dyslexic nam Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 He really has been consistently excellent this year and is effective on both offence and defence. So glad he has emerged as a really good player. Obinna, Free kick, Ivan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, Kent said: OK. I’m saying it. I think he is good enough to get significant time in a big 4 League. Probably not a Champions League team, but I think he could contribute in a mid or lower table team in any of the big 4 (although I don’t know much about La Liga or Serie A, so I don’t know if he fits there or not). I hope he moves on from TFC this winter. Will never understand why everyone is so keen on having him move. He has a young family and recently just settled in Toronto where he is thriving. Moving abroad is a career risk for any player, which is greater when you have a small young family to think about. Obinna and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 How has the moves gone for Borges? Or David? Not everyone needs to move 10min after they become successful. Vanney wasnt even starting him earlier in the summer. He spent 3 wasted years at Orlando before he found a good groove. You see new aspects of his game all the time. He is taking guys on with a purpose now and when he does he isnt just blasting in crosses but finding guys on cut backs for great scoring chances. I would hate to seem him go over and get stuck behind someone and stagnate when it seems like he is growing in leaps and bounds now. I might try and squeze TFC for some more cash if possible but jumping somewhere else isnt always the best plan when its taken you years to get into a good situation. LeoH037, Obinna, Corazon and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Bison44 said: How has the moves gone for Borges? Or David? Not everyone needs to move 10min after they become successful. Vanney wasnt even starting him earlier in the summer. He spent 3 wasted years at Orlando before he found a good groove. You see new aspects of his game all the time. He is taking guys on with a purpose now and when he does he isnt just blasting in crosses but finding guys on cut backs for great scoring chances. I would hate to seem him go over and get stuck behind someone and stagnate when it seems like he is growing in leaps and bounds now. I might try and squeze TFC for some more cash if possible but jumping somewhere else isnt always the best plan when its taken you years to get into a good situation. I hear you and I usually am not one to be in a rush as soon as someone gets games. I just am really, really high on Laryea. His dribbling is special. As mentioned he is finding people to pass to consistently. He is solid at the back too in my opinion. In my opinion he seems a lot closer to Davies than to Borges in terms of quality. Edited October 12, 2020 by Kent Bison44, An Observer, Shway and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Laryea and I know soccer is a team sport , is one of the reasons that TFC is topping the league right now and on a great run right now. There are not that many times that we can say that a Canadian player is a major reason why a certain team in a decent level league like the MLS is a big part of their winning ways. Yes we do have a few other players presently and the past that have played big parts or are playing major roles in their teams success, but we don’t get to say it a lot so it’s nice to see it. Last night when Laryea came off in the second half from cramping I was like oh oh this is a major loss both defensively and offensively with it being a one goal lead at the time. There are not too many times as a Canadian soccer fan I get to say that when a Canadian player comes off during a game in a league at the level of the MLS or even at leagues a lot higher levels than MLS where we have Canadian players playing. Club Linesman, Obinna, Bison44 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Fully on the Ritchie Laryea hype train! Mikmacdo, rkomar, johnyb and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 He's ready for a top 5 league but he doesn't seem to be the type to go, being a local boy and having a young family. As a TFC fan, I'll be happy either way. rkomar and Nate3322 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Yohan said: Fully on the Ritchie Laryea hype train! Drop the T 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 10 hours ago, Shway said: Drop the T 😏 What's a "hype rain"? Ruffian, ray, Acid-Tone and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 We talk about possibly playing Davies at left back or wing back for Canada and picking the formation/tactic to maximize him, and the truth is that Vanney schemes up Laryea for TFC. That's how much of a threat this guy is -- Vanney gameplans his side to maximize Richie Fuckin' Laryea. (note I am not trying to make a Davies/Laryea comparison, just a thought I had from other threads) And against Atlanta, it directly led to the goal! When Laryea came on he had Delgado (and then Fraser) drop into the right back position, the right winger would tuck inside (though this is a general feature of the system) and this basically gives Laryea 1v1 situations against the full back, with cover behind him just in case. It must have been satisfying for TFC to see their game plan directly lead to a win, but credit has to go to Laryea for producing (time and time again). Ruffian, Nate3322 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Vanney actually made a direct Davies/Laryea comparison in the post-match presser after last night's game. El Diego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gian-Luca said: Vanney actually made a direct Davies/Laryea comparison in the post-match presser after last night's game. It's actually a good comparison. He's doing everything that Davies does at Bayern and more. Obviously the levels are completely different. Edited October 19, 2020 by Shway Corazon, Obinna, Nate3322 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Shway said: It's actually a good comparison. He's doing everything that Davies does at Bayern and more. Obviously the levels are completely different. Yeah the MLS is better than the Bundesliga. And the Champions League for that matter. h coach and BrennanFan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggietfc Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, yomurphy1 said: Yeah the MLS is better than the Bundesliga. And the Champions League for that matter. how about reading the whole quote before replying longlugan, Shway, sebdeserio and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Laryea is doing for TFC exactly what Davies does for Bayern. Vanney WANTS Richie to get on 1v1s against opposing players because he know more often than not Laryea will beat them on the dribble. Its frustrating when you think what if Richie had not gone to the train wreck that was Orlando at the time he was drafted, if those 3-4 years had had been playing consistently where he could be right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Laryea on the bench to start tonight and totally creates the penalty after subbing in. Yet another quality player. Markoaleks and sebdeserio 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Soft penalty, but to his credit, it was easy to sell after he undressed that Miami defense, made them all real nervy johnyb, Club Linesman and Nate3322 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just now, LeoH037 said: Soft penalty, but to his credit, it was easy to sell after he undressed that Miami defense, made them all real nervy The defender was all over him. Arms around him and kicking at his feet from behind. Laryea may have gone down without a lot of fight, but most refs are totally calling that based on what the defender was doing. Ruffian and rkomar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 And is it just me or does Ritchie seem to get into a bit of a scuffle pretty much every game now. Seems like he plays with some fire in his belly. Bison44 and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: The defender was all over him. Arms around him and kicking at his feet from behind. Laryea may have gone down without a lot of fight, but most refs are totally calling that based on what the defender was doing. Exactly, defender looked nervous, which he had good reason to be, and Richie was clever to use the optics to his advantage. 3 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: And is it just me or does Ritchie seem to get into a bit of a scuffle pretty much every game now. Seems like he plays with some fire in his belly. I swear, Richie has CONCACAF written all over him haha, he looks like a real shit stirrer, I love it Nate3322, toontownman, hamiltonfan and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Man I love the way this guy plays. costarg, Nate3322, CanadaFan123 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Yes he does. Not sure if he was responding to a Miami guy chirping him for the penalty but he gets into something every game. Not a huge fan of that aspect of his game as it will potentially cost us in some places in Concacaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: And is it just me or does Ritchie seem to get into a bit of a scuffle pretty much every game now. Seems like he plays with some fire in his belly. Its going to be nice when Laryea goes into Mexico or Honduras and gets under their skin, forcing them make rash fouls and draws cards. Its been a long time since we had a "pest" that could really work the other squad. He created that goal tonight out of nothing... johnyb, hamiltonfan, Kyle_The_Hill and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Its going to be nice when Laryea goes into Mexico or Honduras and gets under their skin, forcing them make rash fouls and draws cards. Its been a long time since we had a "pest" that could really work the other squad. He created that goal tonight out of nothing... 100% agreed. Hard as nail, takes no shit, beats defenders 1:1, a winner that flat out makes shit happen. Kent and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: And is it just me or does Ritchie seem to get into a bit of a scuffle pretty much every game now. Seems like he plays with some fire in his belly. Yeah he does, but has he ever ended up lashing out or doing something stupid? He has never gotten a red in MLS. So I feel like he gets into it but is under control still. I kind of think he could have gotten an MVP nom (one of the 700 or whatever) over Mavinga, but it’s close. dyslexic nam and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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