The Official Carlos Akapo thread

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  1. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

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  2. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
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    Duh - striker! :D
     
  3. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
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    I assume Danger and Passarelli are feverishly working on their pronunciation of “Equatoguinean” as we speak…. :thumbsdown:
     
  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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  5. TyffaneeSue

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    Nov 15, 2003
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    A Twitter account and over 8000 followers. That's a good sign!
     
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  6. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

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    That's more people than show up to PPP
     
  7. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
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    In 25 words or less, who is this guy and why should we care?
     
  8. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
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    He played in La Liga last season lol and probably better than any outside back we have.
     
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  9. TyffaneeSue

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    Nov 15, 2003
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    I scanned his Twitter posts and he sounds very nice, heartfelt farewell to the Cadiz fans etc
     
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  10. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Probably naive, but I'm hoping this might get TT out of right back purgatory.
     
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  11. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
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    Just looked it up on Transfermarkt, that is his one and only professional goal...

    He also has 4 assists total, in 215 games.
     
  12. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Yeah, we are all tending to evaluate him on the basis of his defense, forgetting about how much we have, in the past, valued the offensive contributions of RB's. For example, can he cross the ball? Based on his assists numbers, seems like he does not do it often or does it poorly.

    I guess I'm hanging onto this thread that he's pretty fast and can help us deal with transition breaks by the opposition. Also, even though he's rated as "weak" in passing on whoscored, how bad can it really be if he can play in La Liga?
     
  13. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
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    If he helps stop the hemorrhaging of goals, I will be happy. Don’t expect him to contribute offense. That’s what Nathan’s for!
     
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  14. DasMoots

    DasMoots Member

    Sep 6, 2010
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  15. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

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  16. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
  17. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
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    He's not listed for the 22/23 season, because he's not on the team for the 22/23 season, which hasn't started yet.
     
  18. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
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    United States
    How long did we sign Carlos Akapo for? 6 months or what? I’ll bet he ends up playing LB.
     
  19. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
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    Through 2023 and option for 2024
     
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  20. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Another over-the-hill nobody. Bet he came cheap.:rolleyes:
     
  21. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
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  22. SoccerMan94043

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    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
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  23. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
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    Oh c’mon I wanted the BS opinion, not the Google opinion.
     
  24. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    But via google you can get the opinion of people that actually know who he is and have seen him play, and then make your own assessment.

    "The Aftershock guys" have an assessment of both acquisitions (Akapo and Rodrigues) but it's behind a paywall. There's probably some good info there, though I find their assessments and opinions a bit wonky at times.
     
  25. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

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    Feb 25, 2014
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    Screw the after shock guys.
     

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