Offseason chatter

Wanted to start a thread for any rumors or things heard about if any players will be transferring in or out of our beloved soccer team.

I can't help but worry that Trapp, Deandre, and Gallego are getting pushed by MLS teams right now too...

Darren Mattocks appreciation thread

From a purely statistical standpoint this kid is doing things no one has done in decades at Akron. 21 goals after scoring 18 last year is nothing short of remarkable. walking into a national finalist team with most of the team back and leading them in goals in route to a national championship as a freshman is outstanding. he has without a doubt even stepped it up further this year scoring more goals then Zakuani or Teal ever did in 1 season despite being our only goal scoring threat and a marked man everywhere he goes. He doesn't even have a second forward playing with him and is getting beaten on by big centerbacks every game. To me it's really impressive how he has scored big goals the last two games despite these teams KNOWING he is our only main threat and not really giving him an inch. really our team will only go as far as he takes us, not sure we have been so reliant on one player in years past, even in 2008 with Zakuani we had Teal Nagbe Ampai Tutich all chipping in goals. Im not saying hes the greatest Zip in the Porter era but it seems no one even considers that a possibility with Nagbe Teal and Zaks all more highly regarded - maybe not rightly so. Keep going Darren!

If we kept em all for 4 years... (off topic)

2011:

Fwds: Bunbury and Mattocks
Mids: Holmes Nagbe, Caldwell; Kitchen Def Mid
Def: Nanchoff LB Barson and Zarek CB Kofi RB
GK: Meves

2010: Bunbury Zakuani
Ampai, Nagbe; Gavin and Kitchen Def Mids;
Def: Nanchoff, Barson, Zarek and Kofi:
GK: Meves

Subs for 2010: Korb, Caldwell, Speas, Mattocks... Lol

David Mayer

Can anyone explain why David Mayer did not play last game and if he is in fact injured, how badly.

Also found it a little puzzling that Portillos went from starting game 1 to DNP in game 2 and barely used sub in game 3.