Comments on: The Best Metro Bull Ever: Juan Pablo Angel

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:59:05 +0000

I’ve followed the Metros since day one so this was a really hard choice. I think it’s too soon to call JPA the best ever because he hasn’t been with us that long and I also think that people are underestimating how important Dave VandenBergh was last year. JPA didn’t carry the team. Dave did especially during the stretch JPA was injured. I think it should go to Mathis or Guevara. They did alot with bad defenses and mediocre coaching. I would give Howard some consideration.

By: Almedin

Almedin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:22:50 +0000

YESS!!!! We have officially signed Alfredo Pacheco! DONE DEAL!! FINALLY!!!!

GO RED BULLS!!!

http://www.mls-rumors.net/2009/03/incoming-red-bull-new-york-sign-alfedo.html

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:55:06 +0000

You guys are all on massive amounts of drugs.

Tim Howard is by FAR the the best player to have ever played for the NY MS/RB.

Tim Howard is on a shortlist of best goalkeepers in THE WORLD. Frankly there’s only a handful of keepers WORLDWIDE I would take over Howard. (Iker, Buffon, Vandersar, maybe Reina and Llorris) JPA while great, never reached those levels. Mathis had heart, but was never in the same league as Howard or even JPA.

You’ll all see, Howard will single-handedly put the USMNT into the quarterfinals of the 2010 WC.

To not see Howard as the best player to play in new york is to have an extremely myopic view of the game.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:56:11 +0000

Question: Is that roster on the club website accurate? If so are we not keeping any of the draft picks other than Hall. No Baba?

By: Almedin

Almedin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:57:41 +0000

Definitely Juan Pablo Angel.. No doubt about it.. I’ve been a fan since 2000 but I have never seen one player turn the team around and take them to their first ever MLS cup like Angel did.. He scored 14 goals last season and 19 the year before.. That’s a combined 33 goals.. Not bad at all and I expect him to challenge for the Golden Boot again this year..

By: Smith

Smith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:13:56 +0000

Season ticket holder since 1996. JPA is the best. Mathis had one and 1/3 great years. Gio was clutch but the league was poorer then in overall quality. Donadoni was a working mid cast as an A-mid. Youri loses points for skipping off to see France in his 2nd year. Amado had great skills but we never made it past the first round with him running the midfield. If anyone gives JPA a run, it’s Timmy or Meola, who would single handedly keep the team in games in 1996-1997 when they had people like Matt Knowles on the team.

JPA has put up the numbers, been the consumate pro and carried the team on his back at times.

#9 is #1.

If we want to argue “pure skill,” then maybe Lothar is the best player we ever had so, no, I don’t think pure skill is enough.

JPA all the way.