footballfreak Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:He was just overhyped after a good run of form in 2020-2021. Also, some guys are just never the same after a long-term injury. If Cavallini has a good run of form in the next three weeks that isn't necessarily true. I suspect we will see Jacob Shaffelburg back with the team and some new face like Tani Oluwaseyi or a new defender or two. We don't need to call as many forwards as in the past. Shaffelburg is undoubtedly in the plans, but he’s not a 9. Cavallini hasn’t scored a professional goal in almost the same amount of time as Ugbo. He *could* go on a run, but that’s not the same thing as being higher on the depth chart. Both have serious issues, but Ugbo is at least in midseason conditioning, trains/occasionally plays in a higher quality league, and is more likely to be a part of long term plans. Cavallini is on the wrong side of 30, too slow to fit the profile of the rest of the team, and has repeatedly shown a tendency to meltdown when things aren’t going his way. Not the best combo to have on the field in a do-or-die game against very stable Honduras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, footballfreak said: Shaffelburg is undoubtedly in the plans, but he’s not a 9. I see Larin, David and Cavallini as #9s within our system. We only need to bring in three into camp. And I will take an underperforming Cavallini (who has had more playing time) over an underperforming Ugbo as things currently stand. Edited February 27, 2023 by Olympique_de_Marseille king1010 and CanadaFan123 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, footballfreak said: Shaffelburg is undoubtedly in the plans, but he’s not a 9. Cavallini hasn’t scored a professional goal in almost the same amount of time as Ugbo. He *could* go on a run, but that’s not the same thing as being higher on the depth chart. Both have serious issues, but Ugbo is at least in midseason conditioning, trains/occasionally plays in a higher quality league, and is more likely to be a part of long term plans. Cavallini is on the wrong side of 30, too slow to fit the profile of the rest of the team, and has repeatedly shown a tendency to meltdown when things aren’t going his way. Not the best combo to have on the field in a do-or-die game against very stable Honduras. Cav started in Liga MX last night in a 2-0 win. When is the last time Ugbo started? Cav had already played in 4 games, will be playing regularly and be in mid season form come the March window. Edited February 27, 2023 by king1010 Ruffian and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 4 hours ago, footballfreak said: Shaffelburg is undoubtedly in the plans, but he’s not a 9. Cavallini hasn’t scored a professional goal in almost the same amount of time as Ugbo. He *could* go on a run, but that’s not the same thing as being higher on the depth chart. Both have serious issues, but Ugbo is at least in midseason conditioning, trains/occasionally plays in a higher quality league, and is more likely to be a part of long term plans. Cavallini is on the wrong side of 30, too slow to fit the profile of the rest of the team, and has repeatedly shown a tendency to meltdown when things aren’t going his way. Not the best combo to have on the field in a do-or-die game against very stable Honduras. Cavallini scored in his second last game for Vancouver and just signed for his new club. Ugbo is too one dimensional and has failed to score for us. Cavallini has scored plenty but also adds other intangibles when he’s not scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 In the end I think they will both be called in. I don’t see Herdman leaving either of them out - they both play in good leagues and have lots of experience being with the National team. We don’t have enough depth to leave them home. Stryker911 and footballfreak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Don't see a reason not to call him. He's an extra body in training. It isn't like he would play, even if he was in good form. If he was scoring at the pace of last season, he'd still be behind Larin and David, both in excellent form at better clubs, yet he'd definitely be in camp. footballfreak and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 On 2/27/2023 at 4:51 AM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: I see Larin, David and Cavallini as #9s within our system. We only need to bring in three into camp. And I will take an underperforming Cavallini (who has had more playing time) over an underperforming Ugbo as things currently stand. In CONCACAF games against opposition not named Mexico or USA, it's almost a given we will be playing with with two strikers. Three guys in camp is not enough to cover those positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 42 minutes ago, footballfreak said: In CONCACAF games against opposition not named Mexico or USA, it's almost a given we will be playing with with two strikers. Three guys in camp is not enough to cover those positions. Ok. You've made solid points. Agree to disagree. 🤝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 On the bench for Troyes vs Monaco. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Comes on in the 78th min with Troyes up 1-0. Ben Yeder scores twice and Troyes down 2-1 in injury time. Not great. MauditYvon, Jack1997, DeRo_Is_King and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-2 baulderdash77, DeRo_Is_King, narduch and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMo Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Very composed finished in the air while unmarked. narduch, Jack1997, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Call him up in March! DeRo_Is_King, narduch and longlugan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 27 minutes ago, BigMo said: Very composed finished in the air while unmarked. The guy gets 12 minutes plus stoppage time against a top French side and scores late in a high-pressure situation. Bring on the "Ugbo is crap" comments, please. costarg, Jack1997, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 minute ago, DeRo_Is_King said: The guy gets 12 minutes plus stoppage time against a top French side and scores late in a high-pressure situation. Bring on the "Ugbo is crap" comments, please. I do not think he is crap. I think his manager is an idiot. Cadeau, WheatsheafSK, DeRo_Is_King and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Manager shoud be kicking himself in the ass. Ugbo's first minutes in how long? Takes him 12 minutes to get on the board and get Troyes a much needed point vs a top side. DeRo_Is_King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, narduch said: I do not think he is crap. I think his manager is an idiot. I know. I'm not talking about you. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, costarg said: Manager shoud be kicking himself in the ass. Ugbo's first minutes in how long? Takes him 12 minutes to get on the board and get Troyes a much needed point vs a top side. I agree he has not gotten many minutes, but let me correct you quickly before the clowns use his eight minutes vs Ajaccio to say he played in Troyes's last game. Before that, he hadn't played at all in seven straight matches. Edited March 5, 2023 by DeRo_Is_King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, costarg said: Manager shoud be kicking himself in the ass. Ugbo's first minutes in how long? Takes him 12 minutes to get on the board and get Troyes a much needed point vs a top side. Troyes’ problem has not been scoring goals. It’s been an atrocious defence. The starting striker, Balde, has been very good this season. It’s a tough situation for Ugbo sebdeserio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I do like this regular occurrence of palyers getting goals after droughts right before Canada camps. DeRo_Is_King and Jack1997 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, VinceA said: I do like this regular occurrence of palyers getting goals after droughts right before Canada camps. ...if they show up [ducks] gator, Cheeta and The Real Marc 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Ahh please..dont even kid about not showing up?? Whats next?? Locusts...boils??? Do we need someone named Moses to come in and lead canadian soccer out of this period of amazing success we have just had....ahem I mean the worst patch we've ever seen (if you listen to the news). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On the bench for Troyes vs Lorient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Played the final 12' in a 2-0 loss. Edited March 12, 2023 by johnyb Corazon, DeRo_Is_King and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Did they fire Kisnorbo yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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