The harsh reality of professional soccer came down today on Dynamo striker FRANCO CARACCIO who was released.
Caraccio, 21 was signed in February from ARSENAL de SARANDI in ARGENTINA. In eleven games Caraccio produced 2 goals to go a long with an assist.
Something had to give in order to acquire NATE JACQUA who will provide the DYNAMO with another target up front.
Caraccio is a better technical player than NATE JACQUA…no one will argue that but he didn’t seem to strike up the right partnership with BRIAN CHING. In fact only DWAYNE DEROSARIO has done that in a role as a striker yet that was only a temporary fix.
The way MLS is structured players that are in the 70k to 120k range need to be playing in most cases and producing……it is a danger zone. More on this in the future…Caraccio started and played against Chivas on Tuesday night and performed admirably ….So what do you think of this move from the Dynamo?
It a shame. The kid played a very good game against Chivas. I thought he had turned the corner. If it is true about Red Bull’s interest, he could be an interesting fit. I think MLS should try to hold onto this kid.
Comment by swami — July 18, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
I hate to say it, but if Franco had knocked in that header against Chivas, he may have bought himself a little more time. Perhaps, his release will be the best move for all parties in the long run. He’s still a very young player with good qualities. There’s no doubt in my mind that he’ll succeed somewhere else.
Comment by Marco — July 18, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
The chemistry will definitely be better with Jaqua, whose height also trumps Caraccio’s abilities. Caraccio had a certain beauty to his game, but not, it seems to me, the killer instinct. I believe Houston, though not the most talented, is one of the most mentally tough teams in the league. It was precisely this aspect that Caraccio lacked. I did, however, enjoy it when he scored a goal earlier in the season, took off his shirt, jumped up on a table and began waving his shirt to the crowd as though he had just won the world cup.
I thought the Dynamo played Chivas with great discipline considering they were without De Rosario and Ching. In fact, they lost on the play they lost their discipline and passed straight to a Chivas defender, who relayed the pass to the gamebreaker. With Jaqua, De Rosario, and Ching coming back on the momentum of two strong games by Houston–I’m EXCITED!!
Comment by Eugenio — July 18, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Franco made too much $$ for the production he was giving. If he made less we’d have more time to be patient. The second F signing I heard we are “efforting” will make most fans forget Franco, and I think will be a strong enough threesome rotation at F (along with Brian and Nate) to get us deep in the playoffs again.
Comment by orangeman — July 19, 2008 @ 12:27 am
Just a bummer because he has the potential , and Wondolowski and Brown are worthless, unless you consider running around for 20 minutes productive. should have cut both of them. Why hasnt kpene played at all imean his finishing cant be mush worse than wondo and he is at least fast and would add a speed element.
Comment by Conner — July 19, 2008 @ 9:50 pm