Aron Johannsson in Iceland

And Bremen picks up a crucial win vs Wolfsburg.

 

And Bacon had a great view of the whole game.

 

Kruse and especially Gnarby are doing well.

 

On the bench:

On the bench: Drobny - S. Garcia, Kainz, Johannsson, Veljkovic, M.Eggestein, Grillitsch. #werder #svwd98

— SV Werder Bremen EN (@werderbremen_en) March 4, 2017

 

At least he's still making the bench.

That's all the good news for today.

 

At least he's been keeping himself busy:

We would like to congratulate @aronjo20 on the birth of his daughter! 👶 pic.twitter.com/pOWwAyUHe6

— SV Werder Bremen EN (@werderbremen_en) March 13, 2017

 

the rise of the hipster dad

 

Why the Braves? And why do the A's for the Braves look identical to the A's for the Crimson Tide?

 

He was born in Alabama. What the closest pro sports team to that? Atlanta makes sense.

 

Or it could just be that Aron likes wearing a hat with his initial on it.

 

His aunt lives in Atlanta

 

And for those interested in Icelandic naming conventions, the girl's last name is "Aronsdóttir".

 

Johannsson to Atlanta United confirmed.

 

I think Atlanta will be the RB Leipzig of MLS.

 

i've always found the icelandic naming culture to be very peculiar but then again it directly honors your father so there's that to be proud of though maybe the mother should get more credit

 

Silly Icelanders - not even using the mother's name in their naming convention? That's just crazy.

 

Sexist.

 

I think that's a little offside. Blank bought hisself a franchise, just like Microsoft man did in Seattle and Sheikh Mansour did in New York. He is playing by the rules of MLS. He is spending just as much as he can within the constraints of the league. Who knows where they are going from here, but they have brought in young talent as opposed to aging established megastars. RB Leipzig is a completely different and distasteful situation, in the eyes of most German Fußballfans.

 

Not a real surprise here:

http://www.espnfc.us/story/3082014/werder-bremens-aron-johannsson-considering-summer-move-source

U.S. international Aron Johannsson could look at "different options" in the summer should his situation at Werder Bremen not improve before the end of the Bundesliga season, a source close to the player has told ESPN FC.

 

well as the saying goes "you can prove who the mother is, but can you prove who the father is?"

 

I don't think he meant it as an insult but more of the it's their first year in the league and they've been really good.

 

Although I hate when someone leaves because they aren't getting playing time, he ain't getting any younger and for the sake of the USMNT which is all I care about, he needs to be playing regularly. I would not mind at all to see him playing for my local club.

 

Sorry, got a little sensitive about my homie. Blank is a mensch for Atlantans.

 

You are correct, I meant it as a compliment, they have hit the ground running.

 

Getting the name from the dad's side was a bit of compensation. In ancient cultures, including the Judaic and up to the Romans, it was customary for the mother's relatives to be the ones more in charge of the offspring for obvious reasons (they were 100% certain the kids were theirs). So, your maternal uncle ("avunculus" or little grandfather) was the guy who took charge of you if your dad died. And he was also the one to get you "in society" (you were his nepotem, whence the words nepotism and nephew come from).

So getting the names from the dad was like the consolation prize. His family was never going to be as involved with you as your mom's.

With Atlanta we may get a full picture of up to what point his health issues are interfering with his ability as a player. I hope Aron can reinvent himself, because he has a wicked mid-distance shot, something we lack in our current forward pool.


PS: On the paternal side, your uncle was your patruus, and your nephew (son of your brother) was the sobrinus. As can be noticed, we don't have words like avuncular or nepotism equivalents for that side.