Bison44 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Larin is tall and is good on headers, i would guess 30-40% of his goals are with his head. But look at our dear departed Ben Spencer, the guy was a giant and couldnt get a header on target, couldnt be a hold up target man to save his life. Size and strength is great but there are strong wily shorter players who get on the end of headers too. Just another tool in a strikers toolbelt and there are planty of different ways to get the job done. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Bison44 said: Larin is tall and is good on headers, i would guess 30-40% of his goals are with his head. But look at our dear departed Ben Spencer, the guy was a giant and couldnt get a header on target, couldnt be a hold up target man to save his life. Size and strength is great but there are strong wily shorter players who get on the end of headers too. Just another tool in a strikers toolbelt and there are planty of different ways to get the job done. Josef Martinez is great at headers too, and he's shorter than David. Height is not the end all be all. Cblake and Kent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 6 hours ago, Obinna said: Josef Martinez is great at headers too, and he's shorter than David. Height is not the end all be all. Griezmann is also very good in the box with his head and is 5’8” playing at the top level. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 In the 18 man squad in a HUGE 2nd leg Away Europa League Match vs Bordeaux 0-0 aggregate. I expect him to be a 2nd half sub and do what he does best. Obinna, Cblake and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 FT: 2-0 win for Bordeaux David came on the 63rd minute Congrats to him on his first CanMNT call up today! Dominic94 and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Blackjack15 said: FT: 2-0 win for Bordeaux David came on the 63rd minute Congrats to him on his first CanMNT call up today! So they are bounced from Europa league. That's too bad, but he got the chance to play qualifiers and even scored a few goals. That's a fantastic experience for any 18 year old striker, of any nationality, let alone a Canadian. Great start to his European career! (Nothing can kill my exuberance around this kid - if you couldn't tell) Strait Red, jpg75, Cblake and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) I watched the last 25 minutes of the match. It was mostly desperation from Gent (a lot of long balls) and they couldn't manufacture much. David wasn't getting on the end of many of them (to be fair it seems like Gent have bigger target men for that), but he was putting in a shift moving around the pitch quite a bit to try and get involved. To be honest, he didn't stand out, but neither did any of the Gent players for the period I watched. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric and for him to not be a sore thumb on that kind of a stage is an accomplishment in itself. At the end of the match, I heard the Dutch announcer say something along the lines of "Not a success for Gent <and then as they showed David>, but a personal success for David". To be honest, I kind of wondered what he meant, but perhaps it was simply the fact he got subbed on in such a huge game and held his own? Edited August 31, 2018 by kohanz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 11 hours ago, kohanz said: I watched the last 25 minutes of the match. It was mostly desperation from Gent (a lot of long balls) and they couldn't manufacture much. David wasn't getting on the end of many of them (to be fair it seems like Gent have bigger target men for that), but he was putting in a shift moving around the pitch quite a bit to try and get involved. To be honest, he didn't stand out, but neither did any of the Gent players for the period I watched. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric and for him to not be a sore thumb on that kind of a stage is an accomplishment in itself. At the end of the match, I heard the Dutch announcer say something along the lines of "Not a success for Gent <and then as they showed David>, but a personal success for David". To be honest, I kind of wondered what he meant, but perhaps it was simply the fact he got subbed on in such a huge game and held his own? Maybe the commentator was referring to the Europa qualifying campaign in general, rather than that specific game? In that context the comment would make sense (based on your observations at least, I didn't see any of the game). hamiltonfan and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Kent said: Maybe the commentator was referring to the Europa qualifying campaign in general, rather than that specific game? In that context the comment would make sense (based on your observations at least, I didn't see any of the game). That's a good guess and I'm inclined to think you're right. I probably would have had a better idea if I had been watching & listening intently rather than had the game on in the background while working Edited August 31, 2018 by kohanz Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 16 hours ago, kohanz said: I watched the last 25 minutes of the match. It was mostly desperation from Gent (a lot of long balls) and they couldn't manufacture much. David wasn't getting on the end of many of them (to be fair it seems like Gent have bigger target men for that), but he was putting in a shift moving around the pitch quite a bit to try and get involved. To be honest, he didn't stand out, but neither did any of the Gent players for the period I watched. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric and for him to not be a sore thumb on that kind of a stage is an accomplishment in itself. At the end of the match, I heard the Dutch announcer say something along the lines of "Not a success for Gent <and then as they showed David>, but a personal success for David". To be honest, I kind of wondered what he meant, but perhaps it was simply the fact he got subbed on in such a huge game and held his own? Based on what I am reading in your post I would say you are interpreting that accurately. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Is he in FIFA? Can’t find a rating on Sofifa and I’m curious what he’ll come in at ... Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 34 minutes ago, Addona said: Is he in FIFA? Can’t find a rating on Sofifa and I’m curious what he’ll come in at ... Not yet I think he'll be in fifa 19 though Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 What's with his birth place.... Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 minute ago, KW519 said: What's with his birth place.... I never raised it here because I didn’t want the Vees going in panic mode but yea he was born there. hamiltonfan, Cblake, BCM and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Keegan said: I never raised it here because I didn’t want the Vees going in panic mode but yea he was born there. News to me! Do you know how old he was when he came to Canada? Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 minute ago, KW519 said: News to me! Do you know how old he was when he came to Canada? 6 or 8 IIRC, I read it all in an article from Belgium. Cblake and KW519 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Keegan said: 6 or 8 IIRC, I read it all in an article from Belgium. Here I was worried about Haiti?? johnyb, Cblake, shamrock and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, KW519 said: Here I was worried about Haiti?? Well he did live in Haiti. He moved there as a baby.. I don’t think he can remember living in the states. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 And some on here are saying it's disrespectful to cap-tie a player because it's hoarding. SMH. Cblake, Addona and KW519 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Born in the US means he could have been capped by the states. Capturing remains important for Canada however you look at it. General Apathy, jpg75, Addona and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 24 minutes ago, shamrock said: Born in the US means he could have been capped by the states. Capturing remains important for Canada however you look at it. Exactly. Keegan just mentioned St. Lucia having a not so tough schedule and an outside shot at qualifying for the GC. Elva could be enticed to join them. I don't think it'll happen because we included him in the U23's last year and he's still young, but it's certainly not crazy to think that scenario exists. A good year in 3.Liga and B2 could be around the corner, do we want to risk losing a player like that because we feel hoarding is disrespectful? Cblake, KW519, Kadenge and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Sorry I didn't want to say we should capture anyone, that was autocorrected. Shway and Cblake 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 35 minutes ago, shamrock said: Sorry I didn't want to say we should capture anyone, that was autocorrected. First capture and then captie? MtlMario, jpg75, shamrock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Oh wow am J glad he is now capped with Canada (though I doubt he was ever in doubt, he has stated multiple time he wanted to take Canada where they havent been before) nolando and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I know it's meaningless but his value on transfermarket was just updated from €100,000 to €2,000,000. He's not going unnoticed. dyslexic nam, ghostknownunknown, Bertuzzi44 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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