costarg Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: In fairness, I don’t recall anyone claiming that Hutch (or Arfield) have nothing left to contribute. I beg to differ, lots of dudes on here were writing off Arfield last year after a bit of a slump. Bison44 and ghostknownunknown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 8 hours ago, costarg said: I beg to differ, lots of dudes on here were writing off Arfield last year after a bit of a slump. literarily no one has BrennanFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 13 hours ago, LeoH037 said: literarily no one has I was actually one of those suggesting the days of Arfield being a key player for us may be over. Glad to know I was wrong on that. When available, he’s definitely still a starter for us. His strong play this season has proved that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kadenge said: I feel like 18 again I like the really random fact by Neil Davidson that Jayden Nelson, who is 18, was only about 3½ months old when Atiba made his senior team debut in January 2003.https://www.coastreporter.net/national-sports/veteran-midfielder-atiba-hutchinson-is-back-looking-to-get-canada-get-to-world-cup-3573258https://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=1550 Just a reminder that this tweet still exists: In the song they say "baba" something which means father in Turkish I believe. The father of the team? I hope he gets the start (in midfield) tonight and at least a few minutes on Sunday (so he gets closer to breaking DeGuzman's caps record). One more cap and he will overtake Paul Stalteri. Edited March 25, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille kacbru, Fullback, johnyb and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 With all of these "links" about Canadian players being recommended by him, you have to wonder if Atiba is being groomed to eventually coach Besiktas at the end of his career. He's top 10 in caps all time, has a loyal following in Turkey, and seems to have that leadership aura about him. johnyb and JamboAl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: With all of these "links" about Canadian players being recommended by him, you have to wonder if Atiba is being groomed to eventually coach Besiktas at the end of his career. He's top 10 in caps all time, has a loyal following in Turkey, and seems to have that leadership aura about him. That would be nice. There would be worse things than the top Canadian players having a direct pipeline to a big club in Europe. N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 costarg, N1ckbr0wn, Weng and 16 others 12 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 PVR’d the match and watched it last night. Atiba was all over the pitch; sometimes just behind the strikers and sometimes as a bit of a right back. It’s ridiculous how good he is at 38 playing every game in a packed schedule. The key thing I noticed was his ball retention; I wish he was just 1% as much appreciated by Canadian sports fans as fans of the clubs he has played for. gator, aredding77, An Observer and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, JamboAl said: The key thing I noticed was his ball retention A number of years ago, I forget when exactly, I was watching Canada and hadn't seen Hutch for a while, although I'm not sure if he had missed games. I kept feeling like guys were coming up from behind him with him not seeing them and he was going to lose the ball. He looked so unaware, but EVERY time he retained the ball or passed it off, because he knew, he just knew where everyone was. I was nervous the first few times, then after that I just started laughing at it because it was so good. It was like he was toying with them letting them get their hopes up, only to slam the door shut on them. I feel like it was against a Central American team, Honduras or El Salvador probably. Not bad competition. johnyb and JamboAl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Highlights from the game here. His third assist was his best. Beautiful pass. The second looked like nothing, but at the 6:35 mark of the video it shows an angle where you can see him anticipate the play and start running before the defender heads the ball, and thus beat his marker to the ball. I agree with whoever said the goalkeeping on the 2nd goal was suspiciously bad. Looked like he just had to reach his arms out even just a little and he would have saved it. Maybe he thought it was going wide? Very risky though obviously if that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Kent said: A number of years ago, I forget when exactly, I was watching Canada and hadn't seen Hutch for a while, although I'm not sure if he had missed games. I kept feeling like guys were coming up from behind him with him not seeing them and he was going to lose the ball. He looked so unaware, but EVERY time he retained the ball or passed it off, because he knew, he just knew where everyone was. I was nervous the first few times, then after that I just started laughing at it because it was so good. It was like he was toying with them letting them get their hopes up, only to slam the door shut on them. I feel like it was against a Central American team, Honduras or El Salvador probably. Not bad competition. So literally the opposite of Michael Bradley lol, I swear he has no peripheral vision. JamboAl and yomurphy1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I just hope he has the legs to play to 100 caps. But if there’s a guy I would want to be the all-time leader it would be him. Ivan, johnyb, baulderdash77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Why are all the defenders so upset with the goalie on the chance at the ~5:00 mark? 👀 El Hombre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Why are all the defenders so upset with the goalie on the chance at the ~5:00 mark? 👀 It looks like Vida stops running so he might have called for it and then realized he couldn’t get there and retreated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Looked up the Turkish league stats. Looks like Hutch is 5th in the league for assists. He doesn't take corners, which is how many players rack up assists, so mostly due to vision and good passing. Olympique_de_Marseille, N1ckbr0wn, johnyb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) I have a trivia question for you guys. Who has had the longest senior #CanMNT career? With help from Richard Scott from the CSA, we got the following: Pat Onstadhttps://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=2423&teamId=2078#tab2 Feb 18 1988 to May 24 2010 #CanMNT career span: 22 years 3 months Atiba Hutchinsonhttps://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=1550&teamId=2075#tab2 January 18 2003 to March 25 2021 (and counting!) #CanMNT career span: 18 years 2 months (and counting!) Dwayne DeRosariohttps://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=893&teamId=2079#tab2 May 18 1998 to January 19 2015 #CanMNT career span: 16 years 8 months So with Hutchinson returning to international duty last month, he managed to surpass DeRo by career length. Any players missing from this list? Or is Hutch #2 in all-time caps and in career length too? Edited January 25, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I’m not sure how many people are aware of this link: https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/20191231_canada_records_results/2?ff Every year the CSA updates this document and it has broken down records and information for both the men and women, truly a fantastic source. Bertuzzi44, gator, Olympique_de_Marseille and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 6:33 AM, LeoH037 said: literarily no one has That's not what literarily means. Sorry, couldn't resist, one of my favourite lines on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 https://www.tfcrepublic.ca/atiba-hutchinson-canmnt-besiktas-world-cup/ dyslexic nam, MtlMario, JamboAl and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: literarily Not even sure what literarily means, tbh... Should we ask Margaret Atwood? 🤪 Actually... weird idea for a comedy sketch that only Canadians would (maybe) understand: Margaret Atwood as footie commentator for a soccer game between novelists and poets that takes place in the bush... MM3/MM2/MM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, shorty said: Not even sure what literarily means, tbh... Should we ask Margaret Atwood? 🤪 Actually... weird idea for a comedy sketch that only Canadians would (maybe) understand: Margaret Atwood as footie commentator for a soccer game between novelists and poets that takes place in the bush... Reminds me of the old SCTV skit, the PBS Olympics and that classic boxing match between Julia Child and Mr. Rogers. Now that was great TV! shorty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ivan said: Reminds me of the old SCTV skit, the PBS Olympics and that classic boxing match between Julia Child and Mr. Rogers. Now that was great TV! Or the Monty Python Greek vs. German Philosophers, with guest star Beckenbauer. - Video Search Results (yahoo.com) shorty and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Yes! Monty Python and SCTV made me who I am today. That and Soccer Saturday. I knew I came to the right place... MM3/MM2/MM, JamboAl, Club Linesman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: That's not what literarily means. Sorry, couldn't resist, one of my favourite lines on the board. fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Although Besiktas won today, Atiba didn't play because he seems to have aggravated or injured something on his left side (hip/leg?). Some sort of repetitive stress thing from multiple games? (Google translate doesn't always work 100% with Turkish to English) https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/80923/atiba-hutchinsonin-saglik-durumu-hakkinda-bilgilendirme.html Edited April 24, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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