Adu Gone? - Le Toux new no. 11

Ok, now I got you.

 

Adu Gone? I've watched this team from the very beginning........We're not that lucky!

 

https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/jersey-numbers-what-do-they-mean.231299/

Huzzah!

 

I remember Adu making a big deal in his presser about how the number 11 was important to him and how he thanked Houapeu or someone for giving it up to him.... considering Seba said he didn't care about the number at all it doesn't make any sense that Adu would just give it to him.

 

Adu is out of the country. Maybe the FO figures they will deal with it when he gets back.

 

Knowing Sack, he won't make any effort and hopes Freddy will take the hint.

 

If Freddy leaves, and we are already without Gomez, AM just became a gaping hole. Even if you are in the camp that believes Marfan is capable of sparking the attack, there really isn't any experienced cover at that position on the roster then. Torres has the passing skills but is just as inexperienced (even more so) than M. Farfan.

DP money open in the salary budget, curious what (presumably) Argentine playmaker is going to fill it...

 

He's been back in Philly for a week or two. He is just going to be with Gala from now on.

 

Since you seem to know so much, is money going to the Union or from the Union in this deal?

 

Gomez changes nothing in that regard. He wasn't an AM he was a box to box DM

 

Adu is not going anywhere. they will share the #11...jersey swap when sub in and out for each other. team is on a budget.

 

Mmm. I don't think Gomez was a proper top-of-the-diamond attacking midfielder but for the lack of defense he played, you can't give him credit for box to box play. I don't know if he was injured, out of shape, or just not used to the pace of MLS, but he didn't get back on defense often enough to earn the distinction.

Regardless, he is a central midfielder with attacking qualities no longer on the roster.

It is. Hack has talked about "finding youth to create depth at LB" and "finding a veteran to put less pressure on Marfan as a playmaker".

That may very well play out as "draft a natural LB to develop behind Garfan" and "sign a veteran CAM to push Marfan back out wide". Veteran GK for behind Zack has also been a point of discussion if I recall correctly.

 

Which would put Adu at the position of far out left bench.

 

Come on Dills, you know the answer to that!

 

Ladoux

 

Good post...... :wink: :smiley: :whatever:

 

That's not in red. You don't really think that do you?

 

FWIW, Tannenwald tells me on my Twitter (@mattylipesq - follow me!) that they're trying to move him. No surprise, I guess, but it has not been reported by anyone as fact as far as I know.