ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Starting watching SPR games to watch Didic. He is a very calm defender who stays deep and only comes up when necessary. He tends to spread the ball quickly and far when in possession instead of holding on. He also holds possession very well and moves to the goalies side to give him an option when the goalie has the ball at his feet. He's really impressed he in the 2 and a half matches of his i watched. Hopefully he can get some minutes with SKC but if not I wouldn't be that surprised to see him at another team within the next year or so. Definitely a player I could see starting for Canada. He could probably do with stepping in a bit more often. Northvansteve, apbsmith, Pottsy3 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 He is playing right now for Swope Park Rangers vs Whitecaps 2 FC ReedOnTheGrand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Ruffian said: He is playing right now for Swope Park Rangers vs Whitecaps 2 FC An afternoon game midweek? What's the deal there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Just now, Keegan said: An afternoon game midweek? What's the deal there Happens once in a while in USL. TFC2 do it and get school trips set up to fill the stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 25 minutes ago, Ruffian said: He is playing right now for Swope Park Rangers vs Whitecaps 2 FC Been a good game to watch him along with players like Chung and Bustos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Didic with another clean sheet tonight, that's four in a row for the young kid. He's also got a really high pass completion rate at 90%(96% in his own half and averaging 79 passes a game) which is 7% higher than the team average. I think this kid would be getting MLS minutes if he wasn't behind the best CB pairing in MLS and a USYNT starter. Ruffian, Alex D and Addona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, ReedOnTheGrand said: Didic with another clean sheet tonight, that's four in a row for the young kid. He's also got a really high pass completion rate at 90%(96% in his own half and averaging 79 passes a game) which is 7% higher than the team average. I think this kid would be getting MLS minutes if he wasn't behind the best CB pairing in MLS and a USYNT starter. I also like him a lot, he is a nice prospect and agree he is ready to step up. ReedOnTheGrand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 He's in a good spot though. Playing a lot while the honcho's at Sporting are closely watching him. Hope he does make his debut in MLS this season. BCM, ReedOnTheGrand and Addona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 highlight from last night, that was off Didic not the goalie btw, great bit of 2v1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 bring him home back fced or does he try playing in bosnia next year if he can't get an mls spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion26 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Patience is a virtue SKC most likely will sell EPB at some point and if they don't might make the move to the next generation CB. Didic and EPB playing CB together while Besler or Opara get traded for picks or both get traded. Didic will get his shot it's just yea EPB is ahead of him for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 5 hours ago, yothat said: bring him home back fced or does he try playing in bosnia next year if he can't get an mls spot He's probably the best cb in USL(was in team of the year last year), he can do better than both those levels IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, ReedOnTheGrand said: He's probably the best cb in USL(was in team of the year last year), he can do better than both those levels IMO. I know that there are some real concerns about his athletic ability at the MLS level. He's one of the slower CBs in USL. Unfortunately, Americans put a ton of stock in athletic ability. I'm not sure he's going to get a great look at the MLS level if he isn't during the Gold Cup when SKC is missing 2-3 starting defenders. He may need to get out of the SKC set up to prove he's a player. Edited July 22, 2017 by harrycoyster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Just now, harrycoyster said: I know that there are some real concerns about his athletic ability at the MLS level. He's one of the slower CBs in USL. Unfortunately, Americans put a ton of stock in athletic ability. I'm not sure he's going to get a great look at the MLS level if he isn't during the Gold Cup when SKC is missing 2-3 starting defenders. That's fair. I'm not against him going to Europe at all but Bosnian league is shit. I think he would be well off in Croatia or Northern Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 The only starting cb missing on July 6th and 11th was Besler. With his absence, Didic became the 4th cb and it was normal that he didn't play. Opare is out for tonight so Didic should be on the bench as 3rd cb ReedOnTheGrand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 “Signing Amer is something we have been planning since the beginning of the year when he joined us for preseason,” Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes said. “He is someone who came to the Swope Park Rangers last year and has made an incredible evolution in a short period of time. He’s a very good defender with the ball at his feet and he’s incredibly agile for his size. I’m excited for Amer because not many people knew about him out of college, and I appreciate when players get rewarded for staying committed and going after their dream. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/05/31/sporting-kc-signs-22-year-old-defender-amer-didic-mls-contract-swope-park-rangers Ivanovski94, Dub Narcotic and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Excellent news at this stage of his career. The more CB's we can get playing at MLS or equivalent will be a real positive for the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 hours ago, DigzTFC said: “Signing Amer is something we have been planning since the beginning of the year when he joined us for preseason,” Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes said. “He is someone who came to the Swope Park Rangers last year and has made an incredible evolution in a short period of time. He’s a very good defender with the ball at his feet and he’s incredibly agile for his size. I’m excited for Amer because not many people knew about him out of college, and I appreciate when players get rewarded for staying committed and going after their dream. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/05/31/sporting-kc-signs-22-year-old-defender-amer-didic-mls-contract-swope-park-rangers This is great and all but it happened awhile ago. He's still playing with SPR A_Gagne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 That article was from May 31, 2017 This is from July 18, 2017: Another fantastic week from the Swope Park Rangers has culminated with two players receiving USL Team of the Week honors for Week 17. Didic, a 22-year-old center back on loan from Sporting Kansas City, hardly put a foot wrong as SPR’s defensive anchor, completing 125 of 133 passes across the two games while contributing to a pair of shutouts. He was especially superb on Sunday in Portland, recording 11 clearances and four interceptions as SPR held Timbers 2 to a single shot on goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, harrycoyster said: I know that there are some real concerns about his athletic ability at the MLS level. He's one of the slower CBs in USL. Unfortunately, Americans put a ton of stock in athletic ability. I'm not sure he's going to get a great look at the MLS level if he isn't during the Gold Cup when SKC is missing 2-3 starting defenders. He may need to get out of the SKC set up to prove he's a player. Andy O'Brian and Kevin McKenna are two 6'4"+ CBs that come to mind who were slow as shit but played at the highest levels because they never put a foot wrong. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples. 21 hours ago, DigzTFC said: “Signing Amer is something we have been planning since the beginning of the year when he joined us for preseason,” Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes said. “He is someone who came to the Swope Park Rangers last year and has made an incredible evolution in a short period of time. He’s a very good defender with the ball at his feet and he’s incredibly agile for his size. I’m excited for Amer because not many people knew about him out of college, and I appreciate when players get rewarded for staying committed and going after their dream. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/05/31/sporting-kc-signs-22-year-old-defender-amer-didic-mls-contract-swope-park-rangers Words are wind. Where's the playing time to back this up? Edited July 23, 2017 by A_Gagne Ivanovski94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 11 minutes ago, A_Gagne said: Andy O'Brian and Kevin McKenna are two 6'4"+ CBs that come to mind who were slow as shit but played at the highest levels because they never put a foot wrong. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples. I'm just repeating what I've heard. SKC likes to play with a high-line which is suited for CBs with recovery speed. Besler, Opara and Palmer-Brown are all rapid for CBs. Didic is going to have a hard time breaking into their system. He's going to spend the rest of the year at SPR unless Palmer-Brown is sold in this window and there is no end in sight for Besler and Opara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 1:34 PM, harrycoyster said: I know that there are some real concerns about his athletic ability at the MLS level. He's one of the slower CBs in USL. Unfortunately, Americans put a ton of stock in athletic ability. I'm not sure he's going to get a great look at the MLS level if he isn't during the Gold Cup when SKC is missing 2-3 starting defenders. He may need to get out of the SKC set up to prove he's a player. WOW, I watch a bunch of USL, that is really saying something cause there are a lot of slow CB in that league. I have noticed americans love tall CB as well and he sure fits that bill. Considering he was nowhere 1.5years ago (finished college, undrafted), then won a USL spot in preseason, won a starting spot, then almost won defender of the year, got into the champions league with SKC, then signed a 1st team contract, and is now getting called to the senior side for gameday roster...I would say he is doing ok. He is only 22, common for a CB to still be green at that age, another year playing a lot of minutes with USL is going to hurt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 On 23/7/2017 at 10:43 AM, A_Gagne said: Andy O'Brian and Kevin McKenna are two 6'4"+ CBs that come to mind who were slow as shit but played at the highest levels because they never put a foot wrong. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples. The best central defender in Concacaf of the 20th century, arguably, was slow as shit, had great anticipation, was a solid, measured passer who could also go long, and played at the highest of levels. And he did not look physically imposing. Who am I talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 8 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The best central defender in Concacaf of the 20th century, arguably, was slow as shit, had great anticipation, was a solid, measured passer who could also go long, and played at the highest of levels. And he did not look physically imposing. Who am I talking about? Didn't know you were an admirer of Carlos Bocanegra. Ivanovski94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just now, harrycoyster said: Didn't know you were an admirer of Carlos Bocanegra. Premio negado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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