Re: [nas] finishing [R]

so how long should he stay?

Do we wait to see if he can develop sufficiently here
in the states to be more effective in '06, or should
he just go to europe?

what about going to a club in S.America?

Boca anyone?

S

--- Kevin Lindstrom <klindstr@flash.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Dreibelbis" <dribbs1@yahoo.com>
> >
> > Right.  Finishing in general was poor in this
> match.
> > My point is that I believe Landon is one of our
> better
> > finishers... or has tools to be a great finisher.
> >
> > thoughts?
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't think he will learn to finish
> at a higher level until
> he plays at a higher level.  At this point, I think
> Il Bruce should consider
> playing Landon as the No. 10 (he sure seems to play
> great there when he
> plays there, and is now mature enough to do it) and
> sod his finishing until
> he is The General.  He'd be better off getting other
> potential forwards up
> to speed.  Forwards are important, but as many saw
> in Korea, a true No. 10
> like Reyna is the key.  I doubt Bobby is going to be
> that player.
> 
> Either that, or Il Bruce needs to engineer Landon's
> transfer to a league
> higher than MLS.  I tell you, if Landon had been
> playing in Germany the year
> before '02 and had learned how to finish against
> higher quality keepers (not
> that MLS has shoddy keepers, but they aren't at the
> level of the Bundesliga,
> etc.) he finishes at least one of the those shots on
> goal against Germany.
> (Granted, I understand that he got to where he was
> because of the confidence
> he gained in MLS - but now that he has that
> confidence, he needs to be
> overseas.  Just one fellows opinion.)
> 
> Those are my thoughts.  I have to admit, I have come
> around to a certain
> degree on the theory that Landon needs to be happy,
> so if he is happy here,
> so be it.  But I still think he would develop more
> in a more competitive
> league.
> 
> 
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