Twitter reacts to… Orlando City SC’s 2018 end-of-season roster update

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This evening (UK time), Orlando City SC officially announced their updated first team roster following the end of the 2018 Major League Soccer campaign.

The first comprehensive evidence as to who is staying, potentially remaining and departing Orlando City Stadium before 2019, there were a few surprise names in the ‘option not exercised’ column.

With elder statesmen Joe Bendik, Jonathan Spector and Scott Sutter the eye-catching names on the ‘option not exercised’ list, it’s worth noting that Orlando City SC may renegotiate new contracts for players on this list should they see fit.

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Following the announcement, the status of Orlando City SC‘s first team roster was:

Under Contract

R. J. Allen
Josué Colmán
Pierre da Silva
Dom Dwyer
Mohamed El-Munir
Sacha Kljestan
Cam Lindley
Mason Stajduhar
Shane O’Neill
Stéfano Pinho
Dillon Powers
Lamine Sané
Amro Tarek
Yoshimar Yotún

Out of Contract

Earl Edwards Jr.

Option Exercised

Carlos Ascues
Adam Grinwis
Cristian Higuita
Will Johnson
Chris Mueller
PC
Uri Rosell
Mason Stajduhar

Option Not Exercised

Joe Bendik
Richie Laryea
Tony Rocha
Chris Schuler
Jonathan Spector
Scott Sutter
Donny Toia
Jose Villarreal

Shortly after the announcement, Orlando City UK quizzed our followers on whether it was the right or wrong decision to place the likes of Joe BendikJonathan Spector and Scott Sutter on our ‘option not exercised’ list.

All of this news naturally sent the Orlando City SC Twittersphere into a frenzy so Orlando City UK gathered some of the best tweets and thoughts following the announcement.

What are YOU making of Orlando City SC‘s 2018 end-of-season roster update?

Comment below or tweet us at @Orlando_CityUK to let us know!

 

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