Pottsy3 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: He literally just played RB and won MOTM on Sunday. I agree that he’s probably not best suited there but I feel he’s been unreasonably dropped by the MNT. Just think 2 years ago he was a pencilled in starter at 22.. now dropped entirely. Ahh fair enough, did not get to watch this weekends match but I assumed he was playing the same position as the rest of the season. I think the "unreasonable" drop was more than likely due to a few natural RBs (like Godinho and ZBG) who weren't in the picture two years ago, and us becoming much more deep up the middle of the pitch. He definitely isn't the only one who has been left behind as a circumstance of our growing NT depth. Aird wasn't even in the GC 40man roster either (nor should he have been, but I wouldn't have imagined that two years ago). Two years ago we were just trying to fill out enough players to hit that 40 man depth chart, including an unattached Nicolas Galvis, an Andres Fresenga who was playing in the Uruguayan second division, and Milovan Kapor in Slovakia. apbsmith, HochelagaFC, Blackjack15 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Cordova has to be the harshest. He has Started 6 out of 14 this year and is on form. Given his versatility I thought he would be a lock. Godinho has 14 appearances in 32 chances (taking out his knee injury) with not all starts. I know Herdman has seen Godinho and ZBG up close to see their potential, he also knows what he would have with Petrasso. Still think it's harsh on Cordova but it is still early season for him and if he continues his form and minutes you would have to think he will be a lock for the Nations League games in the fall. Blackjack15, Shway, Corazon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I feel like a lot of the guys that weren't called in now will be called in for CNL since there are some big games coming up, and I trust Herdman has had conversations with the players about it already. Blackjack15, toontownman and apbsmith 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: The fallacy of these assessments however, are that we are mostly considering the few top teams in the league which are consistently qualifying for European football (where Celtic has struggled as of late). Prior to the last 5 years or so, there was a 10 year spell where Scotland's country coefficient was much closer to 10th than it was to 20th. No I did not look at the UEFA Country or club coefficients, although I've done so in the past. Look there's 55 leagues in Europe, you slash that number by half and more or less that's where we should want our players to aspire to be, playing in 30 countries first divisions. I would Say Finland would be the standard, on par with CPL. But if that's the case, might as well stay home if no step up is given. The goal would be to have our players in top 30 league environments, there's various leagues who are debatable but the majority who are competitive and aren't are self explanatory they need to play wherever they can and I think for Godihno the Scottish premiership is an adequate level for him, if he must move then it has to be a league similar in quality or a step up but not too much so that opportunities are scarce and it hurts his career. Edited June 5, 2019 by Blackjack15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Not our goal ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, hamiltonfan said: Not our goal ^ Well that's the CPL's goal and John Herdman's wish to have players springboard into better leagues hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 14 hours ago, hamiltonfan said: Not our goal ^ Err... the CPL's ability to move home grown talent unto more competitive leagues is a good reflection on the state of the league (i.e. attract more Canadian talent away from other regional leagues *cough*MLS*cough), and it would bring in more $$$ for clubs... how can that not be anyone's goal? BCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Marcus has signed with FSV Zwickau of the German 3 Liga according to Kicker online. Addona and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 https://www.kicker.de/752933/artikel/godinho-unterschreibt-beim-fsv-zwickau Addona, apbsmith and ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) Thought he would he be able to at least make a lateral move, but perhaps this is the level he needs to play at to improve and learn to be more consistent. Edited July 8, 2019 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Good move for Godinho. Thats the level he should be playing at and it will ensure he gets enough minutes to develop apbsmith, Addona and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Given he was fringe at Hearts, Bundesliga 3 is pretty decent. Addona and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 https://www.fsv-zwickau.de/index.php/news/168-verein/saison-2019-2020/1-mannschaft-allgemein-2019-20/1863-fsv-angelt-sich-nationalspieler Signed a 2-year contract. apbsmith and Addona 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Playing lots of minutes and being properly developed is what's needed in his case. We haven't seen the last of him but we have to assume thtmat ZBG and Cordova have moved ahead of him as RB king1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Yup it’s a step down in club stature, but should help his development. king1010 and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Wish him the best. He needs minutes to boost his confidence. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) Happy to here he signed on somewhere. No denying he has a solid skill set when going forward. This is a good league to help improve certain areas of his game. Here is hoping he can quickly establish himself there, stays healthy, and logs consistent minutes. No idea how this team lines up but imo, he would be an excellent winger on a team that plays a 3-5-2. Edited July 8, 2019 by apbsmith Northvansteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 This is the kinda stuff that makes you scratch your head though and I was worried about earlier. So now does Godinho remain a MNT regular call up? Because before we seemed to be averse to calling B3 defenders even though it’s our weakest position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I wonder if they have a back-pass coach... Too soon? The Real Marc, Cheeta, Obinna and 4 others 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Good luck to Marcus. Too bad things didn’t work out at Hearts; hopefully this is a step towards reestablishing him into first team football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very competitive league..hard to see him being a starter there..so he is under american coach joseph enochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Also of note. We mite see him and Davies go head to head with Bayern ll in the 3 Liga this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I doubt he plays on the national team again. I expext zbg to be a fulltime starter for the impact next season. Cordova is starting a lot recently, if richie layrea can improve his defense even a little bit he should be ahead of godinho. SkuseisLoose, Corazon and BuzzAndSting 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) Many on here are basing their opinion on him on the couple of matches they saw him play at the Gold Cup, he had a good spell with Hearts previously but was derailed by serious injury! He hasn't got back on track yet, maybe this move will help, I was surprised Herdman had him in the squad let alone starting him in a QF match! Here's some opinions from Hearts fans: https://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/index.php?/topic/183820-godhino-to-germany/ Edited July 9, 2019 by gator johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Seems like kind words for a UK football forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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