Yanks Abroad 2024/25 thread

You are off base here. Servant of the club is common sports speak in the UK. As others have said.

 

I can't understand this at all. Sounds to me like Cannon was not paid his wages for months upon months, if not years, he then leaves, and then he has to pay them a million for them ----ing him over and him choosing to leave? In what world does that make any sense whatsoever. How can you be considered contracted, if you're not getting paid for months on end? Totally asinine. FTR, I don't understand any of this. It's bad enough that the NFL pays players funny money with guaranteed contracts that aren't guaranteed, but this "not paying a player his wages" issue seems to be endemic to the leagues everywhere. HOW?!?! It's utterly bizarre to me. They just don't seem to have the controls American sports usually places on owners before they allow them to buy teams (to ensure they can pay the required salaries).

 

The Crew are better than a good MLS team and Morris frequently helped them dominate possession. Though Nagbe is the foundation for it. Some teams frequently will try to man mark Nagbe to force Columbus to start the build elsewhere, and that usually meant Morris.

He has improved technically and with his passing. Though most often it is connective not penetrating/through balls. He had 8 assists in all comps for Columbus this year.

He is never gonna have top end athleticism, but has top end intensity and has gotten better at reading the game and not exposing the backline with over-aggressive pressing.

As a Crew STH, I'll take Morris over Trapp all day long.

 

I'm no lawyer, but I have to think a contract is invalidated if one side doesn't deliver.

Beyond that, I think wage theft and similar nonsense is an entirely predictable result of awarding places in a league based on how the ball bounces rather than the fitness of the ownership group.

 

Free Pepi!!!

🇺🇸 Ricardo Pepi and Michael Bresser start for Jong PSV in their season opener against Jong Ajax 🇺🇸 https://t.co/4ZX0sZXJFM

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Former USYNTer and NYCFC homegrown signing.

🇺🇸 Andres Jasson scores his first goal for Aalborg! The 22 year old joined from NYCFC in the summer and got an assist in his 2nd appearance, now he adds a goal 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qhyAsXPFhK

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Watched Cole Campbell’s U-19 game. Here are some thoughts:

1. He started as right winger wearing #10. The opposite winger is #11, and they did switching some times during the game.
2. He can dribble, but not kind of Puli long run style, more like he already have 1, 2 or 3 defenders in front of him as cold start run. In this kind of situation, his dribble is more Dest than Puli. But stationary dribbling, he is better than Puli.
3. He took care most of corners and free kicks and prefer to use left foot. He is already BETTER at this, because his services always clearing the first line of defense. The 2nd goal scored from his free kick, at right side top of box. He did try to shot at the goal but using left foot floating to the right side of box, where his teammate finished with a good header.
4. The first goal scored because the #11 carried box crossing box and slip him a pass behind the defenders. Scold coming in with left foot strike that hit the right post and bounced all the way outside the left top of box, his left back coming with a strike. The 3rd goal he ran on a pass and scored with right foot between the rushing goalie and defender.
5. His skill level may already bypass Weah, Yow, Booth and even Parades. But he may not ready for Dortmund’s big boy (not excluding cup games etc.) But he can definitely start for Bundesliga 2 clubs and even be a rotational player for bottom half Bundesliga teams as coach said.

 

Considering Wrexham's ownership, it seems fitting for a former Philadelphia player/academy product to play a major role in knocking them out of the cup.

 

4-2.

93rd minute consolation for Deadpool FC by Sebastian Revan.

 

3pm EDT Leeds host M/borough in Moose Cup with Paramount streaming the game

Morris starting for Boro and Brenden for Leeds.

 

Looks like Leeds took a dump at midfield this match yikes. Not a great start for Farke and the widely assumed winners of the Championship this year.

 

Haji Wright put Coventry City up 1-0 today with a header (currently 2-1).

 

Wright added another goal for a late winner after an Oxford United player put him in on goal.

 

Wright(LAM 4231) gets 2 goals in Coventry's 3-2 win over Oxford.

2 goals
3 key passes
3/5 crosses
4/7 dribbles
5/7 aerials
6/14 ground duels

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Depth at wing is starting to shape up nicely with Wright, Pulisic, Yow, Booth, Cowell, Reyna, and Paredes. Poch will have plenty of variety to work with.