Lansdude Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Hard to imagine him not getting a huge move with this team's profile now and his importance to it. Xavier., Corazon, king1010 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobasew19 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Juventus should sign him! They need all the help they can get in the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 5 hours ago, cronaldo7 said: His ability to manage the game with his tactical fouls and also drawing fouls in key positions cannot be understated. His footballing IQ has given our team another dimension that we’ve lacked in the past. We’re not first in the group if he’s not with the team. No other midfielders on our roster have anywhere near his influence on the game. costarg, cronaldo7, Sal333 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, ag futbol said: We’re not first in the group if he’s not with the team. No other midfielders on our roster have anywhere near his influence on the game. He's been the MVP so far imo Corazon, The Beaver 2.0, prairiecanuck and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 For my money, Stephen has been by far our best player over the first 8 matches. And to think we were worried not too long ago about having someone who could boss the midfield. He and Atiba were great last night. Also on my list of top performers over 8 matches: Vittoria, Johnston, Miller. And Borjan, of course. Revelations, as of late: Sam and Liam. To be fair, the entire squad has been very good, with some guys having truly stellar performances. But the consistent cats, so far, have been our defenders. I mean, that's incredible when you consider how concerned we were about our backline. Yeah, we are playing excellent team defense, but still... Sal333, The Real Marc, Northvansteve and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Makes the right decision with the ball the vast majority of the time and it almost always keeps us ticking over. And he continues to develop his dead ball skills - that is priceless in the modern game. and especially for us Macksam and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 9 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Makes the right decision with the ball the vast majority of the time and it almost always keeps us ticking over. And he continues to develop his dead ball skills - that is priceless in the modern game. I have no idea why Eustaquio isn’t taking our corners. I guess that isn’t true - he is probably hanging back in the middle to help break up counter attacks and possibly hit one from distance if it pops out in the middle and he has a good sight line on the goal. But with his delivery I think he would be better knocking out corners into the right spaces. I love Davies but his set pieces have only be “on” for a game or two - the rest have been pretty average. Plus Davies is a bigger goal threat in the box. It might be different if we played short corners - where Davies trickery and pace might help open things up from the side - but just to knock it into the box I am not sure why he is the guy. Staq seems like a much smarter option. Corazon, WestHamCanadianinOxford and ECW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Taking corners is where we miss Jnr and dare I say it...Arfield 😑 Edited November 18, 2021 by Kadenge Corazon, WestHamCanadianinOxford and grigorio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: I have no idea why Eustaquio isn’t taking our corners. I guess that isn’t true - he is probably hanging back in the middle to help break up counter attacks and possibly hit one from distance if it pops out in the middle and he has a good sight line on the goal. But with his delivery I think he would be better knocking out corners into the right spaces. I love Davies but his set pieces have only be “on” for a game or two - the rest have been pretty average. Plus Davies is a bigger goal threat in the box. It might be different if we played short corners - where Davies trickery and pace might help open things up from the side - but just to knock it into the box I am not sure why he is the guy. Staq seems like a much smarter option. He takes half of our corners. Haven't you been watching? Herdman seems to prefer inswinging corner, so Davies took all(?) the corners from the right, while Eustaquio did the same from the left. For all the moaning about our set pieces, has any team scored more set piece goals than us through 8 match days? ETA: I have us on 3 non-PK set piece goals (David vs El Salvador, OG vs Panama, Larin #2 vs Mexico). 4 if you count David vs Costa Rica, which was on the second phase after a free kick routine. Edited November 18, 2021 by jonovision Obinna, Sal333, Addona and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiecanuck Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Am I the only one who learned this week Stephen's brother Mauro lives in Calgary and coaches an academy there. I'm sure Stephen enjoyed playing in Edmonton and having the opportunity to spend some time with his brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, prairiecanuck said: Am I the only one who learned this week Stephen's brother Mauro lives in Calgary and coaches an academy there. I'm sure Stephen enjoyed playing in Edmonton and having the opportunity to spend some time with his brother. Also played CPL in 2019 Xavier., Ruffian, Addona and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Anyone watching the Pacos game? They are apparently 1-0 up on Benefica in the 84th minute. No idea if Staq is even playing as the lineups aren’t on Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Anyone watching the Pacos game? They are apparently 1-0 up on Benefica in the 84th minute. No idea if Staq is even playing as the lineups aren’t on Google. Down 2-1 now Eustaquio still on the bench 83rd minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Watching the match and got too lazy to change it even with no Staq. Still hasn't come on. Shame, he might have helped them secure that one-nil. Benfica have been all over them virtually the whole match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imoffside Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Thought I'd share this short article on him Basically saying how he'll be a major key in getting Pacos back on the right foot after losing to benfica without him Corazon, Obinna, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Real good analysis on Steph in the Mexico game maccaliam, Sal333, Strait Red and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) I always considered Eustaquio at Pacos a smaller, better version of prime Michael Bradley but on his current play, he's become a very rich man's version of prime Bradley. Bradley's motor was quite a bit ahead of his technique and vision but Eustaquio has all three in spades. Edited November 23, 2021 by Snowcrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Eustaquio I do want to see him leave Pacos to go to a bigger club perhaps Benfica or Sporting Lisbon or Porto should he stay in Portugal. But if he does go to another league altogether, then Serie A 🇮🇹 in Italy 🇮🇹 would be perfect for his style of play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Linked to Porto. Tyler55, Corazon, Unnamed Trialist and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, narduch said: Linked to Porto. Yes please. Unnamed Trialist, Corazon, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, narduch said: Linked to Porto. Keep in mind that account linked him a dozen times to Porto last time around. I don't see why they would need another cm - they're completely loaded. Oliviera, Uribe, Grujic, Costa... they made their choice. Remember they could've had Steph in the summer - Steph and Costa made Pacos one of the league's dominant midfields last season. They took Costa. Obinna, Floortom, king1010 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, PiedPilko said: Keep in mind that account linked him a dozen times to Porto last time around. I don't see why they would need another cm - they're completely loaded. Oliviera, Uribe, Grujic, Costa... they made their choice. Remember they could've had Steph in the summer - Steph and Costa made Pacos one of the league's dominant midfields last season. They took Costa. Perhaps a larger club is poaching one of their current guys. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ixthMan Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) I’m Iranian-Canadian and Porto’s striker is an Iranian National Team striker so I’ve been watching a lot of Porto over the past 2 years so I guess I could offer some insight based on what I’ve seen oliveira had a great season last year but he’s been pretty average this year and has even been on the bench for several of their matches this season. He was also very close to a transfer to Fiorentina this past summer so It’s likely Porto is preparing to move on from him soon Uribe is a solid player, but also nothing special really, and is 30 now. I think Eustacio would take his spot if he were on the squad. as for Costa, he’s been pretty poor and practically never even plays so he’s kind of a non-factor Grujic is a very solid player who Porto officially signed from Liverpool after loaning him for a year. He’s 25 so he’s likely a key cog in their plans going forward porto also has 2 younger CMs in Vieira (21) and Vitinha (21) who have been starting to get more play time. They’re pretty damn solid but I don’t think Porto is gonna be their future for very long it seems Porto is preparing for a transition to a new midfield core with Grujic and I think Eustacio could fit in next to him since they typically play 4-4-2 Porto’s attacking style would be a good fit for Stephen too as they have arguably the best/most well rounded Striker (Taremi) in Liga Nos who I think Eustacio would rack up assists and develop nice chemistry with, although idk how much longer he’ll be at Porto either since he’s been linked with some moves but apparently Porto wants the 60 mil release clause for him so I doubt he’ll be going anywhere soon Edited November 28, 2021 by 6ixthMan JamboAl, lowlander, Corazon and 18 others 16 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 16 hours ago, narduch said: Linked to Porto. I hope he ends up at Porto then if that is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 12:43 PM, narduch said: Linked to Porto. I love that picture of him running with a couple Costa Ricans on the ground left in his wake. narduch, Metro, johnyb and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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