Would that be the same Sean Johnson who was mentioned 7 posts earlier? HDM a day or so behind as usual.
Johnson is an alright keeper, no where near the best the MLS has to offer though and he will not be impressive to anyone. The HDM article is also completely wrong, he does not hold the number 1 shirt. He is our 4th choice keeper as , Guzan, Rimando, and Hamid (will probably win mls keeper of the year) are ahead of him. You could probably move Hamid and Johnson's places around but everyone thinks that when Klinsman has to pick a new number 1 it will be Hamid and not Johnson who is picked. Howard is just on an international break and is not retired so Johnson is really the 5th choice keeper. In fact I dont get how he can even get a work visa. He hasnt fulfilled the national team appearance requirement and no one could claim he is going to fulfill the special talent option.
He isn't playing though is he ? Or is he ? Not sure , the HDM says it's a 'trial' and his club says he is training over here Some good keepers in MLS though
Na Chicago didnt make the playoffs so he is done for the season. There are some descent keepers in the MLS. I have seen a few rankings of MLS keepers and Johnson normally comes in around the 10th best keeper in the MLS (sometimes lower) . He does have a future as he is pretty young but we can really do much better than him. The playoff teams by division are below with their keepers. 1. Seattle (Frei) 1. DC (Hamid) 2. LA (Penedo) 2. New England (Shuttleworth) 3. Salt Lake (Rimando) 3. Columbus (Clark) 4. Dallas (Fernandez) 4. New York (Robles) 5. Vancouver (Ousted) 5. Kanssas (Kronberg)
Shuttleworth is pretty good. 67% save %, 1.25 GAA, 8 Clean Sheets I would probably go with Hamid if it was my choice, but Rimando if I needed the best available for one season as he has far more first team and international experience. Hamid. 75% save %, 1.13 GAA, 10 Clean Sheets Rimando. 73% save %, 1.04 GAA, 7 Clean Sheets Johnson's stats for comparison. 64% save %, 1.48 GAA, 6 Clean Sheets
