Castillo released
If, during the preseason, you had told me that Cristian Castillo wouldn't be with United in July, I'd have suspected that either Leon recalled him to Mexico or that there was a massive personality issue. Instead, Castillo's underwhelming play, the rise of Andy Najar, and the fact that Castillo made too much money to ride the pine, all contributed to his being cut loose with just 14 games played in the regular season. In accordance with his tiny impact on the club, I'm only posting a fanshot about it, rather than a full-fledged post. Oh, the indignity!
This is definitely a reasonable decisionl. Castillo was never said to have made waves in practice, but his on-field contribution was arguably less than that of Boyzzz Khumalo. He was given several months to make the adjustment to MLS, but it never happened. It's hard to argue that Castillo should have been kept on.
Think this means that Boskovic isn't our only new player coming in from abroad? What would be your next move (beyond signing a goalscorer, which I think we all agree is the logical next step)?
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Maybe some help at left back? Wallace is out for a few more weeks, Burch is recovering and probably won’t come back with more speed, and Graye is struggling while playing out of position.
by dc army on Jun 29, 2010 10:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That might not be a bad idea. I don’t see Burch as starting quality (slow of thought and action, and he can’t tackle), and Graye is clearly more apprehensive on the left than on the right. There would be no point to signing a left back unless we knew he was clearly an improvement over what we have, though. Otherwise, we either have to find room for Wallace elsewhere (probably at left midfield, with Pontius going to the right and Najar becoming our resident supersub) or spend the rest of the season with 3 left backs on a 26 man roster.
Speaking of the roster: Right now, we have 1 free spot, and Boskovic goes on the roster on 7/15. Assuming Emilio’s 3 month deal isn’t extended and Barklage gets placed on the season-ending Injured Reserve, we could have 2 more roster places. A striker would be the obvious target for one of those spots, and after that…left back? A wide player (even if he just improves our current depth)?
by ChestRockwell on Jun 30, 2010 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it depends on
what the state of our defensive corps is at that time. If the D-men keep dropping like flies, we may be forced to go after another defender. If guys start getting healthy I’d go for another wide player.
I guess at this point we can’t ever rule out getting through 90 minutes without having to sub off a defender. We’ve been forced to do so in each of the last 3 league matches (Pena at home against RSL, Graye in Seattle, and James this past Saturday).
The Post listed James in their projected starters, so maybe that hamstring strain was even less severe than we thought. Of course, that preview also lists us starting Moreno and Emilio, which would probably hand Richmond a foothold (it’s very easy to defend two forwards with their speed; it would be smarter to start Allsopp).
by ChestRockwell on Jun 30, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
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