European opportunities for Aaron Long

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad Academy' started by TheFalseNine, Dec 23, 2018.

  1. DirectK

    DirectK Member

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    Jun 27, 2018
    Slightly more detail in this article from ESPN... no names but the same EPL team has reportedly put in multiple offers for him.
     
  2. mattjo

    mattjo Member+

    Feb 3, 2001
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    is that the American equivalent of the Harry Maguire track?
     
  3. TheFalseNine

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  4. DHC1

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  5. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

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    I don't know about rebuffing the offers and then turning off the phone (maybe it's playing hardball), but if MLS teams in the thick of a playoff race sell players midseason they solidify the league as Mickey Mouse. So nobody should be surprised or ironically think it's a bad thing NJ didn't in this case. It's not a problem until they do it during winter. That's when they moved Adams. They haven't earned a rep as a club restrictive of player movement.
     
  6. DirectK

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    Agree with this... The guy is the reigning MLS defensive player of the year and just signed a new contract six months ago. RBNY's job is to win games, not develop players for Gregg Berhalter.
     
  7. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
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    No inside info here (ON THIS) but speaking generally, an sale with a loan-back until the end of the RBNY season might make sense for everyone. That is if the offer is right.

    But I agree. RBNY needs to really win an MLS Cup one of these days. That organization has sold a ton of players to Europe dating back to the Metrostars but they haven't won the Cup. If they sell Long right now, that essentially ends their hopes of MLS Cup this year.
     
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  8. ArsenalMetro

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    Leipzig doesn't need him, and I doubt he's itching for a move to Salzburg.

    This makes the most sense for a dozen different reasons.
     
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  9. kruck

    kruck Member+

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    Since there were rumors of big league interest before he signed that NYRB extension presumably Long and NYRB have some sort of understanding when it comes to a move abroad. Who knows though maybe they don’t.
     
  10. BostonRed

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    Nothing worse for a team when "transfer fever" gets to a player. They get stars in their eyes and become almost a detriment to their current team. It's a shame that a richer club can almost force you to sell a player by making him worthless to his current team unless you let him go.
     
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  11. DHC1

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    I can see how the ability of a player to play for a team that he prefers to play for would be anathema to owners even though it makes him like pretty much every other American worker.
     
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  12. sXeWesley

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    Wouldn’t be an issue if the MLS schedule aligned with the rest of the world.
     
  13. ArsenalMetro

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    Look man, if you want to come watch Seattle play in Chicago when it's 7 degrees out with a 30 mph wind in February, be my guest. I will be firmly planted indoors, avoiding frostbite.

    And if someone wants to copy/paste the list of the dozens of other leagues that run spring-to-fall, that would be great.
     
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  14. thedukeofsoccer

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    Wouldn't be an issue if the U.S. had the same climate as Europe. And of course the Nordic countries have a different schedule than the rest of Europe. So does much of the Americas.

    Not to mention MLS has to compete with 4 other sports where their country is king. Everyone adapts to the unique circumstances of their nation to produce the best product that has the most eyes on it.
     
  15. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
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    Just remember that in South America, all leagues are calendar year except for Argentina.
     
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  16. sXeWesley

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    Didn’t mean to push that particular button lol. I understand all of that and am not trying to have the larger debate I don’t actually care about and I’m totally fine with the MLS schedule, etc.

    I’m here in the Aaron Long thread, simply pointing out the fact that this is a particular circumstance, where that particular reality of the MLS schedule not aligning with *most of the rest of the world* affects Aaron Long specifically. The same way that pointing out NYRB needs him affects things. That’s it.
     
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  17. BostonRed

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  18. TarHeels17

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    It's Brighton. Source: my imagination.
     
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  19. Gorky

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  20. TheFalseNine

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  21. ArsenalMetro

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    Unless there are pending departures among their CBs, Long would probably be the #4 CB, behind Balbuena, Diop, and Ogbonna. Not to mention Winston Reid if he can recover from his long-term injury.
     
  22. Gorky

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    Also isn’t West Ham notorious for being poorly run?
     
  23. rgli13

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    i doubt 110 in houstons a lot of fun either...
     
  24. ArsenalMetro

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    I wonder if anyone has ever thought of having matches start at night to avoid that problem.
     
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