Unnamed Trialist Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 He's on the bench for Leganés, still leader in Spanish 2nd, away to chilly Andorra, a km high. Andorra is a case like Vaduz in Lichtenstein, which participates in the Swiss league. In this case, Gerard Pique bought a license from another team and sent it up there. But the population is so sparse, and the national stadium where they play is small, that it probably does not make full sense to be there. The national government does not want to expand the stadium because they really don't need more capacity (5000, population is 80,000 plus tourists, you could take your family skiing/shopping and go see a game). Sure, taxes are low and there are other advantages, but it is really an oddity, an interesting experiment and experience for Pique in football management, but probably not sustainable going forward. Canuckia, Corazon, johnyb and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Didn't get on as Leganés won again tonight, now six points clear at the top of the 2nd Division. Only did 3 subs, they use a short squad. Frustrating. Best defence in the league, best goal difference. They've been in top flight before but are nowhere near favourites to promote, so their season is exceptional. Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Didn't get on as Leganés won again tonight, now six points clear at the top of the 2nd Division. Only did 3 subs, they use a short squad. Frustrating. Best defence in the league, best goal difference. They've been in top flight before but are nowhere near favourites to promote, so their season is exceptional. Thee has to be way, hopefully soon, to improve the level of CPL so our better guys have a better shot even in lower European leagues. I never realized that Petraso was in the 5th tier. Wow. Aird25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 20 minutes ago, Stoppage Time said: Thee has to be way, hopefully soon, to improve the level of CPL so our better guys have a better shot even in lower European leagues. I never realized that Petraso was in the 5th tier. Wow. I think National League South would be 6th on the pyramid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Just now, jdheid said: I think National League South would be 6th on the pyramid. Abzi did well enough in Ligue 2 to generate interest from Leganes. As they're pushing hard for promotin to La Liga, minutes will be tough to come by. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 10 minutes ago, jdheid said: Abzi did well enough in Ligue 2 to generate interest from Leganes. As they're pushing hard for promotin to La Liga, minutes will be tough to come by. I wonder were he goes next season? He's still owned by Pau and I'm sure he's gained a lot being part of a group with promotion aspirations but he needs to play. Maybe to another La Liga 2 team if Leganes go up or if they don't and Franquesa gets poached they replace him with Abzi? Unnamed Trialist and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Stoppage Time said: Thee has to be way, hopefully soon, to improve the level of CPL so our better guys have a better shot even in lower European leagues. I never realized that Petraso was in the 5th tier. Wow. Well there are 3 MLS starters that passed through CPL. Unnamed Trialist and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 8 hours ago, sebdeserio said: I wonder were he goes next season? He's still owned by Pau and I'm sure he's gained a lot being part of a group with promotion aspirations but he needs to play. Maybe to another La Liga 2 team if Leganes go up or if they don't and Franquesa gets poached they replace him with Abzi? I think he'll get minutes this season, but it is obviously not very much so far. I think the deal was that his salary at Pau was low enough they could bring him in and put him at 2nd division minimum salary, which is 93,000 euros. So a roster piece. I see Pau is 5th in Ligue 2, which puts them in a promotion playoff position (first two go up direct, 3-5 go into a playoff with the 16th team in Ligue 1). So that is an interesting and unexpected scenario, that his loan could end and he'd find himself on a Ligue 1 team. Possibly after promoting to La Liga with Leganés. Edited January 23 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 10 hours ago, Stoppage Time said: Thee has to be way, hopefully soon, to improve the level of CPL so our better guys have a better shot even in lower European leagues. I never realized that Petraso was in the 5th tier. Wow. Youth development pathways will need to improve significantly and more of the best athletes will need to gravitate towards soccer to the extent they do in most European countries before there will be something close to parity in that regard. CanPL can call itself a D1 in the same sort of way the top Hungarian league does but that isn't going to make it a peer of the Big 5 leagues in any meaningful way if the substance isn't there in playing standards terms. It is what it is. The soccer is of a reasonably high but not spectacular level in a CHL hockey sort of way that's likely to go on being a tough sell in the three largest cities but can do well in midsized regional ones like Halifax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Another day he gets no minutes, they only make 2 subs in a scoreless tie vs. Valladolid. I would think not just he, but many others, are frustrated not seeing the field. Leganés is still leading the 2nd division. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Given the injuries to AJ and Adekugbe does Abzi get a call up and will he accept? Corazon and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 minute ago, Kadenge said: Given the injuries to AJ and Adekugbe does Abzi get a call up and will he accept? He doesn't play though NVsoccer, Unnamed Trialist, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, narduch said: He doesn't play though Exactly. They are starting a match right now, 4.15pm, home to Alcorcón, and he's on the bench again. Have to say, they make very few subs and are top of the league with a short squad and the starters playing almost everything. But he simply does not have the minutes. If you wanted to go through our players in top 2nd tiers, I'd look at Froese at Wiesbaden ahead of him. narduch and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Exactly. They are starting a match right now, 4.15pm, home to Alcorcón, and he's on the bench again. Have to say, they make very few subs and are top of the league with a short squad and the starters playing almost everything. But he simply does not have the minutes. If you wanted to go through our players in top 2nd tiers, I'd look at Froese at Wiesbaden ahead of him. Yup and Abzi is not even committed yet to Canada. Ofcourse we have AD and TB but would rather see them higher up on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Abzi was just subbed into the game in the 87th minute shortly after Leganes went up 3-0. I believe this makes for his 3rd appearance but I could be wrong. Edited February 18 by Corazon Unnamed Trialist and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, Corazon said: Abzi was just subbed into the game in the 87th minute shortly after Leganes went up 3-0. I believe this makes for his 3rd appearance but I could be wrong. Yeah 3 appearances for a grand total of 18 minutes played. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 As I posted, they give scraps to the subs. Three subs in m 87 up 3-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Didn't show as Leganés lost at home to a direct rival, Eibar. They're still leading but with a dozen games left the 8th place team is just 6 points back, and most rivals are better bets for promotion. I think the roosters are about to come home to hatch for Leganés, or however that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) He got on m. 77 for Leganés, subbing the regular LB Enric Franquesa, who is probably the LB of the year in Spanish 2nd, aggressive in defence and assisting in attack up his wing. They were already up 4-0 over Mirandés and stay leader in a promotion spot, as they have been nearly all season. It really does look like he'll only get sub appearances, but if he gets more minutes and run-outs than the first half the season it'll be great for his confidence and future perspectives. Edited March 17 by Unnamed Trialist NVsoccer, narduch, aredding77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 It would be fantastic to see Abzi stick with the club if they move up to La Liga, but it's hard to see at this point unless Levante have a better deal lined up for Franquesa Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 He hasn't gotten any minutes these last weeks, even on the recent fixture Franquesa was out and he would have been the natural sub. Maybe he was unluckily injured just the day he had a chance at minutes. They play Espanyol, in second spot, this evening at home, and will remain leader no matter what happens. Leganés have been solid leaders of Spanish 2nd division since fixture 10, 24 straight matchdays. I'll only take a look if I see Abzi has a chance of appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: He hasn't gotten any minutes these last weeks, even on the recent fixture Franquesa was out and he would have been the natural sub. Maybe he was unluckily injured just the day he had a chance at minutes. They play Espanyol, in second spot, this evening at home, and will remain leader no matter what happens. Leganés have been solid leaders of Spanish 2nd division since fixture 10, 24 straight matchdays. I'll only take a look if I see Abzi has a chance of appearing. He hasn't even made the bench from what I've seen on Futmob. Not back with Pau either it seems. Anyone know what's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 34 minutes ago, jdheid said: He hasn't even made the bench from what I've seen on Futmob. Not back with Pau either it seems. Anyone know what's going on? He would not go back to Pau as he's still on loan. He has made the bench in 2024 and as I posted above, he has gotten minutes not too long ago, in mid March. He's there. Edit: I just read an interview with the coach from yesterday that says he could not be with the squad for personal reasons, they had given him a leave of sorts. He speaks of him as another squad member, as he does of others injured or not called in. https://as.com/futbol/segunda/borja-pase-lo-que-pase-habra-vida-despues-del-espanyol-n/ They are top of the division and in promotion playing a very short squad, similar starters, limited time for subs. Edited April 12 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: He would not go back to Pau as he's still on loan. He has made the bench in 2024 and as I posted above, he has gotten minutes not too long ago, in mid March. He's there. Edit: I just read an interview with the coach from yesterday that says he could not be with the squad for personal reasons, they had given him a leave of sorts. He speaks of him as another squad member, as he does of others injured or not called in. https://as.com/futbol/segunda/borja-pase-lo-que-pase-habra-vida-despues-del-espanyol-n/ They are top of the division and in promotion playing a very short squad, similar starters, limited time for subs. Oops, I meant to say, he hasn't made the bench the last couple matches. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, jdheid said: Oops, I meant to say, he hasn't made the bench the last couple matches. I think what the coach is saying is that he was allowed to attend a personal matter last weekend and may still be doing so. They are usually very discreet about these things. Perhaps he had to return to Canada for a family issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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