Dominic94 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 We have really done well getting our Duals, still work to be done but the CMNT revolution continues, this will go a long way in getting a dual like Akinola or Tomori, talent wise we might be #3 in Concacaf now and we’re young. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: We have really done well getting our Duals, still work to be done but the CMNT revolution continues, this will go a long way in getting a dual like Akinola or Tomori, talent wise we might be #3 in Concacaf now and we’re young. Don't really need akinola but tomori would be great. Dominic94, Kent, LeoH037 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hopefully he recovers well from his injury, glad to see him commit to the cause. Tomori next? SpecialK and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhutchinson Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi all, Jack Hutchinson here, based in the UK but no relation to your star midfielder. I have started a topic - Dual Nationalities is a subject im very interested by, please take a look at the above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Eustaquio is a pretty great get for our player pool. He’s not going to become an immediate starter like Arfield was but he really helps fill in our high quality depth. We now have very good depth even after Hutch retires post gold cup. Everything seems to be going more or less right with our talent development pool lately. nolando, BCM and Blackjack15 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Mikmacdo said: Don't really need akinola but tomori would be great. Yup. The more stacked we get at mid and upfront, the more glaringly weak we look at the back and at backup GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 What happened to the good old days when our attacking prospects were turned into defenders like McKenna and Stalteri? BCM, A_Gagne and BrennanFan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 6 hours ago, Dominic94 said: We have really done well getting our Duals, still work to be done but the CMNT revolution continues, this will go a long way in getting a dual like Akinola or Tomori, talent wise we might be #3 in Concacaf now and we’re young. hard pass on Akinola El Hombre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: hard pass on Akinola Are we in a place where we can hard pass on anyone?? An injury here and there and we are back to struggling to find a striker. I'd rather cast a wider net and not be kicking myself later on because you never know who will take off in their mid 20's. shamrock, Ruffian and jpg75 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Are we in a place where we can hard pass on anyone?? An injury here and there and we are back to struggling to find a striker. I'd rather cast a wider net and not be kicking myself later on because you never know who will take off in their mid 20's. I agree. I mean, is this the same Akinola that has 7 goals in 7 games for USA U20 including 5 goals in 5 games in qualification (albeit against weak opponents. Canada's U20 squad had 10 goals in qualification and came up short behind Panama. So while our U20 squad is watching, there's a very good chance Akinola is playing the in the U20 World Cup this year. Akinola may not currently be at the quality to play for our Canada's MNT right now. Perhaps he may never been in the fold for our Senior squad but at 19 he still a lot of potential. ChuckMe92, Ivan, Blackjack15 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, Corazon said: I agree. I mean, is this the same Akinola that has 7 goals in 7 games for USA U20 including 5 goals in 5 games in qualification (albeit against weak opponents. Canada's U20 squad had 10 goals in qualification and came up short behind Panama. So while our U20 squad is watching, there's a very good chance Akinola is playing the in the U20 World Cup this year. Akinola may not currently be at the quality to play for our Canada's MNT right now. Perhaps he may never been in the fold for our Senior squad but at 19 he still a lot of potential. Akinola would have, and still would, helped out youth team. If his career progresses he will help our senior team. I can see him switching, and to be honest maybe his time spent with the Americans will have developed him better than with our team (which as many often point out, barely gets together). Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yikes, I don't think Canada should be passing on any even remotely promising prospect! Plus who knows, maybe Akinola explodes the next couple years and ends up the first choice striker at Real Madrid (hey, technically it could happen lol). Then we'd look dumb! Although I agree with the general feeling around here that Tomori is the dual national that really fits a need for Canada positionally. Especially since Ferreria can't stay healthy. Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Keegan said: What happened to the good old days when our attacking prospects were turned into defenders like McKenna and Stalteri? At least Cornelius is an old school Canadian player! Keegan and BCM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Corazon, Kadenge, toontownman and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckMe92 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) For however little it's worth, 2005-born attacker Mataeo Bunbury of Minnesota United was just called up to the United States U14s. He's apparently the son of Alex and either the brother or half-brother of Teal. 2004-born Toronto FC goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario, son of Dwayne, is listed on the Development Academy site with US nationality. You'd assume he was born in California when Dwayne was playing there, then eventually raised in North York (listed as his hometown). 2004-born Montreal Impact attacker Medgy Alexandre is listed on the Development Academy site with US nationality, apparently born in the US and raised in Montreal. Unclear if he has Canadian citizenship, but he probably does. He was just named the Impact U15 player of the month. He and De Rosario might be ones to watch if the US federation attempts to pull another "Akinola" in the near future. US-born Jonathan David is more than good enough for the USMNT right now so the US might be happy to call in some US-eligible talents from Canada. Edited March 14, 2019 by ChuckMe92 Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Great info Chuckme92, thanks. Like most players of this day, duals will probably wait, until they have to absolutely decide, as to which the best option of which country to play for. I don't think that's right, but it is what it is. Just like it seems Akinola is doing right now. Luckily, there never seemed to be a decision point for David, who is looking like a great player for us. We have been on the right side of most of these decisions lately so hopefully the CMNT can continue to improve and those that were were born or raised here will stay and represent us. ChuckMe92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 32 minutes ago, Ivan said: Great info Chuckme92, thanks. Like most players of this day, duals will probably wait, until they have to absolutely decide, as to which the best option of which country to play for. I don't think that's right, but it is what it is. Just like it seems Akinola is doing right now. Luckily, there never seemed to be a decision point for David, who is looking like a great player for us. We have been on the right side of most of these decisions lately so hopefully the CMNT can continue to improve and those that were were born or raised here will stay and represent us. I wonder if we will see some young players switch for the U23 Olympics. Like LB Bassong, CB Martín Amuz, LB Gutiérrez ChuckMe92 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I don’t get why Gutiérrez hasn’t switch yet. His chances with Chile are very slim but with us he would be in the running for the starting minutes. Also he’s got a chance to play with his brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, SpecialK said: I don’t get why Gutiérrez hasn’t switch yet. His chances with Chile are very slim but with us he would be in the running for the starting minutes. Also he’s got a chance to play with his brother. In Herdman's interview on TSN (Gianluca posted it somewhere), he stated that he has secured another dual national that has played youth soccer for another major country. My gut says it is Gutierrez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ivan said: In Herdman's interview on TSN (Gianluca posted it somewhere), he stated that he has secured another dual national that has played youth soccer for another major country. My gut says it is Gutierrez. Pretty sure he was referring to Stephen Estaquio’s recent declaration to play for Canada. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 54 minutes ago, SpecialK said: I wonder if we will see some young players switch for the U23 Olympics. Like LB Bassong, CB Martín Amuz, LB Gutiérrez Not if we don't have camps or games for the U23 but we can hope Corazon and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 I’d imagine we get Burnbury and Dero. Look how it worked out for Teal.. Corazon, ChuckMe92 and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 6 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: Pretty sure he was referring to Stephen Estaquio’s recent declaration to play for Canada. Don't think so. Estaquio decision came out a few weeks ago. The interview was a few days ago. When Wileman and Caldwell pressed Herdman for who it was, Herdman said he couldn't say. If so, why would it be Estaquio? He is now public knowledge. ChuckMe92, toontownman and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Ivan said: Don't think so. Estaquio decision came out a few weeks ago. The interview was a few days ago. When Wileman and Caldwell pressed Herdman for who it was, Herdman said he couldn't say. If so, why would it be Estaquio? He is now public knowledge. Unless he did two similar interviews, with Wileman and Caldwell, sitting about 20 feet in front of a podium and backdrop, where he talked about another dual national committing, coming from a traditional soccer nation, and it being like Christmas, and Wilemand asking for a hint? That was Feb 11 I think. What video are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 16 hours ago, SpecialK said: I don’t get why Gutiérrez hasn’t switch yet. His chances with Chile are very slim but with us he would be in the running for the starting minutes. Also he’s got a chance to play with his brother. This was said a few years ago. Replace Gutiérrez with de Guzman and Chile with Netherlands Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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