Obinna Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, Dominic94 said: He won’t be in mls much longer with that finish, he’s top class and that is world class. This guy is the real deal. Hes in form and will push Larin for the 2nd spot, or even take it out right. Going to be very interesting. He strikes me as a more dynamic version of Larin. I had my doubts but I am starting to think he's going to leapfrog ahead of Ugbo and Bair. Having all 3 of them battle it out for the 3rd spot in the depth chart will be good for competition. And with the way Tani is scoring, he should get a chance to fight for it as well. All of these guys are 25 or younger as well, so good times ahead as far as the forwards go. FC_Hali, PegCityCam, Cheeta and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Obinna said: He strikes me as a more dynamic version of Larin. I had my doubts but I am starting to think he's going to leapfrog ahead of Ugbo and Bair. Having all 3 of them battle it out for the 3rd spot in the depth chart will be good for competition. And with the way Tani is scoring, he should get a chance to fight for it as well. All of these guys are 25 or younger as well, so good times ahead as far as the forwards go. Larin is second purely on seniority and level. I would love to see someone start to push him since he's been abysmal at club level. PegCityCam, jhoops__ and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 9 minutes ago, VinceA said: Larin is second purely on seniority and level. I would love to see someone start to push him since he's been abysmal at club level. I think Larin overperformed at Valladolid because he found the ideal situation, which is why I felt it may have been worth him staying there after relegation. Now, I think he is underperforming at Mallorca, due to the slow start after joining late and not really having a pre-season. He's been good in the Copa del Rey and led them to the final, which was impressive. On the whole, it's been a little disappointing, but not completely abysmal given his Copa exploits. I think he'll have a better 2nd season, but I doubt we will see his Valladolid form ever repeated in La Liga. He caught lightning in a bottle. For me, his ceiling next season with Mallorca in La Liga is 10 goals, which would honestly be a very solid return and would keep the challengers like JRR in the rearview. GasPed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, VinceA said: Larin is second purely on seniority and level. I would love to see someone start to push him since he's been abysmal at club level. Let's be honest, he scores important goals for us, really no matter how he has been doing with his club. On paper and stats, he gets replaced but the real world plays tricks on you. PegCityCam, Corazon, narduch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) I watched the first leg in Columbus and my gosh, what a high calibre match. The ball was literally never out of play; just back-and-forth long sequences of possession ending with scoring chances. Maybe the best quality match I’ve seen between North American teams. To see JRR thrive with 2 goals and an assist over 2 legs against a team like Rayados is very encouraging. I still feel he needs a full season of consistent play but the future looks bright for him in a Canada shirt. I think it’s also important to point out that he’s only 21. One question mark remaining for me is that, under Nancy’s system, literally every Columbus player looks like a world beater. Average players, or even players they’ve signed from the MLS scrap heap, have become dominant. It will be interesting to see if he can replicate his success with Canada. Edited May 3 by FC_Hali Obinna, Corazon, Fresh Prince of MTL and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 50 minutes ago, FC_Hali said: One question mark remaining for me is that, under Nancy’s system, literally every Columbus player looks like a world beater. Average players, or even players they’ve signed from the MLS scrap heap, have become dominant. Yeah, after his success with the Impact and now in Columbus, it can't be just a run of luck. He has some good players in Columbus, but not what anyone would consider a dominant team, and everyone had written off Camacho as a has-been. If he continues to win with Columbus, can't imagine he won't find a job in France in the near future. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 55 minutes ago, FC_Hali said: I still feel he needs a full season of consistent play but the future looks bright for him in a Canada shirt. I think it’s also important to point out that he’s only 21. For me, the really encouraging part is that this looks to be that season. Whether partly contingent on coaching or not, he seems to be getting starts in big games and looks to have locked down a spot as either a starter or first off the bench. He should get the sort of reps this year that we always want to see in our young guys - and so far so good in terms of offensive production. Canuckia, FC_Hali and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Makes the CCC semis best 11. Trois Reds, dyslexic nam, Ivan and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Columbus line up on Fotmob has him listed as out with a knee injury until late June. That would rule him out of the upcoming friendlies and Copa America PegCityCam, Obinna, Dominic94 and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 39 minutes ago, narduch said: Columbus line up on Fotmob has him listed as out with a knee injury until late June. That would rule him out of the upcoming friendlies and Copa America Also out of the champions league final. narduch, Canuckia and johnyb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 53 minutes ago, narduch said: Columbus line up on Fotmob has him listed as out with a knee injury until late June. That would rule him out of the upcoming friendlies and Copa America Where are they getting that info from? I can’t see anything listed on official channels that he is out six weeks, and he was listed as questionable yesterday on the MLS website and apparently was doing “limited” training” yesterday according to Brianna McKay one of the Columbus reporters on Twitter Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 5 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Where are they getting that info from? I can’t see anything listed on official channels that he is out six weeks, and he was listed as questionable yesterday on the MLS website and apparently was doing “limited” training” yesterday according to Brianna McKay one of the Columbus reporters on Twitter I'm pretty sure the teams/leagues provide that info to those score apps. They don't just make it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 14 minutes ago, narduch said: I'm pretty sure the teams/leagues provide that info to those score apps. They don't just make it up I am not so sure. I took a look at the Nashville-TFC line up, they list McNaughton being out only until “late May 2024” - which basically means he will be back next week. Which I don’t think matches with what the Nashville coach said about a long term injury following surgery last month. If it is accurate, it opens the door for Tani, unless he also gets injured. It seems every MLS match day we are losing another Canuck through injury- if the site is accurate they say Osorio will be out into mid June which would put him on the bubble narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Was in the hot tub for a bit but PVR’d the game and was surprised to see this news. Came here to read the news when I saw the FotMob squad list. That sucks for JRR. Misses the CCL and probably the Copa squad. Crazy timing. Fack. narduch, Ivan and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 5/2/2024 at 12:37 PM, Obinna said: He strikes me as a more dynamic version of Larin. I had my doubts but I am starting to think he's going to leapfrog ahead of Ugbo and Bair. Having all 3 of them battle it out for the 3rd spot in the depth chart will be good for competition. And with the way Tani is scoring, he should get a chance to fight for it as well. All of these guys are 25 or younger as well, so good times ahead as far as the forwards go. Yeah a whole golden generation of players coming in especially at our striker spot then yeah of course I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Shitty for JRR and hopefully it is not serious. But on the flipside it opens opportunity to Tani, Bair, or Ugbo, all deserving of a call up. Corazon, costarg and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) Not sure how accurate that is. Looking at last night's lineups in the Fotmob app, they have Saliba out until early June (no public reports mention this), they also have Messi out until early June (per ESPN he's game-to-game), Kimani Stewart is apparently out until early june with a groin injury (no public report mentions timeline). Sam Adekugbe is listed as back in early June, but I don't know that they've publicly even set a timeline for his return. There's also obviously the whole thing with Daniel Jebbison being "day to day - illness" since like September too. I wouldn't be surprised if the app automatically considers any player with a physical injury as out for 2 week and any unreported absence as "day to day". If JRR was injured in practice as was reported and this happened sometime in the past week, I don't think they could've even set a recovery timeline this quick if his injury was indeed something that would take several weeks to heal. Edited May 16 by InglewoodJack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Columbus Crew beat reporter indicates that JRR is back in full training and may play on Saturday, so it doesn't appear that he will not be back in time for the Copa, or even the Holland & France friendlies: I think we can safely toss out the injury timelines mentioned on Fotmob unless they are confirmed elsewhere - as I mentioned up thread, Fotmob had McNaughton returning to play by next week, which was a major red flag for me GasPed, dyslexic nam, Kadenge and 14 others 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 15 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Columbus Crew beat reporter indicates that JRR is back in full training and may play on Saturday, so it doesn't appear that he will not be back in time for the Copa, or even the Holland & France friendlies: I think we can safely toss out the injury timelines mentioned on Fotmob unless they are confirmed elsewhere - as I mentioned up thread, Fotmob had McNaughton returning to play by next week, which was a major red flag for me That is great news. Thanks. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 5/2/2024 at 12:37 PM, Obinna said: He strikes me as a more dynamic version of Larin. I had my doubts but I am starting to think he's going to leapfrog ahead of Ugbo and Bair. Having all 3 of them battle it out for the 3rd spot in the depth chart will be good for competition. And with the way Tani is scoring, he should get a chance to fight for it as well. All of these guys are 25 or younger as well, so good times ahead as far as the forwards go. JRR I hope he comes with us to Copa America next month Obinna and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Has come off the bench to score against Chicago. I believe he may have even shouted “Screw you Fotmob!” as part of his goal celebration johnyb, NVsoccer, phresh and 9 others 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 https://x.com/LFCYussef6/status/1792021476721209853 Safe to say yes will be in the friendly squad. WestHamCanadianinOxford, Trois Reds, An Observer and 11 others 9 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Nice finish. He really seems to be making positive steps this year Pretty excited about this guy Also curious what secret conversation Farsi was having with him. costarg, Kadenge, Ivan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I see in the highlights he had two other chances, making tricky touches to break free, or breaking down an offside with a run (one was offside). Totally OT but that Columbus keeper shirt is very nice, as I was looking for this I see the keeper Shulte rumoured for an EPL move. I also admit I like the Crew logo, very contemporary. They've done a good job with their club image since they were saved from extinction. InglewoodJack and PegCityCam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 8 hours ago, toontownman said: https://x.com/LFCYussef6/status/1792021476721209853 Safe to say yes will be in the friendly squad. He’s special - made that look too easy. Wonder where he’ll be next season. Dominic94, toontownman, TOcanadafan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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