MLS Flavors of the Week: 2020 Edition

I think there used to be a rule that if a player was out for the year a replacement could be chosen. Not sure if it's still around but if so Atlanta will have to show Martinez on basically the disabled list for the year (meaning can't come back for playoffs etc).

 

You're the man!

 

From the all touches vid he reminds me a bit of Geoff Cameron with the tough in tackles sticking in a long leg sort of thing going on, with the mobility.

 

From the all touches vid he reminds me a bit of Geoff Cameron with the tough in tackles sticking in a long leg sort of thing going on, with the mobility.

 

My sense is he uses his tackle football moves on the soccer pitch.

 

Maybe so. Looks good to me! Between the body fakes and the jumping, I can definitely see the wide receiver that the Clemson coach said he could have been.

 

Thanks, but the real thanks goes to @thedukeofsoccer, who was the original poster of the video (in the MLS youth breakout thread--worth following).

 

And hops, and better foot skills and body fakes.

 

Let's see if he still leaves to move up the ladder.

It would be bad for the USMNT if the best Americans in MLS stayed there for their entire career instead of pushing themselves to a higher level. At the very least, I hope they can emulate Landon and get loaned to a higher level during MLS' off-season. Thinking in particular about Morris, who is continuing his excellent run from the end of last season apparently.

 

Nothing really changes here. Reggie was under contract with FCD for this year and they still had an option for next year. Reggie can still be sold to Europe at any time should a reasonable offer come in.

In fact, Buzz's column on this provides some context in this regard.

Reggie Cannon re-signs with FC Dallas https://t.co/Yfsewr43Xa added a little context.

— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) March 5, 2020

 

The other downside is that players staying block another American from moving up. Most MLS teams have the bare minimum of required # of American players. When one leaves, that opens a spot for another.

Aside from that, though, MLS is improving. And, with stupidf#ck Nations League + SUM making money everytime concacaf team plays a friendly in the U.S., a super large % of our matches will be in the U.S.

Finally, and this is not really likely to be a thing …. Dallas has become something of a NT pipeline for us. It can't hurt to have a core of players on the same MLS team. By my count, Cannon, Pomy, Ferreira, Servania, the other Dmid, and this new kid - Tanner T, are all in the mix. I may have left someone out. That kind of familiarity can pay huge dividends. I think of Sanneh sending in a cross to McB in the WC and them talking about having played together on some pre-MLS U.S. "pro" team.

 

All the talk around the deal is that he will be sold sooner rather than later. But, its never happened before, so I will be skeptical.

Glad Reggie is not playing for $80k.

 

But there is no evidence to support the idea that Araujo didn't start 1 game because of "financial incentives" or "personal biases", so why trump-up those narratives to begin with? Even after I told you that, if anything, there is an financial incentive to play Araujo, as the Galaxy org has invested a lot more in him than Feltscher.

There are rational, observable reasons for Araujo not starting 1 game; choosing instead to invent narratives to explain it is the definition of conspiratorial thinking.

Nice story. Again, what do you think any of that has to do with Araujo?

 

Tristan Blackmon is the guy I’m seeing as USMNT timber. He’s playing a marauding right back for BB right now but also slides to CB at times.

The last couple of games he’s been almost a midfielder in attack from RB. I don’t know about the D yet but I plan to watch and see.

He’s big, fast and good on the ball, and an aggressive passer.

 

Looked him up. A college guy. He's 23.

I don't know why, but I like the idea of college soccer continuing to provide a path to the pro's. I guess because it's such a massive resource. There are over 200 colleges and university fielding D1 men's teams.

 

Interestingly Reyna should end up with more than that in the full Bundesliga. US players have changed from late bloomers to record setting early bloomers.

 

I’m taking this as FCD is the Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Ajax of MLS!

 

That's kind of how I'd like to see it.

 

Based on 3rd Degree's reporting, Cannon's salary might not have even doubled.

While terms of the deal were not disclosed, right back is not a watershed position in MLS and thus doesn’t usually garner a large wage like Paxton Pomykal and Jesus Ferreira just signed. The deal is more likely to be near, or even below, the deal Ryan Hollingshead signed last year.

Hollingshead made $175K in 2019.

Let's hope the terms reported by 3rd Degree are erroneous, or there is an absolutely tiny release clause written in the contract; otherwise, this is an atrocious contract for Cannon.

 

Thanks for the insight. I hadn't bothered to look up Hollingshead's salary. I wonder if the contract isn't for x amount this year (say, $150K), with perhaps a substantial bump in year 2 (say, $250K-$350k) and smaller bumps for the years after that. That would seem reasonable enough to keep Cannon happy for this year, with the potential for extra happy in future years (if he doesn't get sold) and while also encouraging FCD to sell him on for a good profit. Of course, this is all purely conjecture based on my own logic (for good or for bad).