It's on their website http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=36858&pcid=115&rss=1 From the few minutes I saw of him last year it was the right move. The guy made Johnny Torres look big and fast.
Thanks for the memories Agenis,,,,,,,all 12 minutes of them All kidding aside, good luck in Costa Rica, I am sure he will hook up with someone
fyp. don't you hate when you accidentally hit 2 keys at the same time. good luck to him. Not much of a surprise though. I bet Castro isn't far behind. He has to get healthy and produce pretty quick. He worked hard last year but had very very little to show for his efforts. Thompson has been much improved (especially last game) and Alston can also play mid as well (according to the scouting reports)
Thing about Castro last year is that he could not buy a goal. many of his free kicks were blocked by career saves. Several times he was just an inch away from putting it in the back of the net. Nicol will give him a chance to win the job and I believe he will keep it. Thompson is by no means much improved. he had a good half last game but looked like the same Wells other than that
I haven't done a count lately but I hope that they keep a full roster. If Castro goes wouldn't we have an opening?
Little players like Fernandez, Badilla, Castro just can't cut it in MLS. There is too much power, speed and strength needed, and they haven't grown up playing that style. Parkhurst wasn't a big player, but he played US College soccer in the ACC and that's a pretty damn good breeding ground for MLS.
Even though we all saw it coming, it's pretty ridiculous that we payed $90k or w/e it was for an hour of play-time.
I wouldn't say they can't, but it is a big adjustment. I had a friend from S. America who had experience with professional club's youth teams and he went to the Revs tryout and spent weeks with Minnesota and other USL teams and he was shocked at how differently we play. He was a development project that is being replaced with another development project (albeit one that is expected to be able to contribute sooner). By it's nature, that kind of deal is a calculated risk. I'd rather see them try that kind of thing than not, but it's going to be a gamble when you're talking about teenagers who grew up playing a different style.
Parkhurst also got pushed around alot and had a hard time handling guys like Jaqua and Cooper. To say small players can't cut it in MLS is ridiculous. Adu, Donovan, Schelotto, Fred, mansally, Nyassi 1 and 2, montero, Gomez, Moreno, Morales etc.. all guys under 5-10 that have played very well in MLS. Castro and Badilla are listed at 5'10 and 5'11 which is probably the average size of a player in MLS
Is this really the case? Of course we all hope that he's able to contribute sooner but it seemed to me that the Revs were pretty high on their signings (Fernandez and Castro) last offseason.
As were many of the fans... But yes, Nicol pretty much flat out stated that Fernandez was a project for the future.
If you can't afford to pay the going world rate for an established player, your only options are to find some relatively unknown places to scout (Africa), or invest in prospects and hope you can develop them into established players. The latter is what they tried to do with Fernandez, and it didn't work out. Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all...
Who can handle those two oversized loads? Maybe by "small guys" the poster ment "light weights." Castro and Badilla have shown me nothing that would extend their employment if SN had a better option. Also neither Adu or Donovan have done much outside of MLS. I do agree that physical size is important but would also add that attitude is also a big part of it. We haven't seen Badilla enough to know if he really has anything or not ( I think not) but in the case of Castro, he's pure chicken #$%^ when it comes to taking the ball inside and that is why he won't be here too long. People know he likes to stay outside and avoid contact and that's not MLS soccer
I agree on Castro and Badilla for the most part. The one standout difference between Parkhurst and other "small guys" is his positioning was nearly flawless. He had what, under 10 fouls in his entire MLS career? In Badilla's brief stint here, he's already caused a red card and just overall has yet to impress me. Both he and Castro deserve more opportunities to prove they belong (or don't), but I agree with your statement about Castro's unwillingness to go inside being a likely factor in ultimately letting him go if it comes to that. MLS is a physical athletic, "eat or be eaten" league and these guys (Castro, Badilla) need to adapt fast or find a new employer (probably involuntarily).