David Lobos

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[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@_Susaeta Cowell: unconvinced but TBD
Sands: disagree
DeJuan: agree

But if Gold Cup was about identifying depth. Why suffer through Roldan, Morris, Gressel, Yueill, Miazga, etc.?

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@StanUsmnt Don't be shocked when every one of those players you mention are called by GGG to the "A" team.

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@THEChrisKessell Klinsmann

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@WeAreAustinTV @brad_stuver @ElEsteep Yes, respect.
But the goal came to the left...

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@socceralt Except that we didn't get 3 vs Miami; consistently underperform against inferior teams. In a vacuum you would have a point, but not "great" the way we ended up with those 4 points.

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@AmbroseFord2 @THEDanVaughn Yes, I think that's a decent bet. Either they know it's going to pass, or they know it's so close to 50/50 that they think the reaction will sway a few owners to vote for it and push it over. I doubt we'll see it voted down by a significant margin.

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@futureXskeleton @socceralt @ScottASpecht A loan to USL might be the perfect (temporary) solution.

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@futureXskeleton @socceralt @ScottASpecht The question was "why not give Kipp more time?" I get why he's on the field now (multitude of problems there), but my point was let's look to move him as soon as practical. Don't think it's good for Austin nor for Kipp to keep this going another year or two.

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@PhoenX_YT Because Cascante is not a great defender either. He's rated by Wolff for his attacking qualities, not his defense, and praised for contributing to the attack. So he attacks first and defensive position is an afterthought.

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@socceralt @ScottASpecht He's a mistake-prone 23 year-old defender with consistent brain-farts. It's not like we're discussing a 17 year-old here. I'd say, at minimum, he needs a change of environment to have any chance to develop into a serviceable CB.

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@socceralt Down a goal in extra time, cup semifinal against a decent team. And it was a GOLAZO. I understand alot of the Ferreira "asterisk" arguments, but anyone who 💩 on that goal is just a h8er, nothing more.

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@JoshWolffFake There you go - you got Morris!
But Arriola isn't there ... you have to settle for Tolkin instead.

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@socceralt That's true, without some type of salary cap. Pro/Rel + salary cap (in some form) should reward well-run clubs. The economic disparity in European leagues leads to the problem you cite (not the existence of Pro/Rel).

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@AndrewVisnovsky They could certainly start with "pro" and not kick in "rel" until they reach a predetermined number of teams in the top and middle tiers. But eventually they must address the financial implications of relegation in some sort of revenue sharing.

[Austin FC @AustinFC]

📰: Major League Soccer announced that Austin FC’s regular season home match on Saturday, July 15 against Sporting KC will now kick off at 8:30 p.m. CT at @Q2Stadium.

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

BREAKING: The USL is set for a milestone vote on the adoption of a promotion and relegation system, per sources.

• Plan for three pro tiers
• Potential restructure in 2024, pro/rel in 2025
• Sources optimistic, but not certain to pass

w/ @jeffrueter
https://t.co/kvkkFd8Z9F

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@austinfcATX @TheFalseNineTX At least it's now down to 28%
Still inexplicable.

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@TheFalseNineTX He wouldn't even be saddest loss in the past month.
Djitte for me, followed by Gaines, Gabrielsen, Radovanovic, Romaña ('cause he ain't coming back) ... then I would have 5-6 more before Redes. Only sad thing here is that he was our first ever signing so we wanted him to succeed.

[David Lobos @CTLFClobos]

@ATXchargersfan @VanillaMX17 Exactly this ☝️
There is no point to keeping a player where Wolff isn't going to use him. Rodo backing Wolff for the foreseeable future means adios Romaña & Djitte, & almost certainly Ring too at this point.

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@JBentley_ATX @futbol_critic Again, what I would expect from a mid-season Precourt hire. None of us know anything based on this press conference. My suspicion is he's WolffNeutralWithBenefitOfTheDoubt . Wolff still clearly holds the power.
Real indication of Rodo's opinion will be sometime next year.