Obinna Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 hours ago, jordan said: Also selected by San Jose Not surprised an MLS team would take a flyer on him. He has things to work on, but I have always believed it is too early for him to drop down a level. He just needs to find a chance elsewhere in the league, and it looks like he's done that. If he's a bust at San Jose then I start entertaining CPL prospects for Baldisimo. 2 hours ago, VinceA said: Nor Chung or Daniels. Their recruitment is a joke. Is it, or do they just have better prospects in mind? The Filipino diaspora is quite large and extends beyond North America. I count at least 7 players in their pool born in Germany, include a current Bundesliga player, a former Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt player, and a former Bayern Munich player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, Obinna said: Not surprised an MLS team would take a flyer on him. He has things to work on, but I have always believed it is too early for him to drop down a level. He just needs to find a chance elsewhere in the league, and it looks like he's done that. If he's a bust at San Jose then I start entertaining CPL prospects for Baldisimo. Is it, or do they just have better prospects in mind? The Filipino diaspora is quite large and extends beyond North America. I count at least 7 players in their pool born in Germany, include a current Bundesliga player, a former Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt player, and a former Bayern Munich player. They definitely have some ballers but they have no real depth. It quickly goes into guys playing in the local league which unfortunately has a slew of problems and in recent years has stopped and started. Another issue is even having the guys playing top level is hit or miss as many don't come to all the camps. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 narduch, Corazon, Shway and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasi Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, jordan said: Out of curiosity what's his natural position? Transfermarket has him as a DM and CB. At 1.69m he seems short for a CB. For those who watch Vancouver, where does he play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Glad he’s getting another shot in MLS even if he didn’t fit in Vancouver. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Vasi said: Out of curiosity what's his natural position? Transfermarket has him as a DM and CB. At 1.69m he seems short for a CB. For those who watch Vancouver, where does he play? He'll never play CB again. That was just Vanni things. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Vasi said: Out of curiosity what's his natural position? Transfermarket has him as a DM and CB. At 1.69m he seems short for a CB. For those who watch Vancouver, where does he play? He plays as an 6/8. Good at spraying long balls to the wings from deep positions, but he goes to ground and gets beat on the dribble way too much. The effort level is there, but his size was a problem on an already undersize roster. If he’s paired with a big, defensively responsible DM he can definitely contribute offensively. Probably needs to be in a trio to cover for his defensive shortcomings. Vasi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Probably best as one of the 2 in a 4-2-3-1. Has had minor injury issues, so if those continue, his stay in SJ will be a short one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Awesome. As many Canadians on American teams as possible. Still only 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: Awesome. As many Canadians on American teams as possible. Still only 22 Wasn't he rumoured to join his bro on the Filipino NT? So technically he ain't a Canuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sal333 said: Wasn't he rumoured to join his bro on the Filipino NT? So technically he ain't a Canuck. He's one until he isn't. Also if you're using "technically" that means he'll always be Canadian as "technically" he'll have his Canadian citizenship. I think though he ends up with Philippines though, especially if he isn't able to get back to his level from 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, Sal333 said: Wasn't he rumoured to join his bro on the Filipino NT? So technically he ain't a Canuck. I think it would be the same situation as we had with Stefan Mitrovic. If Baldissimo is good enough for Canada he has no reason to commit to the Philippines, and I think the disparity between the two teams is worth him delaying that commitment until he’s firmly out of Canada’s plans. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Earthquakes should confirm his signing in the next few days. Corazon, NVsoccer, johnyb and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Insane that he’s an international Ruffian and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Excited about this one. I have always rated Baldisimo despite some obvious defensive flaws in his game. The NT midfield depth is light and he has some fantastic passing abilities, especially his long range passing. I will keep rooting for his development so long as he remains eligible for the national team. toontownman, Jack1997 and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 33 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Insane that he’s an international Looks like that's not going to be the case, fortunately. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 More MLS baloney, american homegrowns are ok on CDN teams, but a CDN homegrown down there might not be ok?? That better just be a mistake. Obinna, Corazon, A_Gagne and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Obinna said: Looks like that's not going to be the case, fortunately. ...but even after that has been clarified some people are determined to relentlessly push their Nationalist narrative regardless. A quick google search: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Baldisimo and was he in the Whitecaps Academy at age 16 check, and did he sign his first pro contract with the Whitecaps check. Losing Vancouver Whitecaps 2 subsequent to that was bad from the homegrown player rule standpoint but it's good Next Pro came along and solved that. Hopefully the Impact will get on board with Next Pro soon to further boost the number of Canadians that can play domestically throughout MLS. Not sure their PLSQ team works for that. NVsoccer, longlugan, Olympique_de_Marseille and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Imagine knowing MLS rules are discriminatory against Canadians and then totally ignoring that. Also if you hate nationalism as much as you claim why do you even follow soccer at the national team level? Shouldn't you stick to the club game? I guess you have run out of things to be negative about at the CPL sub forum that you needed to come here for some attention longlugan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Nationalist narrative..HAHAHA, whoever had Jan 9 in the pool wins. Tired old bird droppings...wanting fair treatment and the same rules for CDNS as the americans get on our clubs is some sort of point to argue over. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Officially signed. The Earthquakes release says he's a domestic. NVsoccer, Obinna, narduch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Hold off on that Phillipines cap for another year or so Michael. CanadaFan123, The Real Marc and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 He has some really good passing skills but has to show durability. He might be a best fit as one of the 2 holding mids in a 4-2-3-1 if the new SJE gaffer goes with that. I hope he does well there: sometimes just getting away from the home town is all a guy needs. As already mentioned, it's a worthwhile flyer for the Quakes to take: an underpromise/overdeliver move. yothat2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 11 hours ago, narduch said: Also if you hate nationalism as much as you claim why do you even follow soccer at the national team level? Shouldn't you stick to the club game? That's a question I've often wondered about some people, over the years, while traversing the soccer boards. Obinna and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 There was never any doubt that Baldisimo was a domestic in MLS terms. MLS changed the rules so that anyone following the Academy -> MLS USL/Next Pro reserve team -> MLS roster pathway would be able to sign as a domestic player across the league for the duration of their career. Not what ideally would be in place but a lot better than what was happening prior to that. This rule change has removed the ability for many younger Canadian players to use this issue as a crutch for why an MLS contract wasn't obtained rather than facing the unpalatable truth that they ultimately weren't good enough. Anyone who has every played or coached the game will know how few players you run into who will ever acknowledge that last bit applies to them even when it should be obvious. The extra 7 roster slots for imports on MLS Next Pro teams that have no salary restrictions should help more players like Mo Farsi who didn't follow the favoured career trajectory hang around long enough to play their way onto the main roster even when an American team is involved. After that the ease with which players can obtain green cards in an American context helps open the door to permanent league-wide domestic status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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