BearcatSA Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Bison44 said: You dont think MDS is on the hot seat? With the fans wearing bags over their head and the team searching for new front office guys? WHy did Rose get his minutes?? Ask MDS, I am not the coach, but somebody likes him, hes got at least a dozen start. You bring in new faces your kind of stuck, you have to give them a good shot or you look stupid. If its me I would not have brought in so many new faces in midfield and penciled in minutes for Baldisimo, Coyln, Norman etc, whichever youngsters show themselves in training and taking up only a tiny fraction of cap space. Well, the coach is on the record as saying that the young academy grads must earn their minutes and not have those minutes gifted to them. Judging by what guys like Rose and PC bring, I can see why he's on the hot seat. Bison44 and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Bison44 said: WHy did Rose get his minutes?? Ask MDS, I am not the coach, No need to ask MDS, I can tell you what he'll say: basically, he'll explain very condescendingly to you that you don't have as good a soccer mind as he does and that he can see things, postive things, in Rose's performances that confirms that it was the right decision to play him and that the Whitecaps are on the right track. MM3/MM2/MM, Bison44 and Blackdude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soro17 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Bison44 said: You dont think MDS is on the hot seat? With the fans wearing bags over their head and the team searching for new front office guys? WHy did Rose get his minutes?? Ask MDS, I am not the coach, but somebody likes him, hes got at least a dozen start. You bring in new faces your kind of stuck, you have to give them a good shot or you look stupid. If its me I would not have brought in so many new faces in midfield and penciled in minutes for Baldisimo, Coyln, Norman etc, whichever youngsters show themselves in training and taking up only a tiny fraction of cap space. Sorry, I read your comment to mean that you believed Rose had to get his minutes. So, we are in agreement! Except with the bit about MDS being in the hot seat. As much as he should be, I don’t think he is. I think the Caps have an honest (if not naive) belief that the new technical director and some scouts will be enough to turn things around. Anyway, best to David Norman at PFC and Miami, I was looking forward to seeing him play for the Caps. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I guess all this MLS expansion is a good thing, at least accidently for Norman. What a bummer though, having to go from BC to play in Florida. Some guys just cant catch a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 David Norman Jr on what he’s looking forward to Inter Miami’s pre season, what he’ll say to David Beckham and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 MLS staff writer Matthew Doyle believes Inter Miami plans on converting Norman to a CB ... please lets hope so. We saw how successful this type of re-training worked for Laryea going from attacking mid to RB. Hopefully those at Inter Miami have the same eye for talent as Vanney and Norman can develop into a quality defender. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/20/armchair-analyst-state-miami-nashville-rosters-post-expansion-draft • Did they get David Norman Jr. with the intention of converting him to center back? He's a big, competitive kid who's a pretty good central midfielder and played most of this year in Canadian Premier League, but probably lacks the vision and footwork necessary to play in the middle of the pitch at the MLS level. If that sounds something like Aaron Long five years ago, or Nat Borchers before him, well, that's where my head is, too. There's a pretty rich history of young CMs who have the physical tools to do so being converted to center back. (For what it's worth, if I was a Canadian men's national team fan reading this I'd be rooting like hell for Norman to be converted to CB, which is the thinnest spot on Canada's roster.) ted and Northvansteve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I seem to remember him playing CB with Pacific at least once? nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Norman broke up so much and calmly played the ball away when he was at Queen of the South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, SirBobsaget said: MLS staff writer Matthew Doyle believes Inter Miami plans on converting Norman to a CB ... please lets hope so. We saw how successful this type of re-training worked for Laryea going from attacking mid to RB. Hopefully those at Inter Miami have the same eye for talent as Vanney and Norman can develop into a quality defender. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/20/armchair-analyst-state-miami-nashville-rosters-post-expansion-draft • Did they get David Norman Jr. with the intention of converting him to center back? He's a big, competitive kid who's a pretty good central midfielder and played most of this year in Canadian Premier League, but probably lacks the vision and footwork necessary to play in the middle of the pitch at the MLS level. If that sounds something like Aaron Long five years ago, or Nat Borchers before him, well, that's where my head is, too. There's a pretty rich history of young CMs who have the physical tools to do so being converted to center back. (For what it's worth, if I was a Canadian men's national team fan reading this I'd be rooting like hell for Norman to be converted to CB, which is the thinnest spot on Canada's roster.) I don't give Vanney credit for very much and I will point out Laryea ended up in this spot due to lots of injuries, I agree another young CB in our pool would be great, let's hope Norman learns a lot! Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, gator said: I don't give Vanney credit for very much and I will point out Laryea ended up in this spot due to lots of injuries, I agree another young CB in our pool would be great, let's hope Norman learns a lot! Vanney din't bring in Laryea to be a midfielder he saw him as a RB/RWB. I can't remember a single penetrating pass from Laryea through the lines this year, he would be a terrible midfielder hence why Orlando never gave him a chance. Out wide he drew penalties running into the box and delivered dangerous byline crosses. Vanney saw that potential when Orlando did not. Mikmacdo, shamrock and Northvansteve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, gator said: I don't give Vanney credit for very much and I will point out Laryea ended up in this spot due to lots of injuries 5 minutes ago, SirBobsaget said: Vanney din't bring in Laryea to be a midfielder he saw him as a RB/RWB. I can't remember a single penetrating pass from Laryea through the lines this year, he would be a terrible midfielder hence why Orlando never gave him a chance. Out wide he drew penalties running into the box and delivered dangerous byline crosses. Vanney saw that potential when Orlando did not. This is accurate. Laryea was being converted to a RB by TFC in preseason training, so someone at TFC brought him in for that spot (or realized that Laryea would do better as a RB/RWB pretty quickly into the trial process). Interestingly enough, some on this board thought Laryea wouldn't succeed at RB (along with the requisite shots at Vanney). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 He might end up doing another loan at Pacific FC but hopefully he can stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 If David can get Kamal Miller like minutes in Miami I would think that immediately puts him in our top 4 CBs, even ahead of James as it looks right now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 James needs to get regular playing time and then he would be right back in the mix for our NT. Disappointed he was dismissed by the Siz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Signed with Cavalry FC. Joins their loaded midfield. Some speculating that maybe he is converted to CB. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Reign said: Signed with Cavalry FC. Joins their loaded midfield. Some speculating that maybe he is converted to CB. Maybe we can start a GoFundMe campaign to make that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Maybe we can start a GoFundMe campaign to make that happen. It makes sense. Cavs have a ton of options already in midfield. Norman is big and competitive, Wheeldon JR loves that type of cb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 39 minutes ago, Reign said: It makes sense. Cavs have a ton of options already in midfield. Norman is big and competitive, Wheeldon JR loves that type of cb. Well this is one of the big signings Platt talked about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 it would already be great if hes not injured half the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 WestHamCanadianinOxford, NVsoccer, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 He's on the bench for their match today. WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 No surprise, he’s been there for a while narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Love this move. Hope he impresses. narduch, K Edgar, jordan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 He made an injury time debut. Northampton sit in second now. Xavier., K Edgar, Corazon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Never knew he was with Northampton Town in League Two. That's actually a good level for him to be with a club pushing for promotion. If they get to League One and he sticks, he would be doing well for himself. WestHamCanadianinOxford, nolando, toontownman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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