TOcanadafan Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Between this and the Celtic game, Champions League is becoming a joke in terms of how much the refs / VAR favour the teams from the big leagues. Worse than the non-penalty because of the shoulder ball touch on Eustaquio was the foul on Taremi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, TOcanadafan said: Between this and the Celtic game, Champions League is becoming a joke in terms of how much the refs / VAR favour the teams from the big leagues. Worse than the non-penalty because of the shoulder ball touch on Eustaquio was the foul on Taremi. Dude, the ref gave Barcelona 8 yellows, some lame or absurd, in a game where we were far from aggressive. But a vicious scissor tackle injuring Lewandowski was not a foul and their player kicking Ter Stegen's hand late wasn't carded. Intent to injure in the last case. They played with an extra man late, it was a joke. The ref was crucifying Barcelona, conditioning everything, and folks have the gall to say we were favoured? This was exactly the sort of ref whistling for an Oscar nomination that Guardiola was talking about after the Spurs Liverpool fiasco the other day. Edited October 4, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On the bench for Porto vs Portimonense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Rated quite high on the FotMob & SofaScore, especially when considering he started on the bench. Missed the game but his statistics were quite impressive. In 45 minutes: 3 Chances Created 2 Passes into Final 3rd 1 Recovered Ball 29 for 33 Passes Made 88% Passing Completion 1 for 1 Successful Dribbles 4 for 5 Accurate Long Balls 1 for 1 Tackles Won 2 for 3 Ground Duels Won sebdeserio, cronaldo7, Unnamed Trialist and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ruffian said: No Eustáquio in the image... They say "an edema in his left leg" is what kept him from the Japan friendly. https://desporto.sapo.pt/amp/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/medio-do-fc-porto-stephen-eustaquio-volta-do-canada-com-edema-na-perna-esquerda We shall see how long he remains on the injured list. Obinna, johnyb, Corazon and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 4:56 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: We shall see how long he remains on the injured list. Eustáquio was out injured and didn't play in yesterday's Portuguese Cup match. I still haven't seen a recovery timeline. Next match is Champions League on Wednesday. Jack1997, ray and DeRo_Is_King 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 4:56 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: They say "an edema in his left leg" is what kept him from the Japan friendly. https://desporto.sapo.pt/amp/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/medio-do-fc-porto-stephen-eustaquio-volta-do-canada-com-edema-na-perna-esquerda We shall see how long he remains on the injured list. Reading that, it seems like he got injured at the Cdn camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Personal update, not an injury update. From his social media, it looks as though Stephen Eustaquio and his girlfriend are expecting a child. YorkRegionFan, Unnamed Trialist, johnyb and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Corazon said: Personal update, not an injury update. From his social media, it looks as though Stephen Eustaquio and his girlfriend are expecting a child. Please tell me his GF is not due anytime in Nov 🤞 Shway, narduch, Olympique_de_Marseille and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Please tell me his GF is not due anytime in Nov 🤞 By the looks of it, she's probably 3/4 months pregnant. So he should be alright. Edited October 23, 2023 by Shway Kadenge, Corazon and Borjans Sweatpants 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Steph MLS loan to ensure that his child is not only Canadian but born in Canada? We’re going to need some second Gen talent in 2045, never too early to lay the groundwork. narduch, scullion44, DeRo_Is_King and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: Steph MLS loan to ensure that his child is not only Canadian but born in Canada? We’re going to need some second Gen talent in 2045, never too early to lay the groundwork. Great news for him. But a question: when did the International Board determine that all players scoring goals with wives or girlfriends pregnant are obliged to stuff the ball under their shirts or suck their thumbs? Seems harsh to get a yellow for not doing that. Olympique_de_Marseille and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Great news for him. But a question: when did the International Board determine that all players scoring goals with wives or girlfriends pregnant are obliged to stuff the ball under their shirts or suck their thumbs? Seems harsh to get a yellow for not doing that. I think once one wife / GF saw that done by another player, it’s a brave man who wouldn’t do it for his wife / gf. Sometimes the personal is more important than the professional. lowlander and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: Steph MLS loan to ensure that his child is not only Canadian but born in Canada? Haha. He was born in Leamington, so that kid will automatically be Canadian. Voyageurs as soon as they hear a #CanMNT player is having a kid: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjbfLjUS/ 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Seems harsh to get a yellow for not doing that. 🤣 7 hours ago, Shway said: By the looks of it, she's probably 3/4 months pregnant. So he should be alright. That kid will be born by May so Stephen will be good to go for Copa America. Edited October 23, 2023 by Olympique_de_Marseille Corazon, Shway and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: Steph MLS loan to ensure that his child is not only Canadian but born in Canada? We’re going to need some second Gen talent in 2045, never too early to lay the groundwork. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID! (Thats a morning wood reference. Just thought I should point that out. I'll go back to being somewhere on the spectrum now. As you were). . Edited October 24, 2023 by Cheeta Obinna, GasPed and BearcatSA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 15 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Haha. He was born in Leamington, so that kid will automatically be Canadian. Voyageurs as soon as they hear a #CanMNT player is having a kid: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjbfLjUS/ 🤣 Yeah, I know, I think that his kid would even still qualify even if Steph was born in Portugal. I only know how to speak in terms of transfers or national team allegiances when it comes to players, so just need to make sure that the Eustaquios are a multi-generational force in Canadian soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Starting for Porto vs Antwerp in UCL. dyslexic nam, Corazon, costarg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 And a goal! narduch, johnyb, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Got the goal and the ball in the shirt/thumb belatedly. scullion44, costarg, InglewoodJack and 10 others 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 The goal: https://x.com/allworldgoal/status/1717273901737120146?s=46&t=spIaqlQfufAO3HreB1455Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Here at the end he does the obligatory "pregnant man sucks his thumb" in celebration. https://www.tudn.com/futbol/uefa-champions-league/gol-anota-para-fc-porto-stephen-eustaquio-video-2 Ivan and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Job done for him. 1-4 Porto winning. Decent and expected position in the group barring a Belgian miracle. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Job done for him. 1-4 Porto winning. Decent and expected position in the group barring a Belgian miracle. Shakhtar is quite a bit better than Royal Antwerp. I think the Belgians are mistaken in giving the CL spot to their playoff winner. The team winning the table is the best team, not the team winning the playoffs. It is the team with the deepest, most competitive roster that can best build for the following season. Then Royal Antwerp just won the playoff late and luckily. I'm saying this thinking about Tajon too, Bruges seems to coast during the season hoping they can win the playoff, it is not a good setup. Obinna and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Couldn't access the previous post with the goal. Here's another post of his winner: In my opinion he's Canada's most pivotal player. He plays, we're much better than if he doesn't. Period. lowlander, canuckgbp, Xavier. and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Best midfielder in concacaf? McKennie is a rotational player for a Juventus side not currently in Europe, Reyna (different profile btw) has a super high ceiling but is still a sub for Dortmund, Musah is getting more starts lately for AC Milan, a better team than Porto, yet it doesn't really feel like he is a "best in concacaf" player - maybe because he hasn't proven to be consistent for club, be it Milan or Valencia. Alvarez is a good player and similar age to Eustaquio, he could probably lay claim to the "best in concacaf" title, maybe I would put him at 2 if I am putting Eustaquio at 1. If Eustaquio is the best midfielder, it's by the slightest of margins. Am I being biased here? I mean Porto are a very big club, but they are still a level below the very best in Europe, nor are they in a top 5 league. PegCityCam, Corazon, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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