The Importance of Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira

[CanadaFan123 2,407]

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. 

[toontownman 3,470]

Fantastic news. Knew he would see sense eventually. Now PLEASE Stay fit!

[Mikmacdo 1,281]

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. 

[Floortom 1,791]

Well let’s hope he can get back close to his level before all the injuries hit him.

[Nate3322 542]

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

[jordan 3,616]

I guess this is good if he turns it around, but he already plays less than the rest of our CB's

[VinceA 873]

It's sad that 28 year old and injury riddled Ricardo Ferreira has finally decided we're good enough for him.

 

[Yohan 561]

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

[dyslexic nam 11,337]

In retrospect my comments may have been hasty. 
 

Welcome to the CMNT!

[CanadaFan123 2,407]

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?    

[ghostknownunknown 289]

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.

[top cheese 236]

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

[Obinna 9,158]

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.

[top cheese 236]

Just to confirm to is tomori eligable for a one time switch or is that not possible?

[Mikmacdo 1,281]

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. 

[dyslexic nam 11,337]

CMNT fans: we have no depth at CB

 

Also CMNT fans: we don’t need this CB for depth.   

[costarg 890]

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

[Dominic94 1,347]

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.

[CanadaFan123 2,407]

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 1,281]

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. 

[Mikmacdo 1,281]

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.

[Colliedor 482]

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.

[Dominic94 1,347]

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. 

[El Diego 1,053]

I'm honestly surprised he committed to a national team considering his club situation is such a mess

[Dominic94 1,347]

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.