jpg75 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 High praise from Jim Curtin. Confirms the interest from Liverpool as well as Robbo saying he's working to keep "Fonzie" from getting a big head. http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/article/superstar-buzz-building-around-whitecaps-teen-davies-1.692055 FYI for those unaware, he can't transfer outside of Canada or Liberia until after the 2018 season when he'll have turned 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks for the link. Great article. I didn't know that he has been here since he was 5. That is cool - hoping he is really feeling the maple leaf. This guy could be a huge part of our program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyCanuck Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Davies is not in the starting lineup nor is he on the bench for Vancouver in San Jose tonight. Looks like the Whitecaps are resting him for the CCL semifinal on Tuesday. Really looking forward to seeing what he can do against Tigres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion26 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hope he does start tonight... Should be an interesting game for Vancouver. Would be big if he were to score a winning goal for his team tonight. Oh was playing FiFa 17 recently and Davies still not in the game.... Wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Scorpion26 said: Hope he does start tonight... Should be an interesting game for Vancouver. Would be big if he were to score a winning goal for his team tonight. Oh was playing FiFa 17 recently and Davies still not in the game.... Wonder why? Because they have to make some code changes to allow the player ratings to go up to 105!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercaps fan Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Scorpion26 said: Hope he does start tonight... Should be an interesting game for Vancouver. Would be big if he were to score a winning goal for his team tonight. Oh was playing FiFa 17 recently and Davies still not in the game.... Wonder why? He has to be 17 to be added into the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, thundercaps fan said: He has to be 17 to be added into the game weird cause its not as if he wasn't on the team last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Scorpion26 said: Hope he does start tonight... Should be an interesting game for Vancouver. Would be big if he were to score a winning goal for his team tonight. I think he was rested for their last league game just so he could be rested up to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Starting tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyCanuck Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It didn't take long for Davies to capture the attention of Tigres tonight. The crowd is booing whenever he touches the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Apparently the Mexican "highlight shows" were saying Davies was the one to watch and kept showing highlight reels of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He hasn't been doing much and looks like he has no energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, Offside said: He hasn't been doing much and looks like he has no energy He didn't take control of the game or anything, but he also didn't look the least bit out of place in a game against a really strong Mexican side - and for a 16 year old that is pretty damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The commentators were praising him for his effort and defensive commitment. Stating "he had an amazing game for a 16 year old" and "he will play in many more big games like these in the next few decades" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Defensively he was impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He is still young they have to be very careful with him, I keep thinking of Freddy Adu who was also playing in the MLS at an even younger age than Davies. The crazy thing about Freddy Adu was that at the U20 World Cup in Canada when he was 19 he was one of the best players in that tournament a tournament that had many players who are stars today, while Adu can't make or start at an NASL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 42 minutes ago, 1996 said: He is still young they have to be very careful with him, I keep thinking of Freddy Adu who was also playing in the MLS at an even younger age than Davies. The crazy thing about Freddy Adu was that at the U20 World Cup in Canada when he was 19 he was one of the best players in that tournament a tournament that had many players who are stars today, while Adu can't make or start at an NASL team. I think the issue with Adu has a lot to do with his attitude. He did very well on Philadelphia Union a few years ago and then all of a sudden he was off the team. I think they may have said it was a contract issue. Then he bounced around a lot and could not see the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I mean let's be honest, the issue with Adu was probably that he was five years older than he said he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 3 hours ago, theaub said: I mean let's be honest, the issue with Adu was probably that he was five years older than he said he was. Lol. I don't want to sound like a racist/conspiracy theorist, but I always felt this had to be the case. Unless he was a total freak of nature, he had man-musculature at the age of "15". And in a way that seemed inhuman. Throw in the sketchy records, and the fact that he didn't continue the kind of trajectory a 15 year old phenom would be expected to demonstrate, and to me this was always the most plausible explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I don't want to sound like a racist/conspiracy theorist That exactly sounds like what a racist/conspiracy theorist would say @dyslexic nam or should I say Alex Jones! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The red flag for me with Adu was that he arrived as a 9 yr old and his mother enrolled him in Grade 7. Uh ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion26 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Adu was made a star when he wasn't really a star. He got big headed and did not put the work like he was supposed to do. Technically he should have been in an academy and signed at least when he is 16/17. MLS wanted it's American Pele and he was not that kind of player far from it. Anyways Adu is no longer a name to worry about, but would be nice for him to make it back to the top after putting in the work. With Davies he is putting the work and has gone through proper training in the academies after given the chance to move up into Vancouver first team. Hope he is keeps his head down and keep grinding in the work. He will make it far if he does that. Shame he didn't score a goal, but the next game Vancouver can still come out on top hopefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 3 hours ago, jpg75 said: The red flag for me with Adu was that he arrived as a 9 yr old and his mother enrolled him in Grade 7. Uh ok... Yeah, I didn't remember the numbers, but I remember him being interviewed on Letterman and said he skipped like 4 or 5 grades. That was a red flag right there. There was some other report that was saying his height and weight were listed as the same numbers when he was a 12 year old on the U-17 national team as when he was a pro at like 15 or 20 even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I asked him if he liked the nickname "The Fonz" on his ig live stream.....he did not. Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 4 hours ago, canta15 said: I asked him if he liked the nickname "The Fonz" on his ig live stream.....he did not. Dammit. Kids these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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