metros needed a replacemnt for tab. Amado is the real thing. A true force in the mid field. Andy williams or even mark lisi can equal his play this year.
Let's not forget Jonny Walker. Even though his advance notices were impressive, did anyone think he would be as good as he has been? Most definately a welcome case of seeing is believing.
Gaven is my favorite player now. I thought he'd get 5 min at the end of some games and i didnt think he'd be good at all. I thought he'd be a slightly inferior version of Mark Lisi. but now i see him as 1 of our most important players. He's surprisingly strong and never complains when he gets pounded. Even right now i'd take Gaven over Convey.
Amando isn't the replacement for Tab. Tab could play in the middle and on the right side. Tab was never afraid of dribbling at defenders. Amando does a nice nifty move and then passes the ball to player that's 5 yards away from him. Woopity-do. All this team does is move the ball from the flank, to the middle and then back to the flank. Then they move the ball to the top of the penalty kick where they try to break a wall of 7 defenders. They have done this for the past three games, and they have lost all three.
Yeah, because no one could "legally" stop him. Everyone had to jump on him in order to stop him. I'm not saying Guevara has run at 100 MPH down the wing, I'm just saying that this team needs more wing play. This is what they do: Player A is on the left wing (most of their plays are always on the left wing). Player A then passes the ball to Player B who is some what in the middle. Player B does a nice little move, and passes the ball to Player A. Then Player A loses the ball.
I believe next year will be the year of the Metrostars, this year was the rebuilding year, I have to say Guevara
Pope is the best find. They benched Pope on Saturday, and allowed two goals. Guevara played the whole match and the Metros did almost nothing on offense.
I get eaten up on the DC boards for saying this same thing. Convey had 2 partial breaks yesterday from close range, and he didn't even so much as get one of them on net. No doubt in my mind that Gaven puts at least one of em away.
Dont know about next year as the Metro year. This was definitely the rebuilding year. Next year Gaven and Magee should be better right from the get go. That is not enough. If the outlook for next year was good we would be playing well right now. We are going to need more and will have limited opportunities in the draft (barring trades). Where does it come from? Senior Internationals? I dont want to see Moreno or Jusko back. That is a start. What else?
I think this year and the next 2 years are going to be rebuilding years with every year getting a better foundation of younger and better foreign talent. I dont think it will be until 2006 when we can play consistently at home. I can't even think homefield advantage is any good at all right now.
I dont want to se Jusko, Moreno, Mathis, Ado, Reagan and the two Argentinian to come back, ever more.
Gaven. Walker Clark.... Magee You can't call Pope a find. Althought the best Find was the way to finally get rid of OZ and his parade of no talent, kickback, conflict of interest signees.