phresh Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On at the half. narduch and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On at the half for Pertretta, honestly I think there’s a good chance he steals his spot as Pertretta hasn’t done anything impressive and looks like a backup. sose and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Thought he was excellent last night. reggietfc, Xavier., johnyb and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 He’s so good canuckgbp, Corazon and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Very good defensively. Hopefully they reward him with more starts. He puts out a lot of fires. sebdeserio, Corazon and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Too bad I can't watch TFC anymore 🤷♀️ Corazon, archer21 and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Bdog said: Too bad I can't watch TFC anymore 🤷♀️ Cant or wont? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Mabika owes him a beer - completely saved his ass after a horrific giveaway backpass canuckgbp and sose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Was a tad shaky with the ball a few weeks ago but is gaining confidence and running with the ball and getting forward now. Pretty solid on defence as well, lots of effort and reads the play well. Pleasant surprise on a gong show TFC team, he's growing from week to week. PastPros 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Very solid game. Really covered Dajome well. Plus, he just turned 20 a couple of weeks ago so he should be in the running for a men's team roster spot down the road. Corazon and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Playing so well they benched the most expensive LB in the league Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Is he an RB or LB? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phresh Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 canuckgbp, Corazon, Dominic94 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 I know we shit on TFC for ruining young players. But I still believe cream rises to the top. Franklin is a prime example. Always puts in a good (or great) shift, even when he gets dropped after a good performance. Think he has that “it” factor. Dominic94 and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 ^^^ Well thats one way to look at it. If Manning and Bradley didnt bring in a complete flop at FB, Franklin never would have got any chances to perform. So yeaahh, wooohooo TFC....????? Its counterintuitive, but those guys like to think outside the box. narduch and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 39 minutes ago, Bison44 said: ^^^ Well thats one way to look at it. If Manning and Bradley didnt bring in a complete flop at FB, Franklin never would have got any chances to perform. So yeaahh, wooohooo TFC....????? Its counterintuitive, but those guys like to think outside the box. I view it as a testament to Franklin stepping up. Rotations, injuries, poor form all happen. I’m not cheering TFC, I’m cheering Franklin. Ruffian, Bison44, Stoppage Time and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, canuckgbp said: I view it as a testament to Franklin stepping up. Rotations, injuries, poor form all happen. I’m not cheering TFC, I’m cheering Franklin. Given their track record to date, I tend to view this as a guy like Franklin developing despite TFC. Bison44, Obinna, YorkRegionFan and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Franklin should've gotten a shot last year. No offense to Kosi Thompson, but Franklin was nominated for 2021 defender of the year in 2021 in USL1. Kosi wasn't a defender and then got the shot ahead of him and Kobe spent an extra year in MLSNP. I know KT got plugged there in an emergency since Kobe wasn't signed, but not sure why he wasn't signed inthe first place Corazon, Jack1997, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, rydermike said: Franklin should've gotten a shot last year. No offense to Kosi Thompson, but Franklin was nominated for 2021 defender of the year in 2021 in USL1. Kosi wasn't a defender and then got the shot ahead of him and Kobe spent an extra year in MLSNP. I know KT got plugged there in an emergency since Kobe wasn't signed, but not sure why he wasn't signed inthe first place They aren't like for like, so I think you should be saying, maybe they shouldn’t have signed Chung. Kosi looked good when he got his first minutes at his natural position. He was plugged in at RB because of his versatility as we’ve seen he’’s played everywhere but striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Shway said: They aren't like for like, so I think you should be saying, maybe they shouldn’t have signed Chung. Kosi looked good when he got his first minutes at his natural position. He was plugged in at RB because of his versatility as we’ve seen he’’s played everywhere but striker. Yeah, probably better to phrase it like that and compare Kobe with Chung. Kosi has been good in his proper role. I was thinking more along the lines that they kept Kosi there despite having roster space to add Franklin. I felt bad seeing Kosi struggling, when it was obvious it wasn't his position. I had watched a lot of 2021 TFC2 games and Kosi impressed at RW, but it was prossibly a bit of Bob Bradley's insistence on forcing players to fit where he wanted (ie. Shaff at LB), rather than where it was obvious where he should've been. toontownman and Bison44 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Shway said: They aren't like for like, so I think you should be saying, maybe they shouldn’t have signed Chung. Bradley had no faith in Chung so he ran Thompson into the ground with start after start when he should have had a rotational break. I remember that he really struggled in that Canadian Championship final vs Vancouver. Good to see him back in midfield. Corazon, Shway and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 16 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Given their track record to date, I tend to view this as a guy like Franklin developing despite TFC. Like I’ve always said if you are good enough and dedicated and with a bit of luck you will get there . It doesn’t matter if you stay with TFC or leave if you are good enough you will make it . It’s easy to blame TFC but I can put together a long list of former Canadian TFC players who we all blamed TFC for not playing them enough, who left TFC and basically failed on almost every team they went to after TFC, some were not even good enough for the CPL . Sometimes it’s just the player not being good enough which I know for some it’s hard to believe . Ruffian, h coach, Ivan and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Rewarded with another start. Hopefully he locks the position down and they move on from Petretta. Dominic94, Corazon, Xavier. and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 When July 1 hits, Franklin will probably move to his usual RB spot and Petretta will get LB. I feel like Laryea will want to leave the TFC disaster zone. YorkRegionFan and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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