FC_Hali Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 1. Larin 2. Petrasso 3. Piette 4. Adekugbe 5. Menjrekar James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Why no Aird on any of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Why no Aird on any of these? He's currently a 20 year old who can't get a game with a team in the 2nd division of Scotland. Oranje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) He's currently a 20 year old who can't get a game with a team in the 2nd division of Scotland. Fair point. Though how much are Froese or Bustos playing? Boakai is on a D2 in North America and can't get minutes but he's still well represented. Just thought it was surprising how little he's on these lists. Edited December 3, 2015 by lazlo_80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Fair point. Though how much are Froese or Bustos playing? Boakai is on a D2 in North America and can't get minutes but he's still well represented. Just thought it was surprising how little he's on these lists. Froese and Bustos are both a year younger and seem to figure heavily in Vancouver's future plans, I'd expect to see a lot of them next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Not enough Handsome Bowties on these lists eh? MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Froese and Bustos are both a year younger and seem to figure heavily in Vancouver's future plans, I'd expect to see a lot of them next season A year younger and have never played much with the first team. Aird was basically a starter in previous seasons. I think sometimes we have a tendency to get more excited about the prospect who has yet to play and their "big potential" then the kids who are actually playing. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 A year younger and have never played much with the first team. Aird was basically a starter in previous seasons. I think sometimes we have a tendency to get more excited about the prospect who has yet to play and their "big potential" then the kids who are actually playing. Aird was a starter 2 years ago when they were in the Scottish League One. He played 22 total games last year in all competitions, no idea how many were starts. If Aird's primary role is going to be RB, he has a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the ball. I've always thought the hype for Aird was a bit crazy, on this board and elsewhere, he's a promising player but I'd rate guys like Bustos, Froese and Boakai above him in terms of potential. Realistically, Bustos tore up USL pretty well considered he was coming off a major injury. 17 appearances, 7 goals, 2 assists, 1360 minutes. Froese spent much of the season with the Whitecaps so there isn't useful stats for comparison but he didn't look too out of place coming off the bench when he did play. I have no point of comparison but I'd guess USL to Scottish League One is similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 1. Larin 2. Petrasso 3. Piette 4. Adekugbe 5. Manjrekar James This James guy I kinda like. Right now toiling in obscurity in Hungary but he's impressed me when I have watched him with the NT, Olympic or senior team. Jack1997 and nolando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 You got to think that Elva would be creeping his way in there now.. Already playing 90' mins in 3.liga for Stuttgart.I've have never seen him play however. Bertuzzi44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) 1. Larin - 17 goals... nuff said 2. Henry - He's a proven MLS level starter, that someone named Big Sam decided to spend 2Mil EUR on. Even if he's near his ceiling, that still puts him at a higher level than most of our prospects. Hopefully another loan to the championship sees him back in the 1st team mix. Otherwise could be bought by a larger championship club or loaned back to MLS. 3. Adekugbe - I see him winning the starting LB job from Harvey next season, and then sky's the limit for him. 4. Petrasso - finally seems to be breaking into the 1st team at QPR. 5. Piette - despite having 21 caps by his 21st birthday, I feel like Piette doesn't have the natural athleticism to be higher on this list. That beings said, he's got a favorable club situation with Racing Ferrol right now, he's got proven quality, and I don't think he's far off being a regular starter at a major European D2 league level. Notes: I didn't include Osario, James or Teibert on this list because they're no-longer U23 eligible. I'm using this as my "prospect" age cut off (completely arbitrary). I've heard too many murmurings about Boakai's attitude - and my gut, as well as the apparent stall in his development, tells me they're true - so he's not on my list. There are many other with players in our pool with equal or greater talent to those I've listed here (e.g. Doughty, Tomori, Froese, Bostos, Gassparotto, Aird, Hamilton, Crépeau, etc, etc, etc), but these are the 5 I think likely to have the most career success IMO. This is based on their talent/ceiling, attitude, past performance, and current club situation. I think when assessing who's going to be most successful, it's important to not just look purely at talent, but also these other factors. Edited December 4, 2015 by A_Gagne Northvansteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 It's hard to say at a young age unless they are so ridiculously standout they have been thrust in the public eye. Tomori and Doughty have great opportunities given the systems and clubs they are at. Doesn't mean it's a given they will do any better than someone from impacts academy that sees more playing time in the mls though. I haven't seen enough of everyone to rank really but there seem to be a lot of potential prospects which is exciting and a list that will hopefully grow and grow. Larin obviously is the leading hope but Cavallini is also all guns blazing and I hope we keep him in the fold. I have big hopes for Henry. If he can stay fit he looked great at Blackburn and got rave reviews. I think Petrasso looks great and he can get games. Lastly lots of hype about Elva. Hopefully he continues to get minutes and experience in Germany. Also hopefully they can sort out his eligibility and we get him to commit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 1. Larin 2. Henry 3. Aird 4. Petrasso 5. James (based on limited viewing - could be totally wrong on this one) HM - Piette (question his upside), Adekugbe (hoping he pans out) and those that need more seasoning - Elva, Froese, Bustos, Boakai, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 My list is as follows (Disclaimer: I don't consider Teibert and Osorio U-23 as they are both 92s): 1. Larin 2. Henry 3. Piette 4. Petrasso 5. Gasparotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Not enough Handsome Bowties on these lists eh? Based on his 2015 I don't think Boakai is in the top 10, regardless of his good showing at the PanAms. He needs to get the hell out of Edmonton, get onto the pitch, and star tbuilding his confidence back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 April 2016 edition anyone? (1993 or later) 1) Larin 2) Petrasso 3) Piette 4) Henry (as a CB) 5) Aird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bully said: April 2016 edition anyone? (1993 or later) 1) Larin 2) Petrasso 3) Piette 4) Henry (as a CB) 5) Aird My top 5 would be: 1) Larin 2) Henry 3) Aird 4) Petrasso 5) Froese I think even with his injury troubles, Henry still has more pro-games, and at a higher level, than anyone this list, and is signed to a premiership team. Perhaps he will never pan out at the premiership level, but I still think his upside is better than anyone in this age group other than Larin. Edited April 11, 2016 by A_Gagne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 From a different angle: 1. Davies 2. Tabla 3. Tomori 4. Chung 5. Reid Northvansteve and Bully 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Ivan said: From a different angle: 1. Davies 2. Tabla 3. Tomori 4. Chung 5. Reid I tend to agree with this but I will still put Larin and Henry on the list but from what I have seen of Davies and Tabla, they probably both need to be there as well...and possibly Chung. So I would have it as: 1. Larin 2. Tabla 3. Davies 4. Henry 5. Chung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I think Manjekar James is moving on to better things. From what I saw of him last year as well as his performance in the Azteca match, he looks to have the goods. Ivanovski94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 5 hours ago, Bully said: April 2016 edition anyone? (1993 or later) 1) Larin 2) Petrasso 3) Piette 4) Henry (as a CB) 5) Aird This but for me 2-4 are interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1775 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 For me Bustos definitely cracks the top five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCF08 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 1. Tabla 2. Tomori 3. Larin 4. James 5. Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Maybe this should be a Top 10 list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 10 hours ago, Northvansteve said: Maybe this should be a Top 10 list? Let's make it a top 25 so people can get really irate with each other about their pics for 22-25. Northvansteve, A_Gagne and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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