nolando Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, An Observer said: Personally. I think you call Akindele before Miller as they play similar positions and Miller needs to establish himself with his side. It's a great point, if a little debatable. If I'm Tesho and Liam's getting called ahead of me and Liam's having a less-remarkable of a season at a less-than-remarkable club, I think he has a right to wonder why he's being excluded. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Bison44 said: MLS isnt breaking for these games. I had to go look at the schedule because I thought that was crazy. I know some MLS teams have elected to play through international dates but generally most of the league takes a break. But... you're right. There are a ton of games scheduled (even TFC, which used to take nearly all FIFA dates off, is playing twice during the window). I get that they want to end the season earlier, which means making compromises like playing more midweek games and playing through more FIFA dates, but this is ridiculous. It's not fair to club nor country. CanadaFan123, BCM and king1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Reign said: Yeah the argument for Larin because he was at Beskitas is weak. Many Beskitas fans considered him the worst player to ever play for the club. They wanted him gone! These same fans absolutely adore Hutch so it’s not a bias opinion from them. The argument isn’t that he played for Besiktas, it’s that Akindele is not in the same class of player. I agree with thoughts that he would be going for Millar* and not Larin. And tbh if Larin is starting in Belgium and Millar isn’t starting somewhere it’s pretty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Yes, Larin didn't become a starter at Besiktas, but it is Besiktas. This is not some rinky dink European club. Big players are in that team, albeit some past their prime, but you get the point. It was never going to be easy and many of us said he'll probably go out on loan immediately. Larin actually surprised everyone by scoring early into his tenure. Now he is finally on loan, which should have happened earlier, but it is what it is, nobody knows how these things will play out. The problem is that although he's finally now gone on loan, he's done so under circumstances where he's looking to regain his form and confidence, both of which have been low for a while now. It seems like he lost both during his struggles at a club where he was already out of his depth and probably had no business seeing the field that soon. He is an excellent finisher (when he is confident) but all other aspects of his game were just a slight notch below where they had to be to play at Besiktas. If Larin had not made the most of that late season chance, where he started his career at Besiktas red-hot, he would have probably gone out on this type of loan much earlier and with both his form and confidence still relatively intact. And he may have sharpened his skills to the point where he was a Besiktas-level player. So this is where he's at. 2 games in and he's started both which is great, but his team hasn't scored and he missed s penalty and they were just crushed 4-0. Not really the best of starts for him in Belgium. I hope he finds himself again, but for now I absolutely have no problem with us giving Akindele a chance, at least for the Cuba games. He's scoring at a decent level and he can play CF as well as out wide. I see no risk whatsoever for dropping Larin and it may be good for Cyle to take focus solely on picking up the pieces of his once promising club career, which looks more and more broken with every passing match. Corazon and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Akindele is starting for Orlando in the USOC semi against Atlanta. He leads the team with 2 goals in this competition, so his total on the year is already at 9 (I think he's on 7 MLS goals). At this pace he might beat Larin's 12 from 2016. Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, Obinna said: Akindele is starting for Orlando in the USOC semi against Atlanta. He leads the team with 2 goals in this competition, so his total on the year is already at 9 (I think he's on 7 MLS goals). At this pace he might beat Larin's 12 from 2016. I see just one goal in this competition. I saw on mlssoccer they had him at 2 but I checked soccerway and it’s just 1. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 58 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: I see just one goal in this competition. I saw on mlssoccer they had him at 2 but I checked soccerway and it’s just 1. I was going off the mls source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/15/tesho-akindele-surprising-his-second-act-orlando-city-sc Deserves a call up for Cuba. Chad_Impact, king1010, Addona and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, PopePouri said: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/15/tesho-akindele-surprising-his-second-act-orlando-city-sc Deserves a call up for Cuba. Leading scorer on his team. Tesho has definitely fought for his place and right now, for me, is only behind Cav, David and Hoilett for a place in our front 3 (assuming Davies is a left back). king1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 #TimeforTesho Seriously though, 9 MLS goals and a USOC goal thus far. We got to get him in there and utilize players when they are hot. Everytime I see that Tesho has scored, I have flashbacks to Larin at wide forward against Mexico. Every single time. Addona, apbsmith, king1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, BrennanFan said: Leading scorer on his team. Tesho has definitely fought for his place and right now, for me, is only behind Cav, David and Hoilett for a place in our front 3 (assuming Davies is a left back). Basing it solely on current form, fairly hard to disagree with this. Watched an Orlando game the other day, and I was quite surprised/impressed with his back to goal hold up play. Should be expected I guess based on his size. Good versatility, as he could play out wide or as a CF/ST. Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 He’s been cold to end the season. No goals in the last bunch of games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 8:11 PM, canta15 said: He’s been cold to end the season. No goals in the last bunch of games He heard you. Bagged a goal in his teams 2-5 loss to the Fire today. apbsmith and Bison44 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I’m surprised they gave it to him considering it went off the post, off the goalie and in. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 johnyb, Obinna, Acid-Tone and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Love me some Tesho. Congrats and well deserved. Solid hand at MLS level. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Tesho starting up front tonight (according to Google) against the Timbers in the MLSiB final. nolando and toontownman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Scored his 4th of the season tonight. Bison44, Obinna, N1ckbr0wn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 That's quite a few people in the stands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: That's quite a few people in the stands Florida gonna Florida Nate3322, Bertuzzi44 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Exposed by Orlando, I don’t know his salary but maybe he’s taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 51 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Exposed by Orlando, I don’t know his salary but maybe he’s taken. 2019 he made 150k...but not sure about this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 3:25 PM, Dominic94 said: Exposed by Orlando, I don’t know his salary but maybe he’s taken. I don't think he would mind returning to Texas + I think his roots are in Colorado and Austin is a lot closer to home than Orlando is. His stats have generally been solid. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Trois Reds, N1ckbr0wn, h coach and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Gian-Luca said: You would have to think that sort of credential could be pretty important if he wanted to stay involved in footy in terms of business operations. Not everyone will make enough to retire rich at 35 so kudos to him for the kind of focus this would have taken while being a pro baller. johnyb and yothat2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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