Dominic94 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, costarg said: He's still nursing a long term knee injury. Who knows what level he comes back at and how long it takes him to hit 100% if he even attains 100% recovery. Playing Italy U21 doesn't mean he graduates to the senior squad. The US has some pretty heavy competition at his position. He can google, DeGuzman, Tomori, etc... to see what happened there. A quasi-automatic starter for an up and coming Canada is not such a bad deal. Nothing is set in stone here. De Guzman played in a WCF… Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, Dominic94 said: De Guzman played in a WCF… Ya, you're right, that is pretty special. But you mean WC semi-final and 3rd place match right? 400 competitive minutes for Holland vs certain Canadian legend could be debatable for some people I guess? Dominic94, gator and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 His club was relegated today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 5 minutes ago, narduch said: His club was relegated today Unfortunately yes. And unless Forest lose by 6/7 goals in both their last couple games, they will stay up the lucky bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 3 hours ago, narduch said: His club was relegated today May actually be good for us narduch, johnyb and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 4 hours ago, narduch said: His club was relegated today I was convinced Burnley would drop and Espanyol would promote immediately, but the latter are not even ensured promotion playoff, they could still promote. So my mean-spirited narrative where he dumped Espanyol for top tier football and ended up below them may not play out. Agree that if he is in Championship next year, at age 19, it will be good for his development, but will drop him lower in the Italian picture and may bring him back our way. johnyb and Borjans Sweatpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony7 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/4/2024 at 4:51 PM, Soccerpro2 said: Why bring this thread back to life? Well he just got relegated. That alone will have a significant impact on National team selection. Borjans Sweatpants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 How many more years is he eligible for Italian youth teams? That may be more relevant then the relegation right now TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Not with the Italy U20 team: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/stage-dal-3-al-6-giugno-al-centro-di-preparazione-olimpica-di-tirrenia-i-22-selezionati-da-alberto-bollini/ Not with the Italy U21: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/italia-pronta-per-il-tournoi-maurice-revello-tante-novità-nei-26-convocati-di-nunziata-esordio-martedì-4-contro-il-giappone/ Not with the Italy senior team for the Euros. Not with the U.S. U23 squad: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/twenty-five-players-called-to-us-mens-olympic-soccer-team-for-final-pre-olympic-training-camp-and-match-against-japan-in-kansas-city Is he injured? Corazon, johnyb, jhoops__ and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 7 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Not with the Italy U20 team: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/stage-dal-3-al-6-giugno-al-centro-di-preparazione-olimpica-di-tirrenia-i-22-selezionati-da-alberto-bollini/ Not with the Italy U21: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/italia-pronta-per-il-tournoi-maurice-revello-tante-novità-nei-26-convocati-di-nunziata-esordio-martedì-4-contro-il-giappone/ Not with the Italy senior team for the Euros. Not with the U.S. U23 squad: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/twenty-five-players-called-to-us-mens-olympic-soccer-team-for-final-pre-olympic-training-camp-and-match-against-japan-in-kansas-city Is he injured? He was for the second half of the season. Probably still is. Kompany said he wasn't close to being ready at the beginning of the month and I haven't see anything since. costarg, Olympique_de_Marseille, TGAA_Star and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Not with the Italy U20 team: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/stage-dal-3-al-6-giugno-al-centro-di-preparazione-olimpica-di-tirrenia-i-22-selezionati-da-alberto-bollini/ Not with the Italy U21: https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/italia-pronta-per-il-tournoi-maurice-revello-tante-novità-nei-26-convocati-di-nunziata-esordio-martedì-4-contro-il-giappone/ Not with the Italy senior team for the Euros. Not with the U.S. U23 squad: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/twenty-five-players-called-to-us-mens-olympic-soccer-team-for-final-pre-olympic-training-camp-and-match-against-japan-in-kansas-city Is he injured? I hope this is a good sign we can get him to play for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 It would be risky for either Luca or Jebbo to play competitive games for any National team right now given they were out for an extended period. Best to get stronger/rest and be ready for preseason with their clubs and monitored by their training staff Corazon, toontownman, Shway and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 4 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Kompany said he wasn't close to being ready at the beginning of the month and I haven't see anything since. Not quite true - at least according to May 9 Burnley Express article: Quote Kompany had previously hinted that Luca Koleosho could soon make his return, having been sidelined with a serious knee injury since the start of December. But when asked to provide a latest update on the 19-year-old, Kompany confirmed he’s still not in contention to feature. Also, a quote from the May 18 preview of the last game of the season (Burnley vs. Forest) Quote Of Burnley’s current injury list, winger Luca Koleosho is the one player who could be passed fit in time to play some part in this game. So who knows where he's at, but I suspect he's close to fit - just not wanting to risk a setback on international duty... WestHamCanadianinOxford and Shway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Here's a hallucination for you. Kompany tells his boss we need fresh new blood at wing, I've got just the guy. Bayern contacts Burnley - hey we paid you $12M for your coach, surely you can give us this guy for less. Koleosho joins Bayern where he is immediately tapped up by his hero, Alphonso Davies, for Team Canada and just in time for WC 2026. Yes, it's a hallucination, but stranger things have happened at Bayern. (Like, even in the past week.) Shway, narduch and sose 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I believe we had a better chance with Flores, and look how that ended up. He's gone to Italy, if not them then USA. The Real Marc, costarg, Soccerpro2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd97 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 6 hours ago, Shway said: I believe we had a better chance with Flores, and look how that ended up. He's gone to Italy, if not them then USA. and a way better chance with mitrovic who by all accounts was looking for a canada call up Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 10 minutes ago, Mattd97 said: and a way better chance with mitrovic who by all accounts was looking for a canada call up By all accounts maybe, but he chose Serbia after being called up by Canada. narduch and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ivan said: By all accounts maybe, but he chose Serbia after being called up by Canada. But was also rejected by Canada repeatedly by that point. Kinda like asking your GF to marry you only after she's broken up with you because she's already waited years. Edited May 31 by costarg Shway and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Mitrovic was an example of Canada shooting itself in the foot. How he wasn't invited to our U-23 team is beyond me. I still recall debates on here about whether playing for Rad in the Serbian top flight was worthy of a call to our group. He should have had a full national team cap before playing for Red Star, let alone Olympic team involvement. Shway, costarg and Corazon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 5 minutes ago, costarg said: But was also rejected by Canada repeatedly by that point. Kinda like asking your GF to marry you only after she's broken up with you because she's already waited years. To be fair, there was no way he was going to play for us as an 17-18-19 year old. The only blatant rejection I recall where he could have had a role was the Olympic Qualifiers where we called Diaz in. Obinna, Corazon and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ivan said: To be fair, there was no way he was going to play for us as an 17-18-19 year old. The only blatant rejection I recall where he could have had a role was the Olympic Qualifiers where we called Diaz in. 17 no, 18 maybe not, but 19? As a 19 year old I am pretty sure it was the season he racked up 10 goals in 35 matches for Rad Even before that, he would have been 18 and showing promise, so we should have brought him in at that time. 2020-21, we had Gold Cup in 2021, where he could have been integrated. Even prior to that we were calling up Theo Corbeanu, who we are now ignoring despite him playing in La Liga. I know there is nuance, but I can't help but shake my head when I take a big picutre view. Edited May 31 by Obinna Ivan, Corazon, Unnamed Trialist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 We gotta let it go. It is over with Flores and Mitrovic. Both had chances to be capped by Canada and chose not to. And no I don't expect Koleosho to ever sign up for Canada but there is a chance Corazon, Ivan, An Observer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony7 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) 7 hours ago, blueseeka said: We gotta let it go. It is over with Flores and Mitrovic. Both had chances to be capped by Canada and chose not to. And no I don't expect Koleosho to ever sign up for Canada but there is a chance I think Flores & Mitrovic dodged a bullet. The way Marsch is talking about Oso as that #10 doesn’t really instill me with any confidence in this guy whatsoever. Edited June 1 by anthony7 Unnamed Trialist, PastPros, jdcyantsis and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro2 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 (edited) On 5/5/2024 at 3:29 PM, costarg said: Ya, you're right, that is pretty special. But you mean WC semi-final and 3rd place match right? 400 competitive minutes for Holland vs certain Canadian legend could be debatable for some people I guess? Not much of a debate. He played in a World Cup semi final for a powerhouse instead of a program that was terrible and never made a World Cup. You give any player with legitimate options that choice and there are all making the same one. Tell me what being “Canadian legend” status is doing for some our past players exactly. Edited June 1 by Soccerpro2 Floortom, Kusch to the Corner and sebdeserio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 He has been named an assistant coach for the Manhattan Kickers for “The Soccer Tournament” 7v7 tourney in NC this weekend. Interestingly enough, he may face his very own Burnley in the tournament, whose roster is headlined by co-owner JJ Watt. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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