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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Dec 28, 2021 11:01:30 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Dec 28, 2021 16:28:37 GMT -5
Some amusing comments on the DSS link. Hope GB goes and finds success.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 9, 2022 21:49:32 GMT -5
Interesting comments on the new Carleton signing.
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Post by rifle on Mar 10, 2022 7:51:06 GMT -5
Interesting comments on the new Carleton signing. Early physical maturity, skill and a lot of hard work got him out in front early and he somewhat squandered it due to immaturity. Easy target. Probably going to be on a very short leash. Hope he does well. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 10, 2022 9:02:31 GMT -5
Yep -- this is it for sure. Be successful maybe you make your way back into MLS, fail and his ability to make money playing soccer is essentially over.
So freaking talented, and relentless. I saw pieces of it when he go on the pitch with the first team. Never really saw the magic with the 2s though.
I still think he was light years beyond Wolff.
I hope he makes it back, kid could play -- but we all know its a tough road back. Even if you proof yourself at this point, clearly there is baggage their and many clubs just don't even care about domestic talent anyway other than having to complete a roster. But given the international presence of most teams, why bring in a player that clearly has different opinions than most of your club and players.
Maybe he is a changed man, but I haven't seen any public apologies from him, only what's above from the club. It's crazy to think that if he actually stormed the capital he probably would be in jail.
to me it's also very strange for "supporter" groups to come out with things like this?
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Mar 10, 2022 9:22:06 GMT -5
Yep -- this is it for sure. Be successful maybe you make your way back into MLS, fail and his ability to make money playing soccer is essentially over. So freaking talented, and relentless. I saw pieces of it when he go on the pitch with the first team. Never really saw the magic with the 2s though. I still think he was light years beyond Wolff. I hope he makes it back, kid could play -- but we all know its a tough road back. Even if you proof yourself at this point, clearly there is baggage their and many clubs just don't even care about domestic talent anyway other than having to complete a roster. But given the international presence of most teams, why bring in a player that clearly has different opinions than most of your club and players. Maybe he is a changed man, but I haven't seen any public apologies from him, only what's above from the club. It's crazy to think that if he actually stormed the capital he probably would be in jail. to me it's also very strange for "supporter" groups to come out with things like this? I love the enthusiasm of supporter's groups but holy cow do they all take themselves way too seriously. Putting out "statements" about new signings is laughable, I'm sorry. |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Mar 10, 2022 9:56:00 GMT -5
Sadly, the supporters groups do have sway and power since they are the loyalists that spend on tickets, events, and the 14th home/alternate kit in 18 months. In the ATL, we're lucky that we have multiple SGs. Other clubs/cities are not always as lucky, so in those cities they carry more $way and Power$
On a side note, I do wish AC well. I do hope he's allowed to grow and rebuild his career. Praying he also realizes he's on his 9th life and not many will give him additional opportunities. So glad he didn't storm the capital, as I think that would have made him to polarizing for clubs to sign...
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 13, 2022 12:24:39 GMT -5
Unfortunate loss for the 2s. From following on Twitter (I didn’t watch) it appeared Reyes was having a quality game.
Nice save here.
But you can’t let this one in - either catch it or punch it, but you have to be stronger than that.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 28, 2022 10:26:35 GMT -5
Carleton played in the last 2 San Deigo Loyal games.
you can see him wide open here -- madness!
(https://www.transfermarkt.us/andrew-carleton/leistungsdaten/spieler/370841 has him playing only 1 minute, but clearly he's in the game here in the 76th minute)
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Post by rifle on Mar 28, 2022 13:37:12 GMT -5
Carleton played in the last 2 San Deigo Loyal games. you can see him wide open here -- madness! (https://www.transfermarkt.us/andrew-carleton/leistungsdaten/spieler/370841 has him playing only 1 minute, but clearly he's in the game here in the 76th minute) i saw him in the goal celebration highlight but the USL game summary didn’t show him coming into the game as a sub. Good for him if he is getting playing time. |
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Post by bogan on Mar 28, 2022 18:49:23 GMT -5
[i saw him in the goal celebration highlight but the USL game summary didn’t show him coming into the game as a sub. Good for him if he is getting playing time. [/quote]
Whew…for a minute I thought he had really changed his appearance…
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Post by rifle on Mar 28, 2022 19:45:29 GMT -5
Whew…for a minute I thought he had really changed his appearance… ..number 30 |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 31, 2022 15:35:51 GMT -5
if interested in hearing him repent for his sins -- listen in:
The interviewer is interesting, he seems uncomfortable having to ask some questions
some really good parts, around minute 12, he gets really mature.
Then around 14:45 he gets into his DC visit.
essentially he states later after that he had no contract, no agent etc and that nobody wanted to "talk" to him at that time.
Minute 21:30 he asks a very interesting question as well...I'm not sure if he gets it to be honest..
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Post by rifle on Mar 31, 2022 20:15:43 GMT -5
Watched the interview at 2x speed and found it somewhat interesting but repetitive. Interviewer seemed to want to ask more but decided he wouldn’t bother because AC just wants “to work hard and be a good teammate”. Rightfully so. He clearly realizes that he nearly squandered his talent and hopefully the experience lit a fire under his butt to just go play. Still pulling for him to play in another country.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 4, 2022 11:07:22 GMT -5
Original 5 homegrowns update:
Carleton - USL - San Diego Loyals - looks like he comes off the bench and plays minutes in the 2nd half
Goslin - Fortuna Liga, Slovakia - FK Senica -- must be injured, hasn't played since 8/28/2021?
Bello - Bundesliga, Arm Eielfeld - getting good minutes, but wasn't in squad for last game, teams not doing well, lost 4 of their last 5
Patrick Okonkwo - Red wolves to KSA --- not looking good
Lagos Kunga - brief stint with Norway first tier team, didn't play -- now listed without club
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Post by rifle on Apr 18, 2022 21:09:53 GMT -5
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 18, 2022 21:21:38 GMT -5
Crazy thing is they lost 5-2…. |
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Post by mightydawg on Apr 19, 2022 7:03:16 GMT -5
Is a pass in the final third a good thing? I don’t think that I have ever seen that as a stat.
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Post by flix on Apr 19, 2022 7:30:18 GMT -5
Is a pass in the final third a good thing? I don’t think that I have ever seen that as a stat. Lately soccer stats are beginning to rival basketball or baseball (maybe not baseball) with the numerous categories they track. Completed passes in the final third is an important statistic because the ball is in a dangerous area and could potentially lead to a chance on goal. I personally think unforced errors ( I know it’s a tennis term) is a huge stat that goes unnoticed. How many times does someone get the ball and just kick the ball out of bounds or just passes the ball to the opposition with absolutely no pressure on them? Soccer is way to complex to only be concerned with goals and assists. |
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Post by rifle on Apr 19, 2022 11:42:07 GMT -5
Is a pass in the final third a good thing? I don’t think that I have ever seen that as a stat. Lately soccer stats are beginning to rival basketball or baseball (maybe not baseball) with the numerous categories they track. Completed passes in the final third is an important statistic because the ball is in a dangerous area and could potentially lead to a chance on goal. I personally think unforced errors ( I know it’s a tennis term) is a huge stat that goes unnoticed. How many times does someone get the ball and just kick the ball out of bounds or just passes the ball to the opposition with absolutely no pressure on them? Soccer is way to complex to only be concerned with goals and assists. Agreed. A couple years ago I started seeing this circular dart board looking diagram that somehow correlated to expected goals and created chances and converted chances. It was kind of fascinating but I haven’t seen one in a while - So that yardstick either failed to catch on or the data wasn’t consistent enough to make it accurate/useful. I can imagine any statistic like that being controversial because it’s not like balls and strikes and backward K’s in baseball- all things which are obvious to a room full of observers. Giving a soccer ball away under pressure versus not under pressure is still kinda subjective. No idea how you would reliably track all the nuances in soccer. |
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Post by rifle on Apr 19, 2022 11:45:34 GMT -5
Is a pass in the final third a good thing? I don’t think that I have ever seen that as a stat. Just wait until they do it in youth soccer. Imagine the parent talks (to their kid in the car on the way home from a match.. when they just want a snack). |
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Post by mightydawg on Apr 19, 2022 14:17:22 GMT -5
I am just thinking about all of the passes on the sideline in the attacking third where two players are kind of tick-tocking back and forward on the wing. The number of completed passes in the attacking third is going way up but nothing is happening and there is no pressure on the defense. Also, as I was trying to figure out what this new stat was, I ran across an analysis that looked at how the ball went into the attacking third and looked at the percentage of time it resulted in a shot. The numbers were that a ball dribbled into the attacking third in the center of the field resulted in a shot 25% of the time whereas a ball passed into the attacking third on the right wing resulted in a shot 13% of the time.
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Post by footyfan on Apr 19, 2022 17:37:37 GMT -5
if interested in hearing him repent for his sins -- listen in: The interviewer is interesting, he seems uncomfortable having to ask some questions some really good parts, around minute 12, he gets really mature. Then around 14:45 he gets into his DC visit. essentially he states later after that he had no contract, no agent etc and that nobody wanted to "talk" to him at that time. Minute 21:30 he asks a very interesting question as well...I'm not sure if he gets it to be honest.. Happy to hear him denounce the violence of the extremists on Jan 6th. I hope he turns the page on those politics and wins back his fans. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 19, 2022 22:00:56 GMT -5
Ouch. He didn’t make the open cup roster against LA galaxy tonight
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Apr 20, 2022 20:35:01 GMT -5
Ouch. He didn’t make the open cup roster against LA galaxy tonight Think he is injured. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jul 6, 2022 10:01:26 GMT -5
Carleton - USL - San Diego Loyals - getting very few minutes the past games, coming of an injury, but given he is playing must be healthy
Goslin - without club
Bello - Bundesliga 2 relegated, Arm Eielfeld - minutes decreased last month of season
Patrick Okonkwo - KSA --- not looking good
Lagos Kunga - brief stint with Norway first tier team, didn't play -- now listed without club since jan 2022
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Post by allthingsoccer on Jul 6, 2022 12:50:38 GMT -5
Carleton - USL - San Diego Loyals - getting very few minutes the past games, coming of an injury, but given he is playing must be healthy Goslin - without club Bello - Bundesliga 2 relegated, Arm Eielfeld - minutes decreased last month of season Patrick Okonkwo - KSA --- not looking good Lagos Kunga - brief stint with Norway first tier team, didn't play -- now listed without club since jan 2022 Very surprised but not. I hope the next batch of HGs have better success. 3/5 pretty much without club isnt a very good story. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jul 6, 2022 13:02:44 GMT -5
It's interesting Okonkwo was an opportunists goal scorer, most didn't think he would be successful at the next level.
Some said Goslin had more of an upside than Carleton, but that fizzled quickly.
Kunga seemed to shine his freshman year at Paideia then cooled down as well.
I haven't watched Bello play in a while, but always felt defending and tracking back was the weakness of his game, and thought that was an issue for a defender.....
Carleton will need an explosive year next season in USL, or he probably will be a USL lifer.
Conway doesn't seem like he will ever get legit first team minutes, my guess he's moved or a 2 for life
Wolf looking to get moved and I don't consider him a true homegrown anyway
Campbell playing alot now due to all the injures
Morales -- not sure, he's played well when I've watched but the 2's are so difficult to gauge. I felt it was a huge mistake signing a homegrown deal to be honest.
Wiley looks good when he plays besides some young mistakes, will be very interesting to see where he lands over the next few years.
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Post by allthingsoccer on Jul 6, 2022 15:29:31 GMT -5
still waiting on AU to help get some of these Academy players into other leagues. They struggle with Colleges as well.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jan 24, 2023 8:54:20 GMT -5
Kind of scary -- ain't easy becoming a pro:
Carleton - Without Club
Goslin - Without club
Bello - Bundesliga 2 relegated, Arm Eielfeld - minutes have decreased, but haven't paid much attention
Patrick Okonkwo - FC Cosmos - 6th tier German League
Lagos Kunga - Al_khums SC - Libya
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