The Forest through the Trees
By: Alex | December 20th, 2007
So why would Chivas USA acquire Harris, this young raw talent? Funny you (or I) ask. I came up with a possible reason (more like a theory).
I started by asking “Why does Chivas USA need a second string striker that only scored 4 goals last year?” Chivas USA has Galindo and Razov to start with and Cunliffe, Hamilton and Sueno on the bench. Is Harris better than either of these three? Probably not, maybe about the same in quality.
We all (most of us) have been focused on his role at the start of the season… forward. Actually, half of his time was spent in the defensive midfielder role. He progressed this past year and improved most in this defensive midfield role. OK, so he’s versatile, and cheap. Was that enough… no.
So then I started thinking, why would we need to fill a defensive midfield role, we have Jesse Marsch. ….. Wait a minute.
So Jesse moving to Chicago may be more real than we think. Or Preki may be thinking about the future. Jesse won’t be around forever.
So it sounds like we acquired a good defensive midfielder for cheap (Harris = 30k, Jesse = 105K). He is big, has a presence, and is on the way up. Plus, maybe someone other than Suarez will score on a corner.
Harris, I hope you brushed up on your spanish. Bienvenida
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how abopt omar bravo to chivas usa i think with a striker like him chivas usa could go al the way
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I agree Ed. I just don’t think he wants to come to MLS.Even if he did, without a DP spot, Chivas couldn’t make the numbers work.
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How long are we going to hold on to Guevarra’s rights? What do we think that we are going to get for him? Can’t we trade him for anyone? Can’t we trade him to the FMF for Boffo? He’s like an albatrose around our neck.
When I saw the trade for Harris, I immediately saw his height (6′2″) and thought “corner target.” I also agree with your assessment of depth in the midfield. Jesse is gone at the end of ‘08 and we need to start grooming people to replace our veterans. The same needs to happen for Suarez.
This isn’t a bad move, but when are we going to see some big names moved around to us??
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From an article earlier this year on Goal.com:
Goal.com: You have scored goals in your life, though, being a midfielder in college. What about when you were younger?
Vaughn: Growing up, I always played as either a forward or center midfielder for club and with the state team. I started out at South Carolina as a defensive midfielder as a freshman. As a sophomore, I moved to right back when there was an injury, even though the coach there felt I was better in the center of the park.
I transferred to Tulsa and played as a center midfielder the year we went to the Elite 8. As a senior, I played right back a little, too.
When I joined Chivas, I was originally playing as a center midfielder. But, honestly, I just didn’t adjust well. So they tried me out at right back. Basically, I seized it and played well. Guys like Carlos Llamosa and Suarez — albeit through a translator – have really helped me back there since making the switch. Right back still feels new to me.
Ultimately, I want to be a center midfielder, more as a defensive midfielder – a lot like where Jesse plays. I played there alongside him a few times this year, and in those games we had three good results.
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