ballerz Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Can he play AM in our 4-2-3-1? He does not have the high end speed to play wide but looks great in the channels. He is a good playmaker with decent vision and also quite ahead of his peers in technical abilities when in close spaces. With the right development (even at TFC), he is not too far away from being the depth guy behind David in the AM role - for which we really have none. yomurphy1 and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 3 hours ago, ballerz said: Can he play AM in our 4-2-3-1? He does not have the high end speed to play wide but looks great in the channels. He is a good playmaker with decent vision and also quite ahead of his peers in technical abilities when in close spaces. With the right development (even at TFC), he is not too far away from being the depth guy behind David in the AM role - for which we really have none. I still feel that is his best position for the reasons you suggest (as I do with Nelson as well). It just seems that in NA, that is seen as a DP role so these kids are not given the chance to develop there at least on sides like TFC. And it doesn’t help that Bernardeschi essentially plays his RW or RWB position so he is stuck developing in roles which are not suited to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 7 hours ago, El Diego said: He very much played as a right winger when he came on. Looked more comfortable then I've ever seen him in MLS. That was his position in the TFC youth teams when he was labeled a top tier prospect. Don't think it's a coincidence. I’ve been banging this drum for ever, remember when TFC claimed Shaffleburg was a left back…. costarg and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 6 hours ago, ballerz said: Can he play AM in our 4-2-3-1? He does not have the high end speed to play wide but looks great in the channels. He is a good playmaker with decent vision and also quite ahead of his peers in technical abilities when in close spaces. With the right development (even at TFC), he is not too far away from being the depth guy behind David in the AM role - for which we really have none. Don’t think he’s slow and don’t think he needs that high end speed to play RW, I do think Am could work well for him as he’s show to be tricky and deceptive. Corazon, YorkRegionFan and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 7 hours ago, Dominic94 said: I’ve been banging this drum for ever, remember when TFC claimed Shaffleburg was a left back…. Same. A few of us have been arguing this consistently. His skill set seems best suited to that sort of central attacking midfield role. He seems to be able to see pass as well, and weight balls fairly well, so it seems like a good fit. Conversely, he isn’t that fast, and doesn’t seem to have skills that let him beat guys one on one. And he has been pegged as a wide player for a long time now. I am sure if you scroll back a few pages you would find an almost identical post from me. YorkRegionFan and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 6 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Same. A few of us have been arguing this consistently. His skill set seems best suited to that sort of central attacking midfield role. He seems to be able to see pass as well, and weight balls fairly well, so it seems like a good fit. Conversely, he isn’t that fast, and doesn’t seem to have skills that let him beat guys one on one. And he has been pegged as a wide player for a long time now. I am sure if you scroll back a few pages you would find an almost identical post from me. I’ve seen him torch guys wil crafty skill moves. YorkRegionFan and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Great cross sose, PegCityCam, DeRo_Is_King and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) His 7th assist in 27 games this season Edited August 5 by phresh Gian-Luca, Corazon, Kadenge and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, Atlantic said: Great cross Beautiful move and acceleration to get beyond his defender and then to put a perfect “weak” footed cross all the way to back post area. Kadenge, PegCityCam, dyslexic nam and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 2 hours ago, Atlantic said: Great cross Served on a gold plated platter. This is what we wanna see. YorkRegionFan, narduch, PegCityCam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Still don’t think he’s a wing back but: He can and should start for TFC hes showing what made him a top academy talent he can play and succeed at the next level would think he’s getting a move this winter A Different Perspective, Corazon, sose and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 7/4/2024 at 3:17 PM, InglewoodJack said: Here’s a way everyone can win: Montreal flips Ruan to Toronto for JMR and some Monopoly money. Toronto gets a player who’s really good, every young player Montreal touches becomes excellent, and Joey saves a couple bucks on salary. lol PegCityCam, YorkRegionFan, NVsoccer and 10 others 8 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Traded to Montreal ahmedou, YorkRegionFan, narduch and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasi Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Bahahah. Oh TFC. I assume he will flourish there and be in Europe by next year? canuckgbp, Obinna, Borjans Sweatpants and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Wow. I guess that's why they didn't sub him on against Inter Miami Dominic94 and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 WTF? Seriously? Obinna, narduch, Gian-Luca and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 They didn't even get Choinière in return. Lmfao Obinna and Dominic94 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Any idea as to what position he would play at CFM? Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggietfc Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 im so done with tfc,they are trash...i hope mtl beats them out for the playoffs and herdman the highschool coach gets fired...lets go forge Vasi, Obinna, Ivan and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 8 minutes ago, reggietfc said: im so done with tfc,they are trash...i hope mtl beats them out for the playoffs and herdman the highschool coach gets fired...lets go forge Wingo in. JMR out. What a failure of a transfer winow. The JMR move was so late they probably couldn't make a move to bring anyone else in. Stryker911, Metro, Kent and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Also want to give credit to Scianitti. I used to make fun of him because it seemed like his rumours were just retreads. But kudos to the guy for actually breaking moves the past few days (Millar to Hull and now this). NVsoccer, Canuckia, TOcanadafan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Think he slots in perfectly on the right, but Ruan has played well, so not sure what his playing time will look like. Montreal also plays with AMs, so possible he plays there. I’m excited for this. Insane move for Toronto though. Just inexplicable. Nello, Corazon, Obinna and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Hopefully JMR can now get regular playing time and increases his chance to move on to Europe. dyslexic nam, Dominic94 and Corazon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Credit to TFC for doing right by the player but it’s surprising they would let him go to their rival. Obinna, YorkRegionFan, sebdeserio and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 A WTF from me as well. $1 million in GAM? In TFC’s case that should stand for Grossly Asinine Move for making this trade. The kid is having a break out year despite limited minutes? Ok, let’s trade him to our rivals! Obinna, ray, Kingston and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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