David Myrie has over 20 national team caps (for a country that is ahead of the US in qualifying, but I digress). How long will it take for the Union Academy to produce a player that gets that many?
Sakiewicz: I was pretty clear that I didn’t see things the same way that Jay and other members of ownership did. I’d say that was building for the last three years. I really wanted to bring in a Sporting Director of high quality. I tried to bring in Rene Meulensteen. I tried to bring in Rodolfo Borrell and Carlos Carvalhal. I tried to bring in Juan Carlos Osorio way, way before that, after Peter Nowak had left and, of course, that didn’t get done. I tried to bring in Octavio Zambrano to be the head of our youth development academy. Now he’s the Canadian national team coach. I tried to bring in Omid Namazi to be head coach at Bethlehem Steel. He would have been a great addition to the coaching staff. For a variety of reasons, I couldn’t get that done with ownership. They were seeing things very differently on the soccer side than I was. That was a real clash of philosophy and vision. I thought after we launched the team in 2010 – we made the playoffs the second year – but after that, focus really needed to be on the team on the field and investing heavily, because the rest of MLS was investing heavily in the on-field product. I began to get frustrated because that investment just wasn’t there. We tried to make it work. We didn’t make it back to the playoffs but got to the U.S. Open Cup final twice (laughs). I guess we walked away with a couple of second-place medals, but who cares about second place? I’m proud we got there, but that team just was not good enough and needed investment on both the coaching side of things and player side of things.
I'm pretty convinced he's a psychopath. Maybe these things are legit, or maybe he's making them up in his head, but one way or another, the things he DID do he failed miserably at.
I believe him and I don't. I think what he is saying is true but he was an accomplice of the whole thing.
I think that Trump may want to take note of Sak's comments so he can use them after leaving office when asked about why there wasn't "so much winning your head will spin" as promised.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mauryb...-save-athletes-from-going-broke/#3ad310f0fa12 I guess Amobi got some frugalness tips from Jay.
Let's hope so... Portland declined his option, so he's now looking for his 5th MLS team. Okugo to Orlando trade ranks pretty high in terms of best Union transactions.
Jordan Harvey signs with LAFC. https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/01/02/lafc-sign-mls-veteran-free-agent-defender-jordan-harvey Freddy Adu signs with 3rd division Swedish club Oskarshamns AIK. https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/freddy-adu-pa-vag-till-sverige/
Andrew Jacobson announced his retirement today apparently. Expansion draft pick in 2010 and made 25 appearances before being traded to FC Dallas. Who else is still playing in MLS from that team? Seitz and Harvey come to mind Fred is still with us as a coach right?
Someone put out a list of former Union players still in the league, and it included Le Toux. Even though he was released by DCU - or option declined, whatever - did he actually retire? Methinks he'll sign a 1-day contract this season and formally retire as a Union player.
I wouldn't be shocked if they bring him back for a full season on minimum wage. They ussually have a veteran player/coach on the roster who rarely sees the field, it would be popular with the casual fans, and it would give the appearance that they are "doing something" by filling one of those pesky open roster spots. I can see the tweets now: "He's baaaack!Third time's the charm!"