zeelaw Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 11 hours ago, jpg75 said: I was being facetious, but that's the first i've heard of that...Paul James? Yep. Bingo. Cblake and jpg75 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) He reminds me of Michael Owen. Edited August 17, 2018 by Macksam Obinna and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Macksam said: He reminds me of Michael Owen. We could only be so lucky. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I love his ability to play the ball and finish with either foot, and his balance and flexibility. He is able to take his chances efficiently in small windows of time without needing many touches. I have a feeling he will score a lot of goals that are not highlight reel Alphonso Davies types but just simple well-taken goals where only a serious soccer fan can understand how much skill and poise it took to make the right run at the right time and turn the body in such a way and take the shot smoothly with either foot to make it a simple goal. His ability to move up and down the field definitely provides a different aspect than Larin. Combined with Davies he would help give some bite to a Canadian counterattack that has generally been pretty toothless. Northvansteve, Cblake and Keegan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I am absolutely itching to see an attack with Davies, Hoillet, Cavallini and Larin, supported by Osorio and Arfield, with players like David and Millar coming off the bench to run at tired defenders. BenFisk'sBiggestFan, apbsmith, Northvansteve and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) “I have special players in my team who are eligible. Jonathan David is one of them. He is Canadian international (U18), trains now but will soon be returning to Canada to finish his studies. He is eligible to play from January, but he also gives a very strong impression. Then we have another Canadian, Federico Mendes-Peña. He has a very technical profile and played a lot of futsal in Canada, so we are trying to transform him into a field player. But on offensive level he has a huge action in the feet. There are of course still work points but the will to learn is there. " Anyone know who Mendes-Pena is? This is from last years match program. Edited August 17, 2018 by Keegan Dub Narcotic, jpg75, Cblake and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Good find. Mendes-Pena is an Attacking Mid. born in '99. Eligible for Canada and El Salvador. http://www.football-talents.co.uk/Federico_Mendes_Pe__a-3_7-353166-2.html johnyb, Cblake, bwilly11 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, jpg75 said: Good find. Mendes-Pena is an Attacking Mid. born in '99. Eligible for Canada and El Salvador. http://www.football-talents.co.uk/Federico_Mendes_Pe__a-3_7-353166-2.html Also Trinidad and Tobago.. I found him from David’s Instagram but his profile now says Standard Liège (and has trini, Portuguese and Canadian flag). Can’t find anything on him being at standard but his profile pic looks to be him playing a match. jpg75 and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly11 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 another good find guys Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Highlight of David's goal from Europa 2nd leg vs Jagiellonia: Strait Red, Kadenge and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, Dominic94 said: How is he not starting at Gent ? Why mess with this! let him come on as a super sub and keep banging them in. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: I love his ability to play the ball and finish with either foot, and his balance and flexibility. He is able to take his chances efficiently in small windows of time without needing many touches. I have a feeling he will score a lot of goals that are not highlight reel Alphonso Davies types but just simple well-taken goals where only a serious soccer fan can understand how much skill and poise it took to make the right run at the right time and turn the body in such a way and take the shot smoothly with either foot to make it a simple goal. His ability to move up and down the field definitely provides a different aspect than Larin. Combined with Davies he would help give some bite to a Canadian counterattack that has generally been pretty toothless. The best part of it all right now, me thinks, is that his team mates at KAA Gent seem to really trust him. Look at that laat goal, and its obvious that the wide player was looking for him to make the pass, confident that David would bury it Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Be honest, who here has actually seen him play with Gent? I love the insight but have to admit I haven’t seen anything outside of highlights. At 5”9 and as a clinical finisher he definitely seems to be something different than what we have.. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Keegan said: Be honest, who here has actually seen him play with Gent? I love the insight but have to admit I haven’t seen anything outside of highlights. At 5”9 and as a clinical finisher he definitely seems to be something different than what we have.. I watched his last game, but waited for him to come on before I tuned in, as I was watching the Besiktas game in the meantime. Once David had entered his game, Larin had already subbed out, so my attention was firmly on the Gent match and specifically on David, of course. He really didn't have that many touches, so what you see in the highlights is, more or less, what I saw. I wasn't really looking at his off the ball movement or defensive positioning or anything like that, because once he scored I rushed on here to celebrate and didn't pay a great deal of attention thereafter. I was too happy that he scored. Again! Edited August 17, 2018 by Obinna Cblake, Northvansteve, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) That being said, my early impression is that he is well rounded. Good at everything, but not exceptional at anything, aside from finishing. His pace is good, but not exceptional. His agility is good, but not exceptional. His ball control and awareness is good, but not exceptional....etc. Keep in mind though, that is in the context of Gent, perhaps the best team in Belgium outside the big 3. I suspect that he'd look better in all of the aforementioned areas if compared to other strikers in our NT. Edited August 18, 2018 by Obinna Cblake and Northvansteve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Saw him on Instagram rocking the OSA training top ? Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I find myself coming to this thread now to see if he has somehow scored in between matches. miel de maple, jpg75, Obinna and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Gent visit last place Eupen tomorrow at Noon MT. That's 3pm AT. Edited August 18, 2018 by jpg75 Strait Red and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 59 minutes ago, jpg75 said: Gent visit last place Eupen tomorrow at Noon MT. That's 3pm AT. And we’ll all be scrambling for a feed of the game. Longrange, jpg75 and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 On the substitutes list for today’s game vs. Eupen Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thanks for posting. Belgian Pro League info is difficult to navigate Strait Red and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namaste Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Strait Red said: On the substitutes list for today’s game vs. Eupen So he's gonna score another goal today. Cblake and Strait Red 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 30 minutes ago, Namaste said: So he's gonna score another goal today. Or 2 or 3....? Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Eupen up 1-0 early on... http://rowfirst.eu/soccer/kas-eupen-gent-otd913985?l=844958841 ...and Gent tie 2 minutes later. BTW, lots of ads to clear out in that link. Edited August 19, 2018 by jpg75 Cblake and Bertuzzi44 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Tied already. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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