid Independiente/Argentina, therefore CFM unlikely with Losada as their Mister now and the desire to play USMNT with the opportunity to have BB and MB as his mentors and concilliaries. BTW... IIUC his wage at his former club was only USD375K!? Yes, you advocating devil, not another depth 8 or 10 which he is... ffs find and recommend us a 6!
Last edited by Mr. Inbetween; 01-25-2023 at 05:52 AM.
We have a scouting department?
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