BearcatSA Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 He looks good getting off the bus, I'll give him that. Corazon and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Sapong is more in the mould of the striker they need, and clearly Peruzza and Ayo need a fresh start. I don't think Ayo has any suitors in this league at the moment. Peruzza is just-another-guy at this level (I really haven't seen anything special with him, so I will agree to disagree with others on him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: ...and according to some is supposed to be close to an impossibility when there is no homegrown player status. Think MacNaughton is American as well as Canadian though in citizenship terms? This trade is about two clubs with a dire need for a player in the relevant position they are trading for who are happy to jetison the players they are trading away because they play at positions where they have more depth. Classic self own by OTP here. Lukas actually proves the opposite of the point your trying to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Galindo using analytics to show Lukas may do well at Nashville. Maybe Bradley and TFC are the problem. sebdeserio, Xavier., Obinna and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 ^I mentioned that in a earlier post that he might do better in this defensively inclined set up Smith uses but wouldn't most (if not all) CBs do better in such a system? I can think he can be a contributor here, for sure. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I did notice that in the games he played that his passing out of the back under pressure was very good which these stats back up. I honestly couldn’t figure out if in the last match he played he was the problem, part of the problem or just hung out to dry by the rest of the team. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 5 hours ago, narduch said: Galindo using analytics to show Lukas may do well at Nashville. Maybe Bradley and TFC are the problem. That one reply telling Galindo to not trust the stats and just watch the games to see how bad he is cracks me up. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Started tonight against Chicago. Game is currently 1-0 Nashville. Aird25, Dominic94 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Xavier., ahmedou, aredding77 and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The best thing Toronto FC is doing for Canadian soccer is trading Canadians away to American teams. NVsoccer, MtlMario, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 He's now tied with C.J. Sappong in goals since the trade. I didn't get where I am today without noticing an equal number of goals scored by a defender and a striker when I see one. NVsoccer, johnyb, yomurphy1 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I’m not surprised, he is their kind of player. They love those high potential great value lower league players. They signed Isaiah Johnston from Can PL and surely must have known of MacNoughton for awhile. This won’t be the last Canadian low cap hit player they grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: He's now tied with C.J. Sappong in goals since the trade. I didn't get where I am today without noticing an equal number of goals scored by a defender and a striker when I see one. That's the same total if you add Diomande and Akinola's contributions. $1.8 million total vs what? $90 K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 From a Nashville beat writer. Corazon, aredding77, NVsoccer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, VinceA said: From a Nashville beat writer. nice to see Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, VinceA said: From a Nashville beat writer. Can someone forward that to Bradley?? MtlMario, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and costarg 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Gian-Luca said: He's now tied with C.J. Sappong in goals since the trade. I didn't get where I am today without noticing an equal number of goals scored by a defender and a striker when I see one. I didn't realize you specialized in arbitration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The goal is great but for me what's even better is that he has started 4 games in a row with Zimmerman out injured and his team have 3 wins and a draw to show for it. Really an indictment of Bob Bradley/TFC. Lots of TFC fans were happy to see him go. Obinna and El Hombre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, narduch said: The goal is great but for me what's even better is that he has started 4 games in a row with Zimmerman out injured and his team have 3 wins and a draw to show for it. Really an indictment of Bob Bradley/TFC. Lots of TFC fans were happy to see him go. I was critical of them letting MacNaughton go and I still am, but it's better for Lucas to be out of there, so from a NT perspective this is a good thing. Maybe they should ship Rutty down there too. Nashville has been kind to Canadians so far. TOcanadafan, Ivan, Metro and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I didn't realize you specialized in arbitration. Actually it's Sunshine Desserts. For those who don't get the reference to C.J. (which is probably everyone except me), this was his catchphrase in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Obinna said: I was critical of them letting MacNaughton go and I still am, but it's better for Lucas to be out of there, so from a NT perspective this is a good thing. Maybe they should ship Rutty down there too. Nashville has been kind to Canadians so far. Thing is, it's soo difficult to gauge some of these guys while they're playing for TFC. I've been on both sides of McNaughton. I saw Lucas live once last year, and he looked great. Had Quioto in his pocket all match, the guy barely touched the ball. But then we all saw some of the highlights and it was like "ya, ok not soo sure anymore". But perhaps its just the situation with the team and morale. Really hope it works out for him. Playing next to Zimmerman can only help his development. Obinna and TOcanadafan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 4 hours ago, narduch said: The goal is great but for me what's even better is that he has started 4 games in a row with Zimmerman out injured and his team have 3 wins and a draw to show for it. Really an indictment of Bob Bradley/TFC. Lots of TFC fans were happy to see him go. I have noticed a lot of TFC fans through the years are always hard on the Canadian players Corazon and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, gigi riva said: I have noticed a lot of TFC fans through the years are always hard on the Canadian players Some of them still hate Jonathan Osorio even though the man is legitimately a TFC legend and will probably eventually be a Canada legend too. Corazon, Shway and gigi riva 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 3 hours ago, costarg said: Thing is, it's soo difficult to gauge some of these guys while they're playing for TFC. I've been on both sides of McNaughton. I saw Lucas live once last year, and he looked great. Had Quioto in his pocket all match, the guy barely touched the ball. But then we all saw some of the highlights and it was like "ya, ok not soo sure anymore". But perhaps its just the situation with the team and morale. Really hope it works out for him. Playing next to Zimmerman can only help his development. Same for me. I saw him live last year vs. Vancouver. The game where Hasal got injured on the Nelson goal that was called off. Never did anything outstanding defensively, but on the ball he was very assured and composed. Just struck me as a defender with a lot of upside. Agreed that defensively he looked exposed at times during highlights, but it's not as if he was turning the ball over with missed passes or taking silly fouls due to a lack of composure, so I was always glass half full on him. Now it's only 3 games and I haven't watched any of them, but the fact he started 3 games in a row is encouraging despite the absence of Zimmerman. Would be awesome if he's Walker's partner when he returns. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 As I posted earlier in this thread, I felt he could be a contributor with this specific team because of how they set up and their style of play. It's great to see him off to a good start here, including a goal! I hope he keeps it going. gigi riva and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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