couple weekend wrap up things

Posted by yamsmos on July 19, 2009 · Under News · View Comments 

funny thing about writing this blog, is no matter how sure i am on something, there is someone who believes the exact opposite.

this week, i bagged on zach scott a little. i have three distinct memories of him during the match and they weren’t good. there was indeed the one time he had that last ditch clearance, which was great, but my recollection of the whole play was that he misjudged the original ball and let it bounce over his head, and then that is what set up his play to finally clear it. so yes… great that he kept his composure, but i am not really about to sing his praises for covering for his mistake.

sure enough, reading around though, some people are clearly singing his praises, saying he is better than wahl, and he even got some praise from hanauer in a prost amerika interview.

so i am not trying to over think this… and i am not above being wrong by any means, i am not a soccer analyst, i am a fan who has an opinion just like all of you…. but i am surprised at the complete difference of opinion on this one. oh well, our new costa rican may make the left back debate a moot point pretty soon here.

only other thing of note is that chivas lost again today… we have a long way to go, but we are getting every opportunity  in the book and we need to take full advantage of it.

 

weekend is over already???? ugh

  • Doug S.

    I’m a pretty big Scott fan. Yup, he definitely has his shortcomings, but the guy is a far more solid defender than Wahl.

    In the end, it makes no difference, because both of these guys will be replaced by Leonardo Gonzalez, who is a far, far better player than either of them. I’m excited, because this is obviously the weakest position on the squad–one that has now been shored up, heading to the last half. Good move, once again, by the front office!

  • Steve

    Anyone know when the earliest we can get him is?  I am still learning all the cups and leagues at this point and don’t know much about it.  I can’t wait to get him and boost our back line up. 

  • jt

    Costa Rica laid out a Guadeloupe murder 5-1, so they play Mexico on the 23rd.  Mexico killed them last match (same group) 2-0 so maybe next week?

  • Gary B.

    I think that whether it’s Wahl or Scott, left back is our weakest spot.  I do think that Wahl has filled in admirably though and would give us good depth at that position during national team call ups and/or injury. 

    Zach has been out for a while, so his performance Saturday may have been a bit on the rusty side.  I think Adrian’s admiration for him comes mostly from his rags to riches/pull yourself up by the bootstraps scenario Scott has had.  That and that they seem to be friends.

    As previously mentioned I think/hope that Gonzalez is the missing chink in the Sounders armor that allows us to take it all in our first season.  Now if we could just get Evans back so that we didn’t need Vagenas to start.  I don’t really mean that as a knock on Pete as again, he adds depth to our team, but Seattle is a stronger team with Evans in the midfield.  I’ve actually been hoping the USA gets knocked out of the Gold Cup so that we can get Evans back.  Especially since BB isn’t playing him.

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