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Crew 2010 Season Discussion
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michaelcoyote
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Don't they have a new conditioning coach coming on? I'd like to see them play strong all season. It seemed like they ran down quite a bit at the end of the 09 season
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pjguldan
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michaelcoyote wrote >>
Don't they have a new conditioning coach coming on? I'd like to see them play strong all season. It seemed like they ran down quite a bit at the end of the 09 seasonThey do, can't recall the name, but he's from Boston College i believe. As far as getting run down, the schedule was a killer. It either tired the team out or didn't allow them to get into a squad rotation.
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berdawn wrote >>
WHEN is the complete schedule going to be posted??? I can't believe MLS doesn't have at least the first six weeks up by now.I hear the first draft is ready and they normally release it now, but I would imagine they will wait with all of the CBA stuff happening (or not) on Monday.
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MikeE7
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I’m cautiously optimistic on the upcoming season, it really seems like a transition year so it’s hard to predict how it will turn out. Moreno is already gone, Schelotto, Hejduk and Oughton are all winding down their playing careers and will all inevitably miss time. After the season (or possibly after the World Cup depending on performance) Marshall and Rodgers will be off to Europe and we’ll lose several players as the league again expands. However, we have several up and coming players, a fantastic coach (I like bold moves, especially in this league), good team chemistry and the best home field advantage in the league.
I’m cannot wait to see GBS take the Crew’s first corner of the year with Marshall, Lenhart, Brunner and Dike all waiting… MASSIVE.Posted 2 years ago # -
JohnRClem
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Great story on Guille in the dispatch today:
Other MLS teams might have been willing to trade for the rights to Schelotto and perhaps pay him more. And as is usually the case in the offseason, Argentine clubs were vying for his services.
Just love reading stuff like this. Also he confirmed that Boca had offered him the coaching job thereSo why would a player of Schelotto's stature -- 18 championships and an icon in Buenos Aires -- agree to such a deal?
"I come back because I like Columbus," he said. "We needed to fix some numbers on the new contract, but most important for me was to (stay) in Columbus. The United States is beautiful, but I love Columbus. It is best."
Schelotto's wife, Matilde, loves living here. So do his three young sons.
"They will probably come back early this year because they want to see some snow," Schelotto said.If they build a snowman, they will do so in peace. Fans and media do not hound Schelotto here as they do in Argentina, where organized crime, fanaticism and financial instability have made the country's first division a chaotic place to work.
"Columbus is beautiful and clean," said Schelotto, who is well-liked by his teammates for his humble and friendly manner and even had teammates Steven Lenhart and Robbie Rogers visit his Argentina home.
"And quiet. You can do everything without problems. When you are in Argentina, when you are at your house and you want to go to another place, you need to think about a lot of things. Here, it is very simple."
He said that after he re-signed with the Crew, he was offered the coaching job for Boca Juniors, the Argentine team for which he played for 11 years. In Argentina, coaching Boca Juniors is akin to managing the New York Yankees.
But Schelotto says he has no interest in coaching now, because he feels he can still play at a high level.
"I know in the future I want to be a coach," he said. "I know this is possible. I don't know when. But now I am a player.
"For me, I know every year when starting, I think it might be the last year. I am 36 years old and 37 in May. But for me, the best thing right now is MLS. I am relaxed. I understand the game. In Argentina, it is crazy."
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michaelcoyote
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JohnRClem wrote >>
Guille in the Dispatch:
"I love Columbus. It is best."
I expect that quote will be on a skreened shirt soon
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JohnRClem
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If you're not reading Crew defenderJed Zayner's blogyou're really missing out.
He's had a ton of the guys right guest posts from training in Florida that have been hilarious. (The Robbie Rogers post actually leaked the Crew's signing of Sergio Herrera
Day 1: Adam Moffat
Day 2: Eddie Gaven
Day 3: Steven Lenhart
Day 4: Robbie Rogers
Day 5: Danny O'Rourke
Day 6: Jed Zayner
Day 7: Andy Iro
Day 8: Chad Marshall
Day 9: Guillermo
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JohnRClem
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berdawn wrote >>
what is that card game?They are apparently all addicted to Sequence, it's mentioned in about half the posts.
Rogers:
Now, we are sitting here playing Sequence again for the sixth night in a row and we will probably play till one or two in the morning again for the sixth night in a row. Maybe I will have my luck turn and actually win a game, I have not won for the past 10 games.
Steve: Hey come on, do not be so hard on yourself, it is more like 21, haha...
Oh yeah, Guille trys to play footsy with us while we are beating him in sequence.
Robbie: Why you stealin the chips Guille?
Guille: No, no I steal chips, I am relax.
Robbie: Look at this guys jacket he keeps so much stuff in here, do you have the chips in here Guille?
Steve: Guille why you always lookin at MLSnet?
Robbie: He is trying to see how much we all make.
Guille: What!!!!!Guille Post:
Robbie: What is your favorite thing about pre-season?
Guille: Seeing the snow. I prefer to see the snow in Columbus and Robbie Rogers.
Robbie: He comes to our room every night to play sequence.
Steve: We cannot get him outta here.Posted 2 years ago # -
michaelcoyote
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JohnRClem wrote >>
If you're not reading Crew defenderJed Zayner's blogyou're really missing out.True.. great stuff there. Today it's Eric Bruener on his snoring and Danny O'Roarke's taste for fresh fish.
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I can't stop laughing at this picture... It's hilarious.
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Awesome post from Jason Garey today on Zayner's blog, mostly for this bit:
Today we caught 6 or 7 large mouth bass. We had a good time (Steve and Doctor J). We were fishing right by the fields where we train. It was awesome because we were watching TFC play in a scrimmage against UCF (college team) and they were losing to them until the final minute. They scored and you would have thought they won the MLS Cup Championship. Steve and I looked at each other and were wondering why they were freaking out about scoring against a college team that they just tied.
Occasionally I'll almost get to the point of feeling bad for TFC then I read something like that and remember how much I enjoy their misery.Posted 2 years ago # -
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michaelcoyote
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pjguldan wrote >>
JohnRClem wrote >>
Occasionally I'll almost get to the point of feeling bad for TFC then I read something like that and remember how much I enjoy their misery.That was a totally WTF scene. Who celebrates in the preseason... against college kids... TFC does.
I believe the proper term is LOLWUT?
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