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Very unlikely, Omar is pretty much committed to the U.S. and Opara has played for all the youth setups and never had a probably ala Subotic. Plus we have a bigger upside than Nigeria and arguably Mexico.
You MUST mean “Nigeria and Mexico, respectively.”
Impressive player indeed, but George John is more skilled in all areas.
is it possible that we lose Opara and Gonzales, who are eligible to play for Mexico and Nigeria respectively?
lol, that percentage is based on……? If he was part of the 2010 draft and has played EVERY minute of the MLS play, he has skills.
I love Tim. But the chances that he’s playing for a top 4 EPL team within 3 years are about 0.025%.
Rather than the EPL, Ream’s distribution is more adept to leagues were teams start play with their backs and the ball on the ground.
One of the uncommon traits is his composure and rarely you see him booting a long ball in the general direction of a teammate. 99% of the time is on the ground and to the foot.
He still needs to learn some of the defensive aspects of his position, but he can learn a lot from Marquez.
Cheers
im sure there is a 100,000 paycheck from RedBull corporate for “associate”
I think ppl, reasonably, figure that defensive skills will be honed as he matures, comfort on the ball and distribution are two things he was definitely not going to learn in the MLS. That said, Opara (when he played) has been pretty defensively dominant as a rookie; it will be interesting to see how these two and Gonzalez integrate into the usmnt future.
so many good CB on the rise.. anything on the left??
NY needs to pay him the big bucks to keep him around.
I wonder that too. Aboss is a rock, Opara is strong and fast but raw. Omar has size but his touch is ala Gooch, Ream I saw him play against the Galaxy and all Butle had to do was body check him before he got the ball and it was all over, score galaxy. not impressed with a slow CB that can pass, but then again, so is Gerard Piqué and he is the defacto CB.
Wow thats a bit crazy….. homeboy has great vision…
I would say he is the American Marquez
his passing out the back is a thing of beauty and I can def see him playing Sweeper in Italy before the next world cup, Even though I personally feel he should stay in MLS till after the Next World Cup.
You truly are Lost in Space, Just Kidding…. but our league is alot closer to 3-5 years away than it is 30-40 years away….. What our league has over all up-n-coming leagues is that our country has supreme athletes that will be getting into soccer soon because it truly has become a viable option in the pro sports landscape I’d say that if we do get the 2022 world cup we will have a truly great league by the time the world cup comes… on par with the Dutch French and Russian leagues
Opara and Gale Agabossoumnde are the future CB’s for the NT, both have far more upside than Ream or Omar
SBI did the MLS Spotlight on Omar Gonzalez before Tim Ream
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but the only other SBI MLS Spotlight video was with Omar Gonzales sometime around the Brazil game. So that should give you an indication that these filmed interviews occur at a location that is convenient for Ives and will probably feature players from teams that come to RedBull Arena.
Ream is DP quality for some teams.
Like the new video features, but are they going to expand to cover teams not named after an energy drink?
Just curious, have you seen him play in person?
I have season tix and sit between the corner flag and top of the box. I can tell you he is very impressive. His positioning is actually pretty good and his movement off the ball is also very good. His composure and passing has already been mentioned often. He does get beat on occasion and sometimes a pass goes astray … but that happens to most players, doesn’t it?
The idea that Ream will play in a Top 4 EPL team in 3-4 years is a good wish to me. I hope he does since it would mean the Nats would have a world class defender, but i highly highly doubt it. These clubs dont simply buy players after a season or two. They follow a kid for bout 4 years maybe even longer before they sing him. Unless he exceeds expectations and just dominates kinda like Gooch in confederations cup, he wont make a top 4 club. Having said that, top 4 doesnt mean that much. Very many world class players not on these teams so i still think he will be a great US defender in bout 4 years hopefully.
I think the thing that has everyone excited about Ream is how confident he is on the ball and in his distribution of it out of the back. Those are very rare qualities in an American center-back.
That said, I’ve watched about 10 RBNY games this year and have noticed that Ream consistently makes a few defensive miscues per game. He’s definitely still a little raw back there.
Projecting Ream as a top 4 EPL-quality CB within 3 years is imo a dream-world projection: that is, it could happen, but it’s not likely. At the moment, his ball skills exceed his defensive skills and I think he’d get defensively exposed playing against better competition. But he does have tons of projectability, so he deserves to start getting in the mix for the USMNT, maybe in January. And if he continues to develop and improve, he’ll certainly be good enough to start for the USMNT.
It’ll be 30-40 years before MLS can challange any of the top 5 or 6 leagues in Europe. Therefore the best US players will continue to go there for the compitition and money. That said think Ream is a Very good/developing player. After next year I could see him going to a mid-level EPL team or Maybe a German club….but not a top 4 team. Just dont see that yet.
Most overrated player in MLS by SBI commenters.
I didn’t seen that much of Ike(before he go hurt). With his size I didn’t think he was that fast. Ream’s speed is my only concern with him.
I’d rather our prospects stay in MLS. What’s wrong with RBNY? In 3-5 years it’ll be a great league.
I don’t really follow the MLS, is Tim Ream really that good?
I have NEVER seen him play, so I cannot comment. He is top 4 material?
Others care to accept or reject this comment?
That was a great post. LOL
Loving these interviews
Rather see Opara out wide… he’s much faster than Ream.
I like how you attack the accusations that you have an enormous Tim Ream mancrush head on.
I agree. But with Gonzales and Opara I wonder if Ream can play out wide RB or LB. That could be great too.
Not to sound gay or anything… but Tim Ream is a handsome dude.
mark my words.. Top 4 EPL team, Starting CB for Nats within 3 years.
Classy guy.