From last night's broadcast...
https://twitter.com/...563024719273984
Not the only tweet on the subject, but person suggests that an offer has been made by Southampton for the MLS Defender of the Year
From last night's broadcast...
https://twitter.com/...563024719273984
Not the only tweet on the subject, but person suggests that an offer has been made by Southampton for the MLS Defender of the Year
"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams
From last night's broadcast...
https://twitter.com/...563024719273984
Not the only tweet on the subject, but person suggests that an offer has been made by Southampton for the MLS Defender of the Year
After last night, they may reconsider
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham
I would hate to see him go. The team management is usually very good at finding and developing great defenders like Tim Ream or Matt Miaza. The question is does he like being a big fish in small pond or small fish in big one.
5 year plan
I think he could step up as his growth was incredible (although he did get beat 2x last night on the goal and picked by Morales).
However, if your Long do you want to go from an everyday starter getting paid 800K to maybe riding the bench and making (1.3M? or so - depending on what EPL defenders earn).
I hope we don't sell.
Bradley Wright-Phillips "I prefer it at Red Bull Arena, but it was OK. I could imagine it being good for a baseball crowd.
The only saving grace is that he wouldnt qualify for a work permit ... yet.
Not automatically. Good chance he gets a permit on appeal, assuming the interest is real.
Not automatically. Good chance he gets a permit on appeal, assuming the interest is real.
Other than pay this move doesn't seem to make sense for Long.
He's been a journeyman his entire career. He has now settled into a starting role at Red Bull, making good money for MLS standards and is solidifying his place on the national team.
Southampton on the other hand could be in the championship next season and if Long moves over there at age 27+ he probably won't get many starting minutes regardless. Why risk what he has now?
Not sure why they would pay money for a guy his age unless they see him as an immediate contributor to their roster. It makes way more sense for him to take a bigger paycheck at this point, unlike a younger guy that could maybe benefit from some development before making a big move.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham
Other than pay this move doesn't seem to make sense for Long.
He's been a journeyman his entire career. He has now settled into a starting role at Red Bull, making good money for MLS standards and is solidifying his place on the national team.
Southampton on the other hand could be in the championship next season and if Long moves over there at age 27+ he probably won't get many starting minutes regardless. Why risk what he has now?
He is definitely getting a few points under part B criteria, so it would depend on the subjective review. Far from a slam dunk, but I doubt that Southampton would just willy nilly make a bid if he has no chance of going there now. Preparing a winter bid in July seems a little far-fetched.Not really. Unless the club pays way too much for him, he wouldn't get the 4 points required to pass the Objective Analysis part of the Exceptions Panel review.
Other than pay this move doesn't seem to make sense for Long.
He's been a journeyman his entire career. He has now settled into a starting role at Red Bull, making good money for MLS standards and is solidifying his place on the national team.
Southampton on the other hand could be in the championship next season and if Long moves over there at age 27+ he probably won't get many starting minutes regardless. Why risk what he has now?
Sure it makes sense. Pay raise, it's the EPL (which is probably a dream for him), and he absolutely would have a realistic opportunity to earn meaningful minutes.
He is definitely getting a few points under part B criteria, so it would depend on the subjective review. Far from a slam dunk, but I doubt that Southampton would just willy nilly make a bid if he has no chance of going there now. Preparing a winter bid in July seems a little far-fetched.
The more guys we send to Europe with big contracts, the more attractive it will be to play here. It's a revolving door, and it affects results negatively, but it's not the worst situation. Young players will continue to want to play for us. Certainly Long is capable of playing in the EPL for a non-top6 team.
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