Obinna Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Looks like there are four odd men out according to that article, though maybe the other 3 are not strikers Larin appears to be safe: decision was made that Boyd -- along with defenders Nicolas Isimat-Mirin and Douglas, and midfielder Jeremain Lens -- wouldn't be registered. While some transfer windows around the world -- including MLS -- remain open, for the moment it looks like the quartet will be sidelined until January. Gian-Luca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 You love to see it with Boyd being unregistered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: You love to see it with Boyd being unregistered. No you don't. That's someone's livelihood. sebdeserio, Mikmacdo and Bikerack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Just now, yomurphy1 said: No you don't. That's someone's livelihood. Seriously? He’s still being paid lol Ruffian, red card, Bertuzzi44 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I feel bad for the player and their fans must be gutted, because just as all their guys start to become healthy, this happens. At the same time, as a Canada fan I don’t want the USA to get too far ahead of us now that we are starting to keep pace. This sets them back to a small degree, so that is kinda good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, yomurphy1 said: No you don't. That's someone's livelihood. Poor millionaires Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 With Boyd sidelined it reduces the number of players competing with Akinola for the USMNT striker role. Not sure it this is good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Norrin Radd said: With Boyd sidelined it reduces the number of players competing with Akinola for the USMNT striker role. Not sure it this is good for us. Boyd isn't a striker tho he's a winger so it shouldn't be a problem Obinna and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, Obinna said: I feel bad for the player and their fans must be gutted, because just as all their guys start to become healthy, this happens. At the same time, as a Canada fan I don’t want the USA to get too far ahead of us now that we are starting to keep pace. This sets them back to a small degree, so that is kinda good news. We are better off now than a decade ago sure... and we're getting better in CONCACAF (in paper at least, we really haven't done a thing) but sorry, let's be real here, anyone who believes we are keeping pace with the USA is delusional or just simply not paying attention to the rapid surge in talent USA soccer is experiencing. They are set to explode in the next decade, with all their investments in MLS and its academies starting to bear fruit. They have a wider bottom line and ceiling than us. Boyd isn't even a sure starter for them, so trust me, him not playing will not affect then at all. RS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, Bdog said: Poor millionaires I understand the sentiment... but i'm quite sure athletes aren't the source of socioeconomic inequality... Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: We are better off now than a decade ago sure... and we're getting better in CONCACAF (in paper at least, we really haven't done a thing) but sorry, let's be real here, anyone who believes we are keeping pace with the USA is delusional or just simply not paying attention to the rapid surge in talent USA soccer is experiencing. They are set to explode in the next decade, with all their investments in MLS and its academies starting to bear fruit. They have a wider bottom line and ceiling than us. Boyd isn't even a sure starter for them, so trust me, him not playing will not affect then at all. I second this. I still think we should build up a ferocious rivalry and go into a home match vs. the US expecting to win, but they are definitely trending towards a higher tier now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: We are better off now than a decade ago sure... and we're getting better in CONCACAF (in paper at least, we really haven't done a thing) but sorry, let's be real here, anyone who believes we are keeping pace with the USA is delusional or just simply not paying attention to the rapid surge in talent USA soccer is experiencing. They are set to explode in the next decade, with all their investments in MLS and its academies starting to bear fruit. They have a wider bottom line and ceiling than us. Boyd isn't even a sure starter for them, so trust me, him not playing will not affect then at all. So we should just give up and not bother than? Sorry but there more to this game than population and how much money you throw at a program. Using resources wisely at the right places with a good plan matters more. If you talk Canada-US, yes it will take time for us to be a consistent top 3 CONCACAF nation - we just got a domestic league last year after all and it seem people are forgetting how big of an handicap it was to not have one all theses years. Relax, we'll get there. Obinna, MtlMario and Bison44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: I understand the sentiment... but i'm quite sure athletes aren't the source of socioeconomic inequality... Lol I know it's not their problem, if someone wanted to give me a ton of money to professionally play a sport I definitely ain't saying no. It's just hard to feel sympathy for them financially when they're so well off. It makes me think about the South Park episode where Lars Ulrich can't afford his gold pool because people are downloading his music, I know most athletes aren't anywhere near that rich but it feels like that sometimes when I see people feeling sorry for them. I think Boyd will be ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: We are better off now than a decade ago sure... and we're getting better in CONCACAF (in paper at least, we really haven't done a thing) but sorry, let's be real here, anyone who believes we are keeping pace with the USA is delusional or just simply not paying attention to the rapid surge in talent USA soccer is experiencing. They are set to explode in the next decade, with all their investments in MLS and its academies starting to bear fruit. They have a wider bottom line and ceiling than us. Boyd isn't even a sure starter for them, so trust me, him not playing will not affect then at all. I mean, I agree that on paper the USA are growing much quicker than we are, but also we played them pretty evenly over the two legs in Nations League. So there's that. Clearly we are closer than before. You gotta acknowledge that part, right? A few cycles ago we would have lost both of those games with a 4-5 goal spread. But I know what you mean. They are going to explode. I know they have a LOT of talent coming up. The MLS academies are starting to bare fruit. But don't forget we also have MLS academies too. It makes a difference for us as well. We have the CanPL now too. Both countries are poised for big growth in the next decade. The USA will produce more because they are bigger. It's obvious. They'll always have a depth advantage, but as long as we produce enough top players it won't matter too much. You can only put 11 players on the field. Ruffian, TOcanadafan, h coach and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 41 minutes ago, Obinna said: I mean, I agree that on paper the USA are growing much quicker than we are, but also we played them pretty evenly over the two legs in Nations League. So there's that. Clearly we are closer than before. You gotta acknowledge that part, right? A few cycles ago we would have lost both of those games with a 4-5 goal spread. But I know what you mean. They are going to explode. I know they have a LOT of talent coming up. The MLS academies are starting to bare fruit. But don't forget we also have MLS academies too. It makes a difference for us as well. We have the CanPL now too. Both countries are poised for big growth in the next decade. The USA will produce more because they are bigger. It's obvious. They'll always have a depth advantage, but as long as we produce enough top players it won't matter too much. You can only put 11 players on the field. The first one yeah... the 2nd one, we downright got smacked, period. Saying that they are better does not mean we won't be able to take them on, it just means than more often than not, they will beat us. And we do have MLS academies, too, and they are also starting to bear fruit, just they have more, and I'd argue I'll take a decade (being optimistic here) for the CPL to start producing some genuine tier 1 (as Herdman likes to call it) potential talent (it took MLS longer, and they it's a bigger league). Our goal should not be to try and better than the USA or Mexico (we are nowhere near close to that), it should be to be better than everyone else after (which is realistic and feasible) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Nate3322 said: Boyd isn't a striker tho he's a winger so it shouldn't be a problem I'm pretty sure he's played both positions in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 42 minutes ago, Norrin Radd said: I'm pretty sure he's played both positions in the past. As per transfermarkt he's only played 4 games as a striker in his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 41 minutes ago, Nate3322 said: As per transfermarkt he's only played 4 games as a striker in his career So you're saying he's played both positions ? He's had a fairly good strike rate at a couple of his previous clubs. If he was playing as an out-and-out winger that's very impressive. Nate3322 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 goal in 60 seconds for Larin in a friendly today. Hutchinson has a goal as well. cronaldo7, h coach, Obinna and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Well that doesn't sound very friendly at all. Ansem, Bison44 and RS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) One of Larin’s goals from today’s friendly. And the second Edited October 11, 2020 by Strait Red johnyb, costarg, dyslexic nam and 13 others 13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Good seeing his teammates appearing very happy for him scoring. Always a good sign. Obinna, Ruffian, Kadenge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boominbooty Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Back to MLS? I hope not. Hopefully he goes to the Netherlands in January. Not Seattle: https://tweetspor.com/cyle-larine-mlsden-talip-cikti/22926/ Nate3322 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Boominbooty said: Back to MLS? I hope not. Hopefully he goes to the Netherlands in January. Not Seattle: https://tweetspor.com/cyle-larine-mlsden-talip-cikti/22926/ I'd rather him go back to the MLS rather than staying in Turkey but Seattle are pretty stacked up front I don't see why they'd want Larin Edited October 12, 2020 by Nate3322 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 If he does comes back to the MLS I hope he ends up in Minnesota. Given their history, I think Heath might be the perfect coach to get him back on track. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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