If the Friday scrimmage was against a "group of unattached", was there anybody we may want to have a look at?
I hear we can really use another warm body at RB ?
FWIW, we played the Mexican Navy team.
I guess when you get unattached in Liga Mx, you get drafted.
Larson got the Ok to tweet this:
https://twitter.com/KurtLarSUN/statu...61887282401280
AURO on Loan confirmed.
great camp coverage from the living room
Auro looks like a very, very good player. Another smart move by Bez. Just gives us way more depth and competition. Those youtube videos really highlight his talent playing for Brazil U20, just making that team alone is impressive, and that wasnt long ago!
Between VDW Hasler and Auro we are covered on the right. Hasler primarily in mid makes a lot of sense too.
Damn I like the looks of this team!
I've been told Mariano Mino is a TFC II project. Won't be with the first team.
are they still looking at quintero?
Artur came to Columbus on the same “Sao Paolo loan to MLS” highway.
He just went back, Precourt low balled Sao Paolo (what a shock!), and they couldn’t agree on a deal for next year.
Artur was one of the best MFs in MLS last year.
This is a pretty interesting gamble.
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"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
Oh. Whoops!
It's funny, if you google this, the signing got like 10% of the coverage that the apparent split got the week before.
Well, either way, Sao Paolo loans look like good value.
It's weird, Berhalter was claiming some sort of special relationship with Sao Paolo as part of the Artur signing not six weeks ago. Not that special I guess.
https://www.massivereport.com/2017/1...arket-mls-2017
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
Auro can play winger so we now have that option at least.
Not sure exactly how all the pieces will fit, but In Bez We Trust.
Interesting signing. Bez had mentioned a lack of wide options as something they were looking to improve. I wonder if he can play on the left too, might be the preferred backup to Morrow as well.
It serves a few purposes; obvious information you already know but I'l just state it. 1) Gives us strength and reliable depth at wing/RB. 2) if Van Der Weil falters here, or is injured; we are not playing with Hasler/Kubel at RB for 20 + games. Hasler is ok, but people are forgetting he's not a great RB. I'm not 100 % sure but isn't he more of a midfielder? 3) Van Der Weil is not a long term option relaisticly, while Auro could be. 4) Toronto was very fortunate to be so healthy last year; who know's if that can continue.
Good move in my opinion. We wanted a young player and we got it. Hopefully he's versatile.
I was hoping for a midfielder to get Osorio out of the starting 11 but this is good too
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The Auro loan is very interesting, even if a bit strange. It seemed like a replacement for Cheyrou was also a big need.
Larson mentions he can play right FB, or as a winger on either side. However his Brazilian YouTube highlights have him listed as "Right Back / Central Midfielder" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTW7PAJMmAA) so that would give them more options. Of course GvdW can also attack up the right, especially if they play 3/5 at the back. It will be interesting how duties are divided between Auro, GvdW, Hasler, Delgado, Fraser, Chapman, Osorio and Kübel (plus Bradley and Vazquez as 90-minute starters of course).
This is all I can come up with right now. Maybe TFC see him with midfield potential. He's only 22 after all.
-------------------Jozy-Seba
Morrow-Vazquez-Bradley-Auro-Van Der Weil
----------Mavinga-Moor-Zavaletta
i think he can slot in for oso or marky and can back up weils and morrow,probs a gam signing,probs why bez made the tam for gam trade.still got plenty tam to grab another good player.thats my opin abrev style.
Larson did Paul Mariner scouting and indicated Auro hasn't played in 2 years.
If so, he ain't starting until April.