GasPed Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Obinna said: I never liked McGraw there in the 1st match, but he was better in the QF. He's not elite, but neither are Kennedy, Miller and Cornelius. He seems to be the same standard as the rest, which isn't a bad thing. He's someone who can come on and allow us to shift Johnston out wide to RB/RWB. That's a good point - no, he's not great, but he's serviceable - although I'd have to say 36 year old Vitoria is still better than him. Dom Zator on the other hand was somewhere between snake-bitten and very unconvincing. Is there anyone else? Please - anyone? Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 22 minutes ago, GasPed said: That's a good point - no, he's not great, but he's serviceable - although I'd have to say 36 year old Vitoria is still better than him. Dom Zator on the other hand was somewhere between snake-bitten and very unconvincing. Is there anyone else? Please - anyone? Bombito can be, but he isn't right now. I get why the coaching staff likes him. He seems to have the potential to be a tier 1 player, better than all of these other players we are discussing. He is very raw at the moment. Norrin Radd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Just now, Obinna said: Bombito can be, but he isn't right now. I get why the coaching staff likes him. He seems to have the potential to be a tier 1 player, better than all of these other players we are discussing. He is very raw at the moment. I happen to think there's only one small obstacle stopping him from being our mainstay RCB for the next 15 years - the fact that no one (including himself) seems to want to play him there. 😬 Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I honestly really like this move for Kennedy, and seeing where he started in the German pyramid, it's impressive he eventually made it to a top flight league. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe MacCarthy said: For those of us who shun social media, this is what? He’s joined Wolfsberger in the Austrian Bundesliga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Joe MacCarthy said: For those of us who shun social media, this is what? It's just Wolfsberger's official announcement that Kennedy has been signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 39 minutes ago, Nate3322 said: It's just Wolfsberger's official announcement that Kennedy has been signed Building the CMNT Alps massive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 2:40 PM, GasPed said: I agree - I think its clear now that he's a LCB, period. At least to us it is, however Herdman might need a few more years. Sorry, I really like Herdman, I just really have issues with his playing guys out of position, drives me maaaad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Kennedy has never had a good game for Canada. Started Nations league final, disaster. Own goal vs USA in GC 2023, disaster. Please name any really great contributions? Waterman, Zator, Hiebert, Cornelius are better options. But hes awesome so starting CB 2026 WC!!! sebdeserio and PastPros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, SirBobsaget said: Kennedy has never had a good game for Canada. Started Nations league final, disaster. Own goal vs USA in GC 2023, disaster. Please name any really great contributions? Waterman, Zator, Hiebert, Cornelius are better options. But hes awesome so starting CB 2026 WC!!! Why so many excuses for a guy that never performed for Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, SirBobsaget said: Kennedy has never had a good game for Canada. Started Nations league final, disaster. Own goal vs USA in GC 2023, disaster. Please name any really great contributions? Waterman, Zator, Hiebert, Cornelius are better options. But hes awesome so starting CB 2026 WC!!! He started in the World Cup clincher v Jamaica (along with Henry ironically) Edited July 17, 2023 by narduch gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 53 minutes ago, SirBobsaget said: Kennedy has never had a good game for Canada. Started Nations league final, disaster. Own goal vs USA in GC 2023, disaster. Please name any really great contributions? Waterman, Zator, Hiebert, Cornelius are better options. But hes awesome so starting CB 2026 WC!!! ??? Debut against Suriname, both Central America games, Jamaica, Haiti away... basically every game except Nashville and Vegas. As others have pointed out, we needed someone with pace in extra time. I don't have nearly as much faith as you that McGraw wasn't about to get torched. You can play this game with all of our CB's if you're selective enough. Obinna, Ivan, GasPed and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Unused sub today in Wolfsberger's 4-0 cup win over Kufstein. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Kennedy started for Wolfsberger away to Austria Wien Played another full match and his team kept a clean sheet in a nil-nil draw. He has now played 4 full matches in a row for Wolfsberger. To come back to my discussion with @Obinna , this is what I think we were hoping for, consistent playing time. Next week is the tough test: they are hosting Red Bull Salzburg. As expected Red Bull Salzburg are already alone at the top of the table as the only team with 4 wins in 4 matches. johnyb, RojitoTO, Obinna and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Outside of his injury, and I believe a red card suspension...wasn't he getting consistent playing time with JR? Reality is he dropped down a level, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he's getting the minutes (I'm going to guess his role was probably guaranteed. I'm hoping he has a great season and gets a move back to a level that earned him his call up. The Real Marc and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Played another full match and his team kept a clean sheet in a nil-nil draw. He has now played 4 full matches in a row for Wolfsberger. To come back to my discussion with @Obinna , this is what I think we were hoping for, consistent playing time. Next week is the tough test: they are hosting Red Bull Salzburg. As expected Red Bull Salzburg are already alone at the top of the table as the only team with 4 wins in 4 matches. RB Salzburg is the sort of match you want for someone like Kennedy. It's the closest thing to USA or Mexico, or a top FIFA side (however you'd define it). The problem with Austria (as @Shway eludes to) is that Kennedy is not getting enough big tests. It's great to be getting consistent playing time, but it's at a level that isn't really preparing him to take on top attackers very often. I am not an expert on Austria (not sure if anyone on the board is), but it's the type of league where you gotta be with a big team. Wolfsburger seems to be just under that, so if they can finish high up the table and get into Europe, this will seem to be a great move. Personally I would prefer Kennedy to be playing in Europa or Conference League than fighting to stay alive in the 2.Bundesliga. I remain cautiously optimistic about Kennedy and his return to Austria. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Shway said: Reality is he dropped down a level There is no basis for this statement, I don't think he's dropped down a level at all. His current club has more than double the value of his former team, not to mention they have done well in the league the last half-decade, often finishing upper mid-table and even qualifying for Europa a few years back. The Austrian Bundesliga has similar market value to the 2.Bundesliga and this, despite having six less teams. Now we can debate the validity of TM, but Regensburg was a low-level team in the second tier, never finished above 14th during his time there. If he were playing for one of the historical powerhouses who consistently finish near or at the top of the league, then I might agree masster, kacbru, Stryker911 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 36 minutes ago, phresh said: There is no basis for this statement, I don't think he's dropped down a level at all. His current club has more than double the value of his former team, not to mention they have done well in the league the last half-decade, often finishing upper mid-table and even qualifying for Europa a few years back. The Austrian Bundesliga has similar market value to the 2.Bundesliga and this, despite having six less teams. Now we can debate the validity of TM, but Regensburg was a low-level team in the second tier, never finished above 14th during his time there. If he were playing for one of the historical powerhouses who consistently finish near or at the top of the league, then I might agree Maybe the level is on par. I'll admit I don't know enough outside of RB Salzburg who seem to be the only club that progresses players onto the next level for obvious reasons. From my TM sleuthing, it seems that's it's very common for guys to make "lateral" moves between the Austrian 1. Bundesliga and the German 2. Bundesliga. The fact that one league has more teams show more strength in the pyramid/infrastructure/quality rather than "made up" values imo. Especially when you look at the UEFA club coefficient/rankings. But hindsight is 20/20 and like @Obinnasaid, it could all be good if he makes his way into Conference league play....My main point is he's on a level that may be below where majority of our CB depth is at (MLS). Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Starts for Wolfsberger vs Rapid Vienna in a back four. Currently down 1-0 late in the first half. Game is free on OneFootball. Edit: Now 2-0. Edited September 17, 2023 by DeRo_Is_King Corazon and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Saw the last few minutes as Kennedy and Wolfsberger came back to draw in stoppage time. Nice road result. Kadenge, GasPed, Trois Reds and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Starts for Wolfsberger vs LASK. Game is on OneFootball. johnyb and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Came off 27 minutes in I'm assuming it's an injury? Hope it's nothing serious. DeRo_Is_King, costarg and johnyb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, sebdeserio said: Came off 27 minutes in I'm assuming it's an injury? Hope it's nothing serious. There was in fact a double sub at the 27th minute. It appears to have been tactical. The weird thing is that it happened right after Wolfsberger scored a goal. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport-liveticker/fussball/oesterreich-bundesliga/ma9663677/wolfsberger-ac_lask/liveticker/ DeRo_Is_King, sebdeserio and Unnamed Trialist 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 On the bench for Wolfsberger vs Altach. dyslexic nam and Olympique_de_Marseille 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Starts for Wolfsberger vs Klagenfurt. It's on OneFootball. Unnamed Trialist, GasPed and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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