Big_M Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Just now, Big_M said: captain saliba FC_Hali, Canuckia, CanadaFan123 and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 That’s gotta be a typo - no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 This is game is on TSN by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Confirmed Saliba is captain. Crazy. But in a good way. Obinna, Ivan, johnyb and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 53 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Confirmed Saliba is captain. Crazy. But in a good way. Wow! That's amazing. I was so impressed with his play last season and was looking forward to seeing him build on it this yr but he has played very little due to injuries. This has to be a big boost for him. Hope he stays healthy. Borjans Sweatpants, Ivan, Dominic94 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 2 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Confirmed Saliba is captain. Crazy. But in a good way. Not too crazy after looking at the 11, its close, but he might be the most senior CFM in the lineup. Definitely no leaders in there though. It's great for Saliba. What really caught my eye and is definitely more surprising, is I think Saliba gave the armband to Wanyama when they swapped, but Wanyama seemed to walk it over to Martinez and give it to him. Wanyama would seem like the logical choice, given his seniority and roll within the team, even if he's been playing less. He's definitely been a leader. I hope I'm mistaken, will try to catch some clips to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 26 minutes ago, costarg said: Not too crazy after looking at the 11, its close, but he might be the most senior CFM in the lineup. Definitely no leaders in there though. It's great for Saliba. What really caught my eye and is definitely more surprising, is I think Saliba gave the armband to Wanyama when they swapped, but Wanyama seemed to walk it over to Martinez and give it to him. Wanyama would seem like the logical choice, given his seniority and roll within the team, even if he's been playing less. He's definitely been a leader. I hope I'm mistaken, will try to catch some clips to confirm. If I saw correctly I believe Sirois actually had the armband after Saliba went off. GasPed, costarg, toontownman and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 A player who I feel can burst on through into our national team because he has been something of a revelation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I think wearing the armband is pretty telling how he’s viewed at the club. I’ve been bullish on Saliba because he fills a need, he suits Jesse Marsch’s style, and Montreal has proof of concept for developing young CM’s. Stryker911, Canuckia, Approve My Account Pls and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Usually a player has to cement a spot in the 11 to be a captain but he must be doing all the right things off the pitch. Canuckia, costarg and TGAA_Star 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 How did he play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 He played alright. He’s excellent at positioning, he always seems like he’s in the right spot at the right time to break up a play, but he really needs to work on his passing. A lot of plays where he’ll break up a pass deep in Montreal territory, and then make a suicide pass to a striker with no shot at taking it or straight to an RBNY player. New York looked pretty awful so it didn’t lead to much, but I think he needs to brush that up before he’s considered for the CANMNT set up. He made a pretty good clearance towards the end of the game though. If he can get better at staying composed in traffic and making smarter passes in transition, the sky is the limit. Granted, he was paired with Bryce Duke last night who is very offensive minded, so didn’t have an anchor like Piette, Wanyama or Choiniere to provide backup. Neither of the goals were his fault and the game broke down after he was subbed off though. Cocorro and Martinez did not look CPL-level last night. TGAA_Star, Canuckia, YorkRegionFan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 35 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: He played alright. He’s excellent at positioning, he always seems like he’s in the right spot at the right time to break up a play, but he really needs to work on his passing. A lot of plays where he’ll break up a pass deep in Montreal territory, and then make a suicide pass to a striker with no shot at taking it or straight to an RBNY player. New York looked pretty awful so it didn’t lead to much, but I think he needs to brush that up before he’s considered for the CANMNT set up. He made a pretty good clearance towards the end of the game though. If he can get better at staying composed in traffic and making smarter passes in transition, the sky is the limit. Granted, he was paired with Bryce Duke last night who is very offensive minded, so didn’t have an anchor like Piette, Wanyama or Choiniere to provide backup. Neither of the goals were his fault and the game broke down after he was subbed off though. Cocorro and Martinez did not look CPL-level last night. All round great, perfect summary. Sadly, having Martinez out there was like playing a man down last night. I understand wanting to play all the forwards who just came back (Coccaro, Martinez, Opoku, & Toye) but didn't look like Martinez was quite in form. Coccaro made some bad decisions, hopefully just rusty, but he was very active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 2 minutes ago, costarg said: All round great, perfect summary. Sadly, having Martinez out there was like playing a man down last night. I understand wanting to play all the forwards who just came back (Coccaro, Martinez, Opoku, & Toye) but didn't look like Martinez was quite in form. Coccaro made some bad decisions, hopefully just rusty, but he was very active. Things really fell apart in the second half and neither Martinez or Coccaro gave much effort. The fans really gave it to Coccaro when he fished real hard for a penalty that clearly wasn’t one, he stayed down for like 3 minutes, ended up having to sit out because of that MLS rule. Martinez completely gave up on a few runs too where he might not have beat his defender for the long ball, but didn’t even try. Hope both of those guys are rusty, but I think I’d be fine going with 2 of Opuku, Ibrahim, and Vilsaint once he’s healthy as the striker rotation. Ibrahim has looked awesome this year. Canada don’t need even more MLS level strikers, but he’ll be eligible to switch nationalities in January 2026, and if he continues to grow… costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HochelagaFC Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 2 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: Things really fell apart in the second half and neither Martinez or Coccaro gave much effort. The fans really gave it to Coccaro when he fished real hard for a penalty that clearly wasn’t one, he stayed down for like 3 minutes, ended up having to sit out because of that MLS rule. Martinez completely gave up on a few runs too where he might not have beat his defender for the long ball, but didn’t even try. Hope both of those guys are rusty, but I think I’d be fine going with 2 of Opuku, Ibrahim, and Vilsaint once he’s healthy as the striker rotation. Ibrahim has looked awesome this year. Canada don’t need even more MLS level strikers, but he’ll be eligible to switch nationalities in January 2026, and if he continues to grow… According to Wikipedia he already played 3 times for Nigeria senior team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 9 minutes ago, HochelagaFC said: According to Wikipedia he already played 3 times for Nigeria senior team. I see a friendly against Mexico but nothing else on Transfermarket 3 u23 caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 22 minutes ago, HochelagaFC said: According to Wikipedia he already played 3 times for Nigeria senior team. I think he’s only played once, and he was 18 at the time. Has one fewer goal than Tani this year, playing as one of like 7 strikers and is only 21. If he’s good enough to play for us, he’s good enough to leave Montreal and thus lose out on Canadian eligibility, but I’ve been impressed with him this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 6 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: He played alright. He’s excellent at positioning, he always seems like he’s in the right spot at the right time to break up a play, but he really needs to work on his passing. A lot of plays where he’ll break up a pass deep in Montreal territory, and then make a suicide pass to a striker with no shot at taking it or straight to an RBNY player. New York looked pretty awful so it didn’t lead to much, but I think he needs to brush that up before he’s considered for the CANMNT set up. He made a pretty good clearance towards the end of the game though. If he can get better at staying composed in traffic and making smarter passes in transition, the sky is the limit. Granted, he was paired with Bryce Duke last night who is very offensive minded, so didn’t have an anchor like Piette, Wanyama or Choiniere to provide backup. Neither of the goals were his fault and the game broke down after he was subbed off though. Cocorro and Martinez did not look CPL-level last night. Sounds promising, the passing will come with playing more, Kone had that issue. Borjans Sweatpants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: I think he’s only played once, and he was 18 at the time. Has one fewer goal than Tani this year, playing as one of like 7 strikers and is only 21. If he’s good enough to play for us, he’s good enough to leave Montreal and thus lose out on Canadian eligibility, but I’ve been impressed with him this year. Ibrahim's 3 caps came while he was in the Nigerian Premier League. It's not uncommon for Nigeria to have all-domestic camps. Even though NPL is a lower level than MLS, Ibrahim moving to North America pushes him further away from the Super Eagles, funny enough. He'd need to have Tani-level production in MLS to even be remotely considered at this point. Edited June 20 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 1 minute ago, Obinna said: Ibrahim's 3 caps came while he was in the Nigerian Premier League. It's not uncommon for Nigeria to have all-domestic camps. Even thing NPL is a lower level than MLS, Ibrahim moving to North America pushes him further away from the Super Eagles, funny enough. He'd need to have Tani-level production in MLS to even be remotely considered at this point. Is the Transfermarkt/Fotmob data incorrect about him only having 1 cap then, since he may have played at an all-NPL camp? Nigeria has some of the best striker depth in the world, so he's definitely not a factor with them, and if he's only got 3 caps, I doubt he gets the 4th that locks him up, so I don't think Nigeria would be an impediment on us getting him to switch, if he does stay in Montreal. But if he does stay in Montreal, it means he'll have never improved, which means we wouldn't call him. I guess what I'm saying is nothing here matters unless Ibrahim scores 25 goals a season for the next two years and turns down a move abroad due to his love of such a beautiful city and province. And then he decides to switch nationalities and only then gets transferred to a top 5 league. 6 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Sounds promising, the passing will come with playing more, Kone had that issue. He's a lot more no nonsense with Kone. A good game for Kone is a game where you notice him everywhere, a good Saliba game is a game where you don't notice him at all, because it means that he did his job properly. Have seen him make great passes though- had a beautiful hockey assist last season where he bombed it down the field, caught a guy in transition who made an easy pass for a goal. Also doesn't help that he doesn't have many good options in front of him to get the ball to currently. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 1 minute ago, InglewoodJack said: Is the Transfermarkt/Fotmob data incorrect about him only having 1 cap then, since he may have played at an all-NPL camp? Nigeria has some of the best striker depth in the world, so he's definitely not a factor with them, and if he's only got 3 caps, I doubt he gets the 4th that locks him up, so I don't think Nigeria would be an impediment on us getting him to switch, if he does stay in Montreal. But if he does stay in Montreal, it means he'll have never improved, which means we wouldn't call him. I guess what I'm saying is nothing here matters unless Ibrahim scores 25 goals a season for the next two years and turns down a move abroad due to his love of such a beautiful city and province. And then he decides to switch nationalities and only then gets transferred to a top 5 league. He's a lot more no nonsense with Kone. A good game for Kone is a game where you notice him everywhere, a good Saliba game is a game where you don't notice him at all, because it means that he did his job properly. Have seen him make great passes though- had a beautiful hockey assist last season where he bombed it down the field, caught a guy in transition who made an easy pass for a goal. Also doesn't help that he doesn't have many good options in front of him to get the ball to currently. No he doesn’t have many and MTL are in shambles and then some… think it’s like he 5th start this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 5 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Is the Transfermarkt/Fotmob data incorrect about him only having 1 cap then, since he may have played at an all-NPL camp? Nigeria has some of the best striker depth in the world, so he's definitely not a factor with them, and if he's only got 3 caps, I doubt he gets the 4th that locks him up, so I don't think Nigeria would be an impediment on us getting him to switch, if he does stay in Montreal. But if he does stay in Montreal, it means he'll have never improved, which means we wouldn't call him. I guess what I'm saying is nothing here matters unless Ibrahim scores 25 goals a season for the next two years and turns down a move abroad due to his love of such a beautiful city and province. And then he decides to switch nationalities and only then gets transferred to a top 5 league. He's a lot more no nonsense with Kone. A good game for Kone is a game where you notice him everywhere, a good Saliba game is a game where you don't notice him at all, because it means that he did his job properly. Have seen him make great passes though- had a beautiful hockey assist last season where he bombed it down the field, caught a guy in transition who made an easy pass for a goal. Also doesn't help that he doesn't have many good options in front of him to get the ball to currently. Not sure to be honest. If you're inclined you could go through the game reports here and find out how many games he played in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_African_Nations_Championship_qualification Either way, Ibrahim is not scoring 25 goals in MLS and probably isn't getting a call back to Nigeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Captain again. Canuckia, YorkRegionFan, dyslexic nam and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Really wanting him to perform in a way that earns a topps Now card… Canuckia, narduch and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Anyone watch the game yesterday ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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