Szetela visits England for TOT and ARS tours I looked for this but I couldn't find it anywhere so my apologies if this is duplicated (mods: feel free to delete if this is somewhere else already). TDS - Wow - he sure has been "looking at clubs" for a long time, hasn't he? I suppose it isn't that long and that, maybe, just maybe, as a n anxious fan, I want him to do so well that I'm putting time frames on things that shouldn't have time frames... It just seems like he might've signed for a club somewhere by now. Anyone have any more info on this?
Sorry http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/NationalTeams/20040207083359/view And I fixed the above post after re-reading the article lol
TDS has learned that Szetela will be in London, England the end of February looking at both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. The midfielder will not train with the clubs, but use the trip to find out which club he might fit in with best and. Tim Ward also confirmed on Thursday that he would sign a letter of intent with St. Louis University.
Just remember that if it is true that he's signed a letter w/ SLU it doesn't guarantee that he'll be playing college ball this fall, he could be just covering his bases if a pro deal falls through.
Why is the world would a kid on the verge of a professional soccer career go to college? I loved college and favor getting an educations and all, but still .....
I know, all it does is restrict him from signing on w/ another college. I'm still holding out hope that the Europe deal falls through and he signs w/MLS to play for my Metros (very unlikely). Going to college will hurt his development. He's got the potential to be a top level player. Go to Europe or sign w/ MLS and play for your hometown team w/ your buddies Gaven and Bradley
I know it seems like these days top prospects that go to college are writing their own professional death certificate, but as much as signing for pro-40 isn't a guarantee of success neither is going to college a guarantee of failure. Clint Mathis, Brian McBride, and Claudio Reyna all went to college, and they are top flight players. While in most cases it's better for a player to be in a professional environment, if Szetela did play college ball it wouldn't be the death of him.
The article says that Tim Ward has signed with SLU not Szetela. If you look at the lineups you see that Ward is a back.
I about choked on my lunch when I read the thread title. It's Tim Ward with SLU - not Szetela. As the article says, he's over in UK soon, after the U20 camp, to talk with London clubs. Please change the thread title, if this even needs to be a thread.
https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96489 This is a thread in the Spurs section about bringing him over to WHL -- obviously we're partial to him joining us and not going to that other north london club...
He must be leaving pretty soon, as he was apparently part of the U-17 team that beat Cbus 2-1 yesterday: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=53744 Wonder if he's the one that frustrated Martino enough to draw the red card, as per an eyewitness on the Crew board.