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#64887 - 05/05/07 03:51 PM
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Galaxy trade defender to CD Chivas USAAssociated Press
CARSON, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Galaxy traded defender Shavar Thomas to CD Chivas USA on Thursday for a second-round selection in the 2009 MLS superdraft.
Thomas was acquired from the Kansas City Wizards on March 23 for a conditional second-round pick in next year's superdraft. Thomas appeared in one U.S. Open Cup game, one preseason game and one friendly match. He didn't play in the Galaxy's three regular-season games
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#64949 - 05/06/07 11:01 AM
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Shavar fi just believe in himself and just realise that the JFF, Kansas and Galaxy are just about business and using people..
Concentrate omn yourself, make something of yourself and the JFF, the users they are will come begging...
The JFF has no respect for any of the players much less yu keep begging them a game..
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#65233 - 05/10/07 12:58 PM
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shavar should be in the programme for jermaine taylor who has been very careless around our backline.
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#65234 - 05/10/07 01:26 PM
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Shavar Thomas has not started a match in MLS this year. He seems to be having an average MLS career making about US$72,000 per year.
2006 Kansas City 22+ starts
2007 LA Galaxy 0 starts
2007 Chivas USA 0 starts
You would bench the captian of the U22 team for him?
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#65236 - 05/10/07 02:36 PM
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yow JT yu know seh a nuff of our ballers feel da way deh...apparently alot of our talented youths are not recognizing any importance in playing for the national team and as such a either think bout other pastures or carry them football elsewhere...
where's Akeem Priestley?
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#65984 - 05/20/07 06:51 PM
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It is good to see Shavar Thomas go the full 90 for Chivas USA
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#66719 - 05/31/07 06:30 PM
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Lucky number four for Shavar?
Shavar Thomas, Reggae Boys training before their match with Peru at the Stadium Field on Monday 13.11.2006. - file
GORDON WILLIAMS, Contributor
The third time is usually a charm. But Jamaican Shavar Thomas is hoping his fourth club in five seasons of United States Major League Soccer (MLS) will be his best move as a professional footballer.
Thomas was recently shipped from the Los Angeles Galaxy to Chivas USA, roughly a month after he was acquired in a trade from the Kansas City Wizards where he had spent the past three seasons. He played his MLS rookie year in Dallas.
Nothing personal
Yet bouncing from one club to another has failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the big central defender, who has captained several Jamaican age group teams, including the squad which made it to the Under-20 FIFA World Youth Championships in 2001. Thomas also made his debut for the senior Reggae Boyz as a 20-year-old. He accepts the trades as part of the professional experience.
"It's nothing personal," Thomas explained yesterday. "Just business."
Thomas has so far started three games for Chivas, a club with deep Spanish-Mexican roots.
He partners Claudio 'El Emperador' Suarez, the legendary Mexican who has earned 178 caps for his country in the heart of the club's defence. Together they helped Chivas record a shutout win on Saturday against Thomas's old club Dallas.
Communicating in spanish
Thomas said he is comfortable at Chivas, although he must communicate with Suarez in Spanish, drawing on exposure to the language starting from his days at Excelsior High. He admires the veteran's knowledge of the game and his humble approach. However, Thomas admitted that moving from club to club did shake his confidence a bit at first.
"In the initial stage, when you go from one club to the next, it kind of makes you feel down, like you're not wanted," said the 26-year-old, who has played 94 MLS games, starting 87 and scoring three goals.
No bitter feelings
"But after meshing with the guys and they treat you well, (the bad feeling) just goes away."
At least for his latest move he did not have to go far - literally across the hallway. Chivas shares the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with the Galaxy.
"The only thing changed is my jersey and the locker room," Thomas said with a laugh.
And, maybe, his mindset as well. Thomas said he has no bitter feelings against the clubs that traded him. He knows the Wizards were seeking a playmaker. With a surplus of defenders at the club and him being listed among the limited number of allotted 'foreign' players on the roster, the move seemed logical enough.
"At the Wizards, they wanted to go in another direction and I had no problems with that," he said.
There's no grudge against the Galaxy either, although he "had no idea" the club, which also employs fellow Jamaican Tyrone Marshall, would ship him away after only one U.S. Open Cup knockout game and before he had played a single MLS minute.
"I'm only disappointed that I didn't get a chance to prove myself (at the Galaxy)," he said.
At Chivas, he believes he will get adequate opportunities. Preki, the head coach, was Thomas's teammate at the Wizards. He has assured him that the club needs him for the long haul.
"He told me 'we want you here, not to trade you'," Thomas said. "Chivas wanted me."
So maybe now he can rest easier, and even unpack his bags for a while.
"I'm in a good situation right now," Thomas said.
Gordon Williams is a Jamaican journalist based in the United States.<
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#66720 - 05/31/07 06:31 PM
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But he took part in the Lunar New Year Cup
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#66721 - 05/31/07 06:54 PM
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Disappointed he did get a call since he has no official matches between 5/26 - 06/09
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#67513 - 06/10/07 12:40 AM
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Shavar Thomas continues to look impressive in the central defensive for Chivas USA. It seems that him former teammate Preki has a lot of confidence in him.
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#75048 - 09/14/07 10:13 AM
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Shavar Thomas was once again impressive last night in the match against LA Galaxy. He continues to lead one of the best defences in MLS. IMO, he definitely deserves a call-up. He is not a superstar but he will be a solid addition to our backline.
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#79294 - 11/13/07 01:04 PM
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Shavar finally getting a grip on MLS
GORDON WILLIAMS, Contributor
Shavar Thomas ... now considered one of the best defenders in the MLS. - ricardo makyn
Jamaica international Shavar Thomas shrugged off early uncertainty to complete a solid season in United States Major League Soccer, and his name is now being whispered among those considered the best defenders in the MLS.
COMFORT ZONE
And although he is not quite ready to call it home, the burly central defender is hoping that after his first season with California-based Chivas USA, Thomas' latest stop during a five-year roller coaster career, he has finally established himself as a cornerstone player in the MLS - and found a comfort zone.
"I would think so," explained the 26-year-old, who joined Chivas late, but started all 25 games he played for the club in 2007, including two in the playoffs. "That would be a yes for me."
Yet few could blame Thomas if he was far less confident at the start of this year's MLS campaign.
The man who captained Jamaica at the under-20 FIFA World Youth Championships and made his senior team Reggae Boyz debut at age 20 was already linked with three different MLS teams before Chivas. The latest omen of instability popped up when he was traded from the Kansas City Wizards to the Los Angeles Galaxy prior to the 2007 season, then shipped to Chivas before he had a chance to play an MLS game for the Galaxy.
Fortunately for Thomas, Chivas embraced him from the beginning. Preki, who was eventually named MLS 'Coach of the Year', assured Thomas that he was no longer trade bait. The coach also encouraged him to assert himself.
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
"Preki allows every player to do what he does and more," said Thomas, "to express yourself and to think outside the box."
Then Preki paired Thomas with legendary Mexican Claudio Suarez to form the core of one of the league's stingiest defences. Chivas allowed just 28 goals in 30 regular season games, second best in the MLS. Meanwhile, the last two teams which cast him away floundered badly. The Galaxy (48) and the Wizards (45) conceded the second and third most goals in 2007. The Jamaican's contribution has not gone unnoticed.
"Thomas has been nothing short of spectacular with Chivas USA this season", reported MLS.com.
Preki told the website that "Shavar has been a great piece that we found."
With Suarez rumoured to be on his way to retirement, Thomas anticipates a more influential role with the club, a right he believes he earned following an impressive season.
"I would think so, most definitely," the former Excelsior High star said. "I would have to show more responsibility."
MENTAL LEAP
While the Galaxy-to-Chivas trade did not move Thomas far geographically - the clubs share home stadium - the mental leap was decisive. As Preki's guidance allowed Thomas to shine as a player, the California weather offered a sweet reminder of his homeland. Chivas fans - a huge, passionate, knowledgeable primarily Spanish-Mexican crowd - made him feel welcome too. If Suarez is king, Thomas is an adopted prince.
"It's amazing for me," he said. "The response I get from them is great."
Unless some European club swoops in and carts him off to a better league, Thomas can look forward to at least a couple more seasons at Chivas USA.
"The focus is on Chivas," he said. "I am happy here."
Just not ready to get too comfortable. Not just yet. Past experiences have taught him well. After spending three seasons with the Wizards, he was ready to settle there too. until the reality of life as a pro greeted him rudely.
"I thought I had found a home in Kansas City," Thomas said with a hearty laugh.
At least he has learned to enjoy the roller coaster.
Gordon Williams is a Jamaican journalist based in the United States.
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#79297 - 11/13/07 02:00 PM
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where is he in the new Reggaeboyz lineup? I'm sick and tired of these guys overlooking talent. Get a us citizenship and I guarantee the us international team will call him up immediately and then you'll see these guys at JFF start talking crap.
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#79302 - 11/13/07 02:32 PM
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#79305 - 11/13/07 02:56 PM
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ok why the heck does he sound like a brit lol
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#79306 - 11/13/07 03:17 PM
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where is he in the new Reggaeboyz lineup? I'm sick and tired of these guys overlooking talent. Get a us citizenship and I guarantee the us international team will call him up immediately and then you'll see these guys at JFF start talking crap.
Calm down bredrin he is in the squad for the upcoming friendlys.
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