TGAA_Star Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I love that Vitoria is in our squad for Qatar because we are going to need him YorkRegionFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: I love that Vitoria is in our squad for Qatar because we are going to need him A bit of more details may get this post vivid enough: I love that Vitoria is in our squad for Qatar because we are going to need him on: 1 leadership 2 aero defensive/offensive 3 dictation in box In all three gruelling 90 mins. sorry if this edit was not you like. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 jhoops__, johnyb, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 If all of our expected starters are on the pitch, and let's include Larin, who takes a penalty should Canada be awarded one? narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, lamptern said: A bit of more details may get this post vivid enough: I love that Vitoria is in our squad for Qatar because we are going to need him on: 1 leadership 2 aero defensive/offensive 3 dictation in box In all three gruelling 90 mins. sorry if this edit was not you like. Well obviously for all 3 of those things but just his energy too is another thing that I really love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Have we seen the Best of Steven Vitoria? NVsoccer and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imoffside Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Good thing to know that we have another option when we go to penalties in the knockouts 😁 An Observer and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, jonovision said: If all of our expected starters are on the pitch, and let's include Larin, who takes a penalty should Canada be awarded one? David? jhoops__, Unnamed Trialist and scullion44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I think Vitoria should be one of our penalty takers for sure. When he was at his previous club there was a period he took the penalties. It’s either David or Vitoria for me. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sose Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Weng said: I think Vitoria should be one of our penalty takers for sure. When he was at his previous club there was a period he took the penalties. It’s either David or Vitoria for me. yea.. we will probably need them both and Larin for the penalties in the quarter finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sose Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 6 hours ago, jonovision said: If all of our expected starters are on the pitch, and let's include Larin, who takes a penalty should Canada be awarded one? NO ONE from TFC.. please Corazon, sebdeserio, Trois Reds and 6 others 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, jonovision said: If all of our expected starters are on the pitch, and let's include Larin, who takes a penalty should Canada be awarded one? It’s definitely an interesting question. We actually haven’t had that many penalties over the last few years considering the number of games we’ve played. Since 2020: Davies vs Cayman Islands ✔️ Hoilett vs Aruba ✔️ David vs Suriname ✔️ Larin vs Haiti (GC) ✔️ Hoilett vs Haiti (GC) ✔️ Larin vs Honduras ✔️ Davies vs Curaçao (NL) ✔️ If we go to career stats, and these should be taken with a massive grain of salt because I pulled what I could from Transfermarkt: Ugbo 6/6 (100%) Davies 2/2 (100%) Hutchinson 2/2 (100%) Borjan 1/1? (100%) Vitoria 13/15 (87%) David 9/12 (75%) Cavallini 7/11 (64%) Hoilett 5/9 (56%) Larin 2/5 (40%) Osorio 0/1 (0%) Wotherspoon 0/1? (0%) No data or 0/0 - Adekugbe, Buchanan, Cornelius, Eustaquio, Fraser, Johnston, Kaye, Koné, Laryea, Millar, Miller, Pantemis, Piette, St. Claire, Waterman All things considered, I would probably go: 1. Vitoria 2. David 3. Davies 4. Hutchinson 5. Whoever wants one. Probably one of Ugbo, Larin, Tajon, or Eustaquio. Edited November 14, 2022 by footballfreak TGAA_Star, jhoops__, johnyb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Yeah in a penalty shootout if I had to choose 5 players to take penalties in order then yeah I would go 1- Davies 2- Vitoria 3- Larin 4- Hutchinson 5- David Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Team of the week Ivan, Corazon, johnyb and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 This guys has been quietly and consistently playing very well for club and country. He has become a pretty huge part of our team. As an aside, it is interesting to go back and re-read the first page of this thread. Needless to say, I suspect some people have come around on him. Pottsy3, Jack1997, Shway and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Sure have. I can take being someone's back up plan, though leading Portugal in Toronto was a pretty jerk move. Glad to see he outgrew it Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 This guy committed to us at the age of 29 after a meh stint in MLS and meh start in Poland. Incredible how vital he has been to the NT for the last six years. dyslexic nam, johnyb, Olympique_de_Marseille and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 minute ago, The Real Marc said: Sure have. I can take being someone's back up plan, though leading Portugal in Toronto was a pretty jerk move. Glad to see he outgrew it I hope this doesn't rehash some old wounds for you or anyone else, but when I put everything in perspective, and consider where he is now and where he was, the U-20 WC was very much small potatoes in the grande scheme of things, even with us being the hosts. Obviously in a perfect world he never would have played for Portugal, and I am sure you (and everyone else) would agree, but on balance it has worked out for Canada. Vitoria's story may have a blemish as far as some are concerned, but for me it is a happy ending for the Red and White, and perhaps a cautionary tale that all is not lost when a player suits up for another youth team. rkomar, johnyb, GasPed and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) Generally agree that being a back-up plan is a fact of life for a country like us and not something to disqualify anyone over. We've been as good for his career as he has been for our progression. At least he didn't wait til the clock struck twelve on his career, like Ferreira. Mostly, I think it speaks to our lack of depth in defending. But not gonna lie, watching some of those CSA short videos an old-timer like me takes his story and feelings a little less seriously. Because we all know who he was pretending to play for in that Toronto backyard! Edited November 16, 2022 by The Real Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 2 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: This guys has been quietly and consistently playing very well for club and country. He has become a pretty huge part of our team. As an aside, it is interesting to go back and re-read the first page of this thread. Needless to say, I suspect some people have come around on him. Several pages into this thread there are people in posts from April 2015 advising the mods to lock up the thread as he will never play for Canada while also indicating that Cavallini will never come back and Hoilett will never play for us. Oh how the times changed… Kent, h coach, johnyb and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Several pages into this thread there are people in posts from April 2015 advising the mods to lock up the thread as he will never play for Canada while also indicating that Cavallini will never come back and Hoilett will never play for us. Oh how the times changed… Emotional, knee-jerk reactions from fans still the same though johnyb, Obinna, YorkRegionFan and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 9/9/2012 at 2:00 PM, Bertuzzi44 said: Born and raised in Canada. Moved abroad at 18. Graduated from high school in Ontario, so I would hope he could speak English. Has it been confirmed yet that he can speak English? GasPed and RS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris4c Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bdog said: Has it been confirmed yet that he can speak English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Bdog said: Has it been confirmed yet that he can speak English? Just a couple months late of quoting that comment a decade after it was posted! 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I sort of feel sorry for the fact he's not even 2-3 years younger, if he were he'd deserve a better club and contract. One of those cases of a noble yet modest career, but I don't think he's made money along the way. The Real Marc, dyslexic nam, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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