Corazon Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) I would take Tajon at Inter. A strong team in Italy that competes for the Serie A title in recent years and a usual knockout stage team in Champions League. I would love to see a Canadian succeed in Italy. Plus, I'd have to think that Larin will be offered a contract with Valladolid after this season if his form continues. Looks like David might get his move to England at his current rate of scoring. With Davies in Germany. Lastly, Ugbo looks like he's not going to be in France much longer but if he does find his feet or another team in Ligue 1 we could see finally see a Canadian in every one of the top 5 leagues in Europe. Edited March 14, 2023 by Corazon Xavier., Obinna, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: I meant 7M euros, but yeah, I agree with your assessment of his value- my most toxic CANMNT opinion is that Tajon is by far our most overrated player, and I think 12M or so is a very fair offer for him. Just surprised that A) CB are ready to ship him out so soon, and for such a modest profit, and B ) that Inter is going to find a Dumfries replacement whose value hasn't really increased much since coming to Europe- you would think that they're looking for Dumfries' replacement to be A Guy- ie quasi star. On the other hand, I know that Serie A's collective transfer budget is a pack of gum and three nickels, so maybe they identified Tajon as a moneyball acquisition. I think the price is fair, I'm just surprised Brugge will take it (if they do), and not turn this into a Jonathan David situation where they inflate his price and scare everyone away from him. haha I was just giving you a hard time over the 7 euro thing. Tajon is definitely worth more than a plate of fish and chips. And yes, I feel the same. I hope Brugge don't hold out for more. I don't think they will. I think they'll be happy to get 12M for Tajon given his age and the frustrating season they've had so far. If Tajon was 22 or even 23 maybe they'd be justified to hold out a bit longer, but he'll be 25 in less than 12 months. Gotta flip him now, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Tajon, imo had the most impressive performance on the CMNT during the WC. He may not be a great finisher but as a wingback, if he replaces Dumfries, it's not critical. His low G/A for Brugge may just be a function of how CB play Obinna, An Observer and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Obinna said: haha I was just giving you a hard time over the 7 euro thing. Tajon is definitely worth more than a plate of fish and chips. And yes, I feel the same. I hope Brugge don't hold out for more. I don't think they will. I think they'll be happy to get 12M for Tajon given his age and the frustrating season they've had so far. If Tajon was 22 or even 23 maybe they'd be justified to hold out a bit longer, but he'll be 25 in less than 12 months. Gotta flip him now, I think. I hope so too. I hope that they look at the absolute heist they pulled with the De Ketelaere sale last year and think that it's better to sell a little early than a little late. I think Tajon is exciting enough to make a sell on clause be pretty enticing for CB. I think it's easy to look at some of his best work and think that he's got an extra gear in him, and maybe in two years he's going to Barcelona or something. 6 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Tajon, imo had the most impressive performance on the CMNT during the WC. He may not be a great finisher but as a wingback, if he replaces Dumfries, it's not critical. His low G/A for Brugge may just be a function of how CB play Definitely- if anything, his CANMNT performances are the reason that I think he even has a chance to improve from where he's at right now. Such a better player for country than club. Edited March 14, 2023 by InglewoodJack Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Corazon said: I would take Tajon at Inter. A strong team in Italy that competes for Seria A title in recent years and usual knockout stage team in Champions League. I would love to see a Canadian succeed in Italy. Plus, I'd have to think that Larin will be offered a contract with Valladolid after this season if his form continues. Looks like David might get his move to England at his current rate of scoring. With Davies in Germany. Lastly, Ugbo looks like he's not going to be in France much longer but if he does find his feet or another team, I would like to finally see a Canadian in every one of the top 5 leagues in Europe. A very realistic outlook heading into the 23-24 season: Davies - Bayern Munich David - Chelsea (could be a number of EPL clubs, just picking them at random out of the many clubs linked to him) Buchanan - Inter Milan Eustaquio - Porto Larin - Valladolid Johnston - Celtic Adekugbe - Galatasaray (hope this becomes permanent) Kone - Watford (I don't think he moves to Udinese yet, but it's in the realm of possibility) Cavallini - Tijuana ...... That's already a nice-looking player pool wrt club affiliations. Malmo, Rosenborg, Basel, Red Star and wherever Corbeanu goes on loan next (will probably be somewhere decent again) round out the roster, along with some solid MLS options with the likes Kaye, Osorio, Schaffleburg, Miller, etc. Can't forget Brym either. He's probably ready to compete for a place in the Sparta Rotterdam side now. Edited March 14, 2023 by Obinna Jack1997, Corazon, costarg and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) @Obinnayou also can’t forget Reading if you’re going to name so meof those sides. Edited March 14, 2023 by CanadaFan123 Obinna and Corazon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 4:34 PM, Obinna said: he'll be 25 in less than 12 months. Thats an interesting way of saying he recently turned 24. Hahaha Cheeta, Obinna, johnyb and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I didn't really realize it until the draw today, but Belgium has 3 clubs remaining in the quarterfinals of European club competitions. Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League and Anderlecht and Gent in Europa Conference League. This on top of Club Bruges making it out of their Champions League group. That's all pretty great for the league, and we could do worse than getting more players there. Jack1997 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I didn't really realize it until the draw today, but Belgium has 3 clubs remaining in the quarterfinals of European club competitions. Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League and Anderlecht and Gent in Europa Conference League. This on top of Club Bruges making it out of their Champions League group. That's all pretty great for the league, and we could do worse than getting more players there. This string of positive results has moved the Belgian league from 13th to 8th in UEFA's country coefficient rankings, tied for the highest position it has ever had in the last 20 years. narduch, johnyb, Watchmen and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: I didn't really realize it until the draw today, but Belgium has 3 clubs remaining in the quarterfinals of European club competitions. Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League and Anderlecht and Gent in Europa Conference League. This on top of Club Bruges making it out of their Champions League group. That's all pretty great for the league, and we could do worse than getting more players there. I've been watching Jupiler League games since David was at Ghent and the level of play is surprisingly good, even for teams in the relegation zone. Quite a physical league and players have a high level of technique. Obinna, Fresh Prince of MTL and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: I didn't really realize it until the draw today, but Belgium has 3 clubs remaining in the quarterfinals of European club competitions. Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League and Anderlecht and Gent in Europa Conference League. This on top of Club Bruges making it out of their Champions League group. That's all pretty great for the league, and we could do worse than getting more players there. Indeed. Sometimes we talk about Belgium being a "slight" step up, or even lateral, but how many MLS clubs would get this far in European competition? The top half of Belgium is on par or better than MLS. The bottom half is probably on par with MLS. Not sure about the relegation threatened clubs, but I don't have a big reason to think they are clearly lesser than the bottom MLS teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 12 minute interview with Buchanan on TSN: https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/video/buchanan-on-hearing-canadian-anthem-before-first-world-cup-appea~2649842 h coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InBorjanWeTrust Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Subbed out injured today, didn’t look too bad. But the timing isn’t great. johnyb, dyslexic nam and Kadenge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, InBorjanWeTrust said: Subbed out injured today, didn’t look too bad. But the timing isn’t great. Shaffelberg in? dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 This almost looked like a Herdman-style planned “injury” - he didn’t even pull up, he was standing still and suddenly decided to sit down on the pitch. May have just been precautionary. I guess we will see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: This almost looked like a Herdman-style planned “injury” - he didn’t even pull up, he was standing still and suddenly decided to sit down on the pitch. May have just been precautionary. I guess we will see I find it hard to believe he would leave a game they were losing 1-0 just to manufacture an excuse. Maybe I am naive though. footballfreak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 A win would put them into the fifth and final European spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: A win would put them into the fifth and final European spot. 5 through 8 have a playoff for the final Conference League spot dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just realized this was in the Buchanan thread. Supposed to be in David. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I find it hard to believe he would leave a game they were losing 1-0 just to manufacture an excuse. Maybe I am naive though. Agreed, but that’s why I said “almost”. 🙂 dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Shway, johnyb, Kadenge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Tajon had a really good attempt at goal in the 34' but the keeper just managed to get his foot on the ball. Watching on delay dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InBorjanWeTrust Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 He posted a story on his IG basically saying he's on his way to Canada! Corazon, johnyb, Kent and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Still a lot of things to improve or to work. A one-dimensional player. Lack of IQ. Running without thinking. Nonchalant. Serie A will learn him the basis of football. That's the perfect league for his development. Canuckia, CanadaFan123, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, ahmedou said: Still a lot of things to improve or to work. A one-dimensional player. Lack of IQ. Running without thinking. Nonchalant. Serie A will learn him the basis of football. That's the perfect league for his development. Interesting take. I don’t agree with anything you said other than the last part. Edited April 1, 2023 by Shway Sal333, h coach, Ivan and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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