Nate3322 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The Belgian jupiler pro League is expanding the league to 18 teams meaning Leuven will be promoted so Borges will be in the top flight this season!! Obinna, dyslexic nam, toontownman and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) I'd love it If Borges starts to see regular minutes in the Belgian First division, not only will he be making a strong argument to be called up legitimately play for the CMNT, it would be the, IMO, the first concrete case of the CanPL serving it's purpose, giving Canadian players a chance when no one else will. It would be quite the accomplishment story if Borges finds himself back in the CMNT mix with a revived club career due to his decision to go back to CPL. He is still only 21 and has so much room to grow and improve still, and I'm confident that even during these times, just training with OH Leuven has possibly done more to further move along his development. Edited July 31, 2020 by LeoH037 dnina10, Nate3322 and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 OH Leuven lose 4-1 to Beerschot and 5-1 on aggregate in a series that means little since they both go up. Borges did not make the bench and I haven't seen his name pop up at all in their friendlies leading up to this. Not sure if he is injured or just having a tough time breaking into the 18. Hoping he puts his head dowb and keeps working hard and manages to impress enough to win some minutes in the top flight next year. Trois Reds, CANMNT_SUPERFAN, JuicyHam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Anyone know why he's not playing at all for Leuven? He's not even making the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, VinceA said: Anyone know why he's not playing at all for Leuven? He's not even making the bench. If he's not injured, then there's a rather obvious reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, VinceA said: Anyone know why he's not playing at all for Leuven? He's not even making the bench. Not good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Buchta said: Not good enough? Yup. He was underwhelming compared to guys who are struggling to find minutes in similar leagues at the last national camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) The frustrating part of this saga is Peter Galindo had an article looking at Borges #s and stats for Leuven and they were pretty good considering his minutes. New coach though has frozen him out. So it's not even a case of him being underwhelming prior to the coaching change. Edited August 22, 2020 by VinceA Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, VinceA said: The frustrating part of this saga is Peter Galindo had an article looking at Borges #s and stats for Leuven and they were pretty good considering his minutes. New coach though has frozen him out. So it's not even a case of him being underwhelming prior to the coaching change. We don't know what's happening in training or his current fitness level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Did Leuvin sign a bunch of better players during the offseason in his position or something? Seems weird that he’d be brought in, see minutes almost right away, then completely vanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, archer21 said: Did Leuvin sign a bunch of better players during the offseason in his position or something? Seems weird that he’d be brought in, see minutes almost right away, then completely vanish. Coaching change i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 he saw backup minutes in the second tier..obviously the team will try to get stronger if they go up SkuseisLoose, Ansem and shamrock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On the off chance Borges moves up the depth chart and starts to play, the Belgian league is on DAZN this year. Of course, a year to late to watch David. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 The U23 team should be his coming out party/put up or shut up moment for me. He should be the one of the top runners for that RW side, also he can play all over. Unless someone like Dominik Yankov or Ferdi Kadioglu comes over. The top three should be ( no particular order) - Twardek, Buchanan, Borges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 To further complicate things for Borges Nate3322 and JuicyHam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 News about Borges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 What a disappointing transfer this has turned into Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ansem said: News about Borges According to the article, OH Leuven ended up with 38 first-team players after a busy transfer window and only one departure from last season, so they've sent 12 players, including Borges, to train separate from the main squad. Unfortunate, but it seemed very possible that at an ambitious and well-monied club like Leuven that Borges might get pushed out with promotion. Hopefully he can get a loan back to the second division or another European league. The exiled group contains two new signings, weirdly. The manager did emphasize that players in the second group could make their way back into the first team over the course of the season. Edited October 9, 2020 by Zem Ansem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, Zem said: According to the article, OH Leuven ended up with 38 first-team players after a busy transfer window and only one departure from last season, so they've sent 12 players, including Borges, to train separate from the main squad. Unfortunate, but it seemed very possible that at an ambitious and well-monied club like Leuven that Borges might get pushed out with promotion. Hopefully he can get a loan back to the second division or another European league. The exiled group contains two new signings, weirdly. The manager did emphasize that players in the second group could make their way back into the first team over the course of the season. Interesting. I think he needs a loan elsewhere. Maybe to the First Division B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 So he has to sit and wait until January to move? Or maybe a chance at MLS for a bit. Does he have any options to move this late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) We can't put our eggs in our basket, this is the nature of the game. The CPL just needs to keep producing more guys who will be able to take their chances. That was always the hope. Its ultimately a number's game. Edited October 9, 2020 by LeoH037 Ruffian, CanadaFan123, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 The article does add this though - He needs to work harder to earn his 1st team spot. OHL does not say goodbye to the players who have now ended up in the second group. The idea is that those who impress training in the second group still have a chance of being recaptured, and that players from the first group who fail can also be sent to the second group. N1ckbr0wn and Nate3322 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 11 hours ago, Zem said: According to the article, OH Leuven ended up with 38 first-team players after a busy transfer window and only one departure from last season, so they've sent 12 players, including Borges, to train separate from the main squad. 38 first-team players!!! It’s silly that clubs are allowed to carry as many players as they want. I feel bad for Borges if he’s “trapped” in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, TOcanadafan said: 38 first-team players!!! It’s silly that clubs are allowed to carry as many players as they want. I feel bad for Borges if he’s “trapped” in this situation. Not even the richest Premier League clubs are 'allowed' to carry more than 25 senior, professional players. They are required to submit 25-man lists for both the Premier League and Champions League or Europa League. If a player doesn't appear on either of those lists, unless they're classified as a youth player, they're effectively fucked. For example, Liverpool were more or less forced to grant Marko Grujic a season-long loan, with no obligations, to Porto because they couldn't fit him on either list. TOcanadafan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Ansem said: The article does add this though - He needs to work harder to earn his 1st team spot. OHL does not say goodbye to the players who have now ended up in the second group. The idea is that those who impress training in the second group still have a chance of being recaptured, and that players from the first group who fail can also be sent to the second group. Bullsh#t. If you're not training with the head coach, he will never see anyone improve. I don't understand they didn't work on loan deals. This is a waste. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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