I guess there wasn't some kind of thread for him already? BREAKING: Middlesbrough has agreed a deal to sign American midfielder Aidan Morris from the Columbus Crew, sources say.Agreement around $4m + sell-on clause. Not signed or done yet. Morris departed US U-23 camp for England.Deal in the works a while.https://t.co/lMVMvuoEDz— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) June 11, 2024 Watching him this year, a move like this seemed pretty likely to me, or at least it seemed likely that he'd have options/suitors overseas.
Very good move, while they didn't do as good this season Boro is one of the more ambitious Championship sides and Carrick is a good coach
Awesome. I wasn't expecting this and it's a nice surprise to have another yank to follow in the Championship next season.
I am not one of those people who think players need to make a quick move abroad. I like seeing players build roots with a domestic club, develop, play a lot, win, and then make the move. Like Tyler Aidan accomplished so much with Columbus. He won 2 Cups, he went to the CONCACAF Championship final, he recovered from an ACL tear. it is cool to see him leave such a legacy with the Crew
not a huge fan of the championship but economics seem to be driving a ton of americans there lately it's better than staying in MLS for life....and the more americans in europe, the better....so hopefully it works out however, the hit rate for getting to the EPL seems pretty low..... for example, some recent efl champ americans not getting out of league...or notably NOT improving their club career (yet) via playing in that league: haji, sargent, dike, gooch, holmes, kelman, tomkinson, de la torre, olusunde, fossey, jordan morris, miazga, horvath, hoppe, covil, arriola, cannon, steffen, ccv, duncan mcguire etc etc some americans who jumped from championship to epl or high league: yedlin, ream, jedi, holden, eddie lewis, trusty (although relegated now...so maybe shouldnt count) for the solid majority, its a bit of a black hole league, imo....although there is a smattering of success stories, as well
Deal seems to be done: BREAKING: Middlesbrough has agreed a deal to sign American midfielder Aidan Morris from the Columbus Crew, sources say.Agreement around $4m + sell-on clause. Not signed or done yet. Morris departed US U-23 camp for England.Deal in the works a while.https://t.co/lMVMvuoEDz— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) June 11, 2024
Profile from the club: https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/28/get-to-know----aidan-morris/ He spent time on loan to Indiana Hoosiers in 2019.
Started in a recent friendly: Your Boro this afternoon 📋#UTB pic.twitter.com/DpGohQXmMV— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 20, 2024 Played an hour: 59 | A raft of changes just before the hour for #Boro ↩️ van den Berg, Clarke, Jones, Ayling, McCabe, Morris, Coburn, McCormick, McCabe↪️ Barlaser, Fry, Hackney, Latte Lath, Gilbert, Dijksteel, Howson, Engel, Finch🔴 0-0 ⚪️#UTB pic.twitter.com/hFGCqB8Nan— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 20, 2024
On the bench for a friendly: Here's how Michael Carrick's men line up tonight 📝#UTB pic.twitter.com/4Qb2WzWH8L— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 24, 2024 61 | Here come the changes 🔁⬅️ Barlaser, Hackney, Latte Lath, Burgzorg, Gilbert, Dijksteel, Howson, Engel, Finch➡️ van den Berg, McGree, Jones, Ayling, Morris, Coburn, Azaz, McCormick, McCabe⚪️ 0-1 🔴#UTB— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 24, 2024
On the bench for a friendly: The #Boro in Doncaster 📝#UTB pic.twitter.com/Q0TkPvQGbE— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 27, 2024
Your #Boro line-up for tonight’s clash with Harrogate 🙌#UTB pic.twitter.com/WMovBmZLJo— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 31, 2024 Aidan gets the start in a friendly this time, vs Harrogate Town.
Morris went 90 minutes in Middlesbrough's season opener, a 1-0 win over Swansea. Time to move this thread out of this forum.
Morris made his Boro debut today, starting and going the full 90 in 1-0 win over Swansea. Scrolling through X, fans and pundits are impressed with his debut. It appears be played behind the lone striker as an 8/10 in a 4-2-3-1. From FotMob he earned a 7.3 with solid stats. 33/39 Passing 1 Chance created 1 Big Chance Created 4 passes into final third 2/4 accurate long passes 0/1 successful dribbles 0/2 successful tackles 1 clearance 1 interception 5 recoveries 3/6 ground duels won
Started in his Championship debut: Your first #Boro line-up of 24/25 🙌Up The Boro! 🔴⚪️@unibet | #UTB pic.twitter.com/5cCxOYRcAJ— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) August 10, 2024 Aidan Morris becomes player number 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ to pull on a #Boro shirt 🇺🇸The midfielder is in from the start for his debut 👌#UTB pic.twitter.com/4l8TGHUyk2— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) August 10, 2024 Went 90' in 1-0 win. Learning phase: Very poor giveaway from Aidan Morris 🇺🇸 that should have led to a Swansea goal. The growing pains are showing, MLS to the Championship is a big step up. pic.twitter.com/fXqlyTeJfE— American Ultras Talk (@ameriultrastalk) August 10, 2024 He's ready to be moved: @bungadiri @TheFalseNine @dark knight
What does that mistake have to do w/ the step up in comp? It's a stupid decision under little pressure. Overall, he did alright. W/out that mistake, I'd say above average. Thankfully his teammates bailed him out for the narrative. But he did well in recoveries, anticipating before anybody. Should have had an assist (or hockey one) off one where he hit the lead pass after. This thread should have been promoted immediately after making the move. As if he wasn't going to play & didn't have a notable club & country career already.
just an excuse for people to spew biases. Morris was fine. He made a mistake that had nothing to do with the competition (mistakes like these happen early in the season). But was otherwise decent and should stay in the starting XI. More players have handled MLS to Championship just fine
It is par for the course. Just trying to get clicks and people's reactions. He played a good game overall... that pass was the lowlight. Bad passes happen. It didn't go in. As long as it doesn't become a usual thing it certainly doesn't deserve that kind of negativity. Graduation Day
Player of the Match: Making his mark on debut 💪@AidanZMorris was your Player of the Match on Saturday 🇺🇸🤝 GRS Insulation#UTB pic.twitter.com/gnOIqNpMac— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) August 12, 2024