Wheeler has been excellent; he has not only been physically dynamic but especially for someone who never played the position tactically astute. Still hoping Sapong and Wenger make the transition to CB. Madrid, counter attacking aces; Moo is being done proud. The game could use Chelsea's cute physio though.
Wenger tops my current list of MLS forwards who I believe would make a much better center back, though his move to Philly will almost certainly prolong his career as a forward.
Yep, looks like Wenger set for a decent MLS career as a striker. Would like to see Wynne move in the opposite direction to right mid.
Hasn't been in the picture for a while, but Chris Pontius will be out 4-6 months following hamstring surgery: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...ius-out-4-6-months-after-left-hamstring-surge Feel bad for the guy, he has been an asset to the league.
Problem with that is he has no Technical ability at all, thats why he is riding bench and not even playing at RB these days.
Another tired trope. Wynne is actually 7th in the league in dribbles completed per game. His tactical awareness is in the back is horrible though.
For the sake of my fantasy team, I should hope so. On the form scale of 1-10, he's rated a solid "10" since his 2-game suspension.
Peter Vermes expects to throw 17 year old Erik Palmer-Brown into the mix with the injury to Ike Opara: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...-brown-preparing-first-team-debut-im-ready-it It's great to be a 17 year old with a future. Exciting and fearless . . “I saw one of the games,” Vermes said. “I thought he played very well. I thought he was a real strong player in the back for them. Those games are all going to be important for him moving forward, and now it's just getting him back and adapted and adjusted to us.” “When you put a guy like him in at this level in an MLS game, it's just going to be a learning curve,” Vermes said. “You hope for a couple of things. One, you hope that he's very concentrated and extra attentive, and he plays with confidence. The other is that you hope the guys, the elder statesmen with the experience, are the guys who help to bring him along.” Palmer-Brown's 6-foot-1 frame has filled out to 175 pounds since he turned professional last summer, but physical development is only half the equation, both he and Vermes said. “You've got to be focused for the whole game,” Palmer-Brown said. “The game's a lot quicker – bigger, stronger, faster guys. I've got to be smart on the ball, too. So really, it's going to come down to how confident I am and how I work with the team.” Palmer-Brown has made progress on both fronts, Vermes said, but his age can't be discounted. “I think in all the aspects of his game since he's been with us, he's definitely developed,” he said. “He's still a young kid, and he's trying to develop into a man's body. There are situations where you kind of forget that he's 16-17 years old, and sometimes that's good and sometimes that's bad. There's still a lot of other development that he has to do. “Some of that's emotional, some of that's psychological, and we have to be mindful of that. But it's usually something you only forget for a short period of time.”
If this guy sticks and is good he's going to have a major case of Eddie Gaven syndrome, he'll be an 8 year veteran and everyone will think he's about 40 not 24
I liked the slide tackle Wenger made back in the Gareth Bale wing back territory last Saturday. One of the things I find strange about BS posters is how they dont see wingers as defenders.
All that stat shows that he can get buy people. He basically does this using quickness and speed. It doesn't prove anything about his technical ability - or at least his touch in tight spaces, which, BTW, is very bad.
He does it in tight spaces. Quickness and agility are pretty important athletic traits in soccer. Messi et al aren't doing it on telepathy. The top 10 for last year's MLS season were definitely not push it sideways and run past people types. Wynne again has terrible awareness for a defender and has not improved.
I am not arguing pro or con re Wynne as a player. Just that his touch, shooting and passing are poor and the fact that he has good dribble statistics doesn't contradict my opinion on this. He has good dribbling stats not because he is a technical player because his speed and agility allow him to beat people off the dribble on the wing, at least in MLS.
Herein lies the issue with using statistics as a measuring point for soccer players. Marvell Wynn has been benched by his coach for not playing well, for Colorado's most recent three matches. Hardly anyone on these boards is surprised or even cares. The net result is that Colorado goes on a three match unbeaten streak. A single poster pulls a Whoscored statistic out and compares Marvell's dribbling ability to Lionel Messi. The trained eye might suggest "What on earth is a player like Marvell Wynn doing dribbling so much?" This could be a problem for his team. Predictably, the thread is hijacked. The situation reminds me of the overweight girl in the eighth grade who wears short skirts to garner attention. Marvell is probably not a candidate to be discussed on this thread, here. And this is a perfect example of how much of a "red herring" and how misleading statistics can actually be.
I've watched him play. He has good technique . There are some players like EJ for example who are push and run past the guy dribblers; Wynne isn't one of them. Top dribblers last season were, Zusi, Mapp, Jackson, Nyarko, Nagbe, Reo-Coker, Farfan, Alonso, Farrell, and Castillo, a fairly skilled group. Dribbling isn't the be all and end all of technique, but it's a fairly good proxy with the exception I've highlighted.
This is the problem with trying to have a rational discussion. Plain and simple. Hyperbole rules all.
Ok, start a thread using the Whoscored evidence to promote Marvell Wynn. Leave your hyperbole of comparing him to a Messi type dribbler in tight spaces out. Explain why Colorado needs Marvell to be a dribbler to be successful. See where the rational discussion leads . . .
Another underwhelming performance by Hooston last night. Bruin was invisible for the entire game with the exception of one big chance to make it 2-1, right after the break, which was expertly saved by Robles - another solid performance. Tally Hall also came up with some great saves. Dax looked a bit sloppy. Wenger had a huge miss, to make it 2-1 just, just before half time. Alexander looked good. Better than last game. And oh, Connor Lade got a couple of minutes.
All true, and agreed, except I think you meant Driver, not Wenger. Bruin and Barnes were a poor combo up top. I don't usually follow Houston so closely, but I don't know why Cummings wasn't starting. He complements Bruin much better.