The Jozy Altidore Thread

[Shakes McQueen]

The Jozy for Defoe "trade" was an interesting way for both sides to deal with a wasted transfer fee.

Defoe wasn't coming back.

It wasn't a "trade" in any meaningful sense of the word. It could be a decade before there is another one like it, anywhere in world football.

I will take Jozy. We weren't a great team with Defoe. We are a great team with Altidore. Altidore's run late last year was the greatest performance by a TO athlete in 25 years.

The Altidore acquisition was always clearly a case of a team hastily trying to make lemonade out of Defoe-shaped lemons, when it was clear Defoe wanted to go back to England.

At first it seemed like it may be a bust, but then Altidore just seemed to click at some point, and hasn't looked back. Now his unique skills are vital to our attack.

[C.Ronaldo]

The Altidore acquisition was always clearly a case of a team hastily trying to make lemonade out of Defoe-shaped lemons, when it was clear Defoe wanted to go back to England.

At first it seemed like it may be a bust, but then Altidore just seemed to click at some point, and hasn't looked back. Now his unique skills are vital to our attack.

coach? finding the best in each of your players and utilizing it?

I remember Bradley not properly being used as well