your first and second paragraphs seem contradictory. New york is a hot bed of soccer talent and NYCFC needs to be pumping out american talent in the ongoing future.....I get the built-in excuse that they havent been around for long. But i'm not buying that as the sole reason. They just had a general attitiude of playing as few americans as possible in support positions whenever necessary.i reckon due to the globally minded influence of city group, and If the rules of MLS allowed, I feel they wouldnt have any americans at all....it may be changing a bit now with players like gray etc....but you yourself noticed that zelalem had a good game then couldnt get back on the field so im not going to start givng them the benefit of the doubt until they start producing talent.
Zelalem was an edge case who had good moments but also you could see why the coaches wouldn’t play him. NYCFC has played lots of Americans the last few seasons, whether HGs or guys they brought back from Europe to have success. They just don’t spend a lot of time playing bad players, and the technical requirements to be a part of their squad are much higher than the Red Bulls (for example) or the Crew or whatever. If you can’t keep up, you get benched. Morales and Parks both spent a lot of time on the injured list last season but are locked in starters when fit. Kevin O’Toole, a draft pick, beat out a Danish LB who NYCFC paid a pretty hefty fee to sign. Every other position there are rotation players who are Americans. Compare that to other expansion teams like Orlando or Miami, who aren’t as good and still don’t play as many Americans. If Zelalem can move to Portugal and be successful more power to him, but the reason he didn’t succeed at multiple MLS teams is that he just wasn’t good enough to crack the rotation.
Offered a contract with FC Den Bosch after being on trial. They play in the Dutch second division. https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/ryan...vv-nog-aan-de-kant-bij-fc-den-bosch~aca6af7b/
“Interest” from Boavista to Den Bosch, 16th in the Eerste Divisie. Big drop there. But I suspect his options are limited.
Done deal: Witte rook uit De Vliert: Gedion Zelalem tekent voor anderhalf jaar bij @mijnfcdenbosch.https://t.co/VhZqrrbpYj— BD FC Den Bosch (@BD_FCDenBosch) January 31, 2023 White smoke from De Vliert: Gedion Zelalem signs for a year and a half with @mijnfcdenbosch .
𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐍 = 💙🤍#HeyaDenBosch #metheelmijnhart pic.twitter.com/H2vtpyU0UT— FC Den Bosch (@mijnfcdenbosch) January 31, 2023 @bungadiri @dark knight @TheFalseNine Let's update the thread title, please: Gedion Zelalem at FC Den Bosch
Alternatively (since FC Den Bosch are the "Blue White Dragons"): Not dragon his feet: Gedion Zelalem at FC Den Bosch
On the bench: Dennis Gyamfi start vanavond meteen in de basis van @mijnfcdenbosch in de derby tegen @topossofficial. De andere nieuwkomer, Gedion Zelalem, begint op de bank.#topdbo pic.twitter.com/bE8phOrsCj— BD FC Den Bosch (@BD_FCDenBosch) February 3, 2023
Debuts: BD FC Den Bosch @BD_FCDenBosch 67. There is the switch. Debutant Gedion Zelalem joins the team at @mijnfcdenbosch. Jorn van Hedel moves to the side for him. #topdbo 1-0
If this doesn't become the new thread title, there's something seriously wrong with the mods. OK, OK, more seriously wrong than usual. @m vann , get on the case!!
On the bench: De verwachte elf bij @mijnfcdenbosch in de thuiswedstrijd tegen Jong Ajax.#dbojaj pic.twitter.com/h6ZjaoYGLz— BD FC Den Bosch (@BD_FCDenBosch) February 10, 2023
Starts: Geen verrassingen in de opstelling van @mijnfcdenbosch voor de uitwedstrijd tegen Jong AZ. Zoals bekend is Danny Verbeek geschorst en zijn Anass Ahannach, Teun van Grunsven, Ryan Leijten, Nikolaj Möller, Stan Maas, Nick de Groot en Jordy van der Winden geblesseerd.#jazdbo pic.twitter.com/YdKKPA36HK— BD FC Den Bosch (@BD_FCDenBosch) February 17, 2023
Out trailing 3-1: BD FC Den Bosch @BD_FCDenBosch 83. Wissel bij @mijnfcdenbosch. Sven Roos komt in de ploeg voor Gedion Zelalem. #jazdbo 3-1
Man of the Match: Local Gedion Zelalem was the Man of the Match in @mijnfcdenbosch’s 0-0 tie with @ADODenHaag this morning 💪 #RepDMV 90 minutes played8.5 @FotMob player rating38/47 passes completed (81%)6 tackles won (Most in match)12/15 duels won (Most in match)13 ball recoveries pic.twitter.com/ZGcSIlVO3u— DMV Soccer (@DMVSoccer96) February 26, 2023
Started: Nogal wat last minute blessuregevallen bij @mijnfcdenbosch. Mulders, Van den Bogert en Ahannach zijn er vanavond in Zwolle niet bij, net als Konings en Van der Steen. Daardoor zijn er basisplaatsen voor Van Hedel, De Groot, Van der Heijden, Van Bakel en Sikking.#pecdbo pic.twitter.com/3Xa1LlvlTT— BD FC Den Bosch (@BD_FCDenBosch) March 3, 2023 Trailing 7-0 (not a typo) in the 40th.
I see now why they lost so badly. They pulled a chunky 15 year old kid from the stands to play in goal.