word has it that alexi lalas is looking at bringing Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev of the tajikistan u17 wc team. he's had such a big tournament and everyone knows the u17 wc is the breakout tournament for most world class players. this could be the best move made by the galaxy now moving in the direction of talented youth rather than old has been players. what do you guys think? good move? how do you think Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev will do in the mls?
Re: big time player coming to mls?? I would say it was an excellent move if the name, Alexi Lalas, wasn't involved....
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Good move. Central Asia is one of the untapped regions of the world.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? I'm loving this thread.... Where did you get this info hairynippleman....??? This is news...I totally believe you...but its a bit wierd.... LAG is notorious for not seeing young talent under their own noses... (Im talking about Yuri Movsesyan) let alone a seeing a 17 year old kid from half way round the world... Simon Allen World Soccer Wrap
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Would he help sell tickets or generate interest when they go on their Asian tour? If so....there's Alexi's motivation.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? I think thats a bit of a stretch....Step right up Step right up and see David Beckham cross perfect balls to Tajiki Uber-kid Fat-Fat... no... I dont buy it...even in Asia.... Its still wierd...I totally will cover this issue on Sunday on the Show....Its brilliant... but I wonder...arent there some awesome 17 year olds in LA that would be just as good??? (thats a big rhetorical question) Simon Allen World Soccer Wrap PS..Dude Im loving this thread
Re: big time player coming to mls?? theres tons of talent in this u17 world cup, i think all of the mls teams should be looking to fill there youth international slots with some of these players. i wonder if the mls has any scouts over there.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? There could be truth that Fatkhulloev could come to MLS. He scored the match-winner against the US last Monday. It's either the US is bad, or Tajikistan actually has some talent... hell, they got out of the group stage.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? I wonder how many of the inhabitants of Los Angeles know that Tajikistan exists.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Come on now Drahnier.... I thought YOU were cooler than that ? ? ? Simon Allen WSW
Re: big time player coming to mls?? What? I'm just wondering. I wonder if Lalas knew it existed before last week.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Drahnier.... Unlike most European soccer players...that get thrown into a soccer academy at age 7 and know nothing about nothing except soccer... almost all American soccer players here went to University...including Lalas... I am positive he knows where Tajikistan is... Also...if California were its own country...it would be the 8th richest country in the world.... with its industry, business, agriculture etc etc... which means that we are a pretty smart bunch...its takes brains to run a superpower within a superpower... So... Most of us here in LA also know where Tajikistan is... Come on dude... break the Eurosnob stereotype... Alan Simon World Soccer Wrap
Re: big time player coming to mls?? That can not possibly be true. I doubt most people in any city in the western world know where Tajikistan is.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Okay.... If thats what you want to believe..thats up to you !!! Dont buy into the eurosnob BS youve been fed all your life... Cheers Simon Allen World Soccer Wrap....
Re: big time player coming to mls?? You like to say eurosnob, don't you? I haven't even made any comparisons to europe.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? hairynippleman,Lalas and "untapped" all in the same thread. It's too much.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Does anyone have a link to a story about this or some other kind of confirmation that this is even real?
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Actually, he is most likely very correct about his comment. According to various reports and studies the geographic knowledge of US citizens is pretty poor. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
Re: big time player coming to mls?? "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us."
Re: big time player coming to mls?? [youtube]lj3iNxZ8Dww[/youtube] Also, nippleman is messing with everyone here. It's what he does.
Re: big time player coming to mls?? Unlikely. The original poster has started a bunch of threads on different forums pushing this guy. I don't know why. Some bizarre kind of trolling.