David Yelldell has switched from Stuttgarter Kickers in the German third division to second division side TuS Koblenz. http://overthere.american-soccer-news.com/?p=11
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Good move for David. Hopefully it comes with a very nice paycheck for him as well.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club He's the one on the right. This guy was the #3 (I think?) on Blackburn just a few years ago, then moved back to Germany. Seems to be moving back in the right direction again.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club He's actually playing in the BL2, he's already higher up the food chain than one of our starters at Wembley.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club He hasn't played there yet, but will have a good chance to start for Koblenz come August.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club He's a good keeper plying his trade in a good league, but there's no way he ever cracks the US squad. Thank goodness we can say that, at one position, it takes World Class to play for the US. He's not that good.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Koblenz signs another new keeper: Marcus Rickert (24) from Kickers Emden http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/artikel/205104/
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Agreed. Let's just hope that he has the best professional career he can for himself right now. I mean, you never, but we have two relatively young keepers in Howard and Guzan, both who are really good. Honestly, do you really to go much deeper than two high quality keepers?
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club probably not except we also have Seitz and Hahnemann who could start if necessary (Seitz may end up being better than any of them). Goalkeeper is the one position the U.S. does NOT need any help.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club I would throw Reis and Cannon in there if we got desperate. Not that they are bad players, but Howard is elite and Guzan has passed both of them in the pecking order.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Yelldell got the #1 jersey - I assume this is good news http://www.tuskoblenz.de/index2.php?&nav=.0&&&_assoc_id=2558&_assoc_table=news
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club David is leading the voting for the best Koblenz player for the first half of the season http://www.tuskoblenz.de/index2.php?&nav=.3.0 Taylor is third in the voting behind Du-Ri Cha
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club They started the season at -3 points due to financial irregularities in getting their license, so they are a bit better than their position in the standings. Also, as of this season, the 16th place team will not be directly regulated. Instead, that team will play the 3rd place 3. Liga team in a playoff.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Dave's teammates call him "Obama" From Matt Talyor: http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=4318
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club I took these comments from the Robles gameday thread. What about David Yelldell? - is playing at the same level, has more games, and has a better Kicker rating. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...-09/topspieler_position/1/topspieler_verein/0 Yelldell is a '81 and Robles is a '84. Note: I haven't seen either play beyond a few highlights.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club I have seen Koblenz play 3-4 times this season via streaming and while David's an adequate keeper he doesn't have the upside that Robles has. I also think Robles is flat out better. David is a big, strong keeper with decent hands but is not very good laterally. He has size and reach but if he's slightly out of position he's toast. Just not quick enough. But there is no cross he can't eat up being 6'4" or 6'5". In two separates games, for instance, there was a breakaway where both times he broke down too early, hesitated, and wasn't able to get back into a position to make a stop. He just didn't cut the angle down fast enough. These weren't the prettiest of breakaways for the attacked either. If I remember correctly one scored and the other miraculously fired off the post. Now that I think about it, David very much reminds me of Zach Thornton. Not as heavy, just big, has some good points in his game, but it doesn't translate well to the international game. He's a keeper that will always have a job, especially in the 2. Bundesliga but probably not as a starter in the BL (back-up probably) or internationally.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club I appreciate that well-formulated analysis. I had Robles' vertical in mind and figured it was based on upside.
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club Yelldell's knee injury not as severe as was initially feared and he should return in January. http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=5629
Re: Yelldell switches to 2. Bundesliga club He has returned from injury and got the start today. Result (highlight to reveal): Oberhausen beat Koblenz 2-0