PopePouri Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Bdog said: If only he scored that volley... On the subject of our national team, I think him playing LB depends on what other options we have at the wings and if we can't get a clear starting LB. Hoilett is still going to be a good option for this cycle but is David actually effective out wide? He looks great at striker and it sounds like CAM is his best position but I think against Cuba he didn't look super effective out wide, it might have been that 1-0 game where no one looked great to be fair. Tabla is out of the picture right now. Borges might be an option but we have to probably see how he does at a higher level. Millar likely has the highest ceiling out of our winger prospects but right now he's not a starter for us. Basically I'd keep Davies at LW/RW right now unless we can get another solid starter besides Hoilett. I'd also keep him at wing if someone claims the LB spot but right now I think we're just average there tbh. Adekugbe probably won't become much more than a MLS level player and we don't know how good Miller will turn out to be. If his peak is just an MLS starter, I'd consider just putting Davies there. TBF, Davies wasn't that great on the wing when Cuba played here. I think he's still very one-dimensional on the wing and only seems to thrive during transition moments. Much like what happened against the US and when he played for Vancouver. But if it gets crowded through midfield, he lacks the ability to play well through the lines. Something Hoilett, David, Oso, Arfield do well enough. My opinion is with our dodge backline, if we have someone starting for Bayern Munich and challenging one of the best fullbacks in the world in Alaba for minutes, it makes more sense. We also have a ton of cover at DM if he bombs forward with Piette, Kaye, Hutch, and Eustaquio, possibly Fraser as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, PopePouri said: TBF, Davies wasn't that great on the wing when Cuba played here. I think he's still very one-dimensional on the wing and only seems to thrive during transition moments. Much like what happened against the US and when he played for Vancouver. But if it gets crowded through midfield, he lacks the ability to play well through the lines. Something Hoilett, David, Oso, Arfield do well enough. My opinion is with our dodge backline, if we have someone starting for Bayern Munich and challenging one of the best fullbacks in the world in Alaba for minutes, it makes more sense. We also have a ton of cover at DM if he bombs forward with Piette, Kaye, Hutch, and Eustaquio, possibly Fraser as well. It's easier for any player to play in an open match - that's most wingers. Also, don't forget that when we played Cuba just days later he played on the wing and was by far our best player (in an arguably tougher match). The Cuba game at home was just an anomaly.. he was playing his first game at home in almost a year and was trying to show off a bit but it's tough when you are being triple teamed all game (at one point he had about 8 Cubans around him). Still, he was a miracle save away from a goal in that game and won a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 2:02 PM, SthMelbRed said: Ultimately, I think he's getting better and better with each appearance at LB and his competition on the wings look to be taking steps backwards. I am optimistic, pending the arrival of Wenger for the rest of the season. I think this would be fantastic for Davies in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) It's remarkable that a just-turned 19 year old doesn't look at all out of place starting for one of the top clubs in the world. Here's the UEFA ranking. https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2020 1 Real Madrid CF 2 FC Barcelona 3 Club Atlético de Madrid 4 FC Bayern München 5 Juventus 6 Manchester City FC 7 Paris Saint-Germain 8 Liverpool FC 9 Arsenal FC 10 Manchester United FC Edited November 8, 2019 by Snowcrash Obinna, johnyb and Cheeta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Coach said Davies is starting in the BVB game https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/11/8/20954940/bayern-munich-vs-borussia-dortmund-team-news-lineups-bundesliga-hansi-flick-thomas-muller-coutinho johnyb, Kadenge, Obinna and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Please don't get injured dyslexic nam and johnyb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spero14 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Something to take note of is that the top clubs in the world are looking more and more to generate offence from the 'wingback' positions. Liverpool especially is setting the standard for this model where they're essentially auxiliary wingers. For a team like Bayern it makes sense to have an offensive minded player like Davies manning that spot as it also plays to his strengths where they are most likely to be hit on the counter as opposed to being structurally sound defensively against a methodical, possession based attack. That doesn't really work as well for Canada, and while any playtime at the pinnacle of the sport will be good for Davies right now I don't think it will lend itself to him being played out of position for the CMNT where he should be played on the wing, especially since Canada won't typically be in Bayern's position as the perennial favourite or necessarily dominating any games against competitive teams (which means that against good opposition Davies should typically have plenty of space to work with AND be able to draw on his experience as a wingback for Bayern to help in defending from the wing). My two cents anyway, he's a dynamic and generational attacker for us and I don't think there's value in having him in the backline for the CMNT. Shortdutchcanuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 7:25 AM, Snowcrash said: In the Bayern forum, someone mentioned that Davies was baiting the Olympiakos RW to beat him down the line but shut him down every time so he eventually stopped trying to go one-on-one with Davies. For bit more context as to how good of a job Phonzie did in that game: the Olympiakos winger that Davies shut down (Daniel Podence), is not a name that most people probably recognize, but he's been having a great season. In fact he's played so well that he just got called up for Portugal's upcoming pair of Euro 2020 qualifiers! It's crazy to think of considering Phonzie owned him for 90 minutes! apbsmith and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Acid-Tone said: For bit more context as to how good of a job Phonzie did in that game: the Olympiakos winger that Davies shut down (Daniel Podence), is not a name that most people probably recognize, but he's been having a great season. In fact he's played so well that he just got called up for Portugal's upcoming pair of Euro 2020 qualifiers! It's crazy to think of considering Phonzie owned him for 90 minutes! Phonzie appeared to be enjoying shutting him down. Perhaps that game is the turning point for him. For defenders shutting down forwards, making tackles, interceptions are as big as scoring goals for forwards. Hopefully with a few more starts he can do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 N1ckbr0wn, BFBF and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Massive game for Davies. I’m not sure he’s ever faced an attack like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Anyone have a link that works? N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Anyone else having trouble finding this on sportsnet? All I can find is curling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Davies vs. Sancho. What a matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Davies is simultaneously the best teenage footballer in the world at 2 positions. Has that ever happened before? Got Sancho in his pocket Edited November 9, 2019 by SpursFlu apbsmith and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Davies picked the perfect opportunity to press Dortmund deep in their defensive half, winning the ball and leading to Bayern's first goal. What a guy! apbsmith, BradMack, dyslexic nam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Davies getting a lot of praise from the commentators for both his play going forward and his defensive play.. keeping Sancho quiet!! dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I'm watching the game in Portuguese and the Brazilian commentators are all over Davies. They're loving him. Mentioned a few times how he was making life hard on Sancho johnyb and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Needed to shoot just now and dummied. Nobody there and Dortmund on counter. Other than that has completely bottled up his side of field defensively. Not just containing but being aggressive and winning ball after ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 At the half whiscored has him rated at 7.5, Pavard with the assist is next at 7.2 and Lewa withers goal is 7.1 Sancho, who has been subbed was at 5.9. Really wish I could watch this somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) firstrowsportes.net @Stryker911 Edited November 9, 2019 by Obinna Stryker911 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Excellent first half for Phonzie. Should have taken his chance instead of the dummie but outside of that he’s been good Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Davies has done well so far. Defensively solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Pulisic not feeling well, Sancho not feeling well. Seems to me Davies makes people not feel well johnyb, Kent, N1ckbr0wn and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Pulisic not feeling well, Sancho not feeling well. Seems to me Davies makes people not feel well #PhonzieFlu Obinna, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, N1ckbr0wn and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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