BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just now, Watchmen said: No. Whitecaps picked up his option at the end of last year. Well, that one is on Axel, as the German's tires finally went as bald as Bob Bradley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: Well, that one is on Axel, as the German's tires finally went as bald as Bob Bradley. I thought Jungwirth was good last year. Didn't realize the option was that high, but I understood bringing him back. But looked like he lost a step over the winter. Ah well, $600k cleared out easily there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: I thought Jungwirth was good last year. Didn't realize the option was that high, but I understood bringing him back. But looked like he lost a step over the winter. Ah well, $600k cleared out easily there. The dangerous signings are where you overcommit money and tenure to a guy after one relatively good statistical season or you overrate the intangibles they bring, even though the club has made the playoffs once in a blue moon during those particular players' times here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: The dangerous signings are where you overcommit money and tenure to a guy after one relatively good statistical season or you overrate the intangibles they bring, even though the club has made the playoffs once in a blue moon during those particular players' times here. Sure, but that fits White more than Jungwirth. Jungwirth was too much money but no term. White was a bit too much money and a bit too much term. Teibert, of course, is way too much money AND way too much term. My bigger fear is that they might be about to commit the same kind of mistake with Nerwinski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 4 hours ago, SpursFlu said: I think you also have to consider that the Sounders missed out on their 3 best players for a lot of the season. Plug those guys back in and they're easily one of the best teams in the league That team delivered MLS's first ever CCL crown in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 The problem I see is that, in moving up the spending charts, they're overpaying for role player types. I mean, you have this moneyball scouting group under Overheul who should be able to provide the proverbial "next man up" should an incumbent role player feel he's worth more than the market value he's being offered, so hopefully they can deliver in this underrated part of funding your team. (People forget that Dajome also signed a very hefty extension in April and wasn't worth it with his play in '22). Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: (People forget that Dajome also signed a very hefty extension in April and wasn't worth it with his play in '22). The one caveat for Dajome is that Vanni played him as a wing back all year despite everyone knowing he's not a wingback. So I do lay a bunch of the blame here on Vanni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, Watchmen said: The one caveat for Dajome is that Vanni played him as a wing back all year despite everyone knowing he's not a wingback. So I do lay a bunch of the blame here on Vanni. The giveaways and poor decision making he was doing on the attack in the final third, especially in the last stretch when he actually played, weren't because he was a wingback. If anything, he just tries too hard to make something happen and thus forces low percentage plays. There is a reason that he has never been on the radar for his country's NT. However, I do appreciate how he will take guys on wide 1 v 1 in the attacking third, drawing fouls and even setting up a key goal or two with his crosses. Much more refreshing than having a guy just cut back and recycle the play even when in an advantageous 1 v 1 situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Apparently the Caps had an end of season presser yesterday... (crickets chirping in the background...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Yeah, I missed it. I also missed it a couple of days ago, but options picked up on Gressel (no surprise), Berhalter, Raposo, and Boehmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Watchmen said: Yeah, I missed it. I also missed it a couple of days ago, but options picked up on Gressel (no surprise), Berhalter, Raposo, and Boehmer. No surprises there. Most are waiting to see what happens with Cavallini's situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 RIP https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/former-vancouver-whitecaps-player-masato-kudo-dead?fbclid=IwAR2cUycYHBvduN7GLZgKM8C0yDFYEHG_DoihRKl1DUl88Zn_IF9TdTaUcXk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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