The Official Omar Jasseh thread

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by Goodsport, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. dorset

    dorset New Member

    Mar 21, 2005
    Santa Cruz
    Club:
    ACF Fiorentina
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Yes, he did play this weekend for the Academy. I am sure he can't have been happy about that.

    I heard they picked him in order to try to win some games but it made little difference. The Quakes Academy team struggled. Also I heard that they are looking to have some new Academy coaches next year.
     
  2. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I believe Wondo's brother is the current Quakes Academy coach but I heard he isn't that good of a coach......
     
  3. KMJvet

    KMJvet BigSoccer Supporter

    May 26, 2001
    Quake Country
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That seems sort of weird that they're allowed to just borrow professional players.

    Wondo's brother is only an assistant coach.
     
  4. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to today's (Wednesday, 7/20/11) San Jose Mercury News article:


    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
  5. ELINAS7

    ELINAS7 New Member

    Jun 17, 2005
    sj
    Not sure what the reason was for releasing Omar but to me it is another in a long line of bad management decisions. It was obvious the kid had great potential and was one of the only players we have that can take players on 1 v1. He was very raw but with some actual coaching I could have seen him developing into a very special player at least at the mls level. Good luck to him whether he stays in mls or heads to europe. Keep running out the re-treads while we continue to lose games.
     
  6. KMJvet

    KMJvet BigSoccer Supporter

    May 26, 2001
    Quake Country
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yallop prefers mature players that don't require any babysitting...less work for him. But some of his mature players that he prefers because they're established good pros, just aren't good on the field and don't produce. I think the established dogma that young players should steer clear of Yallop is true. There may be fire to the smoke that Jasseh had an attitude problem; but even so, it's a failure of the coaches of finding a way to bring a raw, but talented, young player along and help him grow up at a young age.
     
  7. GrayBeard

    GrayBeard Member+

    May 9, 2008
    Jacksonville, FL
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why Jasseh and not Sealy?
     
  8. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Sort of get where you're coming from, but have to debate you on the talent issue. Yeah, he had some speed and could dribble, but unfortunately, in every game we ever saw him displayed a soccer IQ equivalent to Gary Radnich's. All we ever saw him do was take the ball down the side at lightning speed and then lose it and flop. I just don't think he was anything we hadn't already seen in Salinas or Alvarez...
     
  9. dakotajoe

    dakotajoe Member

    Jan 4, 2001
    Medford, OR
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If MLS had or utilized it's resources, each club could park 100 to 150 kids into their systems and bring up the raw but talented young players. As it is, MLS is still bush league
    when it comes to such despite throwing the name Academy and reserve around (can't call it minor league because that would say that MLS has a proper minor league system!) Omar is probably 5 to 10 years ahead of MLS' workable schedule to be developed long-term in a MLS youth system.

    And, honestly, from what little we saw of Jasseh, he was all flopping rabbit on the field and the Quakes saw enough of him in practice and reserve/Academy games to see that they didn't have the time required to bring him along. Perhaps he will find a club somewhere that does.
     
  10. Das Moots

    Das Moots Member

    Feb 16, 2011
    Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    a better play would of been releasing gjoey and keeping omar as his salary is about 30k less. with peterson starting and baca as a back up @ right mid jasseh would of been 3rd in the depth chart with a huge upside. gjoey is not going to get any better at this stage and although i do like him i think jasseh would of been a better long term investment.

    stupid move jd & fy.
     
  11. slapnut

    slapnut New Member

    Nov 16, 2005
    sunnyvale
    the rumor i heard (sorry, can't reveal my source) was that Omar's work ethic was pretty poor. he did everything pretty half assed. when i initially saw him, i had high hopes. but after seeing him a few more times i could see that his work ethic was pretty poor. i believe he COULD have a huge upside...but he's gotta want it. good luck to him.
     
  12. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is baffling to me with JoeyG and Sealy on the roster. This makes ABSOLUTELY no sense to me :(
     
  13. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I know! Especially Sealy: The guy goes off to Israel (where he bombs) and JD can't sign him quickly enough... Let me guess: His salary now is higher than when he was with us the first time, right? :rolleyes:
     
  14. MrHobbles

    MrHobbles Member

    Jul 14, 2008
    Linden and San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wasn't impressed with Jasseh's performance against Chivas but.......still Jasseh > Gjerstan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sealy.
     
  15. nihon2000

    nihon2000 Member

    Oct 14, 2008
    San Jose
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hope we didn't just lose our Juan Agudelo?
     
  16. leocal

    leocal Member

    Aug 23, 2004
    Fog City
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    fy is lazy
     
  17. Neuwerld

    Neuwerld Member+

    Oct 15, 2007
    California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Way higher. In September 2008 he was on $34,729. That contract expired and he left for Israel. He bombed there and came back in 2010 on $145,000 and is now on $157,000. It's expected that he wouldn't stay at that $35k, but he's done nothing to deserve one of our higher wages. In MLS, he's worth about $95k tops, and that's solely because he used to score a few goals for KC. He's done nothing in years.
     
  18. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


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    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
  19. bigdumbgod

    bigdumbgod Member+

    Jun 25, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like Jamarcus Russell Syndrome. We of the East Bay throwball team know that all too well, and you don't want any of that.
     
  20. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  21. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Last time I saw him, assistant coach Ian Russell was yelling at him during a scrimmage against a college team saying these guys are all your age and are amateurs and they are blowing right past you. Two days later he was gone. That was in 2011 and haven't heard or read anything about him since then....
     
  22. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Whatever happened to him?
     
  23. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  24. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I already looked in Google and it says nothing about him. I wouldn't have asked if I found something on him.....
     
  25. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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