BrennanFan Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelDal Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 And we are back on topic!! ? Really excited for this kid this coming season. For both club & country. Praying we don't see the usual sophomore slump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Larin gets the season started off right with a goal and an assist in stoppage time. Orlando with two stoppage time goals to steal a 2-2 draw. Larin also had a nifty back heel goal called off for offsides that was a debateable call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Floortom said: Larin gets the season started off right with a goal and an assist in stoppage time. Orlando with two stoppage time goals to steal a 2-2 draw. Larin also had a nifty back heel goal called off for offsides that was a debateable call. Holy jeez i was watching the last 10 minutes of the game and stopped once stoppage time started. I honestly thought the game was over at 2 0. Edit: He also won man of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 13 minutes ago, canucklefan said: not sure why the title says it was a winter goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Floortom said: Larin gets the season started off right with a goal and an assist in stoppage time. Orlando with two stoppage time goals to steal a 2-2 draw. Larin also had a nifty back heel goal called off for offsides that was a debateable call. He also drew the foul in the first half that resulted in a Salt Lake player being sent off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Tuned in just in time to see a goal and an assist for the big man. Well done Cyle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nice to see him scoring and getting an assisti n the first game of the season! That will do good for his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Made the Week One Team of the Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 2nd goal of the season, 2 goals in 2 games https://gfycat.com/WarpedSimilarHagfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Plus he hit one off the post, and was clearly fouled for a PK that wasn't given in the closing moments of the game. Seems to be in great form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, Acid-Tone said: Plus he hit one off the post, and was clearly fouled for a PK that wasn't given in the closing moments of the game. Seems to be in great form. Yeah, I have no idea how he didn't draw a PK. It was right in front of the ref too. Just awful. Larin really is developing into one of the most lethal finishers in MLS. Great to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Complete Homer said: 2nd goal of the season, 2 goals in 2 games https://gfycat.com/WarpedSimilarHagfish Unbelievable finish. I always rated Larin but didn't think a Canadian would be better in MLS than DeRo in years but he is lethal, at 20 years old the guy is one of the best strikers in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 If he keeps this up I wouldn't be surprised if Tigres and other teams will start sniffing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Gets the ball out of his feet very quickly, and his shot is hard and accurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What gets me about Larin is how quickly he receives and delivers a strong shot. Last year he had a goal where he had the ball for what seemed like only 1 second before he slotted it in. He's showing that if you can give him service he can finish better than almost anyone in MLS. If he improves slightly and scores 15+ goals this year, I expect one of the bigger leagues in the world will come looking for him. There's too much money for guys who can finish that dangerously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 3 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: What gets me about Larin is how quickly he receives and delivers a strong shot. Last year he had a goal where he had the ball for what seemed like only 1 second before he slotted it in. He's showing that if you can give him service he can finish better than almost anyone in MLS. If he improves slightly and scores 15+ goals this year, I expect one of the bigger leagues in the world will come looking for him. There's too much money for guys who can finish that dangerously. Last year I saw a lot of criticism on Reddit about the holes in his game, but his insane release is rarely brought up. It's just not something North America has been good at producing, and it makes him dangerous. Even if we can't get him great service with a lot of time for a shot, you know with Larin that he's got a chance to pull off miracle rockets. We need that in a striker I just hope he stays healthy, I think he could be really special, especially being young enough to fix the holes he has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I wonder what the sophomore scoring record is for previous rookies of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: I wonder what the sophomore scoring record is for previous rookies of the year. I was curious, so I looked it up. Here are each of the forwards who won rookie of the year, with their rookie goal total and sophomore goal total: 2001 Faria 8 goals -> 12 goals 2003 Ralph 11 goals -> 11 goals 2004 Dempsey 7 goals -> 10 goals 2011 Sapong 5 goals -> 9 goals 2014 Akindele 7 goals -> 5 goals Not too many true sophomore slumps. Also demonstrates how far ahead Larin was above most rookie of the year winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Complete Homer said: I was curious, so I looked it up. Here are each of the forwards who won rookie of the year, with their rookie goal total and sophomore goal total: 2001 Faria 8 goals -> 12 goals 2003 Ralph 11 goals -> 11 goals 2004 Dempsey 7 goals -> 10 goals 2011 Sapong 5 goals -> 9 goals 2014 Akindele 7 goals -> 5 goals Not too many true sophomore slumps. Also demonstrates how far ahead Larin was above most rookie of the year winners Very interesting. Thanks. Here's hoping Larin matches or does better than his last year's total. He's off to a roaring start that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 5 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: What gets me about Larin is how quickly he receives and delivers a strong shot. Last year he had a goal where he had the ball for what seemed like only 1 second before he slotted it in. He's showing that if you can give him service he can finish better than almost anyone in MLS. If he improves slightly and scores 15+ goals this year, I expect one of the bigger leagues in the world will come looking for him. There's too much money for guys who can finish that dangerously. Could not agree more. Both his goals this year his release is so quick, the one in the first game was such a crazy re-direct to pull off. On the MLS site Matt Doyle has been giving him a ton of props for how far his hold up game has come since he started in the league. If he can fight off defenders in a physical league and keep this scoring touch the sky is the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 35 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: 35 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: I was curious, so I looked it up. Here are each of the forwards who won rookie of the year, with their rookie goal total and sophomore goal total: 2001 Faria 8 goals -> 12 goals 2003 Ralph 11 goals -> 11 goals 2004 Dempsey 7 goals -> 10 goals 2011 Sapong 5 goals -> 9 goals 2014 Akindele 7 goals -> 5 goals Not too many true sophomore slumps. Also demonstrates how far ahead Larin was above most rookie of the year winners I wonder where his career will top out at. Could he be better or even close to Dempsey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I can't recall a striker (in world football) that I've seen with a quicker release. It might be a function of my ignorance, but can any V's think of a striker who scores goals like this as regularly as Cyle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 29 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: I should make it clear that Dempsey was listed as a midfielder in his rookie year. I don't know how he was used, but his totals would have been deflated if he was scoring from the wings or as an AM Then again, scoring in 2004 MLS was a lot easier than 2015 MLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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