shermanator Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Are we still giving this guy attention? God we're like desperate high school boys crying that our girlfriend left us. Just let it go already. Decent player but we have much better prospects. He's lost his chance and it'll be hard to break back in (if we even give him a chance). ...Moving on. +1 to this. Let's just forget about Cavallini already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Renaissance Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Uruguay has more players in Europe then Brazil or Argentina. He enjoys living in Uruguay so much, but to make the team he will likely have to move outside Uruguay, as they currently only have 1 player in the team that plays in the local league. As a Canadian, he would need to be 2x better than any Uruguayan at a similar position to take the spot from a native-born. He would never make the Uruguay national team. I have no respect for anyone that "regrets" representing their country of birth. Make him eat his words, dont call him again for a while. Hes cap-tied and not going anywhere else. Not a monumental loss, moving on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditty Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Next time I see Stephen Hart, remind me to give him a high five for cap tieing Lucas. In the next 5-10 years, Canada will go on to bigger and better things with players far more accomplished than Cavallini. And I think Benito has a bit of Holger in him when it comes to not taking kindly to uncommitted players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reme90 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Here is a highlight real that I did not see posted: http://golnetpro.com/gerardorabajda/cavallinilucas.mp4 Yes, some of the defending and goalkeeping is poor, but I still think there is some talent there. Whether it ever wants to play for us is another question. Two things stood out to me 1) He only scores from 6-10 yards from the goal-line. So he needs service to be effective. It's nice to have a left-footed striker though. I wonder if we will take him back once we get into the hex?? Will we need ?with Larin, Tesho, Ricketts, and Jackson being similar type strikers. 2) Man, the crowds and the stadiums look like dumps. This gives me great encouragement that Canada or MLS can become a league of choice for Central and South American talent. We have better facilities, crowds and with the onset of USL and academies our Football is destined to improve as well. Obviously, a small country like Uruguay makes it for less expenses in travel and such, but man that league looks 4th world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 ^ a better question is: why would you even want him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Two things stood out to me 1) He only scores from 6-10 yards from the goal-line. So he needs service to be effective. It's nice to have a left-footed striker though. I wonder if we will take him back once we get into the hex?? Will we need ?with Larin, Tesho, Ricketts, and Jackson being similar type strikers. 2) Man, the crowds and the stadiums look like dumps. This gives me great encouragement that Canada or MLS can become a league of choice for Central and South American talent. We have better facilities, crowds and with the onset of USL and academies our Football is destined to improve as well. Obviously, a small country like Uruguay makes it for less expenses in travel and such, but man that league looks 4th world It isn't just about money though. Sometimes just having an league + produce players that can be sold + strong football culture = strong placings at the World Cup. It's why we need a Canadian league at least. We have only just started on improving player development. So right now, a strong MLS benefits 2nd tier Chilean or Uruguay players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Not really news per se. But the Lucas (who regrets playing for Canada and feels Argentinian/ Uruguayan/ Who knows) was in Toronto for the last 2 weeks of June visiting his family. Lucas' brother who plays for Woodbridge in L10 is friends with Johnathan Osorio and the group of them spent time together. Wonder how akward that conversation was when Johnathan said he had to leave for the Gold Cup... Edited July 8, 2015 by king1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Not really news per se. But the Lucas (who regrets playing for Canada and feels Argentinian/ Uruguayan/ Who knows) was in Toronto for the last 2 weeks of June visiting his family. Lucas' brother who plays for Woodbridge in L10 is friends with Johnathan Osorio and the group of them spent time together. Wonder how akward that conversation was when Johnathan said he had to leave for the Gold Cup... Lucas and Jonathan are friends from playing at Clarkson-Sheridan and then at Nacional together, so likely that's how Christian knows Jonathan. Hopefully Jonathan was working on getting Lucas to snap out of his deranged mental state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Lucas and Jonathan are friends from playing at Clarkson-Sheridan and then at Nacional together, so likely that's how Christian knows Jonathan. Hopefully Jonathan was working on getting Lucas to snap out of his deranged mental state. I bet Jono would of gladly played for Colombia before Canada :/ Edited July 8, 2015 by zeelaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I bet Jono would of gladly played for Colombia before Canada :/ Perhaps but Lucas Cavallini's family is from Argentina. So he never grew up supporting Uruguay and until he deleted his twitter, not too recently, he was very proud of Argentina and his Argentinian heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Perhaps but Lucas Cavallini's family is from Argentina. So he never grew up supporting Uruguay and until he deleted his twitter, not too recently, he was very proud of Argentina and his Argentinian heritage. His brother is still on twitter and very proud of argentina. Ever since he got that gf he seems to identify as uruguayan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 His brother is still on twitter and very proud of argentina. Ever since he got that gf he seems to identify as uruguayan. He can't actually be this crazy right? Jakob Lensky 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Julio César Gard @juliocesargard Sep 16 El delantero Lucas Cavallini de @CAFenix1916 fue invitado a jugar por Canadá (es nacido en Toronto) por las Eliminatorias. Does this mean he turned down the call for the Sept. games? Or... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Says he was invited... So if we're ever going to see him this would be time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Maybe Floro's giving him another chance for the Washington DC friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This is his chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 sounds like he's invited to the upcoming WC qualifiers. Good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 My spanish isnt the best but without using google translate: The striker lucas cavallini of Fenix was invited to play for Canada (his nation in Toronto?) for the qualifiers. I'm not convinced "nation" is nacido, but I don't know what else to guess. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Okay i looked it up...nacido = born. So perhaps that is not referring to the Belize WCQ at BMO. Interesting perhaps he's under consideration for the Ghana friendly, which makes sense with Larin needes for Olympic qualifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nice. You ignored every calls for 3 years, you tell a newspaper you have regrets because you represented Canada in a WCQ and then you get a call by Floro......nice. I would be so piss if I was a MNT player who attended every time I was called and this guy show up after not returning calls for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nice. You ignored every calls for 3 years, you tell a newspaper you have regrets because you represented Canada in a WCQ and then you get a call by Floro......nice. I would be so piss if I was a MNT player who attended every time I was called and this guy show up after not returning calls for years. Tougher to stand firm when Canada can't seem to score any goals and he's a player who seems like he can help... Not saying I agree or disagree, but it is what it is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 If he shows up I'll cheer and if he scores and helps us get points all will be forgiven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolbertos Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Seems like Floro will try diplomacy again. Good on Floro to try again. If Floro can convince Occean, Cavallini and Hoilett to give a chance and they suit up, then Floro has gained more respect from players and pundits. If Robbo and the Caps can forgive Mattocks for ripping his club 2 years on Jamaican TV, then rhe CSA and Floro can say it's water under the bridge and welcome Cavallini back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) That reporter tweets news that is happening on the day, so in that context, he would not be speaking about Lucas having turned down an invite in the past. The confusion is that he states the call up is for qualifying and not a friendly. He is probably mistaken on that point? His return now makes sense (from a prima donna perspective), as the "Mickey Mouse" games are over, and the real deal is just one camp away. We need goals. If Cavallini wants to try to score goals for us now, I say let him. Edited September 18, 2015 by BrennanFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm going to first wait to see if this claim of a call-up has any validity. Then, i'm going to wait to see if he accepts. Only then will I then begin to contemplate the potential ramifications of introducing him to the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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