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WCIS 179 – Special Guest Scott Kerssen
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 179 – Special Guest Scott KerssenThis week longtime Minnesota stalwart Scott Kerssen joins us to discuss the early days of soccer support in the United States, the burgeoning of the MN Thunder and how he was able to land a role as a player researcher for the Thunders, Stars and MNUFC. Included are stories of tailgates at Met Stadium and…
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Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FCThe off-season may feel long for fans, but for the Minnesota United staff it is a short turn-around to start making wholesale changes to the squad. Colombia may be one of the sources for some new signings as sporting director Manny Lagos and assistant coach Mark Watson were spotted at a match in Colombia last…
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Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in Costa Rica
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in Costa RicaAs Minnesota United continue to build their roster, the club sent Director of Player Personnel Amos Magee, General Manager Manny Lagos, and Head Coach Adrian Heath on scouting trips to Latin and South America. As Wes Burdine did during Manny Lagos’ trip to Norway and Sweden this past summer, we’ve done some scouting of a few…
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Lagos and Heath Looking for Their Own Valeri
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lagos and Heath Looking for Their Own ValeriManny Lagos teased fans on Tuesday with glimpses from his scouting trip with new Loons head coach, Adrian Heath. The two are on a weeklong adventure in Argentina to scout “eight or nine” players on their combined shopping lists. Just a few pictures of Adrian and I on the road! Can you guess where we are?…
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Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in Norway
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in NorwayLast week the Loons’ Sporting Director, Manny Lagos, zipped off to Scandinavia for Minnesota United’s first explicit MLS scouting trip. We are going to regularly keep tabs on his trip by looking at a few of the potential targets in Norway and Sweden. While Lagos did not describe who or what (designated player, starter, etc…)…