News: 2022 - DCU Club Discussion and Analysis

Seriously?

I admit to not being deeply knowledgable about the "system" in many Euro countries, but I doubt that many of them rely on unrealistic/unhealthy expectations with moving targets, draconian monitoring of social media for possible offenses, and poor to nonexistent communication from the head coach.

 

Nutrition based on science is different than what Seitz describes.

 

His fitness system was modeled after Bielsa's, and it was par for the course only at Leeds, which had a trajectory remarkably like ours. Toast of the Premier League for the first half of last year, fell apart at the end and wound up in a defensive shell as players dropped and losses mounted. This year, the 2nd year, Leeds looked flat from the very start and like a different team. More and more injuries. Coach Bielsa gets fired. Jessee Marsch takes over and says the team was seriously "overtrained." Leeds will probably be relegated next week.

2021 pre-season PR: According to Losada, one of his favorite coaches is Marcelo Bielsa, current Head Coach of Premier League side Leeds United.

January 2021:

 

"In anticipation of moves in summer transfer window, D.C. United trading 160K of 2023 GAM to Portland Timbers for 2022 intl roster slot, source says. #dcu #mls #rctid "

from Goff - Soccer Insider

 

You may have invented something special but I'm not sure he'd want to be associated with losing.

 

Nightmare stat:
Flores has 12 shots on the season. ONE on goal.

 

I don’t remember anyone saying that being a professional athlete was “healthy.”

Unpopular opinion: these guys and many America athletes are a bunch of babies.

You want to be paid handsomely to play a game for a living? It has a price. Take a desk job if you can’t handle the pressure. Plenty of others will take your place.

I have observed many Olympic champions. I would describe none of them as mentally healthy. Mental health is for retirement. Elite athletics requires extreme sacrifice. Sorry, that’s just how it is.

Ps I hope none of my kids want to be truly elite athletes. The price is high.

 

Wow. So success must be gained at the cost of mental health? If Seitz’s tweets are true, Losada deserved to get the bum’s rush. Shaming in an employment setting is never OK. If Losada didn’t want Seitz around then cut him/send him to Loudoun or otherwise loan him out. What you don’t do is use another human being as your personal punching bag.

 

Who hired this man? I assume the parties involved have been fired?

 

FYP

 

Last year the NWSL made strides to purge their league of this bullshit. Many heads rolled. Again, if Seitz’s tweets are true, both Kasper and Rushton should see the door, They either knew about this and it was OK (until Arriola wanted out) or they did’t keep tabs on the coach or talk with the players. Neither course is excusable. I sincerely hope The Athletic digs into this story.

 

I love the fact that some people on Reddit think Seitz is fabricating some/all of this.

 

I read on The Athletic today that apparently Levien & Kaplan were in discussions to buy the Nationals outright, and are still looking to get a piece of minority ownership there. All I can say is... WTF but I guess I'm not surprised?? If you have enough money to throw around and buy an entire other sports team, you really should instead focus on bettering the team you already have... *heavy sigh*

 

A defamation lawsuit? Otherwise, nothing.

I mean, Seitz risked his career a decade ago to be a bone marrow donor. He's one of the good guys, and not someone who's going to fabricate or exaggerate a story to throw someone else under the bus.

 

The story also rings true based on events.

A year ago this board was screaming for Seitz to play over Kempin while Hamid was hurt. Kempin is terrible, everyone said. How can Seitz not be getting another chance?

Now we know why...

 

This whole Seitz thing also perhaps lends a little bit of context to why Zach Thorton is no longer here.

I mean, I can see Thorton (not, umm, a small man) taking issue with Losada running one of his keepers into the ground and saying you have to lose 20 pounds or whatever to be a good goalie.

 

As I recall from his days with the MetroScars, Thornton was a bit of a "plus-sized" goalie.

 

Wow. That Seitz article was shocking. If all true then Losada absolutely had to go. I also want to note that Julian Gressel looked particularly gaunt at one point last year as well. There is an optimal body fat for athletes. Lighter is not always better.

 

His MLS page lists him as 6'3" and 229.

Seitz is listed as 6'4" and 236.

For comparison, Hamid is listed as 6'3" and 225.