Watchmen Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, toontownman said: Still not convinced he is a CMNT player with big upside but damn he continues to be consistent for the caps. Another great performance and assist. No, he's the type of player who'd make the CMNT if we did friendlies for the North American based players only, and even then he'd likely be on the bench. Which is fine. Nothing wrong with that. toontownman, Corazon and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, toontownman said: Still not convinced he is a CMNT player with big upside but damn he continues to be consistent for the caps. Another great performance and assist. Ru...sell Tei..Bert you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Shway said: Ru...sell Tei..Bert you say? That's who I almost compared him to, except Raposo passes forward. masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 So many Canadian things... youllneverwalkalone, footballfreak, toontownman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Crazy that Raposo doesn't have a cap yet. What are the odds he gets a look in a pre-Copa friendly? Doubt he makes the squad, but like Bair and Ugbo recently, it be nice to see guys playing well get a chance. gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Obinna said: Crazy that Raposo doesn't have a cap yet. What are the odds he gets a look in a pre-Copa friendly? Doubt he makes the squad, but like Bair and Ugbo recently, it be nice to see guys playing well get a chance. I don’t think it’s that crazy. I’d say there are quite a few MLS squad players that aren’t in contention for a call and he’s one of them. If we had domestic camps I would consider it crazy. I think we could drop every player from our last squad, call a complete B squad and Raposo still wouldn’t be on it. Edited April 1 by CanadaFan123 Watchmen, Obinna, Ivan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 7 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: I don’t think it’s that crazy. I’d say there are quite a few MLS squad players that aren’t in contention for a call and he’s one of them. If we had domestic camps I would consider it crazy. I think we could drop every player from our last squad, call a complete B squad and Raposo still wouldn’t be on it. Yeah for sure. I think it's more that it's crazy we don't have domestic camps and as a result playres like Raposo haven't been brought into the fold. He's a bonifide MLS contributor at this point, not always but quite often a starter, yet he's never been close to the Canadian national team. Craig11rm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) The craziest thing of all is Kamal throwing the ball at Raposo...or was it at Max? Either way, what the actual f lol. Edited April 1 by PegCityCam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 It's Kamal. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 41 minutes ago, MtlMario said: It's Kamal. Did he get a yellow for that at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, PegCityCam said: The craziest thing of all is Kamal throwing the ball at Raposo...or was it at Max? Either way, what the actual f lol. #Brotherhood PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 32 minutes ago, nolando said: Did he get a yellow for that at least? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig11rm Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Obinna said: Yeah for sure. I think it's more that it's crazy we don't have domestic camps and as a result playres like Raposo haven't been brought into the fold. He's a bonifide MLS contributor at this point, not always but quite often a starter, yet he's never been close to the Canadian national team. For the Whitecaps he’s contributed more than Laryea (last year) and Adekugbe… a lot of that is due to injuries but still. He’s very reliable and he’s a pretty smart player with decent crossing. He’s just limited physically. Not saying he deserves a call up but maybe knocking the door. He only had 2 assists in 27 appearances in MLS last year but has 2 goals in 5 games this year. The biggest problem is we are so deep when it comes to wide players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Raposo is quietly getting better and better each time he enters the field , I think he is due for a CNMT call up soon . Now how he is used as a player is up to Biello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 13 minutes ago, gigi riva said: Raposo is quietly getting better and better each time he enters the field , I think he is due for a CNMT call up soon . Now how he is used as a player is up to Biello He's not, and he shouldn't be. There's a reason he was dropped as soon as a number of players were back. He's a role player, and all teams can use that. But he's at his ceiling. Northvansteve, Shway and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) Assist from the corner. Gnarly. Edited April 7 by PegCityCam Corazon, footballfreak, blueseeka and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig11rm Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 4/2/2024 at 11:24 AM, Watchmen said: He's not, and he shouldn't be. There's a reason he was dropped as soon as a number of players were back. He's a role player, and all teams can use that. But he's at his ceiling. A guy who just turned 25 with just over 4 pro seasons under his belt is at his ceiling? I don’t think Raposo will ever be a world class player but he’s still getting better every time I watch him. ImYourKeeper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 7 hours ago, Craig11rm said: A guy who just turned 25 with just over 4 pro seasons under his belt is at his ceiling? I don’t think Raposo will ever be a world class player but he’s still getting better every time I watch him. Yes, he's at his ceiling. There's a reason as soon as Ahmed was healthy he was the first one dropped to the bench. He's a role player in MLS. Does what he's asked. Nothing wrong with that. BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig11rm Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 3 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Yes, he's at his ceiling. There's a reason as soon as Ahmed was healthy he was the first one dropped to the bench. He's a role player in MLS. Does what he's asked. Nothing wrong with that. That’s more about Ahmed being really good and less about Raposo being just a role player. 2 goals + 2 assists in 6 games this season and he’s still getting lots of minutes… he’s a reliable player and it seems like Sartini likes him. ImYourKeeper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, Watchmen said: He's a role player in MLS. Does what he's asked. Nothing wrong with that. That's where he is at and should continue to forge a good MLS career with that. Also, a big plus for him is his durability, making him available for selection. He is a high work rate guy who fits with what the coaching staff wants from the supporting cast. Edited April 12 by BearcatSA Craig11rm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 58 minutes ago, Craig11rm said: That’s more about Ahmed being really good and less about Raposo being just a role player. 2 goals + 2 assists in 6 games this season and he’s still getting lots of minutes… he’s a reliable player and it seems like Sartini likes him. He was also incredibly fortunate he didn't concede a penalty at the end vs Portland. He's frequently easily beaten defensively. He'll sail crosses to no one. I agree, Sartini likes him because he works hard and will play whatever role asked. But this is what he was last year too, and that's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: He was also incredibly fortunate he didn't concede a penalty at the end vs Portland. He's frequently easily beaten defensively. He'll sail crosses to no one. I agree, Sartini likes him because he works hard and will play whatever role asked. But this is what he was last year too, and that's fine. He's a squad guy. Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soro17 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, Watchmen said: He was also incredibly fortunate he didn't concede a penalty at the end vs Portland. He's frequently easily beaten defensively. He'll sail crosses to no one. I agree, Sartini likes him because he works hard and will play whatever role asked. But this is what he was last year too, and that's fine. He’s like Rusty, works really hard to get to where he should have been in the first place. Arrives just in time to see the other team move on, rinse and repeat. Offensively, I admit he can drop in a nice cross. Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 40 minutes ago, Soro17 said: He’s like Rusty, works really hard to get to where he should have been in the first place. Arrives just in time to see the other team move on, rinse and repeat. Offensively, I admit he can drop in a nice cross. Yeah, I think he's overall better than Teibert but he's basically the same. He'll likely be a club lifer as well. He doesn't complain about playing time, just goes out and tries to do the job he's asked to do, and that job can change regularly depending on injuries/international call ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I like Raposo a lot, and he will still grow as a player, but my guess is that his ceiling will be journeyman MLSer. A quality squad player, affordable, reliable, hardworking. Yeah, much like Rusty and roughly half the players in the league, maybe more. He continues to improve, but I'm not seeing the qualities that suggest a quantum leap is possible. Compare him to Ahmed in this regard and you'll get what I'm saying. Now, if he was as fast as Shaffa-laffa-ding-dong or Tajon or Bombito, then maybe we'd be singing a different tune. Speed buys you a lot of bonus points! Craig11rm and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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