costarg Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 17 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Kid is making $700k per year and can’t put in the required work? Damn. That's the problem right there. Not the first time a kid loses ambition by making too much too soon. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Seems he'll be the next Anthony Jackson Hamel costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I do know that he enjoys the night life as well. Not saying that’s why he has stagnated and why he’s overweight but the late nights and drinks definitely aren’t helping. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, narduch said: Seems he'll be the next Anthony Jackson Hamel Boggles my mind AJH didn't play anywhere after the Impact, he'd have been the top striker in the CPL. Is there more to his story? nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 24 minutes ago, El Diego said: Boggles my mind AJH didn't play anywhere after the Impact, he'd have been the top striker in the CPL. Is there more to his story? As far as I remember he became a DJ and back in 2021 he was on some party plane that got in trouble for being organized during Covid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 32 minutes ago, El Diego said: Boggles my mind AJH didn't play anywhere after the Impact, he'd have been the top striker in the CPL. Is there more to his story? I can't speak about anything on the personal side of things, but having watched him, I can confirm he just could not play 90 minutes. His body just quit at 60min, he'd start walking and then pull up with cramps. EVERY SINGLE TIME, I've never seen anything like it from a young guy. I have no idea what the situation was on the training side, he looked very fit, but it was painfully obvious he could not go more than 60. Talent was there, it's really unfortunate. I'm sure he could have continued somewhere if wanted to, production was never a problem. I assume he knew and understood his body just couldn't do it. Or, maybe his head just wasn't into it, didn't take care of his body and diet well? Nightlife? Just speculating. Edited February 26 by costarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Looks like he got 25 minutes today. Anybody able to relay how he did? Fotmob gave him a team-low rating of 5.6 but it is hard for subs to get a ton of points unless they have a big impact so that can be misleading. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 29 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Looks like he got 25 minutes today. Anybody able to relay how he did? Fotmob gave him a team-low rating of 5.6 but it is hard for subs to get a ton of points unless they have a big impact so that can be misleading. He was used as an outlet as TFC parked the bus to keep the result intact, so it's not entirely fair to expect much out of him in those circumstances. In the dying minutes he was sent in on a potential breakaway but wisely chose to slow down and head to the corner flag. PastPros, Cadeau, YorkRegionFan and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 54 minutes ago, RS said: He was used as an outlet as TFC parked the bus to keep the result intact, so it's not entirely fair to expect much out of him in those circumstances. In the dying minutes he was sent in on a potential breakaway but wisely chose to slow down and head to the corner flag. Basically this, but I think he could have tried a bit more to break away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Provided much worse holdup than Owusu and was atrocious other than the smart game management at the end, which he might've done due to lack of confidence. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just now, sebdeserio said: Provided much worse holdup than Owusu and was atrocious other than the smart game management at the end, which he might've done due to lack of confidence. That is a less glowing endorsement. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just now, dyslexic nam said: That is a less glowing endorsement. For context Fotmob has him as having lost the most duels in the game at 7. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkOffPunch Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 3 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Looks like he got 25 minutes today. Anybody able to relay how he did? Fotmob gave him a team-low rating of 5.6 but it is hard for subs to get a ton of points unless they have a big impact so that can be misleading. Had a 1 on 1 with the keeper. Completely missed the goal. Luckily for him the flag went up afterwards. He looked really poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 14 hours ago, RS said: In the dying minutes he was sent in on a potential breakaway but wisely chose to slow down and head to the corner flag. I just though he was so out of gas. Had a chance at a breakaway and had zero desire to push his stamina. He is so poor. No way he will ever be part of CMNT moving forward. Had a whole off-season to change his fitness level and everything is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I don't think he's even good enough for CPL Unnamed Trialist and Kent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 4 goals in 56 games since his injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 12 hours ago, DrunkOffPunch said: Had a 1 on 1 with the keeper. Completely missed the goal. Luckily for him the flag went up afterwards. He looked really poor. I don't know. Seemed to me he knew he was offside and half-hearted the ball towards goal knowing it wouldn't count. Unfortunately, I don't think any of the 3 young Canucks subbed in (Akinola, Franklin, Thompson) showed much yesterday. Acid-Tone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 3 hours ago, Ivan said: I don't know. Seemed to me he knew he was offside and half-hearted the ball towards goal knowing it wouldn't count. Unfortunately, I don't think any of the 3 young Canucks subbed in (Akinola, Franklin, Thompson) showed much yesterday. Even the announcer said it was a half-hearted effort. h coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 As with all CMNT players, I wish Ayo the best. But at this point, there's no way he's even close to being selected again. You never know what can happen. He's only 24. But now is not the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 17 hours ago, sebdeserio said: For context Fotmob has him as having lost the most duels in the game at 7. I didn't watch the game, so I'm not necessarily saying it's the case here... But, tactics-wise, when you are defending a lead and you're a forward, oftentimes the manager wants you to hurry/chase down defenders anytime they have possession of the ball. In that scenario, it wouldn't be unusual for ST's to have ugly "duels" numbers. costarg, Metro, rkomar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 34 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said: As with all CMNT players, I wish Ayo the best. But at this point, there's no way he's even close to being selected again. You never know what can happen. He's only 24. But now is not the time. We have several attackers playing at higher level in Europe but it’s the promising young Strikers we have right now in MLS that put him even further off the roster. I’d be taking a look at JRR, Tani, Kerr, Vilsaint etc. at this point over Akinola. We even have some promising prospects in KSB and Afrifa I’d be considering. It’s a shame because I had a soft spot for him committing to us after 50 caps for the US program but I just see several other strikers putting in the effort and trending in the right direction. DeRo_Is_King, dyslexic nam, Club Linesman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Missed a sitter and takes 4-5 steps and just wipes out the keeper's legs. Idk. I just don't know. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Herdman’s loyalty will only last so long. Ayo needs to drop down to USL or CPL. He looks awful. Corazon, canuckgbp and Shway 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 15 minutes ago, canuckgbp said: Missed a sitter and takes 4-5 steps and just wipes out the keeper's legs. Idk. I just don't know. He’s too focused on drinking and partying and not enough on his fitness and game. He loves the nightlife too much. I hate bringing up personal life but it’s just painful at this point. He’s out at clubs regularly, and then it’s frustrating to watch him play at this point. Edited March 17 by Corazon narduch, Shway, canuckgbp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingvikingstad Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 It's clear he's not taking the sport seriously. He should be nowhere near an MLS XI, even when TFC are a man up chasing the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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