I wonder what the Albanian Messi is thinking after Dumbdick Kinnear benched him for a key conference match in favor of church league all star Shea Salinas. Kinnear Out.
My guess is that Kinnear explained to Hyka that he was resting him because it was the third game in eight days and would be relatively hot and humid. In the overall bill of particulars for sacking the coach, not starting Hyka in Houston is at the bottom of or off the list. More concerning is the failure to start other technical players, like Tommy Thompson, Jackson Yuell and Kip Colvey, all of whom were well-rested and were, or should have been, available on the bench.
Then Dumbinick should have sat the 34 year old who played the previous two games, and instead started Hoesen, the well-rested 26 year-old alongside Urena.
Playing Dumbinick's Advocate, but I believe the 34-year-old was subbed out so he could sit for a spell the game beforehand. And the 34-year-old never relies on speed or shiftiness in his game.
I'm not comparison him to Pirlo but like him , Hyka has a European way of playing that others can't seem to grasp or understand. Kind of like Pierazzi when he was here. For the little we saw of him....
Ok here's your chance, vote for Hyka's goal vs FC Dallas! https://www.mlssoccer.com/series/att-mls-goal-week
It makes you wonder why the Quakes haven't gone after more European good players. The winger in the inbox: How Hyka came to San Jose
Only great players and/or superstars normally want to go to LA & NY. Players like Pirlo , Ibra and Ronaldo would never come here. Other "good players" like Hyka who no one ever heard of last February, would love to live in California and play soccer. Of course they would. The trick is finding and signing them. the jury is still out on Danny Hoesen but Florian Jungwirth and Jahmir Hyka , so far anyway, were great finds.
Hyka had an "in my own words" article in the gameday "MatchDay" magazine. The guy sounds really homesick. He must have mentioned he misses his family about 8 times. I get the feeling he'd rather be back in Switzerland, where he is closer to Albania. Anyone else notice this?
The life of international soccer players is not an easy one. Traveling across the world to ply your trade with little guarantee of consistent employment is not a decision to take lightly. I certainly don't envy players that (not that my talent level would have ever made it a possibility in the first place).
On the other hand, you get to "travel across the world." You're paid well to play a children's game, you've got lots of spare time and there are other fringe benefits.
To live out what is likely your dream, knowing full well that it won't last forever but enjoying the moments and the life experiences. Heck yeah, I'd jump at the chance (a little late now though ).
Of course. The upsides are obvious. It's just interesting to see a bit into how players cope with being a professional athlete as they are not normal jobs and the stresses of them, while perhaps worth it for many, are probably not worth it for many others. Not saying it's a worse position to be in than another, necessarily, just that the negative sides of it are often overlooked because the upsides are so obvious and so many of us wish we could be doing what they are doing. Speaking for myself, being a professional athlete is not appealing at all.
Hyka misses his family, not an American home-cooked meal... my point was that he mentioned it so often, I thought he sounded depressed. Someone else should read that article and chime in... i already recycled it...
What harm could it do to give him one, nonetheless? Is your cooking that bad? (Mine is, otherwise I'd take on the task).
We mostly eat soup, salad or sushi. Doubt he would enjoy that. How about we have a BS BBQ? We could all potluck.