I see that the AP is reporting that Manchester City has terminated the contract of Claudio Reyna, which could/should be the prelude to his signing with MLS and playing for the Red Bulls.
There are plenty of folks skeptical about how much Claudio has in the tank after his years in the EPL. My take is that it will be a decent enough move for New York, as long as Reyna doesn't use up too much cap room. He has been too prone to injury to risk a huge amount. Yes, MLS gives you some leeway in signing replacements if a top gun goes down, but those players never seem to add much, mostly because you are just trying to plug holes whether the new player is a good fit for the team or not.
In terms of his on-field play, MLS might just give him that extra second he needs to spray passes around the field. Folks like Marco Etcheverry and Preki had good MLS careers doing just that.
Ah, in my minds eye I can see Brian Carroll fouling Claudio already.
There are plenty of folks skeptical about how much Claudio has in the tank after his years in the EPL. My take is that it will be a decent enough move for New York, as long as Reyna doesn't use up too much cap room. He has been too prone to injury to risk a huge amount. Yes, MLS gives you some leeway in signing replacements if a top gun goes down, but those players never seem to add much, mostly because you are just trying to plug holes whether the new player is a good fit for the team or not.
In terms of his on-field play, MLS might just give him that extra second he needs to spray passes around the field. Folks like Marco Etcheverry and Preki had good MLS careers doing just that.
Ah, in my minds eye I can see Brian Carroll fouling Claudio already.
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