Ballouchy and Johnson!

[Holla at ya boy]

Originally Posted by I_Believe_In_Kreis

I'm a little surprised; everything I heard from Ellinger was that RSL would take a G-a player. If I'm not mistaken Ballouchy isn't one. So we have to count his salary against the cap - how much cap room do we have anyway?

So I'm a bit surprised, but not in a bad way. So does Ballouchy have what it takes to start in the a-mid spot? What does this do to our potential lineup? Can Kreis move back up to forward? If he's good enough to contribue major minutes right away, here's how I see things:

------------Garlick------------
-Cabrera-Pope-Akwari-Broome-
-----------Sequiera-----------
-Williams------------Scarlett?-
-----------Ballouchy----------
-----Kreis-------Cunningham--

eh i am thinkin
------------Garlick------------
-Cabrera-Pope-Akwari-Broome-
-----------Sequiera-----------
-Williams------------Fitzpatrick(i think he is good b/c he is very aggresive)
-------Ballouchy or Tarley-----
-----Kreis-------Cunningham--

[montgjules]

Originally Posted by Holla at ya boy

eh i am thinkin
------------Garlick------------
-Cabrera-Pope-Akwari-Broome-
-----------Sequiera-----------
-Williams------------Fitzpatrick(i think he is good b/c he is very aggresive)
-------Ballouchy or Tarley-----
-----Kreis-------Cunningham--

The real lineup question:

Will it be the same twice during the season? I wouldn't put money on it.

[RSL_Fan]

Originally Posted by I_Believe_In_Kreis

I'm a little surprised; everything I heard from Ellinger was that RSL would take a G-a player. If I'm not mistaken Ballouchy isn't one. So we have to count his salary against the cap - how much cap room do we have anyway?

Looks like there was some confusion about Ballouchy being a Gen. Adidas player...look at this article in the
DesNews today. He IS a Gen. Adidas player and his salary won't be counted against the salary cap. That's cool.

[BetterThanChivas]

Originally Posted by Holla at ya boy

eh i am thinkin
------------Garlick------------
-Cabrera-Pope-Akwari-Broome-
-----------Sequiera-----------
-Williams------------Fitzpatrick(i think he is good b/c he is very aggresive)
-------Ballouchy or Tarley-----
-----Kreis-------Cunningham--

I love Tiger and all but I think that Scarlett is the better choice in that position. Does Ballouchy really play A-mid or can he play anywhere in the midfield? Sequeira will be gone for WC so it would be great if Ballouchy could play there.

[clarette]

I like Tiger in the holding mid position far better than I like him out on the wing, because he's not afraid to crunch the opponent, a quality which was often severely lacking last season.

[BetterThanChivas]

Originally Posted by clarette

I like Tiger in the holding mid position far better than I like him out on the wing, because he's not afraid to crunch the opponent, a quality which was often severely lacking last season.

I say we line it up like this:

-------------Garlick
-Cabrera-Pope-Akwari-Broome
--------------Tiger
---Williams--------Scarlett
------------Ballouchy
---------Kreis----Cunningham

It's looking real good for us.

[bordelais7]

That's the lineup when Sequiera is out, right?

My favorite part of all these lineups is that Tarley is in none of them.

[BetterThanChivas]

Originally Posted by bordelais7

That's the lineup when Sequiera is out, right?

Yeah, exactly.

[BetterThanChivas]

Quote from Johnson:

Originally Posted by Ryan Johnson

I wasn't surprised to be taken by Real Salt Lake, because they came to me after the combine and told me that they liked how I played, and they were surprised they hadn't heard of me before. I guess they were pleased with what they saw. I'm really happy to going to a place where I can hopefully have the opportunity to play right away.

He sounds excited to be in Salt Lake.

[Stucki]

Originally Posted by bordelais7

That's the lineup when Sequiera is out, right?

My favorite part of all these lineups is that Tarley is in none of them.

I get the feeling everyone will like Tarly much better when he is playing with a midfielder who will deliver the ball to him where he can do something with it.