hodgkiss Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 sounds like this kid should be placed on "the one to watch" list for canada. lets not only keep a close eye on him but convince him to stay in canada (for international play) so poland doesn't scoop him up! good read. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Sports/Ottawa+golden+soccer/1758647/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJones Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 He will be playing with one of my players at the Dannone Cup in Brazil in October and he's at the same tournament as my son in Sweden (Gothia Cup) in a couple of weeks. I'll try and make a point of watching him as he's not in my son's age group (one year younger). Pretty impressive that he's been asked by the Dallas Texans to travel with them. Dallas Texans are a very big 'mega' club in Texas who recruit players from all over the US to go to tournaments like this. There are tons of good players in Texas alone so for him to be asked, he must be quite good. In saying that, judging players at 12 to be there at older ages is really difficult. He's a bigger kid than most and hopefully he will continue to develop and not just using his size to his advantage. Watching video of my little player who played at Dannone, Kristopher lokks very very good. Both were captains of their respective region (West/East). Best of luck to him and hopefully he stays free from high expectations that parents (yours truly included) and youth coaches can put on our sons/daughters and players to meet there potential. He sounds like he has a great support so best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Nice. With that phenom in Winnipeg and the Vancouver lad in Barcelona, sounds like we'll have a great U17 side in 3-4 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Let's just be patient and have another look at this kid in a few years - potentially with the u17 national team. He probably needs to find his way into a professional or at least academy full-time training environment....otherwise teams will begin to ruff him up as "the star of ottawa". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs9 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Anyone have a word on this guy? I was looking and he's in the reserves for Millwall Fc. Suited up for U-17 and U-18 Czech Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ngravs9 said: Anyone have a word on this guy? I was looking and he's in the reserves for Millwall Fc. Suited up for U-17 and U-18 Czech Republic. He seems to be with Canada now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs9 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 6 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: He seems to be with Canada now: Oh good find! He seemed to be interested in representing the Czech's because of his Twitter bio, picture and http://wp.me/p5X6N6-9w but that tweet is recent so right on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The subject of Kris Twardek hijacked this thread if you are interested in reading more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I've been told that he's filed his one-time switch papers and is now committed to Canada. Ruffian, Complete Homer and Ngravs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 As I said, probably a wise situation given his future with the Czech Republic team. rob.notenboom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 5 hours ago, rob.notenboom said: I've been told that he's filed his one-time switch papers and is now committed to Canada. WE'RE NUMBER TWO! WE'RE NUMBER TWO! shermanator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Will be interesting to see if he can break into the first team next year. I didn't realize he was 20 - thought he was younger. He's the same age as Petrasso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, Floortom said: Will be interesting to see if he can break into the first team next year. I didn't realize he was 20 - thought he was younger. He's the same age as Petrasso. He's a '97, he's 2 years younger than Petrasso. Half way through the 2014-15 season he was promoted to the U21 side as a 17 yr old. He's a pretty decent prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Our sudden depth of good wingers and winger prospects is interesting. We never seem to get an even spread Northvansteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 On 30/5/2016 at 5:13 AM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: He seems to be with Canada now: Zambazis, that is huge for us if it is true, I really want to see this guy play for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wow, with this kind of depth just think of how much squad rotation Gale will be able to indulge in at next year's U20s. He'll be able to play a completely different lineup every game! Bison44 and yomurphy1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Jeffrey, Zambasis has not played an official match for Greece U19's so even though it's nice to have him back it is not permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) In today's news "Kid who can't hack it at the pro or youth international level comes crawling back". Colour me unexcited over this development. Vitoria 2.0. Edited May 31, 2016 by shermanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 20 hours ago, jpg75 said: He's a '97, he's 2 years younger than Petrasso. Half way through the 2014-15 season he was promoted to the U21 side as a 17 yr old. He's a pretty decent prospect. That's good to know. For some reason an article I read about him yesterday said he was 20 years old. would be nice to see him get first team action next year. Apparently he was in the squad for the last three games of the season (didn't make an appearance) which is a good sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I guess learning Czech was a bit harder than expected! Anyway, great news and happy to have Kristopher represent the Red and White! ...now to take French lessons haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 hour ago, shermanator said: In today's news "Kid who can't hack it at the pro or youth international level comes crawling back". Colour me unexcited over this development. Vitoria 2.0. Except this kid is only 19, has made the subs bench for Millwall, and just signed a new one year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2SKI Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Are Manolis Zabazis and Emmanuel Zambazis the same person? Ignore. They are indeed. Edited May 31, 2016 by C2SKI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, shermanator said: In today's news "Kid who can't hack it at the pro or youth international level comes crawling back". Colour me unexcited over this development. Vitoria 2.0. Didn't he lose out on playing time at Millwall due to injury? I wouldn't write him off yet Edited June 1, 2016 by Complete Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Here's some further background on Twardek from MLS Reddit: https://m.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/4lxlwf/millwall_fcs_kris_twardek_exczech_u18_has_filed/ He moved over to Milwall a few years ago (allowed because of his Czech passport) and was pretty hyped on arrival. He was a starter in Milwall's u21 team at 17 and got caps in the Czech youth system (though it should be noted that the Czech have multiple u17/u18 teams and he was never in the top one). He is 19 now and was completely dropped by the Czech youth system and is still playing for Milwall's u21s. He recently resigned with Milwall on a one year contract, after Milwall released him from his first contract due to his wages. Don't expect him to become a world beater, but he could develop into a contributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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