nolando Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, TOcanadafan said: For his own sake, he should have been loaned out to a CPL or USL side near the beginning of the season when it was obvious he wasn’t at MLS level (be it from the injury, fitness, whatever). I still believe he can get back on track, but like everything TFC touches (with the exception of Franklin), it finds a way to break it. Valour need a striker, no? TOcanadafan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) Have purchase option Edited July 25, 2023 by canuckgbp johnyb, InglewoodJack, YorkRegionFan and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Hopefully he can get consistent minutes , find his timing and build his confidence. dyslexic nam, narduch, Shway and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Makes room for guys like Peruzza and Mbongue. Anytime a Canadian moves to a US MLS team is a great thing. dyslexic nam, costarg, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Stryker911 said: Makes room for guys like Peruzza and Mbongue. Anytime a Canadian moves to a US MLS team is a great thing. Probably going to use that rumoured South African signing as a striker canuckgbp and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: Makes room for guys like Peruzza and Mbongue. Anytime a Canadian moves to a US MLS team is a great thing. Makes room for who! I beg your pardon... Those guys need USL or CPL loans. Hugo isn't ready, and Peruzza is not able to play at this level. Ivan, Corazon, sebdeserio and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Am I wrong to feel like a lineup of Canadian players our 3 MLS teams have passed on would likely beat a team with Canadian players currently on those 3 MLS rosters? Corazon, johnyb, narduch and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Being a TFC fan, he was so frustrating to watch. Just seems to lack the dedication for his fitness level and just seems to be giving a half effort on the field. I hope he figures it out with a change in scenery Shway and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Am I wrong to feel like a lineup of Canadian players our 3 MLS teams have passed on would likely beat a team with Canadian players currently on those 3 MLS rosters? Canadians Sirios Franklin stefanovic Waterman ZBG Oso saliba choiniere JMR Kerr ahmed Subs: piette, raposo, rea, thompson, mbongue, tiebert, yao passed up on/transfers crepeau edwards Miller Mcnaughton petrasso Shaf Kaye priso Baldisimo JRR Akinola Subs: Okello Do guys like bombito, farsi, cambridge, heibert, afrirfa etc count? What about adekugbe, cornelius, nelson, fraser etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 HIs hold up play has been decent and even finding holes has been okay but his finishing has been terrible and unfortunately his fitness just isn't good enough at this level. Hopefully he can drop some weight and find his feet in San Jose. Kingston and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 He really needs this move and it will help TFC out. No brainer. Wish he had signed with the Caps at the start of the year instead of re-signing with TFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Hopefully a fresh start lets him reset. Agree with comments about his fitness and drive. He needs to rediscover it. I think I said previously- he did an interview a while back which was really enlightening about his personal background and challenges, but he also projected an attitude that he had chew over his goal now that he signed a pro contract. The reality is that is when you need to double down and train harder, not ease up because you “had made it”. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, toontownman said: He really needs this move and it will help TFC out. No brainer. Wish he had signed with the Caps at the start of the year instead of re-signing with TFC. Seriously? Based on what he has shown last year let alone this year? He's washing out, unfortunately. Love to eat crow on this one but I just don't see a turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: Seriously? Based on what he has shown last year let alone this year? He's washing out, unfortunately. Love to eat crow on this one but I just don't see a turnaround. TFC fans did write off McNaughton and Shaffelburg too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, narduch said: TFC fans did write off McNaughton and Shaffelburg too. *Some TFC fans* These are probably the same "fans" that gave players like Osorio & Nelson a hard time for years. narduch and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, narduch said: TFC fans did write off McNaughton and Shaffelburg too. I don't think most TFC fans were happy for Shaff leaving. It just seemed like he wasn't going to get playing time with Insigne there. McNaughton on the other hand I doubt ever holds down a starting position in MLS. I hope to get called out in future because he becomes a very useful CB. He has done better in Nashville than I thought. narduch, johnyb, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Aird25 said: Am I wrong to feel like a lineup of Canadian players our 3 MLS teams have passed on would likely beat a team with Canadian players currently on those 3 MLS rosters? It’s hilarious to me that this time last year Shaffelburg was an afterthought, and last weekend I heard an announcer call him and Mukhtar “one of the most potent offensive duos in MLS when they’re on”. I hope Akinola has a similar resurgence. Any time a player leaves Toronto is a good thing. johnyb, narduch and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Bigandy said: Canadians Sirios Franklin stefanovic Waterman ZBG Oso saliba choiniere JMR Kerr ahmed Subs: piette, raposo, rea, thompson, mbongue, tiebert, yao passed up on/transfers crepeau edwards Miller Mcnaughton petrasso Shaf Kaye priso Baldisimo JRR Akinola Subs: Okello Do guys like bombito, farsi, cambridge, heibert, afrirfa etc count? What about adekugbe, cornelius, nelson, fraser etc. So we're excluding the Mitrovics, Sigurs.....? Edited July 25, 2023 by costarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 39 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: It’s hilarious to me that this time last year Shaffelburg was an afterthought, and last weekend I heard an announcer call him and Mukhtar “one of the most potent offensive duos in MLS when they’re on”. I hope Akinola has a similar resurgence. Any time a player leaves Toronto is a good thing. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, costarg said: So we're excluding the Mitrovics, Sigurs.....? Oh good point. I didnt even think to include players who never even entered the MLS system but were overlooked. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) On 7/25/2023 at 12:26 PM, Ruffian said: I don't think most TFC fans were happy for Shaff leaving. It just seemed like he wasn't going to get playing time with Insigne there. McNaughton on the other hand I doubt ever holds down a starting position in MLS. I hope to get called out in future because he becomes a very useful CB. He has done better in Nashville than I thought. Because of Nashville's primary defensive set up orientation (for McNaughton) and counterattacking modus operandi (for Shaffleburg), I believed at the time that these two could conribute in the Music City for Smith and company, and Shaffelburg has done particularly well. But with Akinola, I'm not seeing it. Hasn't shown the engine to play in a pressing game, lacks the techique to be a consistent hold up/linking player, while injury plus recovery issues probably have robbed him of that yard or two of burst he used to have to run on to through balls played between gaps. There is a lot to prove here. Like amy other Canadian players in similar situations, it would be great to see a comeback for him. However, SJ are taking him on a no risk flyer via a loan and not a trade, so if things don't pan out, they are not on the hook for anything. A fresh start and an excellent opportunity to show his stuff. Edited July 27, 2023 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 4 hours ago, blueseeka said: Being a TFC fan, he was so frustrating to watch. Just seems to lack the dedication for his fitness level and just seems to be giving a half effort on the field. I hope he figures it out with a change in scenery I feel like his motivation levels are just entirely down. He's winning at the bank as he's on massive wages that don't make sense in the league for his output. (It does at TFC however with Italians on stupid salaries) I hope he gets that motivation/hunger back. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, costarg said: So we're excluding the Mitrovics, Sigurs.....? Theo Corbeanu also played for TFC academy at some point too no? Not sure if he left directly for Wolves or was dropped and made his way there on his own. Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Ruffian said: I don't think most TFC fans were happy for Shaff leaving. It just seemed like he wasn't going to get playing time with Insigne there. McNaughton on the other hand I doubt ever holds down a starting position in MLS. I hope to get called out in future because he becomes a very useful CB. He has done better in Nashville than I thought. Everyone forgetting Shaff lost his spot to Petrasso. Got a change in scenery a direct style and is doing better. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, jordan said: Everyone forgetting Shaff lost his spot to Petrasso. Got a change in scenery a direct style and is doing better. This was at LB though Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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