Odds on AFC signing him to replace Smith, decreasing by the minute!!
I'd say the odds of Charlotte giving him an extension are decreasing by each game.
He's their lucky charm at the moment.
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Bill Tuiloma continues to start games for Charlotte, who continue to get good results with him in the team. CFC played twice this week and Tuiloma remained at right-back in each of them. First was a 2-1 win against DC United with Pep Biel scoring a double, then came a 3-2 win away against Atlanta FC in which Charlotte scored three times from four shots on target to take the points. Tuiloma played 70 minutes and 73 minutes so he’s building back up again – and while he hasn’t scored again like he did in that first appearance, Charlotte have taken 10 points from his four games following immediately after a run of nine defeats from 11 in which Tuiloma wasn’t involved.
He’s still not fully comfortable on the right edge but they’ve got him playing like a third centre-back a lot of the time and he’s improving with each passing game. Can’t be surprised at a bit of rust considering he’d not played a second of MLS footy all year prior to that. Supposing he’s able to hold down this position, the next step will be to add more attacking output since he’s only even attempted two crosses in three games at right-back and hasn’t been getting very far forward. But what he has done is he’s been very good with his passing and in these past two games we’ve begun to see him really get the hang of his defensive duties.