CanadaFan123 2,356 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 This guy has played 6 minutes this season... why is this even worth an announcement? Gutierrez and Corbeanu never had announcements and are much more significant. narduch, Nate3322, Dominic94 and 5 others 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites
toontownman 3,416 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Fantastic news. Knew he would see sense eventually. Now PLEASE Stay fit! Addona 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mikmacdo 1,265 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 He doesn't even make the 18 for the 17th place team in liga nos. I would say Vitoria, henry, james, miller, cornelius, james, kennedy are ahead of him on the depth chart but if he somehow starts playing again then he could easily move into the top 4. Dominic94 and Nate3322 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Floortom 1,740 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Well let’s hope he can get back close to his level before all the injuries hit him. Link to post Share on other sites
Nate3322 538 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 (edited) Huh well I wasn't expecting this tbh. We need all the depth possible at CB but he's played once all season for Farnese and I don't see him being anything other than a depth piece right now. Hopefully he can get his career back on track. Edited February 5 by Nate3322 An Observer, Addona and Dominic94 3 Link to post Share on other sites
jordan 3,584 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I guess this is good if he turns it around, but he already plays less than the rest of our CB's Link to post Share on other sites
VinceA 842 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It's sad that 28 year old and injury riddled Ricardo Ferreira has finally decided we're good enough for him. Mikmacdo, Nate3322, Mango and 6 others 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Yohan 558 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Sure. Another warm body to fill in the CB gap. I'd be happy if he has just as a productive international career as Steven Vitoria, who also wanted to play for Portugal but eventually played for Canada Obinna and Addona 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dyslexic nam 11,210 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 In retrospect my comments may have been hasty. Welcome to the CMNT! narduch, Club Linesman, MtlMario and 4 others 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaFan123 2,356 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just now, VinceA said: It's sad that 28 year old and injury riddled Ricardo Ferreira has finally decided we're good enough for him. Honestly though. It's mickey mouse to even announce it. Where does he rank for us on the depth chart? 5th/6th at best? Notwithstanding the injuries and the slap to the face of our program, wasn't this the guy who just missed out on a pro contract because he was in the Maldives? Link to post Share on other sites
ghostknownunknown 289 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, VinceA said: It's sad that 28 year old and injury riddled Ricardo Ferreira has finally decided we're good enough for him. Vitoria was 29 when he joined us, now he's arguably our best defender. This is good. An Observer, trc2014, canadasoccer20 and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
top cheese 236 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I think this is pretty significant for Canada especially considering how utterly embarrassing the back line was at last years gold cup. At the very least he has experience at a high level in Europe which is more then then what they have now. If he can stay healthy, James can get some playing time the team might have some stability in the position. Not world beaters but some reliability at least MtlMario, Dominic94, Club Linesman and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Obinna 9,033 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Great news. Welcome aboard! If he can be sort of a Vitoria 2.0, he will be able to help us. I wish this was the 2015 version of Ferreira who was starting for Braga, but we can't go back in time. A while back my thoughts were that the workload of international football with Canada would be a big ask for a guy who can't stay healthy, but it may just be the opportunity he needs to get himself going at club level. Anyways, will be interesting to see if we can help him revive his career. I hope the move works out for all involved. He was never going to play for Portugal. Club Linesman, johnyb, canadasoccer20 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
top cheese 236 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just to confirm to is tomori eligable for a one time switch or is that not possible? narduch, Addona, CanadaFan123 and 2 others 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mikmacdo 1,265 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 https://www.tsn.ca/defender-ricardo-ferreira-switches-soccer-allegiance-from-portugal-to-canada-1.1588530 He is actually a free agent at the moment. Dominic94 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dyslexic nam 11,210 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 CMNT fans: we have no depth at CB Also CMNT fans: we don’t need this CB for depth. Corazon, Dominic94, Ansem and 16 others 15 4 Link to post Share on other sites
costarg 829 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 26 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: This guy has played 6 minutes this season... why is this even worth an announcement? Gutierrez and Corbeanu never had announcements and are much more significant. Because he plays CB Bison44, Dominic94, Club Linesman and 1 other 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dominic94 1,287 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I’m glad he finally came to terms with reality, either Wheeler got false information or the lad has had a big change in terms of his own assessment of his abilities. we’re ripping on him saying he’s 6th but that’s ridiculous, he’s our top cb now in terms of everything but minutes and match fitness, it’s a huge get for us as we finally have 1 quality cb, hopefully he can get some playing time elsewhere but let’s not pretend he’s behind anyone. N1ckbr0wn and SoccMan 2 Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaFan123 2,356 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, Dominic94 said: I’m glad he finally came to terms with reality, either Wheeler got false information or the lad has had a big change in terms of his own assessment of his abilities. we’re ripping on him saying he’s 6th but that’s ridiculous, he’s our top cb now in terms of everything but minutes and match fitness, it’s a huge get for us as we finally have 1 quality cb, hopefully he can get some playing time elsewhere but let’s not pretend he’s behind anyone. If that's the case why did he just get 6 minutes with a relegation candidate in Portugal? Vitoria is playing and captaining a bigger/better side in Portugal. Kennedy is coming on strong in Germany. James featured in the Champions League this season and may be a starter in Greece. Henry has been a regular in Korea. Mikmacdo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mikmacdo 1,265 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, Dominic94 said: I’m glad he finally came to terms with reality, either Wheeler got false information or the lad has had a big change in terms of his own assessment of his abilities. we’re ripping on him saying he’s 6th but that’s ridiculous, he’s our top cb now in terms of everything but minutes and match fitness, it’s a huge get for us as we finally have 1 quality cb, hopefully he can get some playing time elsewhere but let’s not pretend he’s behind anyone. hes currently without a team, hes has to find a team in a decent league and start playing consistently before you put him ahead of vitoria, kennedy, james(who i expect to start in greece), miller, cornelius, henry. with kennedy emerging in the b2 our options really arent that bad. Obinna 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mikmacdo 1,265 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just now, CanadaFan123 said: If that's the case why did he just get 6 minutes with a relegation candidate in Portugal? Vitoria is playing and captaining a bigger/better side in Portugal. Kennedy is coming on strong in Germany. James featured in the Champions League this season and may be a starter in Greece. Henry has been a regular in Korea. i agree with you but if you look at Fanese's CB they are pretty good and have a decent value on transfermarkt. I wonder if TFC would even consider him to replace Ciman at this point. It would be nice if they had two Canadian CB's. Ruffian and Club Linesman 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Colliedor 472 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Reality finally kicked in for him I guess. The Portugal dream was long dead. 5 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: I’m glad he finally came to terms with reality, either Wheeler got false information or the lad has had a big change in terms of his own assessment of his abilities. we’re ripping on him saying he’s 6th but that’s ridiculous, he’s our top cb now in terms of everything but minutes and match fitness, it’s a huge get for us as we finally have 1 quality cb, hopefully he can get some playing time elsewhere but let’s not pretend he’s behind anyone. No. He had some clear rust in his game when I watched him last year. The fact that he barely played this year is even more concerning. We're talking about a guy who has serious injury issues and played a handful of games in the past 3 years. He's not the top of anything and it's ridiculous to even say that even with our CB issues. HochelagaFC, LeoH037 and Obinna 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Dominic94 1,287 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: If that's the case why did he just get 6 minutes with a relegation candidate in Portugal? Vitoria is playing and captaining a bigger/better side in Portugal. Kennedy is coming on strong in Germany. James featured in the Champions League this season and may be a starter in Greece. Henry has been a regular in Korea. Have you tried coming back from 2 blown knees at the top fight in Portugal ? Only Vitoria is playing at the same level, the rest are beneath. Link to post Share on other sites
El Diego 1,034 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I'm honestly surprised he committed to a national team considering his club situation is such a mess Link to post Share on other sites
Dominic94 1,287 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just now, El Diego said: I'm honestly surprised he committed to a national team considering his club situation is such a mess Chance to play and train probably, maybe some exposure. Northvansteve and Floortom 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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