Revs Off Season talk - the quest to rebuild begins!

Discussion in 'New England Revolution' started by firstshirt, Oct 29, 2018.

  1. tsb11

    tsb11 Member+

    United States
    May 31, 2018
    Mpoku is a 26 yr old who represented Belgium YNTs until he realized he wasnt at that level, and switched to Congo were he has 6 goals in 10 appearances.

    He did not score across 6 CL/EL appearances, and has 6 goals and 3 assists in the Belgian top division, playing mostly as a RW (and their captain) this year. He has started 15 of their 21 games, with the 6 missed due to rest or injury.

    Hes played at a top level primarily as a starter for going on 8 years now, primarily for Liege in Belgium but also with short stops in Greece and Italy that were of mixed quality.

    Would be a strong signing if they got him.
     
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  2. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
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    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. RevsLiverpool

    RevsLiverpool Member+

    Nov 12, 2005
    Boston
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Savvy businessmen
     
  4. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    this is what I like to see, Revs opening up a check book. Alas this will go down as another "we were really really close but could not get the deal done"
     
  5. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is a fork-in-the-road moment. Here is a situation where they did "everything right" to spend money on a high-quality player, but it just didn't happen, through no fault of their own.

    So which path do they take right now? Do they take that money that they would have spent and go out and get another similar player? Or do they shrug their collective shoulders and say, "welp, we tried" and call it a day?

    We all hope it's the first, but with other situations like being burned on Jerry Bengston, when he was absolutely the "right" kind of player (even f he didn't pan out), they punted.
     
  6. NFLPatriot

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    Jun 25, 2002
    Foxboro, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
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    United States
  7. Mike Marshall

    Mike Marshall Member+

    Feb 16, 2000
    Woburn, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
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    United States
    https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-transfer-news-bojan-2448342

    "Bojan is a wanted man. The Stoke City playmaker is reported to be the subject of a £50,000-a-week offer from ambitious MLS outfit New England Revolution… and the Potters are ready to let him leave for nothing."

    ...and there it is. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you the first time in recorded history that the words "ambitious" and "New England Revolution" have ever been used together.
     
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  8. rkane1226

    rkane1226 Member+

    Apr 9, 2000
    Club:
    Stade Brestois 29
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He’s making 27k pounds a week and the REVS are going to pay 50k pounds?

    Uh. No, I don’t believe it.
     
  9. tsb11

    tsb11 Member+

    United States
    May 31, 2018
    Thats £2.6M a year, which is $3.35M. Thats JJ money for a guy playing in the championship (i know Stoke just got relegated, but they arent in danger of going back up)
     
  10. A Casual Fan

    A Casual Fan Member+

    Mar 22, 2000
    I worry that all of these rumors about European players are only that. Rumors. There is a part of me that has a hard time believing that the Revolution, and the Krafts and Burns in particular, have legitimately changed their ways and are actually truly this active this year.

    If they truly are, that's all good, and surprising at the same time.

    If they aren't actually active in the European market, well, all credit to them for having engineered a number of stories that have gotten traction in the press. That has probably provided them with some needed air cover, given that air cover was running pretty thin at this point.

    And that's a more complex and daring campaign then these guys seem to have been capable of in the past. So, have to give them credit for an increase in "devious capabilities" over prior seasons, if this is the case.

    In any case, it will be interesting to see where this all lands.
     
  11. A Casual Fan

    A Casual Fan Member+

    Mar 22, 2000
    Interesting blip in the Twitterverse regarding Diego's status.

    1087090598555860992 is not a valid tweet id
     
  12. dncm

    dncm Member+

    Apr 22, 2003
    Boston
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  13. tsb11

    tsb11 Member+

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    May 31, 2018
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  14. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With the interest and Bojan and Gil, I tend to wonder if Diego is half way out the door
     
  15. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
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    New England Revolution
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    United States
  16. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So if Gil is coming and they somehow manage to land Bojan I think the team offensively will be better even if Diego leaves. This real issue I see is that the team is in trouble if they go into the season with only 3 Center backs. Marcienne, Delamea and Anibaba. They need someone better than Anibaba. Someone that will push Delamea for starting minutes. God help this team is Anibaba is named starter at the start of the season. You could probably find 10 guys in USL that are better
     
  17. rkane1226

    rkane1226 Member+

    Apr 9, 2000
    Club:
    Stade Brestois 29
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Someone needs to push Mancienne too. He didn't really "wow" us with his 2018 performances, highest paid defender or not.
     
  18. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree but I give him the benefit of the doubt for coming in late and playing with new players he is unfamiliar with. That said come March there are no excuses. he better play like a million dollar defender
     
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  19. rkupp

    rkupp Member+

    Jan 3, 2001
    There's no doubt we should have more depth and competition on the roster and at that position, specifically, but ...

    ... it seems like your comment implies that motivation was a problem. I never sensed that from what I saw.
     
  20. rkupp

    rkupp Member+

    Jan 3, 2001
    I'm wondering if Bojan was the backup plan and/or if the recent rumors were meant to give Deportivo a nudge in getting the Gil deal done.

    Their response of we'll move him when we have a replacement wasn't really an acceptable way of doing transfer business. IOW, if you are negotiating a transfer/release of a player, you should have gotten your own business done already (rather than link this deal to some vague, ambiguous future deal).
     
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  21. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
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    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
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    New England Revolution
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    United States
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  22. dncm

    dncm Member+

    Apr 22, 2003
    Boston
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  23. dncm

    dncm Member+

    Apr 22, 2003
    Boston
    Taylor weighs in:

     
  24. dncm

    dncm Member+

    Apr 22, 2003
    Boston
    Here is my question back to Taylor:

    Why would it be NO surprise that Diego wants out of NE?

    That sounds like there is something more going on?
     
  25. rkane1226

    rkane1226 Member+

    Apr 9, 2000
    Club:
    Stade Brestois 29
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hmmmm, I didn’t intend to imply it was a motivation problem. Did mean to imply that I hope he proves he is worth the highest defender salary in 2019.
     

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