OFFICIAL - Union: 2012 Roster Thread

Re: Where has Pajoy been?

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I'm skeptical that we'll see much straight 4-4-2 with this team. It seems built for a 4-2-3-1 with our glut of talented midfielders; I'm hoping Pajoy can teach Mwanga how to be a lone striker.

 

Hmm, I'm pretty sure that was our very own Adu with a GOLAZO last night in the U-23 match. Oh but right, I forgot... we don't want the bum, right?

 

I have a feeling we will see more of a 4-2-2-2 look with Farfan and Adu pinching in the center more. But that lineup has me pretty excited for the season. Especially when you have a guy like Keon Daniel (who many think could start) not even making the "bench" you know your team is deep.

 

I agree with Dills that Marfan is most likely the RM (not sure why MLS.com listed him as LM). I also don't see us starting both Pajoy and Mwanga, I think Martinez gets in over one of them as he is of the more speedy type. If it is a empty bucket style mid-field I could see either Garfan or Keon on the Left but who knows Nowak may put Adu there. If they play a diamond midfield then maybe you have Garfan and Marfan as the wings with Adu in the middle with Gomez being the lone CDM.

To AJ, due to Olympic qualifying our Game Day roster will change a great deal. Adu is basically a lock as well as Okugo. JackMac may make it and I am not sure why Williams was not part of the game last night but I am torn as I will be happy to have him for the U but would like to see him give the US the best chance to win something. I doubt MacMath will make the roster as it still seems like the US may use an exception rule for an older keeper making him #4. But you are right in that listing Keon as a reserve and not a sub bodes well for our depth.

The 12th and 18th cannot get here soon enough!

 

My question is WHO THE HELL IS MACMATH POINTING AT.

Does he know someone in the crowd or something?

 

That's just a technicality. That was basically Adu's goal. The early reports of the game even named him as the goal scorer. The official scorer changed it after the game.

 

Today's Hernandez signing brings the total roster to 28 players, which will give the team those two open off-budget roster spots and the $70k of allocation money that goes with it.

 

I think you're giving Nowak too much credit here.

 

Where is Pajoy been? I have seen/heard nothing about him since the singing. Nothing in preseason or any pictures in the off season. Whats going on with him? I am looking forward to him.

 

Pajoy spent most of the preseason stuck in Colombia, waiting for his visa to come through. You can thank Kessler for that one. He was with the team in Costa Rica.

 

Any chance to see the list updated from the first post? It's missing a bunch of the late off-season moves. Plus Herdling, of course.

 

Much thanks, Dills (and Zman Gunner). The list from this thread is probably the best roster resource out there for Union so it's great to see where things now stand.

 

Since the Union have not previously had a key injury I have not bothered to learn about the IR rules of MLS. Are the rules similar to the NFL in that if you put a player on it they are done for the year? Since Torres had surgery and will be out of action for a while I was wondering if the Union can place him on IR which frees up an international spot and activate him when he is healthy?

 

Now that the transfer window has closed, even if they could, there's not much point. He should be healthy once the summer window opens.

 

2 loaned to harrisburg:

http://blog.pennlive.com/upper90/2012/04/antoine_hoppenot_and_chandler.html