Chad_Impact Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Impact signed Karifa Yao from their academy today. He's a 19 year old CB Edited May 31, 2019 by Chad_Impact johnyb, Blackjack15, Norrin Radd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 CAP TIE HIM!!! Just kidding. Anyone have any insight into potential, play, etc..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: Anyone have any insight into potential, play, etc..? No idea but the tweet basically says that Garde sees a lot of potential in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 I also see that he's been training with the first team on and off since last season. Seems promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 FWIW, I think any new play thread in the CMNTsection should include a bit of basic info about the player. https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=5118&t=profile& Born and raised in Montreal. Known to the folks that run the national youth camps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Nearly 6'2. Interested go see if he is loaned or gets some minutes this year. Could also be a surprise u23 call up. Not sure he would be ahead of those that have been playing regularly though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 6/1/2019 at 1:52 PM, dyslexic nam said: FWIW, I think any new play thread in the CMNTsection should include a bit of basic info about the player. https://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=5118&t=profile& Born and raised in Montreal. Known to the folks that run the national youth camps. What ever happened to the player threads being in the 'players' section instead of the 'Men's National Teams' section? I guess most were already created in the national team section that it seemed too much work. toontownman and BCM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 A good point. There would likely only be around 10 threads in the Mens National Teams if we took them out lol. Not a reason to not do it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I saw he made the 18 yesterday for the impact! Good stuff as a young CB. High hopes for the kid toontownman, johnyb, TFC2017 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Just subbed on for his first mls game replacing waterman in the second half vs philly..not a good performance by waterman Strait Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, Big_M said: Just subbed on for his first mls game replacing waterman in the second half vs philly..not a good performance by waterman Zavaleta bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 For those of us who don't know much about Yao, what can you tell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Big_M said: Just subbed on for his first mls game replacing waterman in the second half vs philly..not a good performance by waterman Considering the fact Montreal went down to ten men, and are low-key a tire fire i'm not surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, VinceA said: Considering the fact Montreal went down to ten men, and are low-key a tire fire i'm not surprised. Funny that the night before, RSL went down to ten men and yet looked like they had the man advantage for much of the remainder of the match, in the end getting done in by a first class set up and finish. I'm curious to know more about Yao. Edited September 21, 2020 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: Funny that the night before, RSL went down to ten men and yet looked like they had the man advantage for much of the remainder of the match, in the end getting done by a first class set up and finish. I'm curious to know more about Yao. MDS for some reason likes to pull the guys back and wait for the counter when the Caps are man up. Frustrating to watch but none the less has worked, barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, N1ckbr0wn said: MDS for some reason likes to pull the guys back and wait for the counter when the Caps are man up. Frustrating to watch but none the less has worked, barely. They couldn't keep possession, with one cheap giveaway leading to the RSL goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Anyone know how this guy did in the last two matches? In the Buchanan thread where there was a highlight of his assist, he looked big and very fast tracking back but he did leave his man to close down Buchanan who then just dumped the ball off to him who scored. Frankly Binks should have tried to shut down Buchanan and Yao should have stayed where he was in my view but I think Yao tried to overcompensate for Binks acting like a pylon and it cost them. Binks should have also spotted the danger when Yao tried to close down Buchanan but didn’t and just stood there. So I put most of the blame there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Wanted to bump this thread after watching Yao play for the Cavalry the last few games. He has been dominant at the back and winning every ball. I think the playing time has been good for him and he looks a lot more confident than when the season began. I know we have seen a few of the loanees succeed in the CPL then not get minutes in MLS, but would think he deserves a longer look for Montreal at some point. Edited October 22, 2021 by IceCreamMan chalms04, GasPed, Scottie and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said: Wanted to bump this thread after watching Yao play for the Cavalry the last few games. He has been dominant at the back and winning every ball. I think the playing time has been good for him and he looks a lot more confident than when the season began. I know we have seen a few of the loanees succeed in the CPL then not get minutes in MLS, but would think he deserves a longer look for Montreal at some point. Luckily he's owned by a club that has two former CPL players contributing in Waterman and Pantemis. I think that bodes well for him. johnyb, Xavier., Approve My Account Pls and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said: Wanted to bump this thread after watching Yao play for the Cavalry the last few games. He has been dominant at the back and winning every ball. I think the playing time has been good for him and he looks a lot more confident than when the season began. I know we have seen a few of the loanees succeed in the CPL then not get minutes in MLS, but would think he deserves a longer look for Montreal at some point. He was excellent against a pretty good Pacific attack last night. Totally shut us down Grandbloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) I watched segments of Calvary this season and I haven't really noticed Yao. For a CB I guess that's a good thing. He seems to have improved with his stay out West. Anyone who follows the CPL have a better scouting report? Edited October 22, 2021 by Sal333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Luckily he's owned by a club that has two former CPL players contributing in Waterman and Pantemis. I think that bodes well for him. And on top of that management has gone with 5-6 Canadians in the starting 11 for most of the season. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulkrogan Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 35 minutes ago, Sal333 said: I watched segments of Calvary this season and I haven't really noticed Yao. For a CB I guess that's a good thing. He seems to have improved with his stay out West. Anyone who follows the CPL have a better scouting report? He makes at least one crunching, devastating, perfectly clean slide tackle per game. With more playing time his decision making has really improved. He's of a decent size and fairly mobile. His confidence and decisiveness has him being one of the more entertaining Cavs players this season as he hunts down his prey each game (IMO). IceCreamMan, Dominic94, Sal333 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, IceCreamMan said: Wanted to bump this thread after watching Yao play for the Cavalry the last few games. He has been dominant at the back and winning every ball. I think the playing time has been good for him and he looks a lot more confident than when the season began. I know we have seen a few of the loanees succeed in the CPL then not get minutes in MLS, but would think he deserves a longer look for Montreal at some point. They’re quickly going to have a log jam with Miller, Waterman, Yao, Ferdinand and Camacho. I’d imagine Yao get MLS minutes next year. Montreal wants to be a selling club that team-sells the undervalued.. they’re going to have some interest for certain players this winter. Edited October 22, 2021 by Dominic94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Reminds me of Doneil Henry without the impending sense of doom. Extremely aggressive with the slide tackle, but winning nearly every one. Albeit at the CPL level, but picks his spots well and then when he commits he has been physically dominant. Cavs had Boskovic at CB on loan last year who would have come in with a pretty similar pedigree. Yao has been night and day a larger contributor than Boskovic. Edited October 22, 2021 by IceCreamMan footballfreak, Sal333 and hulkrogan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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