http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/11/schelottos_status.html?wprss=soccerinsider They've passed on him before, would they be foolish to do so again?
Schelotto of today is not the Schelotto of 2 or 3 years ago. Worse knees + playing on Foxboro grass means that he'd be less valuable to us than he'd be to the Crew. We'd be able to play him fewer minutes. On the one hand we could find a better use for $300,000. On the other hand, at the start of the season we'll probably have $300,000 in cap room.
i want to know why he didn't play in the playoffs. i can't imagine the Revs resting a healthy SJ, Reis or Twellman in a playoff.
exactly. there has to be a story, that makes it less shocking. and probably explains why they are low balling (or is it low balling?).
Great player with horrid knees that knows he can't handle playing on turf. NO WAY should we try to sign him.
His form in the latter part of the season is pretty much why the Crew struggled down the stretch. Yes, he scored two goals in the 2nd leg, one which was a beauty, but his play during that game was awful. I expect the Revs to pass unless the Crew want Thompson for him.
He's been offered a new contract with Columbus, but at a drastic pay cut, bringing him below $300K. I have a feeling if he were ever going to sign with another MLS team, it would be for DP money, which I doubt many team would be willing to pay at this stage in his career.
LOL I love these threads that are hopefull of the Revs doing anything beyond drafting a few players, and signing some unknown players from abroad. They are so cute.
I don't get it. Why would any of you "realist" want to sign a guy with glass knees who has made it clear all this last season that he feels he's incapable of playing on turf? This isn't about signing him to your playstation team. We play on turf. He doesn't play on turf and you talk about wanting to sign him. I don't get it.
We can still use him for only the away games against teams who play on grass. He gets to rest is weak old knees while we play home games, and then come out and help steal three points while on the road.
Whatever. I think the bias against field turf is based on outdated experiences. The rubber pellets give it a lot of cushion and your cleats don't "stick" like the old carpets. All I know is that I'm down a good bit of cartilage on both sides and I feel a lot better after playing on the turf. And, there's quite a bit of research now which shows very similar injury rates (with slightly different distribution by type) between turf and grass. If Schelotto or any other pro thinks they can't play on field turf, but can on grass, they're full of it...
you're right. professionals who play on these surfaces year round, for a living, know less than someone whose soccer career is limited to mens leagues and posting on bigsoccer. as for the 'research' i've seen it both ways, and from both sides. so i dont believe either of it. if a pro says he can't play on it, then he can't play on it. whether the risk is real or not, they know more than you about what they can and cant do.
I'm with you Doc... Yea, he's probably got some good games left in him. But, he's not worth a big payday just to hope that he'll garner some wins for us. Will he bump attendance? He's a great player...but def. not worth it..not on our plywood pitch!
yes, this was the rational when we passed on him the first time. we all know that was soooo stupid, duh. ur are just as short sited as Nicol was. how do you know he wont be awesome until he's 45? you people saying the same thing every year, he's too old hes past it, and you will be right some day he can't play for ever we all know and then start a thread saying I TOLD YOU SO, WHY HAVE YOU NOT POSTED RECENTLY.
I think he would significantly bump the attendance, but probably not enough to compensate for the money invested.
I'm not even sure what the hell you just said here … But if I understand … I've already said no to bringing him here now. And yes, I was one of the proponents of bringing him in two years ago. So what's your point again?
I see it a different way than I've seen posted. Assuming the Revs are honestly thinking about bringing back Janny for ~240K, would Guillermo be a better or worse signing at 300K? They're very different players, but Schelotto might be the better deal of the two.
The thread has repeated two assertions which might be true, but I can't tell if people are citing a souirce are just repeating each other: 1. GBS has knees that can't survive another MLS season, and 2. He can't or won't play on artificial turf. This all started when these were given as arguments for why SN passed on him, rather than hiring him. Are there sources for these statements, or are people guessing? Did he miss a significant part of this past season because of injury?
During one of the playoff broadcasts, the announcers stated that the coach believed that GBS had been able to weather the season well because he had kept him out of games where the home team played on turf. He basically didn't play on turf this year, didn't train on turf this year, and managed to make it through the season.