Originally Posted by
ensco
If it's true (and it could just be a GM trying to give himself cover by blaming the agent), then that's really dense, and means he didn't do his homework on why DeRo stopped playing for the CMNT for a while. Unreal.
That's a pretty scathing article of DeRo's time in NY, though. Wow. Especially these parts:
But…we scored 46 goals from five different players. De Rosario would’ve never scored 15 goals for us, because we have other players scoring goals. We needed more power in the midfield, and we did a trade and were happy with the trade. The trade helped us get into the playoffs. D.C. did not get into the playoffs.
“My worry is about how the team does, and I think the team did well in the end. We’re happy to build on the squad we have. I don’t think De Rosario was a mistake; it was something we did, something we tried. It didn’t work out so we did another trade and got another good player in the squad and we’re happy with that.
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De Rosario also made no secret of his desire to sign a long-term Designated Player contract, and that was an investment the Red Bulls were unwilling or incapable of making; and it was clear from his FC Toronto stay that an underpaid De Rosario can be a disruptive De Rosario.
Definitely lends credence to the idea that we might be getting saturated by too much "insider info" coming from one self-interested side, and hence, not getting the fuller, more accurate picture. Or it's Soler covering his behind, combined with a sports writer lazily casting aspersions they can't back up. Wouldn't be the first time.
Though even then, the best justification Soler offers for why DeRo wasn't a mistake is essentially "it was worth a shot". That's pretty bad.
- Scott