Andre Blake - Hartford Courant article

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Dom Amore: UConn prepared Andre Blake to strive for soccer’s highest levels

His teammates, then as now, only need to look into Andre Blake’s face to feel that surge of confidence. When he is good to go, all will be right in their goal. “As soon as you look in h…

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Blake is an unbelievable talent - I've been watching UConn soccer since the mid 60's and have seen a ton of great keeper talent but the minute I saw Andre during summer pre freshman year I knew he was something special.
His play with the Jamaican National team has been wonderful as well as in the MLS
He deserves the opportunity to taste the EPL - he will not disappoint

 

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Blake’s a Connecticut alum and all, but “one of the best in the world at his goalkeeping craft” is a reach. If Amore’s worldly generousity carried much water, Blake would have escaped MLS for a top 4 European league years ago.

 

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Blake’s a Connecticut alum and all, but “one of the best in the world at his goalkeeping craft” is a reach. If Amore’s worldly generousity carried much water, Blake would have escaped MLS for a top 4 European league years ago.

He's the best goalie in a top 10 league in the world. There are definitely worse starting keepers in France and probably in Spain/Germany. Article makes it seem like he's waiting for the EPL

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

C’mon, Blake’s good, but a good goalie in generously a lower top 10-ranked league globally is not “one of the best in the world at his goalkeeping craft”. If Blake ever was, a team in a higher-ranked and respected league than MLS would have snapped him up long before pushing 29. The article makes Amore appear clueless about international soccer and/or a naive MLS fan boy.