Markoaleks Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 If he had Romanian lineage/ or Mexican (with 2 sisters playing for them) we would be all over this level of talent good on ya lad- represent well and never forget your heritage ……….🇨🇦 unlike others Chad_Impact, Buchta, gator and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 49 minutes ago, Markoaleks said: If he had Romanian lineage/ or Mexican (with 2 sisters playing for them) we would be all over this level of talent good on ya lad- represent well and never forget your heritage ……….🇨🇦 unlike others Do you think he is on the level of those 2 propects you are alluding to? I havnt watched much of the other 2, mainly just hype and highlights, but I have watched a fair bit of Coupland. I can see why people are excited, but he had chances to really blow us away to prove he us a top shelf youngster like Flores. Didnt see that yet......YET!! But go on to europe, work hard in trials and smash it. HochelagaFC, Ivan, sebdeserio and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 He is indeed on trial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Dominic94 said: He is indeed on trial I think that was pretty clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 minute ago, jordan said: I think that was pretty clear Le droit confirmed it, hope he sticks somewhere, doesn’t rule out a return to Ottawa either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Any news on which club he's on trial with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris4c Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Le Droit confirms he is in Portugal and that he will be trialing with "different professional soccer clubs". The article also says that after Portugal, he will be in Germany, and possibly a third country as well. TGAA_Star, johnyb, canuckgbp and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Trialing over at Braga gator, johnyb, Dominic94 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 11:21 AM, boris4c said: Le Droit confirms he is in Portugal and that he will be trialing with "different professional soccer clubs". The article also says that after Portugal, he will be in Germany, and possibly a third country as well. I hope it works out for him 🙏 I really really do because I do want to see him develop into the next great Canadian player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 2 hours ago, jordan said: Trialing over at Braga Fellow Canadian Juvy K is there, maybe the start of a something. Xavier., TGAA_Star and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Haven't seen anything on if he's still with Braga or off to Germany now but he turned 18 on the 12th and can officially sign in Europe. He posted highlights of himself on Youtube for this season Xavier. and Tyler55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 37 minutes ago, Atlantic said: Haven't seen anything on if he's still with Braga or off to Germany now but he turned 18 on the 12th and can officially sign in Europe. He posted highlights of himself on Youtube for this season He's a great player, but one thing I noticed is that I doubt all of those Cruyff turns will work at higher levels, but with some solid development in an academy setup he can iron that out most likely. He does remind me of JMR a bit, they both have low center of gravities and have great dribbling skills (heck even Flores is similar). I've seen video clips of Jahkeele running circles in ussda competitions for TFC before so Antoine exhibiting this skill against grown men is promising. I hope he lands at a club where he can polish his game further! (Also I loved that he included that last bit of commentary from Dunfield) ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) His #1 thing I think is just bulking up. Edited December 17, 2021 by VinceA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Tyler55 said: He's a great player, but one thing I noticed is that I doubt all of those Cruyff turns will work at higher levels, but with some solid development in an academy setup he can iron that out most likely. He does remind me of JMR a bit, they both have low center of gravities and have great dribbling skills (heck even Flores is similar). I've seen video clips of Jahkeele running circles in ussda competitions for TFC before so Antoine exhibiting this skill against grown men is promising. I hope he lands at a club where he can polish his game further! (Also I loved that he included that last bit of commentary from Dunfield) They worked for Johan, why wouldn't they work for Antoine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Sal333 said: They worked for Johan, why wouldn't they work for Antoine? 😂 It's a minor point really just something I noticed, if he gets stronger as @VinceA mentions I'm excited to see how he progresses. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Tyler55 said: He's a great player, but one thing I noticed is that I doubt all of those Cruyff turns will work at higher levels, but with some solid development in an academy setup he can iron that out most likely. He does remind me of JMR a bit, they both have low center of gravities and have great dribbling skills (heck even Flores is similar). I've seen video clips of Jahkeele running circles in ussda competitions for TFC before so Antoine exhibiting this skill against grown men is promising. I hope he lands at a club where he can polish his game further! (Also I loved that he included that last bit of commentary from Dunfield) I feel the exact same way about both Coupland and JMR. I think both of them entering academies and getting playing time at the youth league level will do wonders to their game. The dribbling skills are evident but they need to work on some other areas of their game like physicality. On another note, Coupland is in Mannheim now. SV Waldhof Mannheim are a 3. Liga side in Mannheim but he could’ve easily just travelled down from Frankfurt (where he very likely flew in to) to visit the city. Karlsruher SC (2. Bundesliga) are also pretty close by. Not too far south east on the other side of the Rhine River is Stuttgart as well. Edited December 17, 2021 by Atlantic cronaldo7, Tyler55 and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Atlantic said: Haven't seen anything on if he's still with Braga or off to Germany now but he turned 18 on the 12th and can officially sign in Europe. He posted highlights of himself on Youtube for this season Impressive stuff. This kid has definitely gone under the radar. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, ag futbol said: Impressive stuff. This kid has definitely gone under the radar. Only for those not from the Ottawa area. The fans here really rate him. h coach, Bison44, johnyb and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 He's a talented player but I do wonder about his development. https://www.transfermarkt.us/antoine-coupland/profil/spieler/683319 577 minutes in 2 years seems like a waste for a 16-17 year old. If the team had a youth side, no problem but it's hard to develop without actual game time. Footyeh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: He's a talented player but I do wonder about his development. https://www.transfermarkt.us/antoine-coupland/profil/spieler/683319 577 minutes in 2 years seems like a waste for a 16-17 year old. If the team had a youth side, no problem but it's hard to develop without actual game time. They definitely could have played him more but hopefully he can land in a good spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Only for those not from the Ottawa area. The fans here really rate him. Just like they really rated a young fellow called David, long before we had heard of him. Good luck to him on finding a good situation in Europe and hopefully he takes his game to the next level. h coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: He's a talented player but I do wonder about his development. https://www.transfermarkt.us/antoine-coupland/profil/spieler/683319 577 minutes in 2 years seems like a waste for a 16-17 year old. If the team had a youth side, no problem but it's hard to develop without actual game time. That's COVID for you! His minutes would have been for more significant with a proper 2020 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Sit on the second deck and you can watch his IQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Heading over to Germany for more trials Edgewater17, Olympique_de_Marseille, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frattinator Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 12/16/2021 at 10:37 PM, Atlantic said: Haven't seen anything on if he's still with Braga or off to Germany now but he turned 18 on the 12th and can officially sign in Europe. He posted highlights of himself on Youtube for this season Obviously good on the ball and has a pretty good range of passing. Though he seemed to be (with this highlight package at least) very one footed. I think I counted 2 forward passes with his right in the entire video and there were plenty of times where it looked he had passes available to him that he had to wait because he needed to cut to his left. Still super young and the foundations are all there though, excited to see where he ends up. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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