toontownman Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, saladroit said: Starting tonight against RSL. Absolutely fantastic news. Chad_Impact and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestseveran Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 So happy for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just got subbed off in the 62'. Very good performance, should make the LB position his to lose if he can consistently play as well as he did tonight. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Solid game. Should give him more chances to give De Jong a break in future. A_Gagne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Surprising start, he hasn't even been on the bench this season. It sort of worked out though, hope he can continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Would have definitely rather seen Shea taken off instead but coming off such big injury 60 plus minutes is a huge boost and also signifies the coaching staff still rate him. Hopefully the start of some regular minutes and competition for Marcel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradMack Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Nice to see some LB depth developing. De Jong, Adekugbe, Morgan are very capable, but would be nice to see Levis break into that group. Looking pretty good on that left side these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Another Canadian university product for those wondering whether U Sports can be a useful source of CanPL talent. masster, A_Gagne, toontownman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 14 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: Another Canadian university product for those wondering whether U Sports can be a useful source of CanPL talent. Of course it can, but it's not the obvious route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 On 4/28/2018 at 2:07 AM, shamrock said: Surprising start, he hasn't even been on the bench this season. It sort of worked out though, hope he can continue. He looked good tonight! Another solid option if he keeps it up. I suspect Robinson really only sees him as a LB, and thus perhaps not versatile enough for the subs bench. I.e. starting LB or bust for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Not sure about that. Didn't he play on the wing against palace and in the the reserves? Signs point towards him being thought of as a left back but nothing to say he isn't thought of as a winger in the same way DeJong is or Davies and Shea are thought of as left backs. He is just coming back from a pretty significant injury which explains why he hasn't been used more or on the bench. Imo. You might be right though. Time will tell now he is clearly close to full match fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 He IS a winger, not a real defender in the same sense that Aird is a winger. Yes they can play fullback, but I think both would have troubles defending against other wingers. No problem if the opponents play two strikers though. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 10 hours ago, toontownman said: He is just coming back from a pretty significant injury which explains why he hasn't been used more or on the bench. Imo. You might be right though. Time will tell now he is clearly close to full match fitness. How many games did he play with Whitecaps 2 last season after he came back from his injury? I read elsewhere that he played quite well during his starts there. He had some good moments on the ball out there. I have some questions about his defensive capabilities. He'll have to get a few more starts against other MLS opponents to see if he consistently has the goods for this level or if he more of a depth player/USL type. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Levis was the highest rated Whitecaps player in the 1-0 loss to Minnesota., although he has to be held partly responsible for the goal against as he lost his man. Overall though, 2 positive performances for him. https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1256430/LiveStatistics/USA-Major-League-Soccer-2018-Minnesota-United-Vancouver-Whitecaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Surprising he rated highest as he not only lost his man on the goal, it was his ill advised jump in that lead to the breakout by the 10 man Minn squad in the first place. That goal was definitely on him so shocking in a 1-0 loss that he is highest rated. Happy he is playing and I am sure he will learn from his mistakes. Looked down in anguish when the ball went in. shamrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Lots of good things when he had the ball. I think he had one underhit giveaway pass but otherwise was solid in that department and his superb cross to Kamara should have resulted in the tying goal. I still have some concerns with his 1 v 1 defending and getting outmuscled but I think he should continue to see the start at LB. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Nice to have another option at LB.. so now we have 4 solid level options at the position and maybe 5 if Gutierrez commits. CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I guess the goal was on him, but Franklin let Gomez blow by him for an open cross, Aja tittered around the box with his hand up looking for a call as the cross went by him...and when the shot came in he let Ibarra run past him to tuck in the rebound. At least Waston made a play for the rebound. With WC2 he did play some LW, and a few games he and Davies ran wild down the left flank. Very nice to see him stick with it and finally get rewarded with MLS minutes. And Telfer made it to MLS as well this season, good year for CDN University grads. I suspect next year will be even better with the CPL up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Levis and de Jong are stylistically very different players. De Jong is more solid defensively, his passing and crosses are excellent. Levis is a much better dribbler and can get by one or two defenders and then make a play. Great to see him get a chance to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, Bison44 said: I guess the goal was on him, but Franklin let Gomez blow by him for an open cross, Aja tittered around the box with his hand up looking for a call as the cross went by him...and when the shot came in he let Ibarra run past him to tuck in the rebound. At least Waston made a play for the rebound. Levis had a couple of plays in the match where guys went by him to the by line strictly on pace and they were allowed to play in some dangerous crosses. In that way, he had a bit of a Fraser-Aird-as-RB defensive quality to him, too. He beat some guys with some confident fakes but the rubber hits the road regarding one on one attacking skill when you are confronted with an RB in a full defensive posture. However, his strength as a player is definitely with the ball at his feet. Edited May 7, 2018 by BearcatSA toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Northvansteve said: Levis and de Jong are stylistically very different players. De Jong is more solid defensively, his passing and crosses are excellent. Levis is a much better dribbler and can get by one or two defenders and then make a play. Great to see him get a chance to start. Agreed, and great to see him come back from injury and show well, that could have been career ending. He is talented and has a great upside. Obviously, a player who could play in the midfield as well, though for now getting time at RB is good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Interesting that Shea got the start as the LB replacement for De Jong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: Interesting that Shea got the start as the LB replacement for De Jong. Don't think this is anything more than Carl Robinson's proclivity for MLS veterans, the fact that as a DP Shea should start in these circumstances, and Robbo has been getting huge heat for moving Davies to LB. Also, with Doneil Henry's first start, Robbo may have wanted a veteran presence there. I think Robbo does actually like Levis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Starting for Vancouver today, and so far he's having a great game. Really like what I see. Grandbloke, Aird25 and Bertuzzi44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2SKI Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Another strong showing, and he lasted the full 90 this time. Great game for Brett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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