canadiankick97 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Read the top article on the front page of the Voyageurs website http://www.canadian-soccer.com/ How did this one get missed on here? The one about Forrest below is a good read too. It's good to see the front page is being updated much more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 It didn't get missed on here - it was already discussed in the thread about Atiba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yes, I see it now. It was on the second page though. I guess you can say this topic sort of revives the old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Some good news aswell, Udinese are probobly going to sell one of there midfielders (Pizzaro) as Pizzaro states that Udinese is ruining his carreer, so that means that they need a midfielder to replace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 hopefully hutch does good in la ligua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 ya lets hope he does. Great job keeping out the site. Who is the one the updates the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 And it's been reported on the other board that Chin is (or will soon be) on trial with Oldham of the English 2nd division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 La Liga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca And it's been reported on the other board that Chin is (or will soon be) on trial with Oldham of the English 2nd division. Let's all hope that Chin has a good foreign passport. When it comes to UK work permit, he may get f.ucked because of Canada's lousy FIFA rankings. I would hate to see this happen to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by marcl_19 hopefully hutch does good in la ligua I think you meant "Serie A". Udinese isn`t selling David Pizarro. Would this complicate Atiba´s transfer to Udine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 I read on football 365.com that Pizarro wants out and that spurs, liverpool and other clubs want him... so i dont kno.. im just saying that he doesnt like it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 ya i mean Serie A same difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SeanKeay I read on football 365.com that Pizarro wants out and that spurs, liverpool and other clubs want him... so i dont kno.. im just saying that he doesnt like it there I read newspapers in Chile saying that Udinese haven`t received any offers for Pizarro and that they will take him out of the transfer market and hold on to him till 2005, eventhough Pizarro isn`t content in Udine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Read in the Guardian today that Tottenham is putting an offer together for Pizarro to be done during the January transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Rumours... Rumours.... Rumrours.. Don't think any of this will impact on Hutchinson.. Hutchinson is on trial at age 21.. Udinese is no doubt thinking long term. Think de Guzman last year at Hannover as Hutchinson's goal for this year and maybe next... IF he can get a contract and then get on the subs bench with a little but regular playing time, I think that would be a reasonable goal for this year. Then if he can continue to increase the playing time over time, that would be a realistic and acheivable goal for next year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Canuck Oranje Rumours... Rumours.... Rumrours.. Don't think any of this will impact on Hutchinson.. Hutchinson is on trial at age 21.. Udinese is no doubt thinking long term. Think de Guzman last year at Hannover as Hutchinson's goal for this year and maybe next... IF he can get a contract and then get on the subs bench with a little but regular playing time, I think that would be a reasonable goal for this year. Then if he can continue to increase the playing time over time, that would be a realistic and acheivable goal for next year.. Yes, exactly. Pizarro has nothing to do with Hutchinson. Pizarro is a key player for Udinese (a top-8 club in a top-3 league) and it took him three or four years to get there --- Hutchinson is not just going to step into that role and Udinese are not going to look at him in that way! Yes, they'll be looking at him for the future. The comparison to De Guzman is a good one, though even "a little but regular playing time" this season is more than I would expect. Regarding Pizarro, to set the rumours straight, the story is twofold. First, he played for Chile when Udinese doctors thought he was not fit enough, which created a rift between the club and player. Second, he wants way more money than Udinese are willing to/can give him, but his contract is not up until 2005. Last offseason he was wanted by Juventus and was very close to joining Lazio (at one point Udinese actually had the transfer posted on their site, but they were a little too quick as it fell apart at the last minute), so what's probably happened is that he thinks he can get a better deal elsewhere and so feels free to say that he doesn't like his current club and wants out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Chin has a permit, by the way. He used to be with Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Actually, Atiba won't turn 21 until sometime next year, so its definitely a long-term consideration for Udinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 My mistake turns 21 in Feb.. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Article on Atiba from Italian website: Translated from an Italian website A Canadian in Friuli? The multinational Udinese could soon add another "small flag", if the judgments from their scouts after the U-20 World Championships convince Luciano Spalletti to give a chance to the young Canadian midfielder, Atiba Hutchinson, already protagonist of the last Gold Cup and impressive in the recent competition in the UAE. Born in 1983, in Brampton, Ontario, Hutchinson began his young career with the Toronto Lynx and then landed in Europe in September of 2002. In Sweden, first with Elfsborg and then with Oster, he has demonstrated a good technical ability, the display window of the U-20 WC has then done the rest. http://www.sportal.it/news/news328545.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article.jsp;jsessionid=JDBCLCOBKNIA?content=20031222_200203_1376 Canadian drawing international interest England's Southampton and Manchester City are two of the teams interested in the 20-year-old Hutchinson. (CP) - Canadian midfielder Atiba Hutchinson, who has drawn interest from big-name clubs from England to Italy, was honoured Monday by being named to the all-star team at the recently concluded world under-20 soccer championships. He was joined on the all-star roster by Canadian striker Iain Hume. "They were two key players for us," Canadian coach Dale Mitchell said from Vancouver. "They really came through and didn't look out of place amongst any of the players that were in the tournament. "And I don't think that anyone will be more delighted than their teammates. Because that's the type of kids they are. They fit in really well with the group." Clubs interested in Hutchinson include Italian Serie A side Udinese. There is also a team in Portugal, three in France, three in Germany, a couple in Denmark, "almost every team in Sweden" and one in Major League Soccer in the U.S., according to agent Barry MacLean. "A bit of a frenzy," is how MacLean describes the interest. "We've got a lot of interest in him, that's for sure," MacLean said Monday. "Probably more than any other Canadian player I've dealt with. . .. The fact that he did so well at the World Cup, that didn't hurt for sure." The Toronto midfielder is smooth on the ball and has poise and good speed. The skinny six-foot 153-pounder has already won six caps for the under-23 Olympic team and four for the senior side. Hutchinson, 20, has a year left on his contract with Osters in Sweden. The team was relegated from the top level last season but the young Canadian scored five goals in 23 games from a defensive midfield role. With the transfer window opening in January, Osters has to decide whether any of the offers are acceptable. Nothing concrete has happened, MacLean stresses, but he is collecting plenty of options. If he doesn't move, Hutchinson can finish out his contract with the Swedish side and become a free agent next fall. Then he could basically pick his team. That explains why "Osters is very amenable to the possibility of selling. They just won't do it for nothing," MacLean said. England's Southampton and Manchester City were also interested in Hutchinson, said MacLean. But because Hutchinson does not have a European Union passport, he would need a work permit. Given Canada's lowly standing in the world rankings - 87th at last count - and Hutchinson's relative inexperience, that would be a gamble. MacLean is not willing to miss out on the January transfer window because of red tape. The fact that Canada put two players on the 20-man all-star roster speaks volumes for the success of Mitchell's squad, which reached the quarter-finals in a Canadian men's first at a FIFA world championship. Especially when champion Brazil accounted for six of the all-stars with three coming from Spain and two from Argentina, the U.S. and the host United Arab Emirates. Colombia, Egypt and Japan, with one apiece, were the only other of the 20 teams to furnish all-stars. Hume, a 20-year-old from Brampton, Ont., holds down a starting role with Tranmere Rovers of the English Second Division. He had three goals in five games at the world under-20 championships. The 5-7 155-pounder has already won three caps for Canada at the senior level. Hutchinson is normally a midfielder but was slotted into the backline during the tournament by Mitchell to solidify the defence. "Our fortunes took a turn for the better when we moved Atiba into our back three and made it a back four," said Mitchell. "We stopped leaking goals at that point and started to win some games. That was one of the turning points for us." Hutchinson was chosen as one of four defenders on the all-star team while Hume was chosen to a four-man extra pool to make up a 20-man squad. Notes: MacLean says an MLS team and a couple of Swedish clubs are interested in Vancouver defender Kevin Harmse, also a member of the under-20 national team. He was with Tromso in Norway most recently. Another MacLean client, forward Sita Taty-Matondo, also has some MLS interest. ... Two Canadians will be at the MLS combine Jan.11-13 in Carson, Calif.: Marin Pusek of the University of Alabama-Birmingham and Adrian Cann of the University of Louisville. Pusek was drafted by the Toronto Lynx in the recent A-League college draft while Montreal took Cann. Both went in the first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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