archer21 Posted Thursday at 11:35 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:35 AM Really need a bounce back game from Kone this weekend. Still holding onto hope that it’s pitch related and hopefully Orlando is better. Eustaquio did mention that the pitch wasn’t watered before the match or at halftime and it was too bumpy. Maybe this is affecting Kone more than others? Not trying to make excuses for him, just looking for something to give me some hope that he can turn it around. He’s obviously lost his confidence after some bad giveaways but maybe if he can get some good touches on a good pitch he’ll get back in rhythm. pod818 and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted Thursday at 06:55 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:55 PM PastPros, sose, maccaliam and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastPros Posted Thursday at 07:09 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:09 PM Love this kid. Canuckia, Borjans Sweatpants, An Observer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingvikingstad Posted Thursday at 07:23 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:23 PM Everytime I see him speak I come away so impressed with how humble and wise he is for such a young dude. He's quickly becoming my favourite player and with his development track those top clubs aren't out of the question for him! I hope he shows all he can do against Chile because Kone at his best can be the difference between us winning and losing. Canuckia, Fresh Prince of MTL, An Observer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted Friday at 07:02 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:02 AM On 6/26/2024 at 6:12 AM, Obinna said: Yeah, Marseille is probably the safest step up the ladder of the 3 clubs, but for me the least exciting. Don't get me wrong, I would be very happy and it's definitely a step up and it's a big club, but with how PSG wins every year he probably won't challenge for the title. ....although I am sure many said the same about David Of the three, Marseilles have the best stadium, best kit, and best history (only one with a European Cup in the cabinet). Great move for the kid! Corazon, The Beaver 2.0, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted Friday at 07:44 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:44 PM YorkRegionFan, Nello, The Beaver 2.0 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted Friday at 08:08 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:08 PM Expecting a big game for Kone against Chile now that his transfer is done. May have been weighing on him in the previous games. lowlander, Obinna, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted Friday at 08:17 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:17 PM Yeah, he might have been distracted. Also, maybe he was worried that if he did not play well that he'd scuttle any potential deal, and so he tried to play safe (i.e. played with fear rather than with confidence.) Let's see if he can express himself via Chile. He has the ability to change games. Love this move! Canuckia and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted Friday at 08:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:25 PM Pretty excited about this one as well. OM is a great step for him and being in Ligue 1 should fit him on and off the field. Not to mention he has a former teammate with him there in Sarr. Now let's see Bombito to Lyon get done. I know we've been speculating whether he'd get loaned to Botafogo first, and that'd be an interesting challenge, but I really hope he goes straight to Lyon, even if it means he is a bench player next season, which would probably be likely, I assume. Wasn't there also an affiliated Belgian club. I don't know what division (2nd?), but maybe it'd make more sense to loan him there, even though it'd be a downgrade from MLS. Personally, I don't want to see any loan here. I want him to go straight in and take his chance with Lyon when it comes. The Beaver 2.0, Canuckia and youllneverwalkalone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted Friday at 08:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:56 PM Funny how tournament qualification creates this circle of higher league interest, followed (I assume) by more tournament qualifications. It took us so bloody long to get on the merry go round, but it sure feels great now that we're here. dyslexic nam, Nello, Canuckia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted Friday at 10:26 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:26 PM 1 hour ago, youllneverwalkalone said: Funny how tournament qualification creates this circle of higher league interest, followed (I assume) by more tournament qualifications. It took us so bloody long to get on the merry go round, but it sure feels great now that we're here. Thinking back about 10 years ago, none if this seemed even remotely possible. It is nice to now have “first world problems” in a footy context. “Oh, Tajon isn’t yet starting at Inter Milan” ”Man all this talk of David going to big clubs is really dragging on” ”OMG, Will Davies ever go to Madrid or just re-sign with Bayern” Yeah, I will take it. An Observer, GasPed, Canuckia and 12 others 10 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted Friday at 11:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:05 PM Announced by Watford. Ivan, Kadenge, Corazon and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted Friday at 11:12 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:12 PM … and by Marseille Borjans Sweatpants, lowlander, Canuckia and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted Friday at 11:36 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:36 PM I heard talk of players with citizenship of French speaking African nations counting as domestic in League 1. Didn't know thay had a domestic rule but ok. I wonder if this could be a motivation for French teams to invest in Quebec CPL. That could be a nice little pipeline for them. Maybe even that domestic rule extended to Quebec. Probably not but just throwing that out there Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted Friday at 11:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:41 PM Can't believe how hyped this transfer is. Even Ligue 1 tweeted about it DeRo_Is_King, Borjans Sweatpants, Canuckia and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted Friday at 11:42 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:42 PM 5 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I heard talk of players with citizenship of French speaking African nations counting as domestic in League 1. Didn't know thay had a domestic rule but ok. I wonder if this could be a motivation for French teams to invest in Quebec CPL. That could be a nice little pipeline for them. Maybe even that domestic rule extended to Quebec. Probably not but just throwing that out there It would be a pretty big incentive to develop players here if it came to pass. Obinna and DeRo_Is_King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted Friday at 11:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:55 PM (edited) 19 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I heard talk of players with citizenship of French speaking African nations counting as domestic in League 1. Didn't know thay had a domestic rule but ok. I wonder if this could be a motivation for French teams to invest in Quebec CPL. That could be a nice little pipeline for them. Maybe even that domestic rule extended to Quebec. Probably not but just throwing that out there Would start to see a trend of PLSQ to Ligue 1 if the Bombito rumours are real. Edited Friday at 11:56 PM by DeRo_Is_King Obinna, jhoops__ and PastPros 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-A Posted Saturday at 12:04 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:04 PM https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3grlj4er1go BBC Article on the Kone transfer to Marseille. lowlander, narduch, Canuckia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM 17 hours ago, youllneverwalkalone said: Funny how tournament qualification creates this circle of higher league interest, followed (I assume) by more tournament qualifications. It took us so bloody long to get on the merry go round, but it sure feels great now that we're here. A hot run in a major tourney makes things happen for players, even lesser like guys who get their Andy Warhol moments: Stefan Marinovic stood on his head in goal for New Zealand at the Conferations Cup and turned that into a move to the Whitecaps! More seriously, I think about the Czech guys in 1996 following the Euros or Gazza and David Platt leaving an impression and eventually going to Serie A following Italia '90 youllneverwalkalone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) As an old school V I still have trouble wrapping my head around this golden generation for Canada. Not that long ago, a player at Marseille would have been our "star", but today we have players at Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Porto, Mallorca, Lille, Celtic, Granada, Marseille... AND THEY ALL PLAY. Crazy times! Congrats Ismael! Edited 19 hours ago by Bertuzzi44 Olympique_de_Marseille, Obinna, Corazon and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Yeah, we’ve never had it so good… GasPed and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 26 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Not that long ago, a player at Marseille would have been our "star", but today we have players at Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Porto, Mallorca, Lille, Celtic, Granada, Marseille... AND THEY ALL PLAY. Crazy times! Except, he never gets selected. Every other player on the teams you mentioned is a starter for us, but somehow, the guy at Granada can't even make the team. It's really odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bertuzzi44 said: As an old school V I still have trouble wrapping my head around this golden generation for Canada. Not that long ago, a player at Marseille would have been our "star", but today we have players at Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Porto, Mallorca, Lille, Celtic, Granada, Marseille... AND THEY ALL PLAY. Crazy times! Congrats Ismael! It's hard to even imagine calling a player that's unable to find a contract these days. We have players contributing regularly at decent levels that aren't close to getting called CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Except, he never gets selected. Every other player on the teams you mentioned is a starter for us, but somehow, the guy at Granada can't even make the team. It's really odd. We have probably done this before, I can't keep track but it's not odd, if we are honest. Everyone else that has limited minutes at good sized (and better) clubs has proved huge amounts with Canada - Eustaquio, Buchanan, Larin, even Davies at points. Corbeanu is not in that category. He's not a prospect we need to bring into the system at this point and he's not playing close to regularly. Hopefully that changes. We are at a point where being in a good league doesn't magically get you called up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-O Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago I'd drop Larin and put him in midfield for a 4-5-1 in that 1/4 final. We missed his legs yesterday creating havoc from runs in the middle. Borjans Sweatpants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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