El Diego Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I've watched USG a few times over the past couple years, certainly nowhere near enough to make any comments on their current players... but doesn't it seem like the starting striker spots are there for the taking, especially now with Nilsson and Amoura gone? Those guys started 26 and 25 league matches, respectively. They have a new manager but judging by their pre-season, they are sticking with two strikers (I'm going based on how the apps have them lined up but this could easily be wrong). None of their current strikers seem like obvious starters. Would be crazy if he got regular playing time for a top Belgian club after playing in Estonia. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 It’s easy to say it’s a big leap but he didn’t just play in Estonia - he dominated. He was basically the Haaland of Estonia so I expect he’ll get his chances. Shway, johnyb and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 🤔 Obinna, narduch, johnyb and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 From what it looks like the 2 defenders he split are Diomande and Reis. Reis is 29 and has played over 100 times for Sporting over the last 4 seasons. While Diomande is 20 and is already an Ivory Coast international and one of the most valuable players in all of Portugal. While the keeper is 26 year old that Sporting just paid nearly 5 million for. All this to say none of these guys are scrubs. Even in preseason the fact he could do this is pretty incredible. Mihairokov, johnyb, Kent and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 27 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: From what it looks like the 2 defenders he split are Diomande and Reis. Reis is 29 and has played over 100 times for Sporting over the last 4 seasons. While Diomande is 20 and is already an Ivory Coast international and one of the most valuable players in all of Portugal. While the keeper is 26 year old that Sporting just paid nearly 5 million for. All this to say none of these guys are scrubs. Even in preseason the fact he could do this is pretty incredible. You just have to look how disgusted they are with themselves for letting him do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 3 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: It’s easy to say it’s a big leap but he didn’t just play in Estonia - he dominated. He was basically the Haaland of Estonia so I expect he’ll get his chances. Who else has come out of the Estonian league to play at this level? Not asking to be a jerk, genuinely interested if anyone knows off hand. A really quick look at the most expensive transfers out of the Estonian league (via Transfermarkt): 1 Andres Oper Centre-Forward 21 99/00 Aalborg BK Faxe Kondi Liga €950k 2 Dmitri Kruglov Left-Back 21 05/06 Loko Moscow Premier Liga €600k 3 Yvan Dibango Left-Back 21 23/24 Kryvbas Premier Liga €500k 4 Erik Sorga Centre-Forward 20 19/20 Loudoun United USLC €450k 5 Promise David Centre-Forward 23 24/25 Union SG Jupiler Pro League €400k 6 Rauno Sappinen Centre-Forward 25 21/22 Piast Gliwice Ekstraklasa €400k 7 Nikita Andreev Centre-Forward 20 09/10 UD Almería B Spain €400k 8 Tarmo Neemelo Centre-Forward 24 05/06 Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan €400k 9 Urmas Rooba Left-Back 21 00/01 FC Midtjylland Faxe Kondi Liga €275k 10 Sergei Zenjov Right Winger 18 07/08 Karpaty Lviv Premier Liga €260k I have to run to my own match, but I'll be curious to see how these guys ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 15 minutes ago, El Diego said: Who else has come out of the Estonian league to play at this level? Not asking to be a jerk, genuinely interested if anyone knows off hand. A really quick look at the most expensive transfers out of the Estonian league (via Transfermarkt): 1 Andres Oper Centre-Forward 21 99/00 Aalborg BK Faxe Kondi Liga €950k 2 Dmitri Kruglov Left-Back 21 05/06 Loko Moscow Premier Liga €600k 3 Yvan Dibango Left-Back 21 23/24 Kryvbas Premier Liga €500k 4 Erik Sorga Centre-Forward 20 19/20 Loudoun United USLC €450k 5 Promise David Centre-Forward 23 24/25 Union SG Jupiler Pro League €400k 6 Rauno Sappinen Centre-Forward 25 21/22 Piast Gliwice Ekstraklasa €400k 7 Nikita Andreev Centre-Forward 20 09/10 UD Almería B Spain €400k 8 Tarmo Neemelo Centre-Forward 24 05/06 Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan €400k 9 Urmas Rooba Left-Back 21 00/01 FC Midtjylland Faxe Kondi Liga €275k 10 Sergei Zenjov Right Winger 18 07/08 Karpaty Lviv Premier Liga €260k I have to run to my own match, but I'll be curious to see how these guys ended up. Mart Poom left the league for 128000 pounds in the early 90’s and did pretty well. Promise’s ex team mate Alex Tamm could probably go for a good transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Ragnar Klavan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 USG plays Club Brugge in the Super Cup this Saturday. Won't be surprised if David starts. Shway, johnyb, narduch and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 If David is putting in work with the USG first team he needs to be called to Canada next window. king1010, Unnamed Trialist, Metro and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 1 hour ago, Obinna said: If David is putting in work with the USG first team he needs to be called to Canada next window. If he explodes out of the gates, sure, but he would have to be scoring at a Tani level clip. Even then it may be more prudent to let him fully settle in with his new club. A September call up likely means he surpasses Bair and/or JRR (not to mention Ugbo, if he decides to get off the couch). Early days but he’ll be a fun one to track. Fingers crossed that he’s our next break out player. Corazon, johnyb and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 6 minutes ago, FC_Hali said: If he explodes out of the gates, sure, but he would have to be scoring at a Tani level clip. Even then it may be more prudent to let him fully settle in with his new club. A September call up likely means he surpasses Bair and/or JRR (not to mention Ugbo, if he decides to get off the couch). Early days but he’ll be a fun one to track. Fingers crossed that he’s our next break out player. I think also if Jebbison is playing, not even needing to score in the Prem, Marsch will try to call him up for September. There's also a slight argument that maybe Larin needs to be left with Mallorca for a window since he needs to start strong there. FC_Hali, Corazon and WestHamCanadianinOxford 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Belgian league starts last week of July. He will have quite a few weeks to make an impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Good points by both of you. And while I agree, we probably want to keep him out of Nigeria's hands. Same scenario as Tani, but with USG you have a European team that's upper table in Belgium. That could make Promise David more visible to the Nigerians than Tani was. FC_Hali and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 USG also have Champions League qualifying. They start around August 6 (and could draw Lille too). So they may need to rotate the squad. Increasing his chances Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 (edited) 3 hours ago, Obinna said: If David is putting in work with the USG first team he needs to be called to Canada next window. It sounds simple, but the follow up is "Ahead of who? The striker whi just transferred to Ligue 1, the striker about to transfer out of Ligue 1 to either the PL or Serie A, the striker in La Liga, or the striker who's been scoring in MLS and was a regular substitution at the Copa?" What a time. Edited July 18 by Watchmen P-O, Nello, 74 Whitecap and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Rolling out the David/David striker pairing may be too tempting for Marsch to resist. Borjans Sweatpants, Soccerpro2, PastPros and 9 others 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 24 minutes ago, FC_Hali said: Rolling out the David/David striker pairing may be too tempting for Marsch to resist. This is pretty funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Funny how things change- 8 months ago, arguably our third best player played in Belgium. Today? Even if a guy starts in Belgium he’s not a lock. We have so many guys in this emerging category, but I’m inclined to believe that if he starts his season off similar to Tani’s with Minnesota, you have to give him a look, especially in those friendlies. That physical profile is just so unique. If he’s good, he’s going to be *really* good. Nello, YorkRegionFan, johnyb and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Did David know Promise was coming hence why he always had a J before his last name? Unreal vision. But seriously it is great that we’ve already cap tied JRR, Bair and Tani - pressure is off and we can focus on getting Promise in the fold. johnyb, narduch, An Observer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 4 hours ago, VinceA said: There's also a slight argument that maybe Larin needs to be left with Mallorca for a window since he needs to start strong there. I don't think Larin would want to miss an international window, but it is true he needs a break, and since he hasn't been scoring easily for over a year, he needs a re-set. Mallorca will pause for the international break, it is true. But if they agree with Marsch he won't go, it would not be terrible for his club situation nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 3 hours ago, FC_Hali said: Rolling out the David/David striker pairing may be too tempting for Marsch to resist. Welcome to the Boomtown!!! I need this combo in my life, it's destiny. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Glad to know someone else is suffering from OLD. Canuckia, Norrin Radd, narduch and 2 others 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Brugge vs USG in Belgian SuperCup is on DAZN on Saturday 1400 EDT. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Now we just need to find a Jonathan Promise\Promise Jonathan and the prophecy will be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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