Corazon Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Just now, trc2014 said: He is also a great leader on the pitch. KJ highlighted how he calmed everyone down and got them focused after the first goal against CR. This is an important asset. I believe it might have been that same goal that he waved to Canadian players on the bench to come and celebrate with the team on the field. I loved seeing that. There is definite sense of togetherness that we haven't seen in a very long time. He did have one quite poor game in the Gold Cup (the game he gave a breakaway and could also be at fault for not tracking back on a goal). I would still go with him as the Center of a back 3 or the RCB in a back 4. I mentioned before that given his age, this is likely his last run with Canada. In Qatar, he will be a month away from his 36th birthday. rkomar, Nate3322, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Someone mentioned that Vitoria looks like he would be the third property brother and now I can't unsee it LOL lowlander, johnyb, Kadenge and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, VinceA said: Someone mentioned that Vitoria looks like he would be the third property brother and now I can't unsee it LOL He looks closer than the actual 3rd brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, VinceA said: Someone mentioned that Vitoria looks like he would be the third property brother and now I can't unsee it LOL You’re welcome. RS, Olympique_de_Marseille, NVsoccer and 35 others 6 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Has not been in the squad for the last two matches for Moreirense. There have been no media reports of any injury (that I am aware of). Did he even fly back to Portugal after the international window? Shway and costarg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 2 hours ago, king1010 said: Vitoria starting and captaining for Moreirense. That is a relief! And they got the win! Corazon, johnyb, Approve My Account Pls and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Got a yellow card during his previous match. I believe he will be suspended and not face Paços and Stephen since it was his 5th of the season: https://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/estatisticas/jogadores/cartoes/20212022/ligaportugalbwin Edited October 27, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille Addona, king1010 and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Vitória has the start and the armband for Moreirense this afternoon against Vitoria. Seems like he is playing himself lol Sal333, dyslexic nam and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Cblake said: Vitória has the start and the armband for Moreirense this afternoon against Vitoria. Seems like he is playing himself lol The true battle is always within. Olympique_de_Marseille, SthMelbRed and sebdeserio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) It has to be said that Vitoria was great yesterday. He has come a long way and has definitely earned a starting CB spot for Canada. His ability in the air is a bonus. Edited November 13, 2021 by DeRo_Is_King lamptern, Sal333, rightback and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said: It has to be said that Vitoria was great yesterday. He has come a long way and has definitely earned a starting CB spot for Canada. His ability in the air is a bonus. Agree. He is dominant in the air and is incredibly consistent. Pairing him up with faster defensive partners mitigates his one big downside. Edited November 13, 2021 by dyslexic nam canuckgbp, Cheeta, Ruffian and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I'm not sure what Herdman's plans are for him because he is a bit older and a match in those conditions probably takes quite a toll but given it is a two match window I would hope he is up to the start Tuesday, if not Henry played well vs Mexico last time IIRC and might be up for a cold snowy night in Edmonton! Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Our own Property Brother gets the goal! Vitoria with the nice header in. Seems like so many of our players are in good form johnyb, rkomar, nolando and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Vitoria scored against... Vitoria. narduch, sebdeserio, Addona and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, pod818 said: Our own Property Brother gets the goal! Vitoria with the nice header in. Seems like so many of our players are in good form He hit that with authority. Nice goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 8 hours ago, pod818 said: Our own Property Brother gets the goal! Vitoria with the nice header in. Seems like so many of our players are in good form Some CPL-level camera angles here. The Real Marc and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 19 hours ago, pod818 said: Our own Property Brother gets the goal! Vitoria with the nice header in. Seems like so many of our players are in good form Love how he gets the ball after. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Would like to see him in that box position for Canada corners/free kicks vs way wide of the box trying to head the ball back in. dyslexic nam and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Would like to see him in that box position for Canada corners/free kicks vs way wide of the box trying to head the ball back in. Agreed. He has a great direct header that could generate chances. While knocking it back into the box from the far side might work sometimes, it seems like this may be a higher percentage option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 26 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Would like to see him in that box position for Canada corners/free kicks vs way wide of the box trying to head the ball back in. He created our second goal vs. Mexico that way. As he was a threat vs them in Azteca they were focusing on him wide, which led their defender to pull all our other players on side and an easy tap-in for Larin. Bdog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 27 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Would like to see him in that box position for Canada corners/free kicks vs way wide of the box trying to head the ball back in. True, but him being wide on that last Larin goal, kept everyone onside (as his marker, Edson, was well below their defensive line). And that sort of distraction also benefited the play. He was also in the deeper position on the David goal vs. CR that the keeper spilled. It is not a bad tactical idea, you insist on it. The rivals try to adjust to it. Then, as you say, you can mix it up and put him in the middle of the mix if the rival catches on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Kadenge said: Would like to see him in that box position for Canada corners/free kicks vs way wide of the box trying to head the ball back in. Had one like that against the States in Orlando as well. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 As I mentioned in another thread, as much as people have been dumping on our set pieces and whichever coach is directly responsible, we have scored 3 non-pk set piece goals in the 8 octagonal matches to date (4 if you count David vs Costa Rica which came on the second phase of a set piece), which I'm sure is well ahead of any of our rivals. There's room from improvement, but tough to argue with results! (In other words, what we're doing with Vitoria on set pieces seems to be working). Corazon, johnyb, Xavier. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 I was actually thinking that our 2nd goal vs Mexico happened since they were likely focused on Vitoria out wide. Teams are all aware by now of the tactic of him trying to head it into the middle so it helps to mix it up once in the while. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, jonovision said: As I mentioned in another thread, as much as people have been dumping on our set pieces and whichever coach is directly responsible, we have scored 3 non-pk set piece goals in the 8 octagonal matches to date (4 if you count David vs Costa Rica which came on the second phase of a set piece), which I'm sure is well ahead of any of our rivals. There's room from improvement, but tough to argue with results! (In other words, what we're doing with Vitoria on set pieces seems to be working). Only way to determine effectiveness of conversion rates vs other 7 is to have comparative stats. Corners are disclosed. Don't know how many free kicks in danger areas we generate. My comments are just based on corners generated and whether delivery is good, scoring threat created & goals scored. A lot of our deliveries are poor (mostly Davies) and execution when the ball gets to the box. As @Unnamed Trialistmentioned more variety on set pieces may help. Larin & Vitoria are both good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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