TGAA_Star Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 51 minutes ago, An Observer said: They actually seem quite knowledgable. They knew all our midfielders and Kone's competition for playing time. The one guy didn't know him but the other guy who spoke about him compared him to Pogba (not bad company to be in). Kone/Pogba comparisons I don't know if I can see it just yet even though that would be remarkable if he could get to that level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 6 hours ago, sose said: looks like Kone made the list also That video vindicates for me my optimistic take on this NT in Qatar. Canada had two players on that list. I think it was the most of any country. For me that indicates the unknown factor of Herdman's team. Many "experts" even expert fans on this board doubt the talent of this team. It's not just Tajon and Kone. Even a veteran like Osorio is running under the radar. Example when asked about the player with the highest football IQ on Canada, David mentioned Osorio as having the highest of any player he shared the pitch with. Anyway, enough of my proselytizing. Thanks for the link. johnyb, Free kick, PegCityCam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 6:37 AM, Sal333 said: That video vindicates for me my optimistic take on this NT in Qatar. Canada had two players on that list. I think it was the most of any country. For me that indicates the unknown factor of Herdman's team. Many "experts" even expert fans on this board doubt the talent of this team. It's not just Tajon and Kone. Even a veteran like Osorio is running under the radar. Example when asked about the player with the highest football IQ on Canada, David mentioned Osorio as having the highest of any player he shared the pitch with. Anyway, enough of my proselytizing. Thanks for the link. I do agree that generally speaking, our players are underrated. I think things like Club Brugge and FC Porto's success over bigger budget teams in the Champions League, and Lille's recent championship in France despite being far from the biggest spender (though I have no idea if they were the 2nd biggest spender) are signs that those clubs are/were doing a good job of identifying underrated talent that they could get for a good price. Obviously those teams aren't made up entirely of Canadians, but the fact they have at least 1 Canadian on those teams maybe indicates those particular players are undervalued. But who knows. Maybe this is just me trying to rationalize a belief/hope that we can surprise people at the World Cup. Craig11rm, Free kick, PegCityCam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 The Beaver 2.0, imoffside, EJsens1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 11:50 PM, sose said: looks like Kone made the list also The first guy had these 10 Zeno Debast (Def) - Belgium Eder Militao (Def) - Brazil Tajon Buchanan (MF) - Canada Jamal Musiala (MF) - Germany Akram Afif (Fwd/MF) - Qatar Karim Benzema (Fwd) - France Noah Okafor (MF) - Switzerland Jurrien Timber (Def) - Netherlands Vinicius Jr (Fwd) - Brazil The second guy had these 10 Hakim Ziyech (Fwd) - Morocco Tyler Adams (MF) - US Ismael Kone (MF) - Canada Krepin Diatta (MF) - Senegal Aurelien Tchouameni (MF) - France Pedri (MF) - Spain Granit Xhaka (MF) - Switzerland Rafael Leao (Fwd) - Portugal Moises Caicedo (MF) - Ecuador Rodrigo Betancour (MF) - Uruguay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 BBC commentator said he was limping and needed to be subbed before he came off. Any idea if he picked up an injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Greatest Cockney Rip Off said: BBC commentator said he was limping and needed to be subbed before he came off. Any idea if he picked up an injury? He had a bad cramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMo Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 A lot of praise for Tajon from international fans that haven't seen him play before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 He’s by far the name I’m hearing most about post game. Especially from that variety of American soccer fan that only cares about 4 premier league teams and nothing else, a lot of people are really impressed with his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 During the Fox game broadcast and panel shows, they tended to emphasis the ex or current MLS Canadians. Obviously I can't go back and count the number of times, yet that would be expected because that is there comfort zone and what I sensed. As an aside, if you watch the Fox nightly World Cup wrap up, you can also sense a growing tension/exasperation with the regular soccer commentators about having Chad Johnson and his "contribution" of being a pain on the ass on the set. You get the feeling from Kate Abdo and Maurice Edu the sense and reality that they have to deal with this asshat each night for the next few weeks. I wonder if Fox will gracefully withdraw him from the broadcast because he has "covid?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvroArrow Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 FIFA23 Ultimate Team came out with a Buchanon card that everyone is using because they made him crazy fast and easy to obtain. I would imagine that if you own FIFA there is a pretty strong chance you are watching the World Cup, so Tajon now has an image to maintain. Red and White, Cheeta, Jack1997 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostknownunknown Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 thehabsfan, Addona, Ivan and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, ghostknownunknown said: hnnggg SoccMan and jhoops__ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, VinceA said: hnnggg I had to Google what this could mean and I sort of wish I hadn’t. VinceA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggietfc Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 caldwell doesnt think he is ready for a top 5 league.so that is that🤡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, reggietfc said: caldwell doesnt think he is ready for a top 5 league.so that is that🤡 When did he say that? 4 hours ago, ghostknownunknown said: $20M valuation is pretty surprising to me. He has been good at Brugge but not dominant or anything - just consistently good. That valuation m limits the clubs that would be interested to generally the EPL and some of the bigger clubs in the other top 5 leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I think all they were saying is that he needs to finish more to take the next step and justify that fee. Which is fair. Obinna, Floortom, sebdeserio and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) You know, I find these things such noise, tbh. I get that they inevitably happen during this highest stage event but they create one more level of distraction, especially for anyone at his first rodeo. So, with Buchanan, Johnston, Kone, Davies, and others, I really hope that they can deliver the big time performances we need tomorrow. In a new world where you need to identify your preferred pronouns, the only ones that matter tomorrow are the first person plural ones: we/us. That's how we win. Edited November 26, 2022 by BearcatSA Free kick, Addona, MtlMario and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 minute ago, youllneverwalkalone said: I think all they were saying is that he needs to finish more to take the next step and justify that fee. Which is fair. depends on whether they see him as a forward or wingback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Loving these agents trying to get paid with a big game tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Kadenge said: depends on whether they see him as a forward or wingback? True, Kilbane and Caldwell (and myself) probably in the valuation dark ages. Just saw that Forest paid 18m euro for Neco Williams, so I guess $20m is in the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Looking like 20M right now sebdeserio, phresh, PegCityCam and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Fantastic performance again today. Excited to see where he goes, likely next summer but maybe January. Corazon, Edgewater17, maccaliam and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Speed, trickery, 1v1, sound defensively and plays with grit. Hope Brugge move Olsen or Lang in Jan and push Tajon up as forward. I know some think we have a lot of wingers but how many are in decent leagues scoring? Theo is still finding his way and Luca has not committed yet. sose, dyslexic nam, PegCityCam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Jorge Sampaoli wants to sign him asap for Sevilla, it is on internet. Here you have the first team after him, I feel his football is better for Italy/Spain and maybe Germany Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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