grigorio Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Kid has balls. Took Herrera on in the corner and didn’t back down. Herrera was surprised then gave him the stare and spit down to the ground. Wasn’t too happy that the kid didn’t give a cm. Noticed that. Tajon doesn't give a fuck. Love it. 31 minutes ago, Strait Red said: I noticed “no back down” from a lot of our guys last night. They weren’t intimidated by Mexico. Some of our squads in the past were timid against the better competition. Those days are gone now. I don’t know if it’s Herdman, his staff or the sports psychologists but something in the mindset of our players has changed and it’s great to see. also Laryea... This guy never misses a chance for a shove or chirp. Bit of a goon tbh but happy he's ours. He's gotta drive opponents utterly crazy. Last but not least Osorio. I really think all of TFC's runs slaying all those Mexican teams boosted this guys' confidence 10x (and by extension the rest of his Canada teammates) when playing against these guys in this kind of an atmosphere. Gives zero shits about it and gets in faces all the time presumably in Spanish. Never seen a Canada team get in as many scrums as our boys have this tournament, it's a little nuts tbh. johnyb, Ruffian, Strait Red and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Congrats to Buchanan for a thoroughly deserved honour. It has been amazing to see his progression - and I look forward to watching it continue. N1ckbr0wn, narduch, Strait Red and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Tajon wins Young Player of the Tournament...this is huge but gets more teams interested in him especially when it comes time for transfer window longlugan and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Congrats to Buchanan for a thoroughly deserved honour. It has been amazing to see his progression - and I look forward to watching it continue. 3 in a row with a Canadian as best young player. Craig11rm, cronaldo7, TGAA_Star and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: 3 in a row with a Canadian as best young player. Pulisic won it last year - David won Golden Boot though. narduch, HochelagaFC, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Tajon the lone Canadian to make the MLS All-Star team. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Good for Buchanon, but Pasher has 3 goals and 2 assists in less minutes. I wonder if he got any consideration?? Maybe this will be Tajons swan song before he heads to europe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Just now, Bison44 said: Good for Buchanon, but Pasher has 3 goals and 2 assists in less minutes. I wonder if he got any consideration?? Maybe this will be Tajons swan song before he heads to europe?? His Gold Cup performance basically helped this happen. His coming out party. NVsoccer, lazlo_80, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 New England also has double the points that Houston has so they're (deservedly) getting more recognition with player selection here. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbacons Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 10 players selected between LAFC and Seattle, none from Canadian MLS squads (although you could easily argue that nobody was deserving enough). Nate3322 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, canadianbacons said: 10 players selected between LAFC and Seattle, none from Canadian MLS squads (although you could easily argue that nobody was deserving enough). I thought Dajome should’ve deserved it. Sadly no stand out Canadians (yet) on any of our domestic teams though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The truth is the all star game isn't a meritocracy, it's about building the narratives that favor the MLS. gotta young starlet you wanna get a big transfer fee for? Put him in! Got some big markets you wanna keep happy? put them in! Got a big time new signing from europe that you think might help goose ratings? Put them in? It's no different than any other league/organization/industry when it comes to what is essentially a showcase. it's a self serving marketing tool. And i say that with no anger, it just is what it is. Watchmen, narduch, davey_twelve and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: The truth is the all star game isn't a meritocracy, it's about building the narratives that favor the MLS. gotta young starlet you wanna get a big transfer fee for? Put him in! Got some big markets you wanna keep happy? put them in! Got a big time new signing from europe that you think might help goose ratings? Put them in? It's no different than any other league/organization/industry when it comes to what is essentially a showcase. it's a self serving marketing tool. And i say that with no anger, it just is what it is. Yup. I'm sure if Pozuelo was healthy he would be there Club Linesman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: The truth is the all star game isn't a meritocracy, it's about building the narratives that favor the MLS. gotta young starlet you wanna get a big transfer fee for? Put him in! Got some big markets you wanna keep happy? put them in! Got a big time new signing from europe that you think might help goose ratings? Put them in? It's no different than any other league/organization/industry when it comes to what is essentially a showcase. it's a self serving marketing tool. And i say that with no anger, it just is what it is. Well put. It was the same for Kaye in 2019. That was all about the USL to MLS pipeline narrative. Happy for Buchanan regardless, just as I was happy for Kaye a few seasons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 WestHamCanadianinOxford, N1ckbr0wn, Bertuzzi44 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I don’t know enough to comment on style of play, ambition, etc., but that seems like it would be a great level for the next step in his career. They won the league last year, will be playing CL footy this year, and presumably will be competing at the top of a very solid league. But it isn’t so high that he might get nailed to the bench (or even fight to get on it) at a time when he needs to be playing as much competitive footy as possible. N1ckbr0wn, lamptern, apbsmith and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, dyslexic nam said: I don’t know enough to comment on style of play, ambition, etc., but that seems like it would be a great level for the next step in his career. They won the league last year, will be playing CL footy this year, and presumably will be competing at the top of a very solid league. But it isn’t so high that he might get nailed to the bench (or even fight to get on it) at a time when he needs to be playing as much competitive footy as possible. I agree with all of that - but Brugge are a really strong squad with a lot of depth. It might be harder to crack their lineup than a lot of the mid table Ligue 1 and Bundesliga teams that are also in the mix for him. dyslexic nam and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Would love this move! Canada-Belgium pipeline let's go! PegCityCam, apbsmith, Dominic94 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Fun fact: before Jonathan David turned his season around last year, Club Brugge were trying to get him from Lille since it looked like Ligue 1 was too big a step, but the top brass at Lille believed in him and were immediately rewarded when he did in fact turn it around. From a Belgian article I read near the end of last season on his dramatic resurgence. It seems they still pay a lot of attention to him in Belgium and stake some claim to him, which is fair. Edited August 5, 2021 by frmr Dominic94 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Apparently Augsburg are still in the running Ruffian and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I’d rather he goes to Bundesliga or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That's a tough one. Obviously the Bundesliga is a better league but nobody can argue how well Belgium treated David, and obviously Belgian clubs have taken notice to Canadian talent, so I wouldn't mind that move. If he tears up the Belgian league with Club Brugge, he could easily get another move to a top team in a top 5 league. If he tears up the Bundesliga, it would be the same story but is he good enough right now to start in the Bundesliga? I would like to say yes but who knows. Ruffian and Nate3322 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grigorio Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 While all these are great moves for Tajon I'm honestly surprised these are the best offers on the table for the Revs. One of the most promising young players in all of CONCACAF moving to a lower-third Bundesliga team or Belgian team after the kind of momentum of transfers we've seen more recently come out of MLS. sebdeserio, Free kick and Kadenge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I'd rather he go to Brugge. They are a big club in Belgium and being in a winning atmosphere I think is important. Plus the level is excellent and if he does well he will move up just like David did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Put me down for Brugge over Augsburg. Too bad they may be out of Europe before he gets there. Pros: Regular participation in UCL/EL Trophies Can position himself for a bigger transfer later Cons: Not much of an improvement in league difficulty ? ? Edited August 5, 2021 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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