Craig Capano

4 games played, 92 minutes 0 shots on goal in mls.

started in us open cup against milwaukee and champions cup vs morelia. he's still young.

i believe he finished the year out with milwaukee.

 

He was on the bench for most every Chicago game.

And I'm near-certain he played in every friendly this season as well as the cup competitions.

He got a good deal of PT for a 16-17yr old first year kid.

 

he is getting brought in slowly... the right way

give him time... dmb only started getting really good time last year

 

He's also the youngest on the World's 100 best young players list in last month's World Soccer.
Three (3) MLS players made the list.

 

Capano?

Capano looks to be a smart player. Rare type of technical ability that you don't see in Americans all that often. His size is a factor but look at D´Alessandro down in Argentina for River. This kid is Craig's size but is becoming one of the best players in the world.

Of course in America we love to dwell on player size and we'll always have the 'Capano is to small' crap like we did with Beasley.

I hope Bradley gives this kid some real time next year. If he's good enough, he's old enough. F*** bringing him along slowly.

 

Re: Capano?

You can't throw players into the flames and not expect them to get burnt out.

It was the same way with Beasley, with Carlos...if we can bring them along slowly, giving them time while still relying on our more experienced players at that position(s), we can maintain a competitive team while developing talent.

Capano has lots of potential and tremendous skill, but in no way is he ready to carry the team yet in any form.

 

Re: Capano?

D'Alessandro is a nice player, but he's surrounded by players as good, if not better. I think he's a bit overrated right now. Of course, he is only 20-21 years old, so he could easily become all that in due time.

From what I've seen, I think Saavedra has just as good a chance of becoming special as Capano. Miguel is a just couple of years older than Craig and he can do many of the same things. Plus Saavedra is bigger.

 

Here's another vote for slow, but sure progress.

There's a development curve for any athlete and soccer players are no different.

The problem, nowadays, is that people see potential in an athlete and think it can or should immediately translate into performance.

That's just not true.

Yet some pundits advocate just throwing them into the fire. The problem with that approach is that a significant number of athletes with great potential will be very adversely affected and never be what they possibly could have been with this approach.

When athletes fail using this apporach, the pundit will see it as them being overrated and just never that good.

On the contrary, the best coaches provide measured opportunities for young athletes to learn to play, get some measure of success, and gain confidence. Only when the player has the skills and experience needed to excell will the athlete be thrown into a sink or swim situations. Bob B does this.

The difference between the two approaches is the number of players who come close to reaching their full potential. Under the latter approach, a much larger proportion of players with potential will become productive players. And it's the difference between winners and losers.

So let Capano and Saveedra take whatever time is necessary for their development. in the long run, the Fire will gain by doing so.

 

Ya, a lot more than I ever got!

I've liked him when I've seen him. Then again, I'm compensating for his age.

 

Long night at the bar?

 

Ball sucking mods and rampant alcoholism. God bless America and God bless you, you malingering ball sucking booze hound.

 

I remember watching capano play with Magee and my brother when they won nationals. Kid was a special talent.

 

I always wish Jamar Beasley stuck around longer