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

[Luigi Habs]

I completely forgot about today's game.

So who does Shipp look like? Does he play like a 10 or a 8?

Definitely a 10 in a 4-2-3-1. Or a more offensive 8 in a 4-3-3. Technically he's very sound, his downside is that he doesn't cover a lot of space on the field.

 

[Dominator13]

In my heart he plays like a 10/10

Thanks for that

 

[Skip Bayless]

I completely forgot about today's game.

So who does Shipp look like? Does he play like a 10 or a 8?

He plays like a 10 and I thought he looked better than Piatti ever did at CAM. Displayed great vision and top notch passing ability. But it's one game.

 

[Dominator13]

He plays like a 10 and I thought he looked better than Piatti ever did at CAM. Displayed great vision and top notch passing ability. But it's one game.

Holy crap, that good? Piatti had some exceptional games when he joined the team in 2014.

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Another thing about Shipp, i found him more implicated defensively than some reports suggested about his play

 

[Dominator13]

Were we playing a 4-2-3-1 all game long?

 

[Luigi Habs]

Shipp is a better version of Felipe. Better visions, better speed, better passing. Felipe might just have a better shot but that's it.

 

[JunglePete]

He plays like a 10 and I thought he looked better than Piatti ever did at CAM. Displayed great vision and top notch passing ability. But it's one game.

Shipp is the number 10 we always needed.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Holy crap, that good? Piatti had some exceptional games when he joined the team in 2014.

At LW, not at CAM. I think Piatti did a good job at CAM last year, but Shipp looks like a fish in water at that position.

 

[Dominator13]

At LW, not at CAM. I think Piatti did a good job at CAM last year, but Shipp looks like a fish in water at that position.

Jesus, than why the heck did a gold starved Chicago tram get rid of him?

 

[Dominator13]

Look what I just found.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/24under24/news/article/2015/09/09/24-under-24-6-harry-shipp-chicago-fire

 

[Dutchy]

Yeah, Shipp is EXACTLY what this team needed. If Donadel plays this well during the season, I think we are going to have an exceptional season.

Plus we'll have some super subs in Porter, Salazar, Oduro, Mallace, Bernier, Camara, Venegas.

I'm pumped as hell.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Yeah, Shipp is EXACTLY what this team needed. If Donadel plays this well during the season, I think we are going to have an exceptional season.

Plus we'll have some super subs in Porter, Salazar, Oduro, Mallace, Bernier, Camara, Venegas.

I'm pumped as hell.

On paper, we indeed have a very deep and talented squad.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Are there highlights somewhere from today?

 

[Luigi Habs]

I think they'll bring Ontivero slowly. I don't think he'll be a starter right away. Probably Oduro will start the season on the right wing.

We have some serious depth at every position. On the wing alone we have Oduro, Ontivero, Piatti, Romero, Salazar, Venegas.

Btw I'm liking Romario Williams in this pre-season, he's not a bad player at all, he's in fact superior to AJH. What will hurt him is the fact that he takes an intl spot, otherwise I would've kept him over AJH.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Are there highlights somewhere from today?

I know RDS.ca has the Impact goals.

 

[Dutchy]

I know RDS.ca has the Impact goals.

Highlights are here from RDS:

http://www.rds.ca/soccer/impact/mls...t-a-son-deuxieme-match-preparatoire-1.2877732

 

[JunglePete]

I think they'll bring Ontivero slowly. I don't think he'll be a starter right away. Probably Oduro will start the season on the right wing.

We have some serious depth at every position. On the wing alone we have Oduro, Ontivero, Piatti, Romero, Salazar, Venegas.

Btw I'm liking Romario Williams in this pre-season, he's not a bad player at all, he's in fact superior to AJH. What will hurt him is the fact that he takes an intl spot, otherwise I would've kept him over AJH.

I agree with everything you just said.

Even if you like Romario, it'll be hard for him to get minutes we have as Forwards if we exclude Drogba and Oduro : Salazar, AJH, Romario, Porter. That is a lot. As they are all very young and within 10 games of Experience, they all will need minutes. You can't rotate 4 young players. The depth chart might look like something like this :
1. Drogba
2. Oduro
3. Porter
4. Salazar
5. Romario
6. AJH

I know that move will piss off a lot of local fans but AJH gotta go. There is no way he'll get minutes with Impact. This is a no-brainer. He could work with Edmonton.

 

[Dominator13]

That's what I'm hoping for personnally.

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

Donadel really looks like his old prime Calcio self. If he plays at half that level this year, we have ourselves one hell of a midfielder.

Now back to my Chievo save on FM

 

[NoNachoNoParty]

That's what I'm hoping for personnally.

Can Shipp play box-to-box ? Why put him out of position ?

 

[Luigi Habs]

That's what I'm hoping for personnally.

Wait. Did you just put Oyongo on the left and Toia on the right?

 

[Dominator13]

Wait. Did you just put Oyongo on the left and Toia on the right?

Yeah, for the sake of what's expected. It hurt just to write it though

 

[Michelangelo]

I don't expect Bernier to be a starter personally

 

[Dominator13]

I don't expect Bernier to be a starter personally

After being screwed for 2 years straight, I think Biello is expecting for Bernier to come out of the gate full throttle, and make a more long-term decision based on how his captain's season is going. Depending how Bernier is doing will determine if the Impact go all out on finding a box-to-box in the summer transfer window.