The "Thoughts That Don't Require Their Own Thread" Thread XIV

I admit Brad and Charlie can be tough to listen to most games. We know it, Bruce knows it, and they probably know it at least about each other.

While we're playing lofty goals, and bringing in players from the organization, I'd like to see them try for Twellman in this area.

Eventually, I'd like to see Bruce transition from HC to SD/GM, and allow Shalrie, along with ABMOD take over the day to day.

Put MLS Cup in our trophy case this year, and even more opportunities to advance this cub arise.

 

We should send the Unified team for the last 5 games. Make getting this 8 points interesting.

 

The top 5, and 9 of the top 10, in the MLS Golden Boot list all scored at least once last night.
1. Kamara
2. Ruidiaz
3. Salloi
4. Bou
5. Buksa
7. Mukhtar
8. Pepi
9. Chicharito
10. Kreilach

Only one who didn't was 6. Castellanos.

 

And we need to introduce him to his right foot. Maybe they can be friends too!

 

Well, his goal against Orlando was with his right foot (but I get what you're saying).

 

Does anybody wonder if Kelyn Rowe and Diego Fagundez might have had a different trajectory if they had been coached by Arena?

 

Yeah, to be fair, it looks like Bruce has been imploring him to use his right foot. He is more lately but now he needs to develop more power behind it. I remember when he got here he did everything to get the ball switched to his left. Often in doing that the opportunity went begging. Maybe that's why we got him as a bargain from Europe. Maybe that was his flaw hindering his career there.

 

I think Freidel was Rowes downfall. He was beginning to break into the MNT a bit in the Heaps era, IIRC…

 

Yeah, Friedel sucked the life out of this team. What a d!ck.

 

Except that he gave us Gil.

 

True!

 

And he brought us Luis Caicedo.

 

If Adam goes to Europe, do you consider giving the DP tag to Turner to keep him, or are we looking at a serious overhaul next year?

 

When does Turner's current contract expire? My impression is that it's ambition, not money, that would motivate Turner to go to Europe.
My personal opinion is that keeping him here through the end of next year is the best move for both him and the Revs, since he'll get more playing time here than abroad ahead of the World Cup, then the Revs can sell at the top of his market.

 

Turner signed a "multi-year deal" in Aug 2019:
https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/revolution-re-sign-matt-turner-multi-year-contract

He then signed an extension last January that added a year:
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/why-matt-turner-signed-contract-extension-new-england-revolution

So if the "multi-year" deal was only 2 years, that would be 2020-21, and the added year would be 2022. Could be longer.

I agree with @Argyle that he would best served by staying with the Revs until after the World Cup in Qatar, unless he moves somewhere he is guaranteed to start right away.

 

I've been getting promos from MLS Store for "Jersey Week," promising great deals on jerseys.

I go to the Revs' section of the MLS Store, and the top banner is for "Jersey Week," promising great deals on Revs' jerseys.

I click on it.

There are a grand total of five jerseys for sale, all youth sizes, all this year's away whites.

Someone's promotions department either wasn't prepared for "Jersey Week" or hasn't been able to keep up with demand.

 

It was a brisk December morning.... Matt Turner was on stage singing lead vocals for an angel band, and I'm in the front row of the duckboat procession and I'm HAMMERED drunk