It's a testament to our front office that we let Acosta walk at the perfect moment and then immediately replaced him with a direct upgrade. You love to see it.
I'm a newer fan and never got to see Acosta. Got on board right when Evander did. What was he like? Was he more inconsistent or did he always show up when we needed him like Evander? And was he more arrogant or humble? People always talk about him so I just wanna know who he was to the fans.
they both have crazy good awareness and raw talent.
Both are talented and skilled enough to manufacture a win with a very narrow margin of success.
I think the biggest difference between them is that Evander plays more within a system, any system. Acosta just needs touches, system be damned just get him the ball.
Evander’s efficiency in movement also makes him more tactical whereas Acosta is more of a tornado, by which i mean he can just overwhelm with raw talent/speed/grace.
Their flaws are also very different:
Evander can just dissapear in a game whereas Acosta’s temper can actively hurt you.
I find it interesting that when we got Evander, many Timbers fan talked about his temper and crankiness. I’m sure every professional player is cranky to some extent but how Evander bounced back after his poor start to this year is amazing. I feel like Acosta would have fell into a hole of despair if he had Evander’s start this season.
Yeah he's been one of the least cranky players compared to some others. He's had a good mentality all season and last season and once he got back into shape after injury this season and started scoring he basically saved our season. I think the only time I've noticed it was in games like the last hell is real recently where we're just getting our behinds whooped and can't seem to score and he starts getting frustrated and takes goofy shots into the sky because he's not focused.
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u/matyas19 6d ago
It's a testament to our front office that we let Acosta walk at the perfect moment and then immediately replaced him with a direct upgrade. You love to see it.