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re: Young Players Tracker and Americans Abroad Thread
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:16 am to cwil177
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:16 am to cwil177
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Mix has been pretty average for NYCFC
One of the guys from ESPN FC didn't even have Mix in the starting lineup with the arrival of Pirlo and Lampard lol. That kid Poku is having a great season.
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:16 am to TN Bhoy
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TN Bhoy
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you're deluded.
The irony of you calling anyone deluded is simply hilarious.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:18 am to cheesesteak501
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One of the guys from ESPN FC didn't even have Mix in the starting lineup with the arrival of Pirlo and Lampard lol. That kid Poku is having a great season.
Poku is legit. Ives has an article talking about the lineup conundrum NYCFC has and figuring out where to put mix is a big part of that.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:18 am to cwil177
Spin that move. I'm still waiting.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:19 am to TN Bhoy
Dude, you're making a straw man argument with a bogus summer transfer window article from a British rag. You've already spun it for me.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:21 am to cwil177
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Dude, you're making a straw man argument with a bogus summer transfer window article from a British rag. You've already spun it for me.
I really hope that it doesn't happen. But if it does (and Jackson - the guy who broke it - normally has decent sources), then I await your spin.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:22 am to TN Bhoy
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:26 am to TN Bhoy
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There's a massive difference between the SPFL and the Scottish Championship. The Scottish Championship involves a number of clubs that play part-time. The SPFL is all professionals. Sending him to the Scottish Championship is no different than sending him to the Conference.
If you think this move is anything other than Arsenal giving up on him, you're deluded.
The SPFL is League One quality then you fricking mug
Posted on 8/18/15 at 11:19 am to StraightCashHomey21
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@jeorgebird: Surprising move if it does happen, but would perhaps allow Zelalem to have more influence than in a physical league like the Championship.
They likely want to find a step up from the U21 team (who is the 2nd division currently), but not where he will just get physically manhandled.
Arsenal is far away from giving up on him. He has just gotten too good for the U21 team. He was apparently far and away the best player on the field in their last game.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 11:24 am to RTR America
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@jeorgebird: Surprising move if it does happen, but would perhaps allow Zelalem to have more influence than in a physical league like the Championship.
It's against part-timers
Posted on 8/18/15 at 12:32 pm to cheesesteak501
Reading FC and Brighton interested in Gyasi Zardes
Posted on 8/18/15 at 3:27 pm to Shane4689
Houston Dynamo sign academy product Christian Lucatero. Possible US/Mexico player. He's called the best player to every go through the Houston academy system (18 with 57 goals as a CAM in the past 3 seasons). Has been there for 5 years. Won a U-17/18 award for Best Player from the US Soccer Development Academy.
He's also seen some time for the USA U-18s. Will likely bypass college now.
He's also seen some time for the USA U-18s. Will likely bypass college now.
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 8/18/15 at 3:40 pm to oauron
Zelalem move is official
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Earlier today, sources were saying it looked like Gedion Zelalem was going on loan to Rangers. Now, the Guardian is reporting that the move is official.
David Hytner is reporting that the deal is initially set to go to January with an option to extend for the full season. Hytner does not state which club has the option, or if it must be agreed upon by both clubs.
Many have speculated on potential reasons as to why Arsene Wenger would send Zelalem to Scotland, but, according to the report, "Wenger believes that he will benefit from playing in front of big crowds at Ibrox."
Posted on 8/18/15 at 4:18 pm to RTR America
This move rustles my jimmies. Oh well, the important thing is that he continues to get playing time against grown men. In Arsene we trust.
Still think the championship would have been a good loan option for him. Hyndman didn't look out of place physically and he's not a big player either.
Still think the championship would have been a good loan option for him. Hyndman didn't look out of place physically and he's not a big player either.
This post was edited on 8/18/15 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 8/18/15 at 4:26 pm to cwil177
Why? This move is to acclimate him to British football while introducing him to a pressure filled atmosphere where the stakes are simultaneously low. In MLS he'd have a lot of pressure to perform. It's a very unique situation. He's been superb with the U-21's and needs to understand how to ride challenges and learn the physical side of the game. His technical level is already highly developed, and if he's to make it at Arsenal (or as a pro at all), he'll have his ankles kicked to death. The fact that it's short means that it's just an experiment, and that if he does well he can go right into the first team.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:23 pm to crazy4lsu
I agree with that logic, but I don't understand why Toral and Akpom get championship loans and Zelalem goes to the Scottish second division.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:39 pm to cwil177
I wonder how much it has to do with them trying to get him to play deeper back.
I could see a championship side taking him on as an attacking player, but maybe not in that Cazorla-like deeper role.
I could see a championship side taking him on as an attacking player, but maybe not in that Cazorla-like deeper role.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:46 pm to cwil177
Toral and Akpom have been on loan before. They both have 20 plus first team matches. Zelalem has played maybe forty minutes in his whole first team career. This appears to be to get him acclimated to the physical side of the game.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:02 pm to crazy4lsu
the championship is a pretty physically and mentally exhausting league as well. pretty much the whole football league is, so i'm not opposed to him going there, especially under the guidance of warburton who is a really good coach.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 10:07 pm to S
But but but guys it's rangers so Arsene is obviously trying to get rid of Zelalem!
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