Congrats on Defoe, I hope you guys get him! Always rooted for TFC bc of the terrific fan support As a Spurs fan Defoe is gonna kill this league, he still has incredible pace and finishing ability. He just doesn't have the physical stature that we need so badly at Spurs, especially in AVBs old system. I think Defoe will give the best striker a run for their money in this league
Michael Bradley to Toronto FC? The twitters is going crazy right now and TFC has a YouTube teaser of some guy choking on his drink teasing 1-13-14
There are also rumors of him going to Spur and also just staying put. I can't believe Bradley would come to MLS at the peak of his career when he has done phenomenal for a top team. Dempsey's situation was not as strong as Bradley's but who knows these days... it's probably for Defoe
http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/...ley-too-or-how-taylor-twellman-broke-twitter/ Part 1 Part 2 And everyone's favorite red-headed goon jumped on it as well: https://twitter.com/AlexiLalas/status/421004277872467968
I'm doubtful on this one, if for no other reason than most major US players who return to MLS from Europe tend to not want to play in Canada. Still, I'd certainly welcome him if he came.
Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri29m La Roma è stata contattata dal Toronto per la cessione di Bradley. Si tratta sia sul prestito che definitivo Romanews EU @romanewseu18m #Bradley lascia la @OfficialASRoma e va al @torontoFC, che lo paga 7milioni. Chiusura a breve #calciomercato Seems like some of the euro soccer pundits are picking up on it since twellman blew up the twitterverse
Your second Italian one says he's leaving Roma for Toronto for 7 million in this short market window.
stupidest move in usa history if that happens. no disrespect to toronto but mls is a joke compared to the top teams of serie a. bradley could've been the first usa soccer star regarded as world class, most certainly is throwing that all away. ...of course with Lieweke perhaps TFC's name is just being floated around to inflate prices like my Galaxy has been for oh so many players in the past
I sincerely doubt Bradley would risk leaving Serie A for MLS (for Toronto FC no less) He may not be getting much playing time so a move is not unlikely but surely other Serie A sides or Bundesliga, or EPL would make him a decent offer and the playing time he wants. I smell smoke and mirrors to get Bradley's name into other clubs heads.
100% agree but look at Dempsey... dempsey had his best playing days behind him and bradley certainly does not but after that transfer who knows
Except this isn't completely true, and we know this. Playing time has proven far more beneficial to all players. We used to say this about Donovan a decade ago, yet it hasn't harmed his international performance one bit. Yet we've seen the other end too, Jozy going from superstar in MLS to a nobody in La Liga, and his international performance faltered. He goes to a league MLS is at least on par with, if not better than, and he tears it up and his international performance shoots thru the roof. Then he goes to England on a garbage squad, loses playing time, and misses easy chances for the nationals because of his rusty form. Additionally, a large portion of the team the past 2 years has been MLS based - yet we've seen our best results. An entirely Mexican based squad just saved their teams chances to qualify, as opposed to their European 'superiors'. Using that squad allowed them all to be familiar with one another despite playing for different teams, since they get to scout each other just in normal preparations for upcoming matches. And all play a style of game best suited for the league they're in, and there's less time spent implementing a system. It's high time to look at MLS as what it is, a proper player development vehicle for the US and Canada. A league on the upswing, improving exponentially year over year. The biggest hurdle is going to be increasing the salary cap next go around, so that players on the bottom end of it can make a proper living, and the league becomes an actual outlet for people looking to go pro... To catch those that otherwise would have fallen thru the cracks and chose a different career.
no, we have no idea how good donovan could have been if he stayed at Everton. Bradley clearly hasn't hit his peak yet and coming to MLS will not be nearly as helpful as Serie A. Every player goes through time they dont get to start and it's how they fight back that benefits them. I have confidence that Bradley can compete with the best, he showed that last season, and he should stay and fight it out. It's natural to have tons of competition at a world class team. VERY VERY few players in the world are guaranteed starters at a good club. MLS is a proper player development vehicle and Bradley got what he needed from it and moved on. Coming back is moving backwards at his age and no matter how you swing it you can't say MLS is the best location for him growing professionally.
It isn't natural for them to continue bringing in starting players for other national teams that expect, and may have written in to contract, playing time. Roma sees themselves as the only challengers to Juve this season. And they'll keep tinkering with the squad to make it so. De Rossi won't be sitting, and there's 3 other bonafide starters as his opposite. The writing is on the wall for him. He's being intelligent in a World Cup year. And it may only be a loan for all that we know - they do already have 3 DPs signed and no news on additional movement. He could accept a transfer to England, but how many teams to this day still bypass midfield there, and those that don't... How many need a Bradley?
Maybe it's a permanent move but a loan to a different European team until May. Bradley would then join the USMNT camp from May to June/July. This would give TFC until the July/August window to decide what they want to do with Laba - whether they want to keep (or pay down his salary with allocation), trade, loan or sell him. Either way, Bradley rumour today, DeRo announcement tomorrow and Defoe on Monday? This might be the best week of TFC news ever.
Even if we do land all of these players I wouldn't get my hopes up too much. The Jays spent a ridiculous amount on players were praised to the moon by media and fans and were absolutely horrible. Hopefully we get a "team" concept instilled in whoever we have come pre season otherwise we'll be looking at an expensive flop.
ur welcome from the galaxy getting rid of lieweke was pure stupid, im still pissed about it can't be convinced this is good for bradley as a player at all. at least if he was signing for a team that had a large contingent of us nat players on it then you can make the case that he will be building important chemistry pre-wcup but TFC doesn't have them. Perhaps you will sign Jones too? Getting him and Bradley to play together regularly would be the only positive to take away from this from a usa perspective
True, though I think the TFC management gets the whole concept much better than prior versions (e.g. MoJo and JDG) of management ever did. If nothing else these pieces are a great improvement over pretty much any squad we've fielded - and that alone is reason for cautious optimism.