DJT Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Guidelines for this threadIn this thread post match updates on all Canadians abroad for February 27 - March 5, 2015. If you find updates posted in some other thread then post them here as well, but be sure to credit the original poster. If there is news that is particularly significant (eg. someone scores a big goal, someone gets injured, etc.) then feel free to begin a new thread on that topic in order to draw greater attention or start a discussion, but also post that news here. Some comments on news posted in this thread are okay, but let's not let this thread go off into a long discussion. If the news already appears in another thread (as per the previous bullet) then post your comments in that other thread, otherwise if you want to say something significant or if it is likely to generate replies then begin a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Caniggia Elva not in the gamesquad for Racing Stassbourg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 NIce article about Sasa Plavsic ahead of the start of the Superettan campaign this weekend. http://www.ufvcascades.ca/2014/12/alumni-spotlight-former-cascades-star-plavsic-climbing-pro-soccer-ladder-in-sweden/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghonj Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 cap him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 In the 3. Bundesliga, both Randy Edwini-Bonsu and Nik Ledgerwood get the start for Kickers and Energy respectively. In the 2. BL, Andre Hainault starts on the bench for Aalen. Edit: and a goal by Randy! Kickers leading 0-2, Randy scores his 3rd of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Gasparotto gets the start Carreiro on the bench for Arbroath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Friendly Flora 3 - 1 Frej (Plavsic) Strommen (Thomas) v Jerv Hong Kong Eastern AA 0 - 4 Kitchee (Lam) Cyprus Nea Salamis 0 - 0 Ayia Napa Haber in the starting lineup. Sweden - Cup Kristianstads 0 - 3 AIK (Stamatopoulos) England Charlton 3 - 0 Huddersfield Edgar started at right back, and was subbed off in the 64th. Coventry 2 - 1 MK Dons Jackson not in the squad. Crawley Town 1 - 1 Sheffield United O'Connor was on the bench. Crewe 0 - 0 Swindon Town Haber went all 90 minutes. Cheltenham 2 - 0 Tranmere Hume off the bench in the 62nd minute. Scotland Motherwell 2 - 1 Inverness Ferguson into the game at 58' Serbia Partizan 0 - 0 Radnicki Nis Borjan got his second clean sheet away to the league leaders. Israel H. Raanana 2 - 0 Hapoel Haifa (Ricketts) Hungary Ujpest 0 - 2 Pesci MFC James started for Pesc in midfield and SCORED to put them ahead early. His first professional goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Carreiro on the bench for Arbroath Carreiro played since the beginning of the 2nd half, the score was then 0 - 1 for Elgin City and the game ended 3-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Serbia Partizan 0 - 0 Radnicki Nis Borjan got his second clean sheet away That´s an excellent start for Milan with his new club. 2 clean sheets against the top 2 teams in Serbia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Highlights of Borjan game: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn0AcxwH7mI He had a busy day and made some nice saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Cyprus Nea Salamis 0 - 0 Ayia Napa Haber in the starting lineup. Haber has that starting spot locked, but doesn't seem to be scoring. Apparently coaches rate his work for the team. And of course playing for one of the worse teams in the league, service is probably lousy anyway. Still, a good year for Haber, playing week-in week-out, having to fight against relegation. Hope he'll get picked-up by a better team next season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Highlights of Borjan game: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn0AcxwH7mI He had a busy day and made some nice saves. How does he not catch on with a bigger club? Would be good for him if red star or partizan sign him next year. Europe exposure and a chance to move to a bigger team. Also kenny stamatopolous got another clean sheet for AIK in the sweedish cup. Whose our number 2? Kenny? Lars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 How does he not catch on with a bigger club? Would be good for him if red star or partizan sign him next year. Europe exposure and a chance to move to a bigger team. Also kenny stamatopolous got another clean sheet for AIK in the sweedish cup. Whose our number 2? Kenny? Lars? Because he's Canadian. A big part of the reason he's not at a bigger club is because many will see his passport and immediately pass him over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Besiktas get Club Brugge in the Europa League round of 16 draw. March 12 and 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Israel H. Raanana 2 - 0 Hapoel Haifa (Ricketts) Rickets got 90 minutes again. Don't like this club for him though (nor the league really). Besiktas get Club Brugge in the Europa League round of 16 draw. March 12 and 19 That looks very doable. Because he's Canadian. A big part of the reason he's not at a bigger club is because many will see his passport and immediately pass him over. Mmm, I don't think there's a lot of industries less discriminatory than pro football. I can agree that Canada doesn't have good rep, but if a club thinks you can help them get points, they will sign you, regardless of nation (or race for that matter). He was with a big club (in Bulgaria that is), I do hope that he can make a case for himself again and join a better league after summer. He needs some stability, hopefully he can get away from the Eastern European leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I think the move to Radnicki Nis was great for Borjan. If he is truly the starting GK there, it'll be the first regular club action he'll have received in ~18 months. Compare that move to Monsalve's move to America de Cali, where he is at a bigger club, but will be lucky to see much action. Monsalve did it to catch the eye of Floro, but it'll be hard to impress when he still has to rely on his Oulu resume to show what he can do. Is being a backup or third stringer on a bigger club more important, or is being the starter on a smaller club more important? It's great if you can break through on the bigger team, but how many times has that happened recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I think the move to Radnicki Nis was great for Borjan. If he is truly the starting GK there, it'll be the first regular club action he'll have received in ~18 months. Compare that move to Monsalve's move to America de Cali, where he is at a bigger club, but will be lucky to see much action. Monsalve did it to catch the eye of Floro, but it'll be hard to impress when he still has to rely on his Oulu resume to show what he can do. Is being a backup or third stringer on a bigger club more important, or is being the starter on a smaller club more important? It's great if you can break through on the bigger team, but how many times has that happened recently? I don't think clubs matter to Floro at all. He's more than happy to ignore regulars at the NASL level or in Finland and call up guys who haven't played club minutes in more than 6 months or guys who have even yet to play a professional minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Because he's Canadian. A big part of the reason he's not at a bigger club is because many will see his passport and immediately pass him over. He has a serbian passport. There are some serbs playing for big clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 He has a serbian passport. There are some serbs playing for big clubs. Yes, but he represents Canada internationally. Live in a bubble all you want but there is still a huge bias against Americans and Canadians when it comes to team scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yes, but he represents Canada internationally. Live in a bubble all you want but there is still a huge bias against Americans and Canadians when it comes to team scouting. Yes, Doneil Henry comes to mind. There were great reports about him, but unfortunately his Canadian background stood in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Yes, Doneil Henry comes to mind. There were great reports about him, but unfortunately his Canadian background stood in the way. Ah yes, Henry, with former Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen getting him training stints with WHU under his former coach Sam Allardyce. You guys are really naive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Have you ever spoken to a scout? Do you have any idea how they operate? They look at qualities, strengths and weaknesses of a player and write reports accordingly. How do you think Kyle Larin came up on top of the draft this year? How did he even get into a NCAA college? Have you ever heard of a guy named George Weah? Andrei Sjevsjenko? How does anyone from New Zealand get into the Premier league? Or into the Primeira Liga (having played for Wellington that is)? How do you go from the Iranian league to the Primera Division? If you don't make it, you only have yourself to blame. Football is hard but fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barthez-Battalion Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Have you ever spoken to a scout? Do you have any idea how they operate? They look at qualities, strengths and weaknesses of a player and write reports accordingly. How do you think Kyle Larin came up on top of the draft this year? How did he even get into a NCAA college? Have you ever heard of a guy named George Weah? Andrei Sjevsjenko? How does anyone from New Zealand get into the Premier league? Or into the Primeira Liga (having played for Wellington that is)? How do you go from the Iranian league to the Primera Division? If you don't make it, you only have yourself to blame. Football is hard but fair. Then please, in your infinite knowledge tell me how a guy like Borjan, while being a very good player has been relegated to Eastern Europe after Roberto Carlos took one look at him when he joined Sivasspor and sent him packing. I'd like to know. My point is there is an inherent bias. There will be for a very long time. There was a scout who mentioned that given an African, South American and a North American of similar skill and age, the first two are always most likely to get harder looks. It's just the way the game is. You go with the most familiar talent. Kid's Argentinian? let's bring him in. A Canadian? ehhh I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Well, Borjan clubs situation have been complicated in the past. Being let go at the last minute by Ludogorets might have complicated things in term of finding a club at the end of January. IMO Borjan is clearly someone who could play at a higher level but still young (27-28) for a keeper, so good things will eventually happen for him in the future if continues to progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Yes, but he represents Canada internationally. Live in a bubble all you want but there is still a huge bias against Americans and Canadians when it comes to team scouting. Bubble? Bias against American soccer players? Come again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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