sebdeserio Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) That's what happens when he plays further away from the opposition's backline and has space and time to dribble and create... Edited January 30, 2022 by sebdeserio Norrin Radd, masster, Edgewater17 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Floortom said: That was the best I’ve seen JD in a Canadian shirt in a match he didn’t score. He was amazing otherwise He was so much more involved than usual, and helped cover defensively at times when others were pushed up. Definitely what you love to see from him out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 With our midfield depleted, I wonder if he could play the 10 in the midfield behind the striker(s) which could be 1 or 2 of Larin, Ugbo and/or Cavallini next game. Or perhaps he comes on there in the last 30 minutes or so as he has done alot of running the last two matches so might not start. He played there for Gent I believe. ECW and lowlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 As someone wrote , he is best suited alongside a tall #9 around so he can go deep, get the ball , the long pass today for Buchanan for that golden chance in 2nd half was a Michel Platini kind of long pass. Pure class costarg and Sal333 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Definitely our best creator on the pitch yesterday without a doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, An Observer said: With our midfield depleted, I wonder if he could play the 10 in the midfield behind the striker(s) which could be 1 or 2 of Larin, Ugbo and/or Cavallini next game. Or perhaps he comes on there in the last 30 minutes or so as he has done alot of running the last two matches so might not start. He played there for Gent I believe. That's funny because before the game I was watching an interview with his high school soccer coach in Ottawa and he said that Johnny never played striker for them. He was - get this - a midfielder. Edited January 31, 2022 by Sal333 TGAA_Star and sebdeserio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The David you saw in the US game was more the Gent David than Lille David. In attack, manager Jess Thorup used a 4-4-2 diamond with David at the point, playing behind two quality strikers, Yaremchuk and Depoitre and his linkup play was fantastic. Also, a lot of his goals for Gent were from later runs into the box, finding the space created by the forwards. For comparison, I'd rank Yaremchuk over Larin and when he was in form, Depoitre was probably no worse than Larin and certainly above someone like Cavalinni. Game in and game out, David ran the most km's of all the Gent players, and there were a lot of lung bursting recovery runs like the one's we saw yesterday when Gent lost possession. TGAA_Star, lowlander, ECW and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 One thing I noticed re-watching this match is how strong he was with the ball. That’s been one of my strongest criticisms of him as he is usually dispossessed way too easily. It was amazing to see and it’s not like the US have a bunch of hacks in their midfield and backline. Approve My Account Pls and Kadenge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Here’s Johnny ! Hawkguy, RocketWheeler, Xavier. and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Hes going to a big team this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) David’s running stride is so amazing to me. It doesn’t look fast in real time but he absolutely blazes speed. He has so much strength when at full speed and that is what elite strikers possess. Edited February 3, 2022 by Atlantic jonovision 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 How many players can do what he just did? 3rd game in less than a week after starting all 3 games and just pull that off? Absolutely world class and every top team in Europe will be after him this summer. Not just the rumoured teams right now.. trust me. Cheeta, Unnamed Trialist, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, canadasoccer20 said: How many players can do what he just did? 3rd game in less than a week after starting all 3 games and just pull that off? Absolutely world class and every top team in Europe will be after him this summer. Not just the rumoured teams right now.. trust me. All the top teams are currently rumoured to be after him. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: All the top teams are currently rumoured to be after him. I haven't seen any Manchester City or Bayern rumours just to name a few.. I'm saying he is going to have a ton of interest and expect the buzz to be 10x bigger.. It's going to be a sweepstakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 johnyb, EdmPhonzieFan, Edgewater17 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkguy Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 15 hours ago, Cblake said: Here’s Johnny ! uh oh... OneSoccer in trouble for copyright! lol GasPed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hawkguy said: uh oh... OneSoccer in trouble for copyright! lol Probably got in shit from FIFA. Hawkguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Hawkguy said: uh oh... OneSoccer in trouble for copyright! lol Do not quite understand that since they own the rights, Wheels and Terry called the game. A little weird if you ask me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Cblake said: Do not quite understand that since they own the rights, Wheels and Terry called the game. A little weird if you ask me, They probably forgot to Geo Lock it. They only have the rights in Canada. FIFA is very protective of this shit. Hawkguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkguy Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Cblake said: Do not quite understand that since they own the rights, Wheels and Terry called the game. A little weird if you ask me, It's on multiple tweets from last night. Not sure.. the above forum post might make the most sense Edited February 3, 2022 by Hawkguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, narduch said: They probably forgot to Geo Lock it. They only have the rights in Canada. FIFA is very protective of this shit. Yes, I was able to watch the clip from outside Canada, which is not normally the case. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 5 hours ago, kacbru said: Yes, I was able to watch the clip from outside Canada, which is not normally the case. Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 For me, David grew up in this window. This may be a weird mishmash of body language and projection and a bunch of other stuff, but with Canada, at least, despite all of his goals David seemed like a player that preferred to stay just out of the spotlight. It seems crazy to say of a 70 million Euro player, but I believe it's true. Easy enough to do when sharing the field with someone with the talent and charisma of Davies, the leadership of Borjan, or on field maestros like Eustaquio and Hutchinson. In this window, and especially against the USA (without Hutch, Staq or Davies), David seemed to want to be in the middle of everything. He recognized how big the moment was and that he was the man to meet it. In each match and especially the last 2 you'd see him dropping into midfield to pull the strings, yet he was still the one to finish the job. You can see how comfortable he is in his celebrations. TL:DR What a f'n player. dyslexic nam, Approve My Account Pls, CanadaFan123 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, jonovision said: For me, David grew up in this window. This may be a weird mishmash of body language and projection and a bunch of other stuff, but with Canada, at least, despite all of his goals David seemed like a player that preferred to stay just out of the spotlight. It seems crazy to say of a 70 million Euro player, but I believe it's true. Easy enough to do when sharing the field with someone with the talent and charisma of Davies, the leadership of Borjan, or on field maestros like Eustaquio and Hutchinson. In this window, and especially against the USA (without Hutch, Staq or Davies), David seemed to want to be in the middle of everything. He recognized how big the moment was and that he was the man to meet it. In each match and especially the last 2 you'd see him dropping into midfield to pull the strings, yet he was still the one to finish the job. You can see how comfortable he is in his celebrations. TL:DR What a f'n player. Bingo. Noticeably more confident, more physical. Always talented but my fear is that he could really get thrown off his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 59 minutes ago, jonovision said: For me, David grew up in this window. This may be a weird mishmash of body language and projection and a bunch of other stuff, but with Canada, at least, despite all of his goals David seemed like a player that preferred to stay just out of the spotlight. It seems crazy to say of a 70 million Euro player, but I believe it's true. Easy enough to do when sharing the field with someone with the talent and charisma of Davies, the leadership of Borjan, or on field maestros like Eustaquio and Hutchinson. In this window, and especially against the USA (without Hutch, Staq or Davies), David seemed to want to be in the middle of everything. He recognized how big the moment was and that he was the man to meet it. In each match and especially the last 2 you'd see him dropping into midfield to pull the strings, yet he was still the one to finish the job. You can see how comfortable he is in his celebrations. TL:DR What a f'n player. I think Wheeler alluded to Yilmaz helping to teach him this this during the El Salvador game, but you can tell he's hit that point where everything is slowing down for him and he's taking the game at his pace. It was incredible to watch johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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