apbsmith Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 It's always a possibility Gent just hold out one more season. As an armchair owner, if I was the owner of Gent, this would definitely be a possibility that crosses my mind. As a fan, I am just happy to see him getting regular minutes week in and week out in a competitive environment. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBF Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 7 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: I'd take him in the Premier League. Just sayin'. As a fellow west ham fan I would advise David to stay away. I love west ham, but I love Canada more. David is exactly what west ham need, but our club is a big mess right now. Lots of talent, but no leadership outside of Nobes, and he is getting old. Cblake and WestHamCanadianinOxford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, BFBF said: As a fellow west ham fan I would advise David to stay away. I love west ham, but I love Canada more. David is exactly what west ham need, but our club is a big mess right now. Lots of talent, but no leadership outside of Nobes, and he is getting old. Yeah I know, sadly. The teams where David would thrive in the Premier League are only buying £60-£70 million plus players at the moment and I don't think anything you do in the Belgian league will get you that noticed. Beyond those teams, which have fast and skilled and hard working players everywhere else on the pitch, Premier League teams learned a long time ago how to bully and isolate smaller strikers. I look at a player I like - Moise Kean - already talk about loaning him out - or even Javier Hernandez. I hope he goes (or stays) where he will play, as said above by many. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, apbsmith said: It's always a possibility Gent just hold out one more season. As an armchair owner, if I was the owner of Gent, this would definitely be a possibility that crosses my mind. As a fan, I am just happy to see him getting regular minutes week in and week out in a competitive environment. If I was the owner of Gent, I’d make a move in January. He’s healthy and rising. An untimely injury could ruin it. Potential is something that always gets a big market premium. Always strike when the market is hot. Just and edit to go one further. I’d sell David for 25 million euros and then in the same window bring in Borges for like 1 million and get the fan hype machine rolling. Just saying. Edited November 15, 2019 by baulderdash77 Stouffvillain, apbsmith, Cheeta and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: If I was the owner of Gent, I’d make a move in January. He’s healthy and rising. An untimely injury could ruin it. Potential is something that always gets a big market premium. Always strike when the market is hot. Just and edit to go one further. I’d sell David for 25 million euros and then in the same window bring in Borges for like 1 million and get the fan hype machine rolling. Just saying. Gent is likely headed to the Europa knockout rounds so no sense in jumping the gun from a club perspective. Also, I'd be shocked (but happy) if Borges went for 1 million. WestHamCanadianinOxford and Cblake 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Gent is likely headed to the Europa knockout rounds so no sense in jumping the gun from a club perspective. Also, I'd be shocked (but happy) if Borges went for 1 million. If he hasn't signed a new contract yet Gent can get him for free! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Gent is likely headed to the Europa knockout rounds so no sense in jumping the gun from a club perspective. Also, I'd be shocked (but happy) if Borges went for 1 million. They also have a shot at a Champions League spot. Cblake and JuicyHam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Completley invisible for Canada. Herdman doesn't seem to know how to get the best from David against good opposition. hamiltonfan, Cblake, NVsoccer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Its because we dont play any games, let alone a bunch against good opposition. How often do we play 2 up front?? The guys couldnt execute under duress. Cblake and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Article on David from https://www.nieuwsblad.be/ Translation a bit rough. I know from watching streams of Gent matches that David has a great motor and covers a lot of ground but that 13km per match figure referenced in the article has to be a mistake because very few players, in any league, approach that type of distance in a game. Top coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck filters the (Belgian) top football every Wednesday. This week, he pays tribute to AA Gent striker Jonathan David (19), who hopes to steal the show again on Thursday evening against Antwerp. The first time I went to Jonathan Davidheard, was somewhere in the summer of 2017, when I was in contact with AA Gent with Bart Van Renterghem, my promise coach. Ghent regularly attracted young players without consulting the first team's trainer, to allow the riders to mature first. Many did not seem to have the level to ever get the first team, but Bart told me: We have a small Canadian here recently, and he has something, there is music in it. Well, that has turned out in the meantime. Great for scouting, of course, for men like Gunther Schepens, who are looking for young opportunities at foreign tournaments. That you often miss the ball is actually not illogical. But David was a real hit. Remarkably, Davidspent so long in the waiting room. When I was a trainer from Ghent, he was of course only 17, and had just arrived from Canada. Apart from a few duels with the promises, I did not see him then - it was too early to include him in the A-team. Unfortunately I was not allowed to experience it, but even under Vanderhaeghe or in the first months under Thorup he played very little. This is really a story of 'one is dead the other is his bread'. Only when Chakvetadze fell out in December 2018 did David become a basic player. Before that, he was no more than a super sub. Of course, his talent had always come to the surface, but without the injuries of Chakvetadze he would have had to wait even longer for his chance. Then he might not always have been a lecturer now. Meanwhile David, however, the most crucial part in the Ghent radar work, also difficult to replace. Although we must not forget Depoitre. Thanks to him, Yaremchuk gets more returns, and as a third man, David also benefits . Davidhas really emerged in recent months as one of the best players in our competition. He has an unbelievable engine and endurance - he travels 13 kilometers for every match, which is phenomenal for an offensive player - and he is super fast. You don't see that combination often. He is technically skilled, with both feet. His header has improved - witness his fantastic deviation match against Cercle in early September. He has a very good understanding, knows perfectly which areas to dive into, where to drop out. And he has, finally, an incredible mentality. He is anything but a pseudovedette, on the contrary: he is a real star in the making, because he goes full training, rest and sleeps a lot, only thinks of football and keeps his feet on the ground. All these qualities deliver a unique pallet for Belgium. Endurance, speed, technique, insight and mentality: most football players in Belgium score well on two or three, sometimes four of those five elements. AsDavid on all five score well, is rarely seen. Kevin De Bruyne, yes, he also had everything. But further? The question is: can Ghent keep it next summer? If he finds it time to leave, it will be difficult. Moreover, Ghent has never been able to hold players that were in great demand. After our champion year and our Champions League campaign, Sels, Kums and Depoitre were also sold for 6/7/8 million. And for Davidthe bids will be much higher. That is a player who normally generates 20 million. The fact that Ghent hibernates in Europe is 95 percent certain, but if it hits a few more rounds, and it can show itself, its value will only increase. Being a Ghent champion is just as important. The Champions League is perhaps the only thing that can convince him to stay an extra year, but this boy has the potential to reach the absolute top. He is able to end up at the four / five best clubs in every top competition. Apart from that, I wonder: what if Chakvetadze is back? It was also brought in very young by Ghent - luckily just before Bayern Munich and co. discovered him - and predicted a bright future. The return with Davidis much higher than with Chakvetadze, who sometimes misses the overview, but I think they can also be in the team together. David is also tactically versatile, because he can be the offensive man in the diamond, but he can also play as a second striker, or grow as a deep man, in the role of false 'nine'. And who knows, just like Chakvetadze, he can even handle the positions of Kums and Vadis. He had to get Vormer back about five times against Club Brugge. As the most offensive midfielder, he even made a defensive impression with his walking ability and character. But still let him infiltrate himself. Once he is up to speed, there is no defensive midfielder who can keep up with him. HNB Obinna, Cblake, CanadianSoccerFan and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) David scores in 94’ min to make it 3-2 Gent!!https://twitter.com/canadasocceren/status/1197627265351344129?s=21 Edited November 21, 2019 by N1ckbr0wn Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, N1ckbr0wn said: David scores in 94’ min to make it 3-2 Gent!!https://twitter.com/canadasocceren/status/1197627265351344129?s=21 Looks like they actually lost 3-2, idk why they worded it that way. Either way he scored yay! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Atta boy David, play to the whistle. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 So how about playing him ad a CAM? Mikmacdo, BFBF, Cblake and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 He has quite an impressive points tally for club and country over the last year or so. I’d love to see a comparison with the top players in the game Cblake, Ruffian, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Ansem said: So how about playing him ad a CAM? That might be a very good option depending of course what formation JH is going to play on the day, if he can run 13K playing forward he could certainly cover a lot of ground as an attacking mid and be a scoring threat! Cblake and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) David's goal. http://www.proximus-sports.be/index.php/nl/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/video/26809/goal-royal-antwerp-3-2-kaa-gent-94-david David's assist. What a pass. http://www.proximus-sports.be/index.php/nl/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/video/26805/goal-royal-antwerp-0-1-kaa-gent-21-yaremchuk Edited November 22, 2019 by Snowcrash Cblake, narduch, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I love how he goes down for the pk, doesn’t get the call, and then still manages to pull the ball out of a group of 3 defenders to bury it. Ruffian and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: I love how he goes down for the pk, doesn’t get the call, and then still manages to pull the ball out of a group of 3 defenders to bury it. That's actually hilarious - never seen anything like that at the pro level. Cblake and whyalla63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 "Fake penalty shout" should be a new skill move in FIFA CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Alex1775 and Cblake 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I do sometimes wish in FIFA there was a button that made my defender stop playing, wildly throw 1 arm in the arm while frantically looking for the official. And if done with the right amount of skill a foul is called. Cblake, nolando and dyslexic nam 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Highlights of the game vs Royal Antwerp. https://www.proximus-sports.be/nl/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/video/26856/samenvatting-kaa-gent-royal-antwerp CANMNT_SUPERFAN and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Here's a video profile of David from Europa League Magazine, ahead of Gent's match with Saint Etienne today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVagvEdVpTU&feature=emb_logo Bertuzzi44, Cblake, Kent and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 David playing in an attacking mid role today against St. Etienne in the Europa League. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Quiet first half, my commentator specifically commenting on him being quiet a few times. In other words, he is gaining some kind of reputation in England. johnyb and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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