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BWP reminds me a bit of Luke Rodgers, not the best finisher but always knows exactly where to be to score scrappy goals. BWP finds himself behind the defense at least a few times a game, even if his finishing is underwhelming he'll find so many chances that he should put up good numbers.

 

I always considered Cooper kind of the opposite, amazing finisher but tended to drift out wide instead of getting in the damn box like a striker should.

 

Petke say he is elated to see how good the team play;
Now, let see what we have:

First half:
Robles
Eckersey, Olave, Sekagya, Miller
Alexander, McCarty, Luyindula, Steele
Cahill, Henry

Second half:
Meara
Kimura, Armando, Miazga, Oyongo
Lloyd, Bover, Bustamante, Stevenson
Okpan, BWP

For a third time in a row, the second team has overplayed the first and in season games Petke will not be able to change his eleven player on the second half to compensate what the first team can't do on the first half, except for the play on goal on the fist half (Henry/Miller for a very good goal), the team play pure garbage and Petke should be worry to go with that first team only with three week to go....

 

The first team completely dominated Philly and Henry and Cahill didn't even play against KC, Petke (and we) have nothing to worry about.

 

Rumor came up today that we were in discussions with Carles Puyol after he decided not to continue at Barca next year, but in the end didn't want to use a DP spot on him.

Puyol is one of my all time favorite players, but this is the right move. He barely plays a game per month for Barca this season, and usually comes off in the second half with a new knock.

 

I'll echo what @kokoplus10 has said many times: I'm not interested in DP defenders.

 

6-10. RAFA

 

I'm glad that Mike isn't a head case like you and recon what is going on or at least change his opinion:

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=36360

 

I think that Bover will do a better job than Luyindula or Steele if they play him instead on any of those position........

 

Until Bover puts up three assists in a game, that spot is Peguy's. But he should be the first off the bench if Peguy needs a spell, keep him central instead of putting him out on the wings like last year. Steele's spot is irrelevant to Bover, that's for Convey and Obekop to fight over.

 

The "crutches" used by Luyindula instead of leggs are not tools for shoot at the net and never will be goals coming from that crutches.....Instead Bover 1/2 the age of Luyindula have a canon left foot and the possibility of convert some goals when least expected.... When you have a potential player like Bover everything is relevant, because is demonstrated that the kid can adapted to any MF position and he is a left foot inclined player and easy a candidate to play the left.....

 

Just because he's left footed doesn't mean he's suited to play on the wing. The kid himself has said that he feels most comfortable playing centrally.

I don't care if Peguy does it from a wheelchair, if he can create goals like he was in the final stretch of last season then the spot is his to lose. Bover has a canon, but a hard shot alone doesn't earn you a starting spot. I do hope that Bover gets a fair share of minutes this year though, he's becoming an exciting prospect.

 

The difference on a young player like Bover and old player like Henry beside undermine the salary cap is, that Bover can give us future and Henry only the legend of a great player of the last century, but not satisfaction......