Ansem Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Needs to go to EUROPE toontownman and Infernal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Page Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, OhCanadaOhBaby said: 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. He has the physicality and composure of a player at that level. Looks the part for sure. Grandbloke, Shway, nolando and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Was a boss tonight Unnamed Trialist and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Was the best player for Canada tonight, over the course of the entire match. Playing at a very high level and with mental strength and confidence. A guy who knows what he can or can't do. And that, with our right-side attack pretty weak, so he had relatively little to work with. Pleased for him. Pottsy3, SthMelbRed, Ivan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Ryan Page said: He has the physicality and composure of a player at that level. Looks the part for sure. I don't know if he looks the part but he sure plays the part Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 For sure he was one of only a few players who played well tonight, he saved a sure goal with a beautiful last ditch tackle and when he won the ball with 2 crunching tackles in a row I have no idea why the ref stopped the play because the Honduran was rolling around as a result of the tackles, we were on our way up the field in numbers! cronaldo7, Kadenge, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I have nothing new to add to the conversation, but I just needed to echo again: 📢📢📢ALISTAIR JOHNSTON IS VERY GOOD📢📢📢 Best player on the pitch last night. Shway, gator, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I watched this guy play L10 in 2019. This is still wild to me. Shway, apbsmith, cronaldo7 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Canada's MOTM in my opinion. Awesome. costarg, johnyb, An Observer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 This guys puts out so many fires in transition, surely there's a nick name here somewhere (firefighter, fire extinguisher, etc.) narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, El Diego said: This guys puts out so many fires in transition, surely there's a nick name here somewhere (firefighter, fire extinguisher, etc.) The Sprinkler! Okay, maybe not. Addona, El Diego, Olympique_de_Marseille and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbacons Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 When I see Johnston in a 1-on-1 situation I'm confident that he is not going to get beat, and will often come away with the ball. Has a great mix of speed, skill, toughness, determination, timing and spatial awareness. Obinna, johnyb, dyslexic nam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Just belatedly piling on - this guys is a beast. Two years ago I hadn’t heard of him. One year ago I knew he existed but didn’t know anything about him. This year I think he is going to be an anchor for us on the right defensive side for the next decade. gator, king1010 and SirBobsaget 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Great performance - needs to move to a better league and club soon. gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 hour ago, El Diego said: This guys puts out so many fires in transition, surely there's a nick name here somewhere (firefighter, fire extinguisher, etc.) The Canadair dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, El Diego said: This guys puts out so many fires in transition, surely there's a nick name here somewhere (firefighter, fire extinguisher, etc.) First thing that crosses my mind when i see him defending 1v1 is "full stop". He was just soo enjoyable to watch play after play, stop after stop. It was artistic, he so smart and quick. Edited September 3, 2021 by costarg El Diego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 From an offensive perspective, his passing (especially cross in the ball into the box) is very good. Amazing how quickly and well he has progressed. Nate3322 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) I wasn't sure about the physical side of his game...I am now! Edited September 3, 2021 by Kadenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) He's fast becoming a favourite of mine. Intelligent, composed, and willing to get stuck in. He should join Hoilett at Reading as a next step. They can't keep the ball out of the net this season Edited September 3, 2021 by Aird25 Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I wonder why he isn't taking corners. Can clearly get good crosses into the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 34 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: I wonder why he isn't taking corners. Can clearly get good crosses into the box. Watching him in MLS his best crosses seem to be diagonals from above the box, don't really recall seeing many dangerous byline/deep crossing. Could be his skill is at picking out a runner rather than delivering a corner that is tricky enough to evade set piece defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBobsaget Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 4 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Just belatedly piling on - this guys is a beast. Two years ago I hadn’t heard of him. One year ago I knew he existed but didn’t know anything about him. This year I think he is going to be an anchor for us on the right defensive side for the next decade. Crazy how in 2019 we had for RB Godinho / Brault-Guillard, since then Johnston and Laryea have materialized to establish 2 solid RB options. Looking back on this thread I see that Johnston made his MLS debut just over a year ago, and this thread was only created when drafted in Jan 2020. Funny how we track all these players for years as they hop around every type and level of league only to have the 'RB Solution' pop up out of seemingly nowhere. costarg, dyslexic nam, Ivan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Stryker911 said: I wonder why he isn't taking corners. Can clearly get good crosses into the box. Personally, I thought our corners was generally atrocious ... we got so many of them, but rarely did they generate any danger. Club Linesman, Ivan, king1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Addona said: Personally, I thought our corners was generally atrocious ... we got so many of them, but rarely did they generate any danger. Davies' first like six corners didn't even beat the first man. Canada in generally are horrendous at getting anything from corners. Addona and Kadenge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, VinceA said: Davies' first like six corners didn't even beat the first man. Canada in generally are horrendous at getting anything from corners. This is one area where we could use Arfield. On Johnstone, I am really impressed. I would like to see him in a match where we are essentially playing under pressure in our own half for most of it. Also, not sure how good he is in the air. I think if I can see that some more and he passes those tests (possibly the next match), then I will be completely sold. Agree, he needs to move to a better league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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