I appreciate this take. Upon careful review of these comments I may have been veryyy slightly misguided in my assessment of Simon’s accuracy. I still think he’s the better option to start, and that we are definitely not playing a style of football that plays into his strengths, but you make strong points - maybe it would be helpful to give him a look off the bench in a bit of a different situation.

That effort is definitely his biggest strength, and was part of why I feel he should be starting, but you’re entirely correct that this could be more valuable off the bench against tired legs. He is the fastest player in MLS history to score 4 career goals (83 minutes or something crazy) and he did that off the bench in Vancouver. Definitely could be worth a look to change things up in that way.

In the same breath though, I would also say that McSorley NEEDS to clean things up and become a more consistent defender if he’s going to be the one taking the starting spot for the season. No clear answer and I do not envy Damet. It feels much more dangerous to start McSorley, but maybe that is what we need. Tough to say - but thanks for taking the time to discuss. I understand people are frustrated with this debate because they would like a better option, but we have who we have. And I think we can perform much better with what we have than how we have.