dyslexic nam Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, dennis said: Would certainly be a downward move. But on the bright side he'd get get to play with TFC hero Sebastian Giovinco. There is only one reason why he would go there. Unfortunately I have no idea how he would personally rank the importance of the competitiveness of the league vs the wage packet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Money talks. Giovinco was getting almost 12 Mil a year when he signed. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: There is only one reason why he would go there. Unfortunately I have no idea how he would personally rank the importance of the competitiveness of the league vs the wage packet. I believe last year when his agent was asked about a return/move to MLS he said his preference was to remain in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Can't see him going there with the Everton and West Ham rumors, but you never know. The fans will be disappointed, but his bank account wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Obinna said: Can't see him going there with the Everton and West Ham rumors, but you never know. The fans will be disappointed, but his bank account wouldn't be. At the end of the day, it is hard to downplay this. If someone with deep pockets comes along and offers you enough money to make you silly-rich for the rest of your life, it may be hard to refuse them - even if it doesn't represent the pinnacle of personal challenges. ghostknownunknown, JamboAl, king1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 He's scored. sebdeserio, Obinna and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 sebdeserio, Trois Reds, JuicyHam and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 While they are at it, it would be great to help Istanbul Başakşehir relegate this year, make that artificial nightmare of a club backed by Erdogan disappear from Europe and top flight. ghostknownunknown, NVsoccer, saladroit and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 good play from atiba there too yomurphy1, NVsoccer and ghostknownunknown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Did not see the highlights, just a v short clip of his goal. They won in the end late, 2-3, so that puts them 5 points up on their chasers with what would be 12 games to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 If that was in France they would have given it as an own goal! ghostknownunknown, lamptern, rkomar and 13 others 6 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Did not see the highlights, just a v short clip of his goal. They won in the end late, 2-3, so that puts them 5 points up on their chasers with what would be 12 games to go. I think they have Fenerbache next, so a chance to create some more distance from the challengers. ghostknownunknown and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Norrin Radd said: If that was in France they would have given it as an own goal! And at the very least if it was MLS they would have taken the assist away from Aboubakar. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 “The Canadian sniper strikes once again”. Can’t get sick of hearing that. johnyb, N1ckbr0wn, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) A goal is a goal. It was a nifty back heel kick that turned into an ugly double deflection goal. Don’t care. That’s 17 goals and 4 assists in all competitions. 0.68 G/90 and 0.84 G+A/90 is a very productive season for Larin. For a primary winger player these are great #’s. It’s quite impressive and I’m sure more and more teams are looking at him for a June transfer Edited March 12, 2021 by baulderdash77 Cheeta and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Larin is likely to break his best season's goal scoring record and Besiktas go 5 clear at the top Edited March 12, 2021 by Aird25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I really hope he can get on a PL team soon. Assuming they play well, more guys in the top 4 leagues will only lead to more guys getting chances at that level. Didn’t that Man U scout say they weren’t interested in Davies because he was Canadian? Now they’re kicking themselves for missing out on him. I don’t know why Atiba never played in any of the top leagues when he very easily could have for a long time (hell, he could probably still play at that level right now even though it 100% won’t happen). Nothing against him obviously but I think Atiba playing on even a mid table side for years would have helped with the perception of Canadian players. cronaldo7 and canadasoccer20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bdog said: I really hope he can get on a PL team soon. Assuming they play well, more guys in the top 4 leagues will only lead to more guys getting chances at that level. Didn’t that Man U scout say they weren’t interested in Davies because he was Canadian? Now they’re kicking themselves for missing out on him. I don’t know why Atiba never played in any of the top leagues when he very easily could have for a long time (hell, he could probably still play at that level right now even though it 100% won’t happen). Nothing against him obviously but I think Atiba playing on even a mid table side for years would have helped with the perception of Canadian players. Alternatively he could push for a move to a CPL team and learn how to play CDM given our lack of options there. Sorry. Bison44, Gian-Luca, Nate3322 and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bdog said: I really hope he can get on a Canadian PL team soon. @One American Am I right? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: And at the very least if it was MLS they would have taken the assist away from Aboubakar. But Atiba would get one CanadaFan123, BradMack and ghostknownunknown 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterlawrence5 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 17 goals and 4 assists in all competitions is a massive turnaround for Larin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Norrin Radd said: If that was in France they would have given it as an own goal! If it was CONCACAF they would have said Hutch was offside. Ruffian, Nate3322, MtlMario and 7 others 4 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Even more of a accomplishment given how hard his first couple of years were. Shows you need time and opportunities to make it happen and luck and good timing the payoff is ahead either way. also I recall Hutch in conversations with EPL teams at various moments. I think he was close but never guaranteed to really get a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hutch has made the right decisions all throughout his career. From Helsingborg to FC Copenhagen to PSV to Besiktas, that has been a very good steady progression for a player - and always as a starter and now captain/legend in Istanbul. Would much rather this than 3 years in a struggling side on the bench. If Larin has a similar impact, he will have done spectacularly well in his career. NVsoccer, Cheeta, LeoH037 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) Hell, even 5 years ago we would have dreamed of having a striker starting and consistently scoring/assisting goals for a team like Besiktas. Ultimately North American players (who there is still a bias against) just need a chance to show that they are capable of, and Larin was fortunate to have a fellow Canadian like Atiba (whom the coaching staff at Besiktas hold in very high regard) recommend him. Despite everything Larin has done spectacularly well so far, he seems to have genuinely found his footing in Europe/Turkey, is just entering his prime, and there's a very real possibility that he could be playing at an even higher level soon. If anything, I can't help but wonder how much farther along he would have been right now if he had skipped MLS and gone on straight to Europe when he turned 18 (I believe there was interest abroad). Edited March 15, 2021 by LeoH037 johnyb, Ivan, costarg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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