If you're a Red Bulls fan the above picture probably just put a tear in your eye. Jozy Altidore was a bonafide goal-scoring threat, a budding star with a limitless future. Now he's gone to Europe.
Red Bulls fans should be used to it by now, talented players leaving and excelling elsewhere. It's become a tradition, one that is magnified these days by the glaring lack of talent on the current Red Bulls roster. It almost seems like you can't watch an MLS match without seeing a former MetroStar or Red Bull playing well.
With this in mind, here is the All-former Metros/Red Bulls team, made up of former players who are STILL playing first division soccer in MLS and around the world:
-----------Edson Buddle-----Jozy Altidore---------
-------------------Amado Guevara-----------------
Brad Davis-----------------------------Eddie Gaven
----------Ricardo Clark------Michael Bradley----
Ramiro Corrales--------------------Marvell Wynne
------------------Daniel Hernandez------------------
--------------------Tim Howard----------------------
BENCH- Zach Wells, Ezra Hendrickson, Danny O'Rourke, Jason Hernandez, Dema Kovalenko, Jaime Moreno, Sergio Galvan Rey, Ante Razov
HEAD COACH- Carlos Quieroz
ASSISTANT COACHES- Bob Bradley, Carlos Alberto Parreira
Not a bad squad is it? Slightly better than the current squad and I would have to say this group would be an MLS title favorite right about now.
Did I forget anybody? Please share your thoughts on this team and potential additions to the squad in the comments section below.
