Jacob Shaffelburg

[dyslexic nam]

A few observations.  

Shaff always had speed so it is good to see he is still faster than most and knows how to use it.  

I know Mukhtar will never win the ballon d’or but he is an experienced vet who is at the highest level of MLS play.  Being able to play with and learn from a guy like that in terms of attacking play has obviously been going well for Jacob. 

Great to see the composed finish.  Shaffelburg from a couple of years ago may have just hit and hope.   Now he assesses the situation at full speed and slots it in at the near post.  

Lastly, it really seems like he is loved at the club by his teammates.  That wasn’t a stoppage game-winner it was an insurance goal extremely deep in injury time.  But he was ecstatic and then got mobbed by his teammates.  Great to see.   

Biased because he is an east-coaster but I am loving the success he is having.  He better get called into one of the two squads this summer.  He deserves a call up.  

[costarg]

23 hours ago, VinceA said:

great goal for his third of the season.

Personally, I think Herdman must be on some good stuff to not call him up in march. Hopefully we see him in the summer.

Absolute beauty.  Thrilling goal.

[gigi riva]

He  has made the most of his time there in Nashville and hopefully he can keep his fine play going . I always thought he was a bit inconsistite during his TFC  years but  I think he needed a change of scenery . 

[BearcatSA]

I really hope he gets a recall for the Gold Cup.

[BrennanFan]

Good player and improving, but we're deep at his position.  

As much as I want to win cups, I think we need to rest our starters at the GC to see who can step up.  

[Shway]

1 hour ago, BrennanFan said:

Good player and improving, but we're deep at his position.  

As much as I want to win cups, I think we need to rest our starters at the GC to see who can step up.  

As much as I want to do this...I also want to takeover, and the opportunity is there.
I do think through rotation we will see a larger pool to pick from in preparation for the real test which is next summer.

[SoCalTransport]

On 4/30/2023 at 3:58 PM, costarg said:

Absolute beauty.  Thrilling goal.

TFC 🤦

[Obinna]

I think Schaffelburg has to be right on the edge of being called, but he was healthy and available last window and no call came. Missing any of Davies, Buchanan or Hoilett could change things, but Nelson may be closer to the squad than Jacob is. If I am not mistaken, it was decided between him and the coaching staff that he skip to focus on Rosenborg. Was the same conversation had with Schaffelburg? Because if not Nelson seems to be ahead of him. Much as I love what he's doing down in Nashville, Nelson probably has the higher ceiling and he can play outside and inside, so if Jayden is ahead of him in the depth chart it wouldn't surprise me. 

[solsous]

Do we still need Hoilett on the squad?

[gigi riva]

On 5/1/2023 at 1:03 AM, BearcatSA said:

I really hope he gets a recall for the Gold Cup.

I think he will

[gigi riva]

On 5/2/2023 at 1:41 AM, Obinna said:

I think Schaffelburg has to be right on the edge of being called, but he was healthy and available last window and no call came. Missing any of Davies, Buchanan or Hoilett could change things, but Nelson may be closer to the squad than Jacob is. If I am not mistaken, it was decided between him and the coaching staff that he skip to focus on Rosenborg. Was the same conversation had with Schaffelburg? Because if not Nelson seems to be ahead of him. Much as I love what he's doing down in Nashville, Nelson probably has the higher ceiling and he can play outside and inside, so if Jayden is ahead of him in the depth chart it wouldn't surprise me. 

A good problem to have. I think Jayden is little bit more skilled and also more versitle .  But at the same time Schaffs has improved his game over the last few years .

[Obinna]

2 hours ago, solsous said:

Do we still need Hoilett on the squad?

I don't think we "need" Hoilett, but I definitely want him in the team. He's such a good tempo setter for us. So intelligent with knowing when to hold onto the ball, when to release it, etc. I put Osorio in the same category. 

[Obinna]

3 hours ago, solsous said:

Do we still need Hoilett on the squad?

But I think his NT future is fun to speculate about. How much longer does he play if he settles into League One. Do we hold it against him or does it depend on his play. If he's killing it and Reading are headed straight back up, do we even care so long as his Canada play is good? And if he goes elsewhere, it sure will be interesting. Anywhere in the Championship seems likely.

Edited May 8, 2023 by Obinna

[PopePouri]

14 hours ago, solsous said:

Do we still need Hoilett on the squad?

Yes, he still has some "importance".

[Corazon]

I get that Junior is getting older and had some injuries but obviously he is of value to Canada still.  The fact alone that he holds attributes that no one else does in our program currently.  Are people suggesting we don’t need Hoilett because we have Shaffelburg?

[narduch]

9 minutes ago, Corazon said:

I get that Junior is getting older and had some injuries but obviously he is of value to Canada still.  The fact alone that he holds attributes that no one else does in our program currently.  Are people suggesting we don’t need Hoilett because we have Shaffelburg?

They don't even play the same position 

[costarg]

Hoilett remains one of, if not the most intelligent and composed players on CANMNT.  He has intrinsic skills that even Davies can't match.   

[Corazon]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

They don't even play the same position 

I know.  That’s why I’m genuinely confused with this “do we need Hoilett” talk in a Shaffelburg thread.  

Edited May 8, 2023 by Corazon

[BearcatSA]

1 hour ago, costarg said:

Hoilett remains one of, if not the most intelligent and composed players on CANMNT.  He has intrinsic skills that even Davies can't match.   

I see Hoillet as a Quaresma-type of crafty vet type of attacker for us off the bench, so long as he is healthy and also playing regularly at club level.  

[Obinna]

10 hours ago, Corazon said:

I know.  That’s why I’m genuinely confused with this “do we need Hoilett” talk in a Shaffelburg thread.  

Pretty sure it was just a high level comparison because they are both wide players. We know however their games are vastly different.

Hoilett has evolved into a wide player who can be an inside playmaker.

That's not Shaffelburg's game and probably never will be. 

[sebdeserio]

Energized Nashville when he came on and could've (should've) had a couple assists. Seems to really have a good understanding with Mukhtar.

[solsous]

33 minutes ago, sebdeserio said:

Energized Nashville when he came on and could've (should've) had a couple assists. Seems to really have a good understanding with Mukhtar.

I could not agree more.

[Stoppage Time]

52 minutes ago, solsous said:

I could not agree more.

Would like to see him as a starter. I wonder if the manager has pegged him as a super sub.

[Obinna]

51 minutes ago, Stoppage Time said:

Would like to see him as a starter. I wonder if the manager has pegged him as a super sub.

Seems that way for now. He started the year as a starter. Fafa picault and Shaffelburg tend to share minutes, so if one is starting the other is usually on the bench. Picault has been starting more recently and scored tonight. 

[Ivan]

Got quite the ovation from the Nashville fans when he came on.  Looked very lively.  Have to say, all 4 Canadians looked pretty good in this one.  The 5th (pseudo Canadian Morris) was probably the least impressive, but didn't look bad.