So, they're running it back in 2025. Because this is the same strategy that didn't work in 2024 - keep the starters and back them up with young and/or cheap depth.
You can argue bad luck, injuries or whatever but bottom line was every time this roster needed to get a result, they failed - Leagues Cup semi and third place, final weeks of the season. Another year together won't change that fact
Finally read this and it helps to have followed U2 this year. Agree with your assessments of the U2 players. Pierre has really shown interesting versatility in the way Wagner does in field play. Set pieces he is in the box not the corner but for someone that young, he seems to read the field well.
The diamond only works with capable transition midfielders who can play defense and attack offensively. We have one Quinn Sullivan .. if they trot out Bedoya at 38 years old and Flock who is a defensive midfielder only ..forget the playoffs
I would move on from either Glesnes or Elliott (IMO Elliott is easier to decline an option year). That frees up close to $1M in salary spend. I would sell McGlynn now and go out and get a dynamic starting calibre 6 to start in MF with Danley, Quinn, and Gazdag. Hopefully Cavan is capable of spelling Gazdag at the 10, if not they seriously need to find a capable backup. When Gazdag was out of the lineup, the Union struggle mightily.
Resigning Flach and Bedoya should be priorities as well. Then go out and get a third striker too. Backup goalkeeper is not really a position you can afford to spend a larger sum of money on, unless the keeper is okay with being a backup. McCarthy wants to, and has proven that he can be a capable starter in this league. Maybe they can resurrect Alex Bono who showed promise while with TFC?
So, they're running it back in 2025. Because this is the same strategy that didn't work in 2024 - keep the starters and back them up with young and/or cheap depth.
You can argue bad luck, injuries or whatever but bottom line was every time this roster needed to get a result, they failed - Leagues Cup semi and third place, final weeks of the season. Another year together won't change that fact
Finally read this and it helps to have followed U2 this year. Agree with your assessments of the U2 players. Pierre has really shown interesting versatility in the way Wagner does in field play. Set pieces he is in the box not the corner but for someone that young, he seems to read the field well.
The diamond only works with capable transition midfielders who can play defense and attack offensively. We have one Quinn Sullivan .. if they trot out Bedoya at 38 years old and Flock who is a defensive midfielder only ..forget the playoffs
I would move on from either Glesnes or Elliott (IMO Elliott is easier to decline an option year). That frees up close to $1M in salary spend. I would sell McGlynn now and go out and get a dynamic starting calibre 6 to start in MF with Danley, Quinn, and Gazdag. Hopefully Cavan is capable of spelling Gazdag at the 10, if not they seriously need to find a capable backup. When Gazdag was out of the lineup, the Union struggle mightily.
Resigning Flach and Bedoya should be priorities as well. Then go out and get a third striker too. Backup goalkeeper is not really a position you can afford to spend a larger sum of money on, unless the keeper is okay with being a backup. McCarthy wants to, and has proven that he can be a capable starter in this league. Maybe they can resurrect Alex Bono who showed promise while with TFC?
Also, do they lose anyone in the expansion draft?
If this is what happens this offseason, it will be quite underwhelming.