http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2015/04/sporting-kc-agrees-loan-saad-abdul-salaam 6'4" defender joins Kempin from SKC on loan with our Scorps !
Yes. I think he is our only actual RB. I know Julius James has played there before, and this year we've seen Nana Attakora there, but both of them are CBs. I think Saad will play major minutes for us.
That's awesome. Hope he performs well. I tried to go back on the twitter feed to see who had started at RB for you in the preseason ... I saw a midfielder had started there (Gibson maybe?). Either way, hope Kempin and Saad both play well and play a lot for you all. Lot of fun attacking players down there with some great experience so it should be fun!
Yup. Also, in a previous game, Marcina (our coach) tried playing Zourab Tsiskaridke, our DM/Destroyer, at RB. As you can see, we've been trying to find someone that can play there. Although Marcina doesn't just give away starting spots, and doesn't play favorites. Tyler Gibson is a rookie, but he played really well. Had a mistake early in the game, but was impressed with how well he recovered and played the rest of the game. So if we see Saad playing at RB, and starting regularly, that means he earned the spot. As far as Kempin, I am 99% sure he will be our starter this season. He had a monster first game, a lot of great saves, among them, a PK stop.
That's all great to hear! Kempin made a PK stop in his debut for SKC last year ... I think he's viewed as our 2nd best keeper but we wanted him to get games so we sent him out on loan as opposed to sitting on our bench. I think he's within 2 years of being a great GK at the MLS level and this is a good way of finding out! As far as Saad ... he is one of 2 RB's that we drafted in the 1st round and the other player beat him out and ended up starting for us for the first couple of MLS games ... but ideally, Myers comes back healthy. Saad being there for the full year will really be good for him to get games. Thanks for the updates, I'll check in periodically and try to catch some games on ESPN3.
SAS fans ... do you think Kempin lost his job (due to subpar performance in the opening 2 games) or was just benched because he was at the USMNT U23 camp? And do you think the your other GK played well enough against MINN U to pass Kempin on the depth chart? How has Saad been playing at RB ... I understand he's played ever minute at RB for the Scorpions this season, just wondering how he's been doing in the position. Thanks!
I would think Kempin should be the starter, outside of the goal from Indy11 not sure you can really fault him. As far as Saad, his first game was a disaster, his turnovers led to 2 goals, looks way out of his element. However, game two you could see huge strides and was custom to the how fast and physical the game is. So willing to give him a break on his game 1 performance. Watched the Minnu game on ESPN3, but it's hard to judge off of the TV.. But hopefully both will continue on starting and continuing to get better. That said the Scorpions are out of winning the Spring, but still need to get as many points possible.
I thought he was suspended for the season since there is only 1 week left. No way he plays if they think he gave out team information. The start of the house cleaning. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/Scorpions-Soto-suspended-while-being-6574363.php