1996 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 11:38 PM, Keegan said: We should be playing every window, period. Look around the world at every country comparable to Canada and they play.. we don't and we suffer constantly for it. We have one of the highest qualities of life in the world but somehow apologists want to act like playing a few extra friendlies a year is a massive unrealistic burden. And worst, we compare ourselves to 3rd world countries.. like "oh, well El Salvador didn't play every window" ... yea NO KIDDING, we aren't El Salvador. Imagine the USA "Oh, well Jamaica didn't make the World Cup either". We play in one of the poorest regions on earth.. stop comparing ourselves to rivals outside of the football lines. We need to hold ourselves to higher organisational standards akin to the USA. Play games, ALWAYS. I don't want to hear about how we don't have the money etc. it's bullshit and if we don't it's due to mismanagement which isn't an excuse. Squeeze money out of the MLS clubs if you have to.. there is a TON of money flying around this country yearly for football it's insane. Thank You and amen brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 This kid is as good as gone, first of all he left Canada with his family when he was 11, so if he played youth soccer in Canada before he left he probably played organized youth soccer here in Canada for about say 7 years from say the age of 4 to the age of 10 so probably has those memories of his soccer playing days as a kid in Canada which is good it can give you an attachment to Canada having those memories which can play a part when making a decision a small part but at least a part. However, the fact that he and is family moved back to Portugal since he was 11 and he has spent all that time back in Portugal and now developing as a player and making it to a decent pro league in Portugal already will play a major role in his decision if the full national team of Portugal comes calling and can you blame him if he picks Portugal after living there since the age of 11 with his family and I mean the guy is Portuguese with his family and him only spending what 11 to maybe 15 years in Canada and it's Portugal one of the better national teams in the world to top it all off, this is no Julian Deguzman who really had no family ties to Holland and was only there to develop as a soccer player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 1:59 AM, 1996 said: This kid is as good as gone, first of all he left Canada with his family when he was 11, so if he played youth soccer in Canada before he left he probably played organized youth soccer here in Canada for about say 7 years from say the age of 4 to the age of 10 so probably has those memories of his soccer playing days as a kid in Canada which is good it can give you an attachment to Canada having those memories which can play a part when making a decision a small part but at least a part. However, the fact that he and is family moved back to Portugal since he was 11 and he has spent all that time back in Portugal and now developing as a player and making it to a decent pro league in Portugal already will play a major role in his decision if the full national team of Portugal comes calling and can you blame him if he picks Portugal after living there since the age of 11 with his family and I mean the guy is Portuguese with his family and him only spending what 11 to maybe 15 years in Canada and it's Portugal one of the better national teams in the world to top it all off, this is no Julian Deguzman who really had no family ties to Holland and was only there to develop as a soccer player. This could be good for us, if he plays for Portugal in an official youth match but falls off the radar he's officially ours the moment his one-time switch is filed and approved. We won't be left wondering if/when he'll ditch us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 7 hours ago, BCM1555362349 said: This could be good for us, if he plays for Portugal in an official youth match but falls off the radar he's officially ours the moment his one-time switch is filed and approved. We won't be left wondering if/when he'll ditch us... Thats some crazy Stockholm Syndrome level stuff right there. BCM, jpg75, Chad_Impact and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 12 hours ago, lazlo_80 said: Thats some crazy Stockholm Syndrome level stuff right there. I follow the Canadian men's team, it's all I have to cling onto. Brethers8, Addona and lazlo_80 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Honestly he's never given an indication that he wanted to represent Portugal for the long term. This was probably him going in for the experience of playing in a camp and come March I'm not surprised at all if he files his switch and is called-up by Zambrano for a friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Vince193 said: Honestly he's never given an indication that he wanted to represent Portugal for the long term. This was probably him going in for the experience of playing in a camp and come March I'm not surprised at all if he files his switch and is called-up by Zambrano for a friendly. Keep thinking postitive dude....send him some positive waves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 We will see if he gets another call to the Portuguese U21 squad in a few weeks. He is playing in the Primeira Liga again this year with G.D. Chaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/12/2018 at 1:56 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: We will see if he gets another call to the Portuguese U21 squad in a few weeks. He is playing in the Primeira Liga again this year with G.D. Chaves. Contrarily to Ferreira, Eustaquio can afford to hold off committing to Canada due to his age. As long there's a remote glimpse of hope that he can play with Ronaldo for Portugal, he'll wait it out up until at least post 2024 Euro. If he isn't call up within the next 6 years, then Canada become a no brainer as a host nation. Ferreira on the other hand, due to his age, if he isn't cap by Euro 2020, that's it for him and we might get him for the 2022 cycle and beyond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 He has been called to the Portuguese U21 squad: http://www.fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/17636 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 got to find a way to cap him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Subbed off at half time in a 2-1 loss to Romania on September 7th then didn't get off the bench in Portugal's U21 2-0 win over Wales yesterday. Portugal is still in a dog fight to qualify with Bosnia and Romania. They have a free 3 points against Liechtenstein followed by a winner take all game against Bosnia October 16th. Pos Team [ v t e ] Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Romania 8 5 3 0 13 4 +9 18 Final tournament — 2–0 1–1 12 Oct 1–1 16 Oct 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 6 0 3 22 7 +15 18 Play-offs if among four best runners-up 1–3 — 3–1 1–0 3–0 6–0 3 Portugal 8 5 1 2 20 9 +11 16 Edited September 12, 2018 by IceCreamMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Scored a late game tying goal against Porto. Blackjack15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 @Luis_Rancagua should we cap-tie or what? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercaps fan Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I was just browsing social media in light of the recent news and I noticed Stephen Eustaquio liked Canada soccer's Instagram post about Tabla's commitment. ??? Ruffian, Olympique_de_Marseille and Acid-Tone 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 23 minutes ago, thundercaps fan said: I was just browsing social media in light of the recent news and I noticed Stephen Eustaquio liked Canada soccer's Instagram post about Tabla's commitment. ??? If we can get him too, that would be HUGE. He's likely going to move to one of the big three in Portugal next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Won player of the game in a 2-2 draw with Benfica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) Starting and playing every minute of GD Chaves' games in the Primeira Liga in Portugal. Chaves are doing well. They're mid table and have recently draw with both of the league leaders Porto and Benfica! He's been playing for Portugal's u21 team in the qualifying stages for the 2019 UEFA u21 final tournament. Portugal are currently 3rd in their group and have the last two group games in the next couple of weeks (Oct 11&16) It would make sense that he would at least finish this cycle with Portugal's u21's before possibly making any decision on his senior national team allegiance. Edited September 29, 2018 by Acid-Tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Player of the Month in Liga Nos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Part of Portugal's U21 playoff squad: http://www.fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/19395 Blackjack15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Part of Portugal's U21 playoff squad: http://www.fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/19395 Depending on how they do: Win and Qualify for The U21 Euro Tournament in 2019 hosted by Italy/San Marino Which means after June he’d be able to make a choice at the earliest should the Senior squad see a future in him for a crowded midfield Lose, and he’s done with Portugal in Youth Career and can make that decision much sooner As a CDM/CM we have: Hutchinson*, Piette, Osorio, Arfield, Kaye, and Teibert I just hope there room for Stephen, one thing is clear; he has a much better chance to break into the starting 11 & be part of our 23 more often than Portugal * = Retires after Gold Cup Edited November 9, 2018 by Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Blackjack15 said: As a CDM/CM we have: Hutchinson*, Piette, Osorio, Arfield, Kaye, and Teibert I just hope there room for Stephen He easily walks into one of our starting positions in the mid. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: He easily walks into one of our starting positions in the mid. Even excluding Hutch going forward you can’t say that he “easily walks into” our midfield. At this point our best 3 is probably Arfield, Oso and Piette. How many games have you seen SE play? Who would you bump and why? Club Linesman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) On 11/8/2018 at 9:34 PM, BuzzAndSting said: Even excluding Hutch going forward you can’t say that he “easily walks into” our midfield. At this point our best 3 is probably Arfield, Oso and Piette. How many games have you seen SE play? Who would you bump and why? He just won player of the month in Liga Nos, and will likely be playing for one of Portugal's big three next year. Edited November 15, 2018 by Chad_Impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 52 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: He just won player of the month in Liga Nos, and will likely be playing for one of Portugal's big three next year. Awesome. Not answers to my questions though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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