Kadenge Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 with those 2 goals David moves back into second place in the Jupiler League scoring race. Just 3 goals behind the leader. 11 goals and 7 assists (top spot for assists). The player (Yari Verschaeren- see Nolando's post) that won the most promising player award over David, is a year and a half younger, but has only scored 2 goals in 19 games this season for Anderlecht! johnyb, Cblake and Obinna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 With respect to David's progress; he now has 15 goals on the season across all competitions surpassing his total of 14 for last season. It should be noted that although he has appeared in fewer games so far this year he has already surpassed the number of minutes he played last year. Cheeta, johnyb, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Kadenge said: with those 2 goals David moves back into second place in the Jupiler League scoring race. Just 3 goals behind the leader. 11 goals and 7 assists (top spot for assists). The player (Yari Verschaeren- see Nolando's post) that won the most promising player award over David, is a year and a half younger, but has only scored 2 goals in 19 games this season for Anderlecht! Yes, it's interesting....Yari is Belgian and an attacking mid, fwiw. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Getting some love on the MLS website: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/20/canada-national-teams-jonathan-david-hits-brace-continue-rampant-form-gent Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 If Gent wants to maximize transfer value of David, they should let him take PK's the rest of the year to add to his goal total. Yaremchuk was taking penalties but he's injured. Kadenge, Cblake and TFC2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InBorjanWeTrust Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Karl Toko Ekambi just completed his transfer to Lyon. Looks like Johnny won't be going to Lyon... at least not in January. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Gent really seem to care about him from both a professional and personal level. His time at Gent is really helping him transition to life as a pro and he is genuinely loved by the supporters, coaches and club. I hope he stays until the summer (at least), especially with his recent personal tragedy. I'm okay also ok if he stays on for another 18 months. I really think it will depend on Gents run in Europa League plus the owners and clubs intention for 2020-2021 season. Edited January 21, 2020 by apbsmith Spelling CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Bertuzzi44, dyslexic nam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I agree with @apbsmith I feel staying on til the summer would be the best move for him. Transferring mid season is very difficult for a lot of players. In the summer he can assess all his options as I imagine there will be many to pick from. Cblake, johnyb and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 49 minutes ago, TFC2017 said: I agree with @apbsmith I feel staying on til the summer would be the best move for him. Transferring mid season is very difficult for a lot of players. In the summer he can assess all his options as I imagine there will be many to pick from. He also has a chance for a deep run in the Europa League and potentially a Belgian league Championship. Either of those would look good on his young resume! Obinna and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 35 minutes ago, Ruffian said: He also has a chance for a deep run in the Europa League and potentially a Belgian league Championship. Either of those would look good on his young resume! The team also has a shot to qualify for the Champions League. Cblake and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) If Gent win the Belgian league and/or qualify for UCL I think he stays. If he continues to do well thereafter I think we'll see even bigger clubs trying to pluck him. It could be another Haaland scenario. As his transfer value grows, the clubs able or willing to afford him become few and far between. We also don't want him going to a club where he won't get to play. He needs to keep developing. Without looking into their squads, I wonder if a club like Valencia or Sevilla makes sense? They are big enough to afford a +€20M fee, but small enough for David to break in to the team, right? Not an expert on either, but just what I am thinking. They are always playing in Europe, plus La Liga is arguably the best league in the world, so there's that. Edited January 22, 2020 by Obinna Cblake, Corazon and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 David is playing for Man City in my FM save. Just saying. Haha Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Here's David's assist: https://www.proximus-sports.be/index.php/nl/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/video/27624/goal-kaa-gent-1-1-krc-genk-25-mohammadi David doesn't get an assist on this goal but he keeps the ball moving with a nice touch pass. Notice how he drifts into space and is calling for the ball. Gent player doesn't see it right away and the opportunity is gone but with a more creative play maker, David would be getting even more chances. https://www.proximus-sports.be/index.php/nl/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/video/27626/goal-kaa-gent-2-1-krc-genk-52-bezus Corazon, Obinna and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 David had a goal disallowed for handball unfortunately. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 11:46 AM, Obinna said: If Gent win the Belgian league and/or qualify for UCL I think he stays. If he continues to do well thereafter I think we'll see even bigger clubs trying to pluck him. It could be another Haaland scenario. As his transfer value grows, the clubs able or willing to afford him become few and far between. We also don't want him going to a club where he won't get to play. He needs to keep developing. Without looking into their squads, I wonder if a club like Valencia or Sevilla makes sense? They are big enough to afford a +€20M fee, but small enough for David to break in to the team, right? Not an expert on either, but just what I am thinking. They are always playing in Europe, plus La Liga is arguably the best league in the world, so there's that. Lyon is the perfect place for him in my opinion. French speaking. Good at player development. The weakest of the big 5 leagues so he can put up good numbers. Cblake and BradMack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 11:59 AM, Obinna said: Getting some love on the MLS website: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/20/canada-national-teams-jonathan-david-hits-brace-continue-rampant-form-gent Seen the feature on DAZN? Cblake and nolando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Sander Berge, the most valuable player in Belgium and valued at 22 million just sold to Sheffield United for 26 million. This leaves David as the most valuable player in Belgium. N1ckbr0wn, deschamp86, Cblake and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 17 hours ago, Stryker911 said: Sander Berge, the most valuable player in Belgium and valued at 22 million just sold to Sheffield United for 26 million. This leaves David as the most valuable player in Belgium. for the sake of David's transfer value, just became a massive Sander Berge fan. Club Linesman and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) The consensus in the various Jupiler League team forums is that Berge is a very good player and probably worth the transfer cost but David will absolutely go higher. Edited February 1, 2020 by Snowcrash johnyb, apbsmith and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 With Gent 9 points back of Brugge I was hoping David would move on to one of the top leagues during this window. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Aird25 said: With Gent 9 points back of Brugge I was hoping David would move on to one of the top leagues during this window. I don’t know. He is doing amazing at a club that is playing at a high level - and he is absolutely locked down as a starter when healthy, getting extremely valuable minutes. IMO, staying at Gent - even for another year - is not bad at all. He seems to be thriving in that environment. toontownman, Cblake and WestHamCanadianinOxford 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 20 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I don’t know. He is doing amazing at a club that is playing at a high level - and he is absolutely locked down as a starter when healthy, getting extremely valuable minutes. IMO, staying at Gent - even for another year - is not bad at all. He seems to be thriving in that environment. I agree. He playing and they are still in the Europa League and remember the Belgian league format is kind of weird. Not over yet and and even if it were, second is still a chance at the Champions League. Cblake and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 51 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I don’t know. He is doing amazing at a club that is playing at a high level - and he is absolutely locked down as a starter when healthy, getting extremely valuable minutes. IMO, staying at Gent - even for another year - is not bad at all. He seems to be thriving in that environment. He's not in a bad situation, by any means, but I think he can play at a higher level and I'm excited to see it. If you want it to happen, why not now? Cblake and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 48 minutes ago, Aird25 said: He's not in a bad situation, by any means, but I think he can play at a higher level and I'm excited to see it. If you want it to happen, why not now? I appreciate the point but I think it is less about us being excited and more about his long term development. Bird in the hand and all that. He is in a situation where he is playing in an offensive team with teammates that he has developed an understanding with, they have played some decent opposition and will again later this month (and could take that up a level if they continue to push on). And most importantly he is playing regularly. We have no guarantee of any of that if he were to have moved on. He is still very young, if he continues to develop, he will play at a higher level. I think he can be a better player in the end if he gets a taste of really chasing and winning something early on. Club Linesman and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: I appreciate the point but I think it is less about us being excited and more about his long term development. Bird in the hand and all that. He is in a situation where he is playing in an offensive team with teammates that he has developed an understanding with, they have played some decent opposition and will again later this month (and could take that up a level if they continue to push on). And most importantly he is playing regularly. We have no guarantee of any of that if he were to have moved on. He is still very young, if he continues to develop, he will play at a higher level. I think he can be a better player in the end if he gets a taste of really chasing and winning something early on. If he's sold for 20+ mil and he chooses the right suitor, then he's going to be given a chance. Maybe that offer didn't come along this window, but I don't see how the situation changes a year from now. From what I've seen his club stats are an outlier. He's a very good player, and I don't know if there's much left to prove at Gent. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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