Dub Narcotic 570 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) CB, born in 1997, plays with Syracuse and was speculated by Top Drawer Soccer as being the first signing under the new MLS 'Canadian Generation Adidas' program for college underlcassmen (Canadidas?). Played with Ajax and Vaughan clubs as a youngster and played laster year with Vaughan SC in L10. Capped at U-15 for Canada and was called to U-16 and U-20 squads. Edited December 30, 2016 by Dub Narcotic Link to post Share on other sites
Shway 3,213 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Signed with OCSC. https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2019/03/01/orlando-city-sc-signs-2019-mls-superdraft-pick-kamal-miller Let's get it! johnyb, Ruffian, apbsmith and 4 others 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
lazlo_80 262 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jahinho Guerro said: Signed with OCSC. https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2019/03/01/orlando-city-sc-signs-2019-mls-superdraft-pick-kamal-miller Let's get it! Wow. That’s not common for a second rounder. Must’ve really impressed. Great to see. Link to post Share on other sites
Bison44 6,080 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Whew, they were cutting it close, opening day is saturday. Hopefully they send him down to OCB if he isnt going to get game time. Link to post Share on other sites
toontownman 2,943 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 #cmntCBdepth Congrat Kamal, keep up the hard work. Link to post Share on other sites
Chad_Impact 1,246 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 As pointed out on the Canadians Abroad page, Miller starting!! JuicyHam, Gian-Luca, Shortdutchcanuck and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Dominic94 750 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 Canadians starting ?? but seriously good for him jpg75, BleepBlap and Bison44 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Corazon 1,550 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 3 Canadians* johnyb and jpg75 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly 2,792 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) I watched the second part of the first half and pretty impressed by Miller so far. He has actually been the best of the three Canadians on the pitch. Neither of the goals were his fault. He is big but very mobile, good ball skills very confident. He takes a few too many risks for my taste (a bit like Ciman) but so far the risky plays have all been successful. By risky plays I mean he received a pass and an attacker was flying at him and he waited until the guy was near and then calmly dribbled past him which was nice ball control but if he loses it in the back there the attacker would have been alone (a pass to another defender would have been safer). Then later he intercepted a pass and kept an attack going which again was nice and impressive but had he missed it again the attacker would have been alone. Still a lot of promise and very skilled player. He is playing LB in a three man back and looks to me like the type of player who could be either LB or CB. Could be an important missing piece in our still not very solid Canadian backline. Edited March 2, 2019 by Grizzly Keegan, Bikerack, apbsmith and 7 others 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly 2,792 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I was impressed today by Miller. Some have mentioned that we need a good defender to appear out of the blue to match some of our newfound offensive talent. My prediction is that happened today. If a guy can play his first professional game against what is one the stronger teams in MLS both overall and offensively and perform like he did today I think he is going to have a solid future especially as he learns from playing at this level. He was again quite good in the second half. He did get beat once clearly by a small speedy player and partially a second time though he managed to steer the player towards the keeper. He has good speed for his size but he needs to learn to use his positioning better when one on one with a really fast guy. But overall I was very impressed both by his play and various aspects such as his passing, ball control, athleticism and confidence which lead me to believe he could become a very good player. Grandbloke, johnyb, toontownman and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Dominic94 750 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Forgot about Will Johnson.... sounds like Miller did well. Link to post Share on other sites
Snowcrash 615 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) From the Syracuse highlight tape, he looks really comfortable with the ball at his feet, both passing and dribbling. No idea why he didn't go first round. Might have had a poor combine but he's definitely a CB that the men's program should be tracking. Edited March 3, 2019 by Snowcrash Grizzly 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vince193 1,177 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 U23 beckons. Hell if he plays regularly until March just get him into the senior side. hamiltonfan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shamrock 1,903 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Yeah we need any kind of defensive help we can find. A MLS-starting CB isn't too much to ask now is it? Link to post Share on other sites
toontownman 2,943 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Could have 5 by season end! baulderdash77 1 Link to post Share on other sites
baulderdash77 2,262 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This is why I find guys looking at our talent pool 2 cycles out delusional. Suddenly a guy like Kamal Miller appears and starts for a MLS team, which is obviously great. Good on Kamal. Glad to see. Blackjack15, Kent, JuicyHam and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
lazlo_80 262 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Kamal gets some love in this article about the game... https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-nycfc-opener-takeaways/ Shortdutchcanuck, apbsmith, Blackjack15 and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Chad_Impact 1,246 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-kamal-miller-training-notes/ Article on Miller's rise to the MLS Edited March 6, 2019 by Chad_Impact johnyb, Grizzly and El Diego 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BrennanFan 2,449 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Also impressive, for me, is that he kept Carlos Ascues on the bench, who is a young Peruvian International CB/DM who has conmebol world cup qualifiers and copa libertadores experience and also spent time at Wolfsburg. Ascues would easily be a starter on the CMNT backline, if Miller is at that level, we may have a real player here. johnyb and apbsmith 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PopePouri 372 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Can see him overtaking Cornelius as the left side CB if he's playing consistently. Link to post Share on other sites
michaeltfc91 119 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 mls defenders now..... Still need a couple more GK - Crepeau RB - ZBG CB - Henry Cornelius Miller Jakovic LB - Levis Morgan johnyb, shamrock and Ruffian 3 Link to post Share on other sites
shamrock 1,903 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, michaeltfc91 said: mls defenders now..... Still need a couple more GK - Crepeau RB - ZBG CB - Henry Cornelius Miller Jakovic LB - Levis Morgan yeah that's pretty thin if you ask me. EDIT: we both forgot Montgomery at Dallas. He was the highest drafted defender. And of course St Claire although it would take some time before he establishes himself as an MLS player. Edited March 6, 2019 by shamrock Ruffian, Blackjack15, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
michaeltfc91 119 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 yes, i knew i was forgetting st Claire! Hopefully him and Montgomery make some appearances Link to post Share on other sites
El Diego 842 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 52 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-kamal-miller-training-notes/ Article on Miller's rise to the MLS Nice article. People can say what they want about college athletics and the NCAA road for soccer players (and trust me, I'm not some NCAA apologist in either scenario), but the truth is there are some virtues to the college path (both within in and outside the sport). BCM and Shortdutchcanuck 2 Link to post Share on other sites
toontownman 2,943 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Another start today and Akindele too. Link to post Share on other sites
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