Welcome to The Yorkies' regular off-season rumour roundup - "The Rumoumeter". Too busy to keep your TFC ear to the ground all winter? Just stop by the site and we will quickly show you what rumours are hot - and which ones have hit the back burner. Some of the rumours have weight – others are little more than whispers; we take their temperature with... "The Rumoumeter"...
REDS HOT!
TFC DESPERATE TO UNLOAD JOAO PLATA PERMANENTLY?
RYAN NELSEN COULD JOIN TFC IN FEBRUARY – BUT ONLY IF QPR SIGNS TWO CB’S DURING TRANSFER WINDOW?
ARNOLD PERALTA TURNED DOWN TFC CONTRACT DUE TO DESIRE TO JOIN HOUSTON DYNAMO?
TORSTEN FRINGS CONSIDERING HALF-SEASON AT TORONTO BEFORE RETIRING DURING SUMMER WINDOW?
ERIC HASSLI ANGRY AT MARINER DISMISSAL – OPEN TO MOVE?
FROZEN PITCH!
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I think Joao Plata may have been the hugest flash in the pan. Once people realized you could muscle him out of plays it was over.
ReplyDeleteThat's not exactly true, people were muscling him out right from the get go in mls (and I'd imagine, every single place he's ever played), and he managed to overcome it. problem is he's got no left foot, so his 'cut inside to the right foot' move became too predictable and defendable.
DeleteHe's still got a lot of work to do to develop enough moves to keep defenders guessing to give him the extra bit of room he needs so he can't be muscled out. wouldn't write him off completely, though i'd be surprised if he ends up making a big impact at tfc or in mls as a whole.
I'd take Plata over Justin Bruan next to Hassli at the opener.
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