8.4.15
ASN Morning Read: Aron on a Plane to Germany
An American striker makes a move to one of the best leagues in the world; an American midfielder takes some nice photos of stretching excercises; an English club goes rogue, in the best way possible.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
August 04, 2015
8:00 AM
August 04, 2015
8:00 AM
- We heard rumors:
One to follow RT @StefanCoerts: #AZ have rejected #Werder Bremen's first offer for #USMNT striker Aron #Johannsson
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) August 3, 2015 - Then, bam: AZ in hoofdlijnen akkoord over Jóhannsson.
- Translation: Aron Johannsson is moving to Werder Bremen, a good move for him:
Would expect Johannsson to see Bundesliga minutes immediately. Bremen has just three strikers on its books. #usmnt https://t.co/t1DMNxILzi
— Doug McIntyre (@DougMacESPN) August 4, 2015 - But we wanted him in MLS: Just as Altidore benefitted from playing in the more technical Eredivisie (and Dempsey, Bedoya, Ream, and Guzan all improved from the strengths of their respective leagues abroad), Johannsson needs a move to a league that will challenge his weaknesses and play week-in and week-out against bigger, stronger center backs. MLS could be that league.
- It's a good thing this isn't Swindon Town Soccer Now: In effect, the team has eliminated non-game-day news media access. Reporters, photographers and videographers are largely barred from interviewing any member of the team, the coaching staff or the club’s management, save for a hurried question or two for the manager at a postmatch news conference. Lee Power, the Swindon owner, who put the policy in place, acknowledged the irony of giving an interview to explain the decision but defended the policy because, he said, “at the end of the day, the local paper needs the football club more than the football club needs the local paper.”
- JC (Joe Corona) stretches:
#TiburonesRojos a la karate kid casi casi .. esta tarde en el #PirataFuente pic.twitter.com/tKWcF7WT6M
— ?Esteban Tapia?? (@frijol99) August 4, 2015