MLS Superdraft - Galaxy style [R for College Cup?]

Discussion in 'LA Galaxy' started by Geneva, Dec 12, 2009.

  1. The Beautiful Gamer

    The Beautiful Gamer BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 26, 2008
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is Clint Mathis still a starter though that's my question.
     
  2. zurc

    zurc New Member

    Aug 13, 2009
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    WOW Mathis is coming home.
     
  3. iride_mybike

    iride_mybike Member

    Mar 31, 2004
    DFW
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mathis is a good pickup. Especially if we win our qualifying game for the Champions League. We will have a lot of extra matches and he will be needed.
     
  4. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Say what you will about the Galaxy being a nursing home and a retirement home for the 2002 World Cup team but the fact of the matter is that Mathis was a damn good player last year for RSL.

    First sub or 60 minute starter, he was an effective player all year for RSL and was fun to watch. I have no problem with him coming back to LA.

    Best of all, he MUST make Kirovski completely unecessary. They are similar players but Mathis is about 3x better at this stage.

    All it really cost us was 3rd round pick next year. Big whoop.
     
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  5. RHSOCCER23

    RHSOCCER23 Member

    Jun 7, 2006
    Los Angeles, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does anybody know anything about the UCLA kid we picked up? Who is Stevens?

    (I don't really follow college ball)
     
  7. Wicked1

    Wicked1 New Member

    May 16, 2007
    Southern Cali
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bringing back Mathis has no purpose. No he isn't a starter. If he understands that and will be getting paid dirt cheap, then ok. They need to deal Mathis to some weak team that needs a veteran defender or whatever position he plays, midfield. I'm expecting 2 of the Brazilians coming in to come good, so. I don't know anything about Stephens
     
  8. shirteesdotnet

    Feb 13, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mathis puts in the effort. He'll be better than half of our bench. I wonder if this is permanent or if Clint will be used as trade bait.
     
  9. dashiel

    dashiel Member+

    Jul 15, 2000
    orange county
    i will not question bruce's player picks, i will not question bruce's player picks, i will not question bruce's player picks…

    [small]because he made me eat crow last season[/small]
     
  10. Wicked1

    Wicked1 New Member

    May 16, 2007
    Southern Cali
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have no problem with veterans, BUT we need to have more youth than vets, and the vets I mean are those 29 and up. Vets that are 25 is fine. We need youth with legs and speed. There's no telling what can happen next season with all the old bones, hahaha. We need some forwards. Gordon is slow, has horrible feet and doesn't score enough, he needs to go. Buddle I don't know about him, Alecko got injured right after we got him, but he seems to have technical ability. We need a natural finisher
     
  11. iride_mybike

    iride_mybike Member

    Mar 31, 2004
    DFW
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No purpose? Are you for real? You realize how many more matches we'll be playing next season if we win our play-in match for the Champions League? Mathis is just the kind of player who can help us. He will have no problems fitting in with our group of guys. As mbar said he was a very good player for RSL last year. With Beckham and Donovan both being sure to miss significant parts of next season Mathis is just the kind of player we need.
     
  12. shirteesdotnet

    Feb 13, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What we need is an Edson Buddle who can finish and not look stylish. What we need is an Alan Gordon who can score. Ahhhhhhh.... forget it.

    Bruce Arena's Facebook page reports he plans to use Clint Mathis up top in 2010.

    In other news, Mark MgGwire was seen by TMZ handing Ricketts some steroids... that way NO ONE will want to come near our goal.
     
  13. iride_mybike

    iride_mybike Member

    Mar 31, 2004
    DFW
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know nothing about him but if I am not mistaken he trained with us a bit last year so Bruce certainly knows about him.
     
  14. Spry

    Spry Member

    Apr 25, 2006
    Pasadena
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Here's hoping he sticks around. I don't know how Bruce pulls this kind of stuff off but he's terribly good at it. Clint is no 90 minute player but he's still one hell of a player. The name of the game is depth. A bench of Lewis, Mathis, Klien, Escandarian, and Kovalenko is really something to be proud of.
     
  15. tsaldana3

    tsaldana3 Member

    Apr 26, 2008
    TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  16. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Stephens is a central attacking midfielder (or was at college level) who has also occasionally played on the wings. Has been probably UCLA's best player for the last two years. Very solid all-around player. That said, I don't think any part of his game really stands out.
     
  17. Wicked1

    Wicked1 New Member

    May 16, 2007
    Southern Cali
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Like I said, if he understands his role and isn't taking up too much salary, fine, but thats not our immediate needs, we need a forward. And he was just on our team 2/3 seasons ago, I'm tired of the Galaxy trading players then they succeed at other clubs, and the players we bring back in that we had before don't seem to work out. Yeah and IF we get into the CL, we aren't in yet. And Lando is supposedly will be back for the beginning of the season, but I don't know, if he impresses at Everton...
     
  18. Wicked1

    Wicked1 New Member

    May 16, 2007
    Southern Cali
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He also have USMNT U-20 experience and has scored, so I guess that's something. But I want to see the youngins we have get some time, like Bowen and Sesay. We have had Sesay forever and he has scarcely played a MLS game with the senor team
     
  19. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mathis > Kirovski

    'Nuff said.

    We added some youth (Brazilians), we added some experience (Mathis). Now I'd like to see us add a little more outside speed and a forward.
     
  20. rtdavide

    rtdavide Member+

    Apr 20, 2005
    Whittier, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I've seen little bits of both Bowen and Sesay... neither have made much impression. You've got to figure that with the coaches watching them day in, day out.... and they still can't get more than a few minutes here or there, they probably just aren't up to it. They are young and projects, but it's not that abnormal that young players that show promise DON'T pan out as they get older.

    I remember reading a blurb about this not too long ago.... great players at 22 are a far better risk than those who are great when they are 17 by a huge margin.
     
  21. zurc

    zurc New Member

    Aug 13, 2009
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My thought exactly.
     
  22. Wicked1

    Wicked1 New Member

    May 16, 2007
    Southern Cali
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah I know. But I just want to see a young American phenom so bad, one who actually turns into a great player, a superstar, like in South America and Europe you know, found at 13 and by 20 are known around the world (Messi, Fabregas, C. Ronaldo, Bojan...). Its down to the culture in this country and the way we train our soccer youth and develop them, something has to change, hahaha. I mean Giuseppe Rossi is kinda that, the one to come kind of close for a while, playing consistently and scoring in Europe, but then he chose to play for Italy, so he's irrelavant now hahaha.
     
  23. shirteesdotnet

    Feb 13, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.insidesocal.com/soccer/2010/01/galaxy-swap-picks-with-rsl.html



    Updated: I just got off the telephone with Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena: Here's what he said about Mathis:
    Clint Mathis ha proved to everyone he's a quality player, he's a champion and we want him to be a champion with us, too. ... I know him and he knows me. Clint can play anywhere in the midfield and up front.​
    Arena observed that Mathis won't be a regular starter, but believes at age 33 he's still got the legs to make a difference:
    "There's enough there. We just need to lean on his ability and his experience."​
    Here's what Arena said about Stephens:
    "Mike Stephens is an exciting young talent and gives us the local flavor we want."​
     
  24. Grumpy in LA

    Grumpy in LA Bringing It Since 1807™

    Sep 10, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, anybody know anything about this Mathis kid we picked up in the draft?


    Eh, this year's draft was almost guaranteed to be pretty interesting for us. Only one pick (yes?) and no guarantee that any of the remaining players would be useful to us in positions of need. Seems like we did okay.

    This year, it's all about who we get outside the draft.
     
  25. tsaldana3

    tsaldana3 Member

    Apr 26, 2008
    TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We still have a third round pick left.

    39th overall.

    We got Josh Boateng last year in the 3rd round, and Kyle Patterson in the 4th for comparison.

    Darrius Barnes was the 4oth overall pick last year for the Revs.
     

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