Dejavu? The 2020 off Season, catch-all discussion thread.

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by nick, Oct 19, 2019.

  1. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Modrich is a great player; why would he want to play for DCU?
     
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  2. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    Bring forth the #10 Luca Modric deck chair along with a presentation of the finest meats and cheeses and some freebased Geritol
     
  3. Adler

    Adler Member+

    Aug 20, 2003
    das Schloss Adler
    Club:
    DC United
    After we switch-out Ben for Pochettino, why wouldn't he?

    [Adler ducks]
     
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  4. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    Atlanta and LAFC were smart, they ushered in the era and got the first cheap transfers of MLS3.0. Almiron and Vela type deals will never happen again. Enough MLS owners have money that no one will ever be sold cheap to an MLS team again.
     
  5. Steigs

    Steigs BigSoccer Supporter

    May 21, 2001
    Washington
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Obviously, Modric is a long shot but if we got him and the new Peruvian, we could have a lot of cool national team jerseys in the stands. Get a Dutch player next....
     
  6. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #556 pr0ner, Jan 6, 2020
    Last edited: Jan 6, 2020
    According to Goff, DC United have reached contract terms with Brian Lozano. However, there's no official deal yet, as Santos Laguna are asking for a big transfer fee (in a deleted tweet, Goff said that fee is $12M+, but a reposted tweet removed that number), and the two teams haven't agreed to transfer terms.

    Goff has also tweeted that the team has pivoted to two European players, and are close to reaching deals with both of them. Neither are DP level players.
     
  7. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Perhaps a chance to play under the tutelage of Ben Olsen?
     
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  8. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Grit doesn't teach itself.
     
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  9. GumbyG

    GumbyG Member+

    DC United
    Mar 22, 2007
    Chesapeake, VA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn straight. You've got to take a coarse.
     
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  10. pats1237

    pats1237 Member

    Oct 28, 2006
    The District
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Training at RFK would bring back that Eastern European charm he's been missing at the Bernabeu
     
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  11. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    That's all part of the Grit process.
     
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  12. Eastern Bear

    Eastern Bear Member+

    Feb 27, 1999
    Great Falls, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    I hadn't laughed out loud reading this site in a while. Thank you.
     
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  13. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    See I am accused of trolling. When I am not. I am giving my opinion be it right or wrong. I am not looking for a response, which is the goal of a troll. I like seeing you guys/gals disagree with me. It makes for hearty discussions. No, I am simply old and set in my ways and thoughts. Not trolling for reactions.


    Asad shows up one match then goes away for four matches. Sorry but that is no better than a pretty deck chair. Ariola has an off games every four to five games then is back on. When your negative/useless matches out number your good matches that makes you a deck chair. Moreno started out as a deck chair. Now he is a comfy recliner. I have seen ZERO of Flores so he starts as a deck chair and can move up from there. Kamara is on three games then off one, but still in the black as far as numbers.
     
  14. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm having trouble thinking of something small enough to indicate my estimate of the likelihood of that happening.
     
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  15. shammypants

    shammypants Member+

    Oct 9, 2013
    Club:
    DC United
    Reporter: Luka, why did you choose to come to DC United?

    Luka: I look forward to passing to great scorers such as *checks notes* Quincey... America. Wait no I mean *refreshes Wikipedia* Yow
     
  16. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Modrich does not carry the publicity factor of Rooney. Sure within the soccer world we know who he is but Timmy (Millennial) Smith has no idea who he is. Timmy won't be buying a ticket to see Luka.


    Now as Shammy points out who will Luka pass the ball to? Kamara? Arriola? Asad? That will be worth 4 extra goals.

    A giant waste of money to sign him. I would rather have an up and coming Dutch, German, Austrian player.
     
  17. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not that it means anything, but I've never heard of the guy :)

    I'm sure I've heard his name at some point in some story about a game I didn't care much about or something, then promptly forgot it again.
     
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  18. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  19. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    I was wondering about Najar as well. I also was wondering about Benito Cheeto's immigation policies. Remember Najar came to the US illegally as a teenager (was it Tenorio or Goff who wrote of his growing up in Honduras and solo trip north to rejoin his mother?) Anyway, unless something in his residence/citizenship status has changed, he would need a visa to return and would his earlier illegal entry now bar him from receiving the visa?
     
  20. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    After the world cup, he won the balon dor, which is basically the best player in the world award.
     
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  21. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    yeah, I've seen that mentioned in every story. Which makes it seem like I'd remember his name for that if nothing else - not like I watch Spanish soccer - but here we are - the guy's name recognition potential is low apparently :) I do know one other player on his team's name, but only because the US soccer press loves the guy a little too much and he's also in the real news often for more unsavory things.

    Bootsy assures me he's definitely not coming anyway so I can go back to not caring who he is :cool:



    Somehow overnight, twitter has gone from being excited about Lozano to being sure he's not coming, though I can't find the news that made that happen - maybe Goff saying the transfer price was too high - but that's usually a negotiation snag and often gets worked out.
     
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  22. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Dust off that particle physics text.
     
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  23. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the story was that United and Lozano have contract terms agreed to (good!), but Santos Laguna is asking too high a transfer fee for him (bad!), which may likely quash any momentum in getting Lozano signed.
     
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  24. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In Russell Canouse news, Dynamo Dresden, the 2. Bundesliga side interested in him, offered DC United a $300,000 loan offer for Canouse for the remainder of Dresden's season, in addition to paying Canouse's salary. United said no, but talks remain ongoing, as Dresden's offer isn't close to what United is looking for.
     
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  25. toomanywords

    toomanywords Member

    Feb 25, 2002
    Washington, D.C.
    Club:
    DC United
    Timmy Millennial might buy tickets if the team suddenly started winning and getting a lot of buzz, though, which Luka Modric would certainly make more likely than an up-and-coming Austrian player would. I don't think it's going to happen, but I don't think it would be bad for business if it did.
     

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