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Breaking: Eric Avila to Toronto FC for Maicon Santos #fcdallas #mls #tcf10 minutes agovia Twitter for iPhoneRetweeted by 3rdDegreeNet
TXFutgol
Breaking: Eric Avila to Toronto FC for Maicon Santos #fcdallas #mls #tcf10 minutes agovia Twitter for iPhoneRetweeted by 3rdDegreeNet
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.
His stats don't really say "attacking mid" to me.
if true, not bad to free up international spot to get a US domestic MF for depth
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.
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
i think Santos fits FC Dallas's style better as the 4-4-2 striker
oh cool, we're back to 2 strikers and a hell of a lot of mids. THis is exactly what we need.
hmm... career backup so far (9 starts in 63 games). I can't say I really remember much about him.
So this means Johnson is now our #2 striker if anything goes wrong with Danny?
I may be recalling this incorrectly but I believe Avila can play fullback as well.
Seems like he wasn't at FC Dallas' training today...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/socce...eric-avila-out
Well, this must be the alleged deal that Dan Dunleavy tweeted on Sunday.
I like Santos. I hope Avila is worth it.
cool, excitingTFC I hope you enjoy Avila giving up on plays, never hoofing down balls and pouting constantly.
noooooooooooooooooo
FWIW, Kurt Larson from the Sun likes the deal. I tend to trust him as he seems to have some decent knowledge of the landscape when it comes to Americans, seeing as he is one.
Says he's more dynamic than Santos and fits TFC's system better than Santos.
Even though Santos had 6 goals, he always seemed out of sorts.
We'll have to wait and see.
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.....
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From what I'm quickly reading/glancing at, it sounds like he'll probably fit into that AM role but can play the wing as well.
I'm torn on Santos. He has some really good traits (hard shot, can do some good interplay with teammates, has actually scored goals) but on the other hand, he only fits one spot (up front striker), seems lazy at times, occasionally makes dumb decisions (see the KC game for two examples).