New Zack City: Steffen at Middlesbrough (olf Manchester City)

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  1. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He needs to learn his limitations, and his coaches should too. He will never be Allison or Ederson with the ball at his feet.
     
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  2. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    Does he need to be?
     
  3. mace

    mace Member+

    Indy 11
    United States
    Jun 5, 2004
    USA
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  4. adam tash

    adam tash Member+

    Jul 12, 2013
    Barcelona, Spain
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    well he needs to be better....

    the first Frankfurt goal started with an errant clearance by Steffen...that led to a throw-in...which led to the cross and the goal.....

    the goal wasn't on Steffen but he needs to keep possession for the team with his distribution. If his distribution on that play had been to a teammate, Frankfurt doesn't score that goal, most likely.
     
  5. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    After 3 good performances, he deserves a proper thread title.
     
  6. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    I stole it from Twitter.
     
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  7. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol, obviously still early days but 50% higher saves per game than second place (and nearly equal to 2 and 3 combined) is unsustainable for a team. There be dragons ahead.
     
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  8. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He doesn’t “need” to have great foot skills to carve out a career in a top league but it will always be a limiting factor for him.
     
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  9. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Yawn ... already routine. Maybe just let us know whenever Steffen does not make Team of the Week.

    I think Steffen is really nicely positioned this season. Assuming no serious injuries and no loss of confidence, he's going to get a lot of good practice.
     
  11. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
  12. HouseHead78

    HouseHead78 Member+

    Oct 17, 2006
    Austin, TX
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is quite a list of names for our dude to be keeping company with
     
  13. WheezingUSASupport

    Dortmund
    United States
    Aug 28, 2017
    Yup he picked the right loan destination. GK and CBs get great experience being on a lower tier team in a league.

    If they avoid relegation and Steffen is one of the main reasons why we’ll be seeing an even better loan destination next summer.
     
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  14. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    Or maybe he will be sold. I suspect Steffen isn't determined to play for MC as long as he goes to a good team in a strong league. A Dortmund or an Everton or Valencia would be great for a 25 year old keeper. Spanish food would be an influence for me.
     
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  15. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Düsseldorf is a good team to root for: no backroom deals, no suspected-criminal owners, no loan armies, no refs always taking their side, just an old-fashioned club trying to survive in the times of the American "private investors," the Russian oligarchs, the Chinese government-associated profiteers, and the shady Sheikhs.

    An honest club fighting for survival. How not to like them?

    https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/f...ur-winterpause-kein-investor-id215920233.html
     
  16. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    On top of that you have Dusseldorf: the Paris of Germany.
     
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  17. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    The next decade abroad playing for a mid-table club(s) would be Fantastic
     
  18. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    I personally hope Steph embodies the nexus of all your dreams and becomes a lock starter at Atalanta for the next decade. You and he deserve it!
     
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  19. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    Perche Atalanta?
     
  20. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    I like Bergamo and am more likely to get to Switzerland or the south of France than Italy in the next few years...
     
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  21. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Luchi Gonzalez would disagree with you. He takes the opposite tack and says players will make mistakes and have to learn how not to make those mistakes again to become better. Not even trying is not what he wants from players. He's OK with taking his lumps while the team and players learn how to work it out of the back because they will eventually be so much better.
     
  22. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    He's played in 3 consecutive games .....so our no.1 keeper needs a worthy thread title.
     

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