maccaliam Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 1:33 AM, Varsity Tyler said: Agreed on Canada going to a back 5 with wing backs. West Ham did it this past season (before Coufal) as a means of patching over a relatively thin back line, and I think that we can use the formation to the same effect. We have the wing backs for it, and I think that having 3 CBs can add that extra bit of cover for this thin position in our own 11. West Ham also have the luxury of Rice and Soucek in front of those back 3, both of whom can either get stuck in to break up plays, or advance the ball quickly when possession is regained (Rice, especially). For us that is Eustaquio and Piette. Moyes used this formation expertly as a means of making his side more than the sum of its parts - it's not like West Ham had a ton of cash to spread around to cover weaker areas. Herdman is limited similarly and I think he would be wise to embrace it against opposition which is our equal or greater. I feel like having Hutch in for Piette makes an even better comparison for this formation’s use. Hopefully we get to the ocho and we can see this in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Full matches: Tuesday, June 8thSaturday, June 12thTuesday, June 15th and nowFriday June 18th for club Hopefully he's fresh for the Gold Cup! johnyb, TGAA_Star and Nate3322 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Full matches: Tuesday, June 8thSaturday, June 12thTuesday, June 15th and nowFriday June 18th for club Hopefully he's fresh for the Gold Cup! Definitely going to need him. In fact I would say more or less he has that right back position on lock when it comes to our national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterlawrence5 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Alistair's rise has been phenomenal. Kudos to him. Real talent always rises to the top. johnyb, cronaldo7, Nate3322 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I wonder what ever happened to those rumours of championship teams being interested in him? He seems like a pretty key piece to Nashville so I’d imagine it would take quite the price for a transfer to go through. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Atlantic said: I wonder what ever happened to those rumours of championship teams being interested in him? He seems like a pretty key piece to Nashville so I’d imagine it would take quite the price for a transfer to go through. This was around the time there was uncertainty with the CBA. The CBA has been sorted out since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I think the revelation is his ability to play effortlessly as a RCB in a back 3. I still prefer Laryea, or ZBG as they are better in a back four going forward. Free kick and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavemTFC Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I haven't been this mad at TFC management since Mariner was coach but just wanted to say Johnston impresses me more and more every time I see him play. Quality player. Also, fuck you Armas you hairless brainless piece of shit Obinna, sebdeserio, Shway and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, DavemTFC said: I haven't been this mad at TFC management since Mariner was coach but just wanted to say Johnston impresses me more and more every time I see him play. Quality player. Also, fuck you Armas you hairless brainless piece of shit Let it out, you'll feel better. Obinna, The Real Marc and dyslexic nam 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Didn't know Johnston & Pantemis played youth football together in Montreal. dyslexic nam, Shway, sebdeserio and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, red card said: Didn't know Johnston & Pantemis played youth football together in Montreal. Me neither and we’re close in age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farrelld Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, red card said: Didn't know Johnston & Pantemis played youth football together in Montreal. I looked into this the first time it was mentioned on a Montreal broadcast this year. Wikipedia says Johnston only played for Lakeshore for a couple of years before he was 10. Family moved to Ontario afterwards. Still pretty cool that two guys from lakeshore who played together when they were at most 7 are playing against each other professionally. Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, farrelld said: I looked into this the first time it was mentioned on a Montreal broadcast this year. Wikipedia says Johnston only played for Lakeshore for a couple of years before he was 10. Family moved to Ontario afterwards. Still pretty cool that two guys from lakeshore who played together when they were at most 7 are playing against each other professionally. And with each other on the NT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 keep up the good work Mr Johnston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Been so many standouts its hard to not give everyone credit. Johnston has been a revelation imo. Hugely tested last night but has passed this gold cup with flying colours. Concentration, application, consistency and stamina. He barely put a foot wrong all tournament. The talk is rightly about the inevitable Tajon move to Europe but Johnston shouldn't be far behind. Should have plenty of suitors. N1ckbr0wn, costarg, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 So nice to see these guys progress. Johnston, Miller, Lareya, Buchanon all out of the NCAA ranks, not tagged as cant miss youth stars all find their footing in MLS, then grow into big time INT players for Canada. Corazon, toontownman, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bison44 said: So nice to see these guys progress. Johnston, Miller, Lareya, Buchanon all out of the NCAA ranks, not tagged as cant miss youth stars all find their footing in MLS, then grow into big time INT players for Canada. Almost like the long from being useful MLS draft has been useful. Possible they would have made it anyway but adding the CPL (and hopefully more L1 and D2) to the NCAA, USL and MLS, we are benefiting from multiple systems right now and should do for the foreseeable, fingers crossed. Bison44 and Club Linesman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 What a surprise Ali has been to the program. Absolutely love what he brings in a defensive role (not convinced when he’s playing higher up on the pitch but that can develop). The tenacity he brings, his decision making, and his overall attitude is on point. RCB is high spot to lose. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 45 minutes ago, toontownman said: The talk is rightly about the inevitable Tajon move to Europe but Johnston shouldn't be far behind. Should have plenty of suitors. Wasn't he was linked to a Championship club in the last off-season? I believe it was Reading and I think it was one off those loans you see MLSers make (Dike-Barnsley, Morris/Arriola-Swansea, etc.) toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 We can't mention it enough, he's amazing one on one and in distribution, so calm. Always comes up with a clean challenge and manages to negate some major attacking threats like it was a nobody, only to realize who he went up against after the play. Some really talented guys had a really hard time getting around him, he makes it look so easy. LeoH037 and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 He played amazing tonight vs Honduras. No fear. Saved our bacon a few times. In the conversation to move to Europe at age 23? costarg, masster, Corazon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 He’s a boss. Him and Kennedy will be our stalwarts going forward. Hopefully a couple others can step up. Miller was a bombscare today. dyslexic nam, NVsoccer, Approve My Account Pls and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 The crazy thing is he plays a different position for his club Hawkguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhCanadaOhBaby Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Had Championship interest earlier this year, would not be surprised if those came true and the end of this season after a solid campaign in MLS and with the national team even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Had a beauty of a game. So composed for a young defender. Great judgment and timing. Also said it before and I'll say it again, his crossing ability is under-utilized. Had a couple good opportunities develop out of some diagonal balls in he delivered. Kadenge, costarg, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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