CanadaFan123 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 43 minutes ago, sebdeserio said: I don't think I'll be able to take it if we go another tournament where we play admirably against better/equal teams, give it our best shot but just fall short finishing with 0 points and a token goal or 2. This is our 3rd non Gold Cup tournament and we're at 0 points after 7 games. France won a World Cup playing much less attractive football than they could have, England's made it to 2 finals doing the same and they're in a different class from us. It’s actually our 4th and we got a point against Brazil in 2001. sebdeserio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 GasPed, johnyb and ssk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) Apparently the bid sent from Brest didn't equal 5 million and Malmo don't really want to sell him so we'll see what happens. Edited July 9 by VinceA lowlander, jhoops__, aredding77 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 2 minutes ago, VinceA said: ~€5M ? Gian-Luca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Brest also just sold (well loan-to-buy-ed) their starting lcb from last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Canada is getting “I was not familiar with your game”’d by Ligue 1 right now. Absolutely here for it. narduch, eramosat and Borjans Sweatpants 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) That is a nice move. Ambitious team. Playing in Europe. Strong league with manageable step up. I know Copa is only one aspect of interest in him but I always wondered what playing in the Copa could have meant for our players post Gold Cup win. Edited July 9 by The Real Marc Corazon, canadasoccer20 and cronaldo7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I think DC has had an admirable career so far. Started as a forward, then transitioned to centre back. Played for a bunch of random clubs in Europe, got a little footing in Serbia before coming home to Canada. Doesn't really have a great experience there, loaned back to Europe. Makes the most of his opportunity there just when it looks like he may have been floundering. Now he's become a key player for the Swedish champs while getting linked to clubs in bigger leagues that have qualified for Europe. Meanwhile, he has represented Canada since u17. I remember thinking he was our best player in Toulon in 2018 and then alongside Buchanan our top performer in u23 Olympic qualifying in 2020, despite there being rumbling he himself was unhappy not to be part of the senior squad. Now he has become our #1 CB at the age of 26. Shows that professional careers, especially in soccer, can develop in fits and starts. Trois Reds, GasPed, johnyb and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Cornelius (along with Bombito) has been one of the biggest bounces for the CMNT. It was always our weakest position in the past cycle or two and to have 2 youngest CBs who will be around for 2 cycles is massive for us. Part of me wonders what would have happened to us in Qatar if we had those two guys back there especially vs Belgium. I guarantee you Batshuayi isn't getting behind these two to score the winner.. costarg, toontownman, Corazon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 What's with all the Ligue 1 interest? I know David/Kone/Bombito are french speaking which probably plays some small factor but I can't help but think that 0-0 draw with France kicked some things off. johnyb, Ruud, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandbloke Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 6 minutes ago, mpg_29 said: What's with all the Ligue 1 interest? I know David/Kone/Bombito are french speaking which probably plays some small factor but I can't help but think that 0-0 draw with France kicked some things off. Sans doute. eramosat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 So glad Derek has finally got his time in the sun. A long time coming. I hope either the runoured Eredivisie or Ligue 1 moves happen for him. I think he has a next level. Future is exciting at the back. Miller is a solid backup, LDF is a great hope then the u20s look promising and JKL one to watch. Derek was a giant this tournament though and helped Bombito. Kudos. Kusch to the Corner, johnyb, Kadenge and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Shaffelburg has the flash and the charisma and the whole good time maritimes thing going on but Cornelius the player of the tournament for us. Jack1997, kacbru, Ivan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, The Real Marc said: Shaffelburg has the flash and the charisma and the whole good time maritimes thing going on but Cornelius the player of the tournament for us. I know everyone is bullish on Bombito, But imagine if we had 2 Cornelius' in our CB pairing. The Real Marc, Unnamed Trialist and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 3 minutes ago, narduch said: I know everyone is bullish on Bombito, But imagine if we had 2 Cornelius' in our CB pairing. Give it time Jack1997, costarg and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) 15 minutes ago, The Real Marc said: Shaffelburg has the flash and the charisma and the whole good time maritimes thing going on but Cornelius the player of the tournament for us. A, say 97%, solid centre back with good size and decent pace is worth his weight in gold in building a team. Really nice to see after a few tough national and club years for him. Edited July 10 by WestHamCanadianinOxford 74 Whitecap and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 He also gets the award for "Sounding Most Canadian in a Post-match Interview" "Yah, it's a tough one, ya know." narduch, Ivan, PegCityCam and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, narduch said: I know everyone is bullish on Bombito, But imagine if we had 2 Cornelius' in our CB pairing. You could even convince me to go for a third Cornelius' and play him up top, he used to play striker and has proven he can still score. narduch and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 5/8/2024 at 5:58 AM, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: We will surely play on Sunday the 14th and qualifiers start on the Tuesday/Wednesday 16/17 th. Plenty of time to celebrate, take the flight and even get a short training session. No? Cathcing up on Champions League etc. qualifying that started this week and remembered posting this in reference to Cornelius playing in the final and then having a short turn around. Pretty incredible that we were pretty close to this wildly optimistic post that was supposed to be funny. (Was wrong on the date somehow Malmo doesn't start their qualifying until the 23rd) frattinator, sebdeserio and GasPed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Best Canada CB over the 8 games. Calm & has a knack for making big defensive plays to prevent what appears to be sure goals. Hope his performances help secure that rumoured move to a higher level league. jdcyantsis, masster, K Edgar and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Just seen a few Lille accounts stating interest in signing DC…not sure it’s legit but interesting. The Beaver 2.0, WestHamCanadianinOxford, johnyb and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Getting Cornelius and Bombito into better leagues where they can play a lot and develop is critical for the NT. Staq probably needs a new club, too. Corazon, Canuckia, jhoops__ and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Lille do have an opening with Yoro leaving. Yoro made 44 appearances in all competitions for Lille last season, most of any defender, all while being 18 years old. Mental. Their other centre backs are Diakite (good, but only played 28 matches), Alexsandro (bad), and Umtiti (crocked). They really do need reinforcements in that area. johnyb, Borjans Sweatpants, Canuckia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 29 minutes ago, jhoops__ said: Just seen a few Lille accounts stating interest in signing DC…not sure it’s legit but interesting. It comes from an "EXCLU !" from an account with 270 followers, I remain sceptical but hopeful. jhoops__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Corazon, Chad_Impact, The Beaver 2.0 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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