Corazon Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Here are the highlights. His run / penalty win and goal start at 1:40. Very impressive stuff. Love how he tries to get the ball back right away to take his penalty -- chomping at the bit and roofs it high left: https://youtu.be/E3IKDYMvikk?si=A6IFLF8ff2Tk2IDg Wow, beautiful run. Obinna, DeRo_Is_King and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Great to see him do well in a very competitive environment. I’m sure more reps at this level will eventually clean up those inefficiencies in his game. gigi riva and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 10 hours ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Here are the highlights. His run / penalty win and goal start at 1:40. Very impressive stuff. Love how he tries to get the ball back right away to take his penalty -- chomping at the bit and roofs it high left: https://youtu.be/E3IKDYMvikk?si=A6IFLF8ff2Tk2IDg Probably felt he had to make amends for the first goal But yes nice to see Nelson doing well! Unnamed Trialist and DeRo_Is_King 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I think there's only a couple games left in his season. So he do we felt he he did overall? I won't go back to see what the expectations were, but going off memory I believe we (or at least I) were hoping for a little more offensive output, in the 6-8 goal range. Ditto with assists. No idea how many assists he's racked up, but I think he's on 4 league goals right now and 2 in Conference League qualifying if I recall correctly. The conference league goals were nice, but the fact they couldn't get to the tournament proper wasn't, nor was their dismal league campaign. It's been several seasons now since they won, so we can no longer say not winning is a disaster, but given their roster a place outside of the European spots is a disaster but maybe expected given the decline of their club. So those were some negatives, but on the flipside it looks like he is finishing strong on a personal level and he's a locked in starter which was the minimum expectation. Overall I would give his first season abroad a grade of B. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 49 minutes ago, Obinna said: I think there's only a couple games left in his season. So he do we felt he he did overall? I won't go back to see what the expectations were, but going off memory I believe we (or at least I) were hoping for a little more offensive output, in the 6-8 goal range. Ditto with assists. No idea how many assists he's racked up, but I think he's on 4 league goals right now and 2 in Conference League qualifying if I recall correctly. The conference league goals were nice, but the fact they couldn't get to the tournament proper wasn't, nor was their dismal league campaign. It's been several seasons now since they won, so we can no longer say not winning is a disaster, but given their roster a place outside of the European spots is a disaster but maybe expected given the decline of their club. So those were some negatives, but on the flipside it looks like he is finishing strong on a personal level and he's a locked in starter which was the minimum expectation. Overall I would give his first season abroad a grade of B. Obinna, sebdeserio and PegCityCam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 11:26 AM, Obinna said: Nice to see the deal cross the line. Nelson at 4M euros becomes the most valuable player at Rosenborg according to Transfermarkt The reported 1M fee (well below market value) should only ranks as the 14th most expensive inbound transfer, but the list is not yet updated. That is very good business by Rosenborg. Not great business by Toronto, but better than losing him on a free. Despite the poor-to-questionable business by Toronto, this actually ranks as the 4th most expensive outbound transfer, which puts into perspective how poor TFC are when it comes to making money in the transfer market. From a Canadian perspective, I still think this is a very good move for Nelson. He was near-dominant at the U17 level - can he recapture that in Norway, given the quality of the league is a step down from MLS? I will stick to my 6G 6A expectation for a satisfactory 2023 season, with anything less being an underperformance and anything over being an overperformance. Let's hope they qualify for Conference. Excited to see what he can do with this opportunity! Looks like he is right around satisfactory as I defined it here back in Feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I think he grew into the season. Setting aside the defensive lapses (which he definitely needs to work on) a substantial number of attacks flowers through him during the game yesterday. He is involved in a ton of their overall offensive play and is obviously seen as a key player. And give his position in an attacking front 3, I put more weight on his attacking abilities than his defensive deficiencies. Despite the result, FotMob had him rated highest in the team yesterday so that has to be encouraging. And regarding Rosenborg’s league position, I chalk a lot of that up to some pretty porous defending at times. Hard to pin too much of that on the attacker by players. He didn’t put up the kind of numbers that would get him snatched up for another upwardly mobile move, but I think this is a good (not great) first season in a solid European league and definitely something to build on next year. I sort of see it like Colyn - these are guys that are plugging away and making steady progress in high-pressure environments where they will constantly face competition from a horde of hungry young kids trying to take their spot. If they keep on their current trajectory, I am confident they will end up being solid contributors to the national team. PegCityCam, Corazon and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Obinna said: Looks like he is right around satisfactory as I defined it here back in Feb On the other hand, he has the second most G/A contributions on Rosenborg- the second was a 27 year old Norwegian league lifer. They have Nypan, still 16 for another 3 weeks, starting nearly every game and being a big part of their offensive productions. I guess what I’m getting at is that I think Nelson deserves a bit more credit since Rosenborg doesn’t seem like they had the best season, and despite that, a lot of their offense still went through Nelson. Hope he gets into the double digit contributions next year though. aredding77, Obinna, PegCityCam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 11:41 AM, dyslexic nam said: Starting again. Game on OneFootball again. Wash, rinse, repeat. Hopefully another strong performance. Kadenge, Canuckia and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Great chance that looked like it was going in but a defender got a foot to it. Damn. Would have been a sweet opener. aredding77 and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Beauty little give and go for an assist on their 2nd goal. Could have probably gotten a shot off early but definitely a smart play. K Edgar, DeRo_Is_King, Canuckia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Beauty little give and go for an assist on their 2nd goal. Could have probably gotten a shot off early but definitely a smart play. Beautiful assist. dyslexic nam, DeRo_Is_King, Canuckia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 The assist https://x.com/nordisknorvege/status/1731362293923922138?s=46&t=KtwBDROwUH8sPUlYu2GlIA DeRo_Is_King, johnyb, Kadenge and 8 others 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Assist number 2 Corazon, aredding77, cornerkick and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 A little lucky on this assist but I still think he’s the last one to touch that ball. Nice run behind as well on the lead up to the goal. Canuckia and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Held onto it a bit long and it could have been a wasted chance but it all worked out. In both cases he didn’t necessarily make the best choice IMO but to his credit he end d up creating two high quality chances. jordan, Corazon and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Red card to the keeper. Nelson subbing off to bring in the replacement since the main job is now preserving the lead and getting the W. Another really good game from him. Love seeing the consistent performances. Edited December 3, 2023 by dyslexic nam jordan, Corazon, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Clip of the second assist https://x.com/footcolic/status/1731364904932606185?s=46&t=KtwBDROwUH8sPUlYu2GlIA Canuckia, dyslexic nam, Olympique_de_Marseille and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 goals and 9 assists in 30 games (1840 minutes) for Rosenborg this year. Pretty good. WestHamCanadianinOxford, johnyb, dyslexic nam and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MauditYvon said: 6 goals and 9 assists in 30 games (1840 minutes) for Rosenborg this year. Pretty good. And the encouraging thing is that he definitely grew into the season. If he can pick up next year the way he ended this season, I don’t see him staying in Denmark for long. I am not always an advocate for people to keep looking for the next opportunity, but I do see him making another move in the next year or two. I assume this is just a table for league assists. Edited December 3, 2023 by dyslexic nam johnyb, Corazon, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I don’t see him staying in Denmark for long. Norway, but I’m sure you knew dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, MauditYvon said: Norway, but I’m sure you knew Oops. Yeah. My bad. Typing too fast and not really thinking. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Semi related. Bob and Michael Bradley were relegated today Shway and Kadenge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 FotMob told me he got a goal, but I see that wasn’t the case, did anything happen? Two more apples to finish the season. Finished really strong. Excited to see what happens next year. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: FotMob told me he got a goal, but I see that wasn’t the case, did anything happen? Two more apples to finish the season. Finished really strong. Excited to see what happens next year. He didn’t have any goals rescinded or anything so must have just been a glitch in an assist. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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