yomurphy1 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I'm disappointed, I really liked his work-ethic and think he would be a good addition to any team. Hopefully the front office has plans for our strikers. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/the-worlds-game/chad-barrett-traded-to-galaxy/article1868729/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Bad move (giving up to the Galaxy), Barrett is gonna light it up as Buddle's replacement I have a feeling, and that DeRo might get an what is a mistake of a raise now. Though I guess they had to move him somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Despite struggling with injuries and missing training camp, Barrett had the same strike rate as DeRo this year (goals per minutes in all competitions) and he doesn't take FK and PK. I think this might be a mistake for TFC unless they can find a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Team chemistry will be better with his ego gone from the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Team chemistry will be better with his ego gone from the team. Did I miss something or Chad was one of the bad apples with TFC? DeRo on the other hand might not be the best player in term of team chemistry with his antics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Barrett was not technically gifted enough to play for Winter. A good move. I also hadn't heard CB had an ego though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Did I miss something or Chad was one of the bad apples with TFC? DeRo on the other hand might not be the best player in term of team chemistry with his antics. I don't think that's in question. I was thinking earlier today of when it was did all the locker room cancer talk come out? Was that there in the first two years? I forget. With respect to Barrett, I'd get annoyed playing with someone who remonstrates as much as he does. Everytime something doesn't go his way he throws his arms up in the air and starts chirping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 There was a rift between Canadian and American players and rumour is that Barrett was involved...but i have never heard a confirmation of that. I think it's pretty obvious that Barrett does not play the game with the same style that Winter is going to want it to be played, therefore he's out. Too bad because he's one of the few guys we had on the roster that can score. We better find a replacement for his production or we're going to suck big time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Barrett was a very poor finisher in 1 v 1 against the keeper. The difference between him and DeRo is that he played as forward every match and although Barret had a similar ratio of goals per minutes played than DeRo, the fact is he scored 1 goal after missing 4-6 clear chances to score. I say good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Barrett was a very poor finisher in 1 v 1 against the keeper. The difference between him and DeRo is that he played as forward every match and although Barret had a similar ratio of goals per minutes played than DeRo, the fact is he scored 1 goal after missing 4-6 clear chances to score. I say good riddance. The 2009 Barrett was frustrating to watch because of the missed chances but the 2010 Barrett was much more effective. 10 goals in 21 games is an excellent ratio TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yeah, he wasn't gonna fit into Winter's plan which will probably have a 4-3-3 type formation, with the 3 front men being able to basically intermittently criss-cross positions. Though with Lindsey out now, seems all 3 of those spots are still empty, Maicon could possibly fill one of the spots for half the time. Will be interesting to see who Winter targets to replace the players that have left or are on there way out. I'd love to see him go after a guy like Edgar Manucharyan, or a Loan for one of the youth wingers at Jong Ajax like Zeegelar, Ozlibitz, Josefzoon, Suk, or Bonevicia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Chad could finish from distance and was a hard worker - but his lack of technical skills and ball control (or ball-coralling in his case) was something that I found a lot of people in the stands singled out as being a problem, and perhaps it is not a surprise that the Dutch contingent (who tend to be known for their technical skills) should ship him out at his particular price tag. It does leave us awfully thin up front at the moment - we'll need more than just Ornoch signing (assuming that happens) and the new Ecuadoran kid they just drafted (assuming he's any good) to compensate, especially with Lindsay out for the year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Interesting to read in the Molinaro piece that the club made a point of keeping him in November (picked up his option for 2 years), but the new management team obviously felt different: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/01/13/sp-chad-barrett.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My main complaint is he seems to get injured at key times every yr. Injury prone and inconsistent ... 'Cramps' Barrett. I'm more concerned about what they are going to do about wingers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Chad Barrett is a Johnston/Carver type player who chases down every lost cause and gives the proverbial 110% etc. There was absolutely no way he was gong to fit into anything even vaguely resembling Ajax's style which is all about intelligently maintaining possession rather than impersonating a headless chicken with forwards trying to set up wall passes for midfielders at the top of the box as often as they look for the perfectly weighted defence splitting pass from a midfielder that sends them in on goal. He was always going to be headed for the exit eventually. The danger is that Winter and co do a Preki and leave themselves with too much to do all at once in terms of finding replacements of sufficient quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ Good description of my own impression of Barrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 An indication of just how badly Winter wanted rid of Chad Barrett is that TFC are reported by Ives Galarcep to still be on the hook for part of his salary: http://twitter.com/SoccerByIves/statuses/25690212503920640 Just noticed Toronto FC drafted both Joao Plata & Matt Gold. Silver & Gold? They'll need both after eating Chad Barrett's salary in LA deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I personally think its a bad trade if TFC has to eat any of Barrett's salary over the allocation amount LA sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I agree, why does it seem we're constantly dumping players for nothing? Didn't any other team want to give up anything for a 7 goal scorer? edit: I thought he had 9 goals, turns out it's only 7 league goals...he did have a bunch of NCC/CCL goals though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ Once again Barrett failed to live up to expectation ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ Once again Barrett failed to live up to expectation ;-) While true, you would have been better off releasing him in November and not picking up his option instead of paying part of his salary so that he can play on another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ The club has been somewhat in a state of turmoil of late, with nobody setting a firm direction. That it seems has now been rectified and one of the first actions is turfing Barrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 traded for future considerations? what does that even mean? allocation money? I wish MLS was clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 traded for future considerations? what does that even mean? allocation money? I wish MLS was clearer. Possibly traded for a prospect, or more likely, there is a schedule of how TFC will be compensated based on how Barrett performs in the next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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