Montreal Impact Thread LIII - Shipp'ing up to Montreal! - 6/03|530PM: @VAN

[Michelangelo]

Great USL player < good MLS player

 

[Dominator13]

Great USL player < good MLS player

Sure, but who exactly are you referencing at? Right now everybody is in the same building...

 

[JunglePete]

Richie Laryea

Followed almost exactly in the same footsteps as Larin.

raised by Sigma as a teen, 2 years with University of Akron, picked 7th in the MLS draft


But anyways, there are many people out there every year that say we should abolish the draft entirely, I'm not one of them.

Even decades from now when academies are running at their potential, there will be late bloomers and kids that slip through the cracks that will still go to college. The Draft will remain useful for the diamond in the rough in that sense.


But you can't oversell it either. Duane Rollins yearly draft analysis is require reading on this topic:

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/i...e-superdraft-by-the-numbers-2016-update-r5534

The top ~10 are likely to be "successful", but after that the numbers show it's basically a crapshoot. Sometimes you get lucky (and we seem to have gotten lucky the last 2 years) but sometimes all your picks are busts.

They both have their strengths and weaknesses, and in my opinion it'll be 50/50 for at least a few years to come.

Didn't know that about Laryea. In fact, I barely even know who this player is (I Don'T recall seeing him with the NT or the U23....)

And this is exactly my point, there will be late bloomers or simply players who will never go through the academy system. When your 17-18 between joining an Academy team or get a scholarship at a prestigious college, the choice is pretty much easy. A lot of players become crap despite showing good promising skills at 17 and under. Look at the dude on my avi, at 20 he wasn't even pro and was studying in school. Let's not forget that there are now Europeans and Africans in American colleges playing soccer.

Well, I don't blame anyone for not thinking highly of the MLS draft. We, North Americans are used to being spoiled in drafts, we ALWAYS have the best young available talents, in NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL, but not in MLS... And because Jack Harrison is incomparable to let's say Karl Towns who's already an All Star after one season, we think lowly of the draft. Jack Harrison was at the Man U academy btw, only 19, he is already better than all of our academy graduates.

Great USL player < good MLS player

+1000

 

[gelu88]

Are we suppose to be arguing? I feel like we are all agreeing with each other.

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Are we suppose to be arguing? I feel like we are all agreeing with each other.

This

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Can we talk about how barca is about to run train on Arsenal?

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Can we talk about how barca is about to run train on Arsenal?

Please. Ease my pain. Help me forget that im a United fan.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Can we talk about how barca is about to run train on Arsenal?

**** Barca.

As a RMCF and Arsenal fan.. **** BARCA!

 

[TRG]

**** Barça.

 

[Dominator13]

Go Barca!!!

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

I'll be sure to send you all Busquets of flowers after the win

 

[The Nightman]

For those wondering what Klopas will be up to:

http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/20...net-chicago-announce-regional-broadcast-plans

Colour analyst for the Chicago fire

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I'll be sure to send you all Busquets of flowers after the win

Busquets, Neymar and Suarez, nice collection of pieces of ****.

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Busquets, Neymar and Suarez, nice collection of pieces of ****.

As an Italian, not a fan of Suarez. Chiellini will always have a chip on his shoulder after that match.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Giroud just got robbed

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Did Messi shoot or pass on that PK?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Another year, another loss in the round of 16 for Arsenal.

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

I think Juve is already done. Good for them for coming back, but its too late

 

[Laurent]

We can all laugh at Mathieu Flamini

But he's the one that is going to be laughing in 2036 when he has a net worth of 18billion and essentially saved the world from oil

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Barca's dominance irritates the ever living ***** out of me

 

[gelu88]

I only really care about Leister or Spurs winning BPL, so I was rooting for Arsenal. Ah well.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Barca's dominance irritates the ever living ***** out of me

Even as a Real fan, I like Messi, but I wish Neymar and Suarez would be neutered and then feed to the dogs... literally.

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Even as a Real fan, I like Messi, but I wish Neymar and Suarez would be neutered and then feed to the dogs... literally.

Suarez would feel right at home in between a bunch of dogs tbh

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Suarez would feel right at home in between a bunch of dogs tbh

He might just end up being the one doing the eating, indeed.

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

He might just end up being the one doing the eating, indeed.

Were so bitter. I dont care.