Shway Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: At no point was he ever highly rated by fans. He has always been just a decent cover for a position where he has rarely done anything special. But if you think doing that for 4-5 seasons is an accomplishment on what has been a rather disastrous team all that time, except for the last half last season, then fine. Nerwinski maybe is not a liability, but he does not add anything to help make you a winning club. This is very accurate. He offers nothing more, nothing less. And you can make a career of that in MLS as there is several guys who are like this. Nick Hagglund was exactly that for TFC. Jake Nerwinski goes somewhere else, and his abilities could be exposed. Unnamed Trialist, red card, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I can appreciate not being a Whitecaps fan you've never really paid attention. I have, I have also seen Nerwinski walking around with his girlfriend in the same neighbourhood as where my mom lives. It is not like I don't know who he is (only ever said "Let's go for it, Nerwinski" from my bike or whatever, I'm shy). At no point was he ever highly rated by fans. He has always been just a decent cover for a position where he has rarely done anything special. But if you think doing that for 4-5 seasons is an accomplishment on what has been a rather disastrous team all that time, except for the last half last season, then fine. Nerwinski maybe is not a liability, but he does not add anything to help make you a winning club. At what point did I say he was highly rated? I clearly said I don't rate him. 3 hours ago, Obinna said: I don't rate Nerwinski, but there's something comical about saying a player who featured over 100 times in MLS doesn't have the quality to play in MLS. Take that statement however you'd like. Opinions are not objective by the way, they are subjective. Regarding Baldisimo, I suspect he'd look better in a better team. Typical for luxury players, I suppose. I just think it's a funny statement you made. He's not very good, I agree, but yet the Whitecaps played him +100 times, which is funny (maybe not so funny for a Whitecaps fan) because what does that say about the Whitecaps? And at the same time, your statement is funny because he literally had the quality to play in the league +100 times. You can see the humor in your statement, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Shway said: This is very accurate. He offers nothing more, nothing less. And you can make a career of that in MLS as there is several guys who are like this. Nick Hagglund was exactly that for TFC. Exactly. There are players all over MLS like this. They are the backbone of the league in many ways. That's why it's funny to say they are not "MLS quality". They literally are exactly that, if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Obinna said: I am not saying don't share your opinion on the player. That's all we are doing here, giving our opinions as we see fit. Criticize or praise his game all you want. No problem with that, at all. I actually agree that he seems to switch off on the defensive side of the ball. I just think it is kind of ridiculous to chalk that up to arrogance though. It's just a lack of mental discipline in my eyes. Sorry to disagree with you here. Had there been an interview, instance, or comment from a coach about his arrogance, I would side with you, but is there? Otherwise it just comes off as jumping the gun. And yes, people have jumped the gun here all the time in regards to Flores, Arfield, Covid, Hutch, Davies, etc., and in each instance someone else jumps in and argues, debates, or pushes against the point. That's par the course around here, isn't it? Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Theo though. I do agree with you on him. Cheers Edit: Maybe the fairest thing we can say is that he lacks maturity? That would explain his lack of effort and him coming off as though he's just there to just pass the ball around. I don't think it's a matter of "effort" or attitude or maturity or any of those things. He's simply not fast enough. Teibert has the same issue - no one would question Teibert's effort or attitude. The guy never stops running. But he can't keep up. He's simply not fast enough. You could still be an effective player in the midfield, but you have to learn how to win the ball, how to keep possession, how to move it quickly and how to smart in his positioning - Baldisimo hasn't learned any of those yet. red card, BearcatSA, The Real Marc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Looks like he’s part of Philippines team. according to Wikipedia, he accepted a call up but couldn’t go due to injury. http://theazkals.com/news/azkals-gear-up-for-aff-suzuki-cup-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1m9c95YXQpdd0fEi4iX2ckuHtKGm_wCEbB1w_VFpLTUmwcSaP6k68816w Edited April 8, 2022 by SpecialK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, SpecialK said: Looks like he’s part of Philippines team. according to Wikipedia, he accepted a call up but couldn’t go due to injury. http://theazkals.com/news/azkals-gear-up-for-aff-suzuki-cup-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1m9c95YXQpdd0fEi4iX2ckuHtKGm_wCEbB1w_VFpLTUmwcSaP6k68816w Is this new? We have been discussing him playing for and getting called to the Philippines for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Groundhog day thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Obinna said: Is this new? We have been discussing him playing for and getting called to the Philippines for a while. Oops missed that Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Leaving Vancouver and will be eligible for the MLS Re-entry draft. Could be a good pickup for a number of teams. Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, VinceA said: Leaving Vancouver and will be eligible for the MLS Re-entry draft. Could be a good pickup for a number of teams. I bet he will be out of MLS. BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, narduch said: I bet he will be out of MLS. A Vancouver fan mentioned it's rumored his ankle injury apparently isn't getting better. If true that's worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 2 hours ago, VinceA said: Could be a good pickup for a number of teams. Not in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I think he would be a star in the CPL. Day in day out playing would really benefit him Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 My heart says MLS, but my head says CPL. Could use work on the defensive side, but fantastic potential and just needs some regular game time. Same could be said about Okello. These guys are amazingly still just 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) On 10/18/2022 at 11:46 AM, VinceA said: A Vancouver fan mentioned it's rumored his ankle injury apparently isn't getting better. If true that's worrying. He has never been able to overcome the durability issue. I remember MDS alluding to it when taking about his development. And unless you can develop that durabilty, you can never take your game to the next level. Edited November 22, 2022 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Obinna said: My heart says MLS, but my head says CPL. Could use work on the defensive side, but fantastic potential and just needs some regular game time. Same could be said about Okello. These guys are amazingly still just 22. He needs A LOT of work on the defensive side. He's easily beaten and easily pushed off the ball. On days his long ball wasn't working (and that was frequent) he was useless out there. costarg and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, Watchmen said: He needs A LOT of work on the defensive side. He's easily beaten and easily pushed off the ball. On days his long ball wasn't working (and that was frequent) he was useless out there. CPL/Norway/Italy B or something Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) He has these moments where he pulls off strangely difficult tackles. Then, a minute later, he'll just be a statue while someone blows past him. I had a lot of faith in Baldi - makes me really sad that it hasn't worked out for him so far. Hope he can find his feet somewhere else. Edited October 19, 2022 by PiedPilko johnyb, Northvansteve and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, yothat2 said: CPL/Norway/Italy B or something CPL transfermarkt avg player value 129k Norway 1 transfermarket avg player value 357k Italy B transfermarket avg player value 887k Clearly 3 different levels of play, but somehow I could imagine him landing at any of these 3 environments. Baldi's TM value is 600k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 According to this called up for the Philippine’s training camp https://manilastandard.net/sports/314279352/may-listahan-na-players-invited-to-national-training-pool-named.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, jordan said: According to this called up for the Philippine’s training camp https://manilastandard.net/sports/314279352/may-listahan-na-players-invited-to-national-training-pool-named.html Interestingly it looks like Matthew was not called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Ex US international in charge for the interim, maybe there will be more scouring of North America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Also selected by San Jose NVsoccer, Obinna and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Obinna said: Interestingly it looks like Matthew was not called. Nor Chung or Daniels. Their recruitment is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, VinceA said: Nor Chung or Daniels. Their recruitment is a joke. Looks like they pulled a RB/RM recently but an Aussie (re: Chung) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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