Unnamed Trialist Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 hours ago, narduch said: Call him up!😄 GasPed, narduch and aredding77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 hours ago, PiedPilko said: He did sorta get benched with Klagenfurt but... it's a good start. I think he picked up a red about a month ago, which the club thought was totally unfair...but then he served the sanction, got off the track and has needed 3-4 matches to get back into the mix. That is not too bad. In any case, I was surprised they signed him out of Oregon, NCAA, to top flight Austria. But he's gotten minutes and here scores against what used to be the best team in Austria, Rapid. His team playing with ten men since early first half. About Whitecaps: he left VWII three years ago or more, and chose NCAA since then, I think he did 3 years university soccer. So it is not like that is Whitecaps fault that an 18-19 year old was not ready for first team minutes. He turns 23 next month. N1ckbr0wn, Ruffian, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Exciting times. If Amanda and Ennin can keep knocking in goals It'll be hard not to call them up this winter.  A_Gagne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: Not good enough for MLS lol VWFC What are you talking about. The Whitecaps tried to sign him. He opted for Europe.  HochelagaFC, Ruffian and RS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, narduch said: Like Cornelius and Bair I'm not sure I love this narrative... Bair got plenty of chances. Cornelius got a good loan move. And Amanda still has to work his way back into Klagenfurt's 11. SthMelbRed, N1ckbr0wn and Stryker911 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: What are you talking about. The Whitecaps tried to sign him. He opted for Europe.  I could be totally wrong, and I’ll ask @GlassCityto chime in, as he knows all about that club. I think it was on his timeline that I saw it but, the caps didn’t ever try to sign him. I could swear I saw an article on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) wrong thread Edited October 17, 2021 by canuckgbp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Dominic94 said: I could be totally wrong, and I’ll ask @GlassCityto chime in, as he knows all about that club. I think it was on his timeline that I saw it but, the caps didn’t ever try to sign him. I could swear I saw an article on it. Here's the quotes from Axel Schuster talking about trying to sign him.   johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassCity Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Dominic94 said: I could be totally wrong, and I’ll ask @GlassCityto chime in, as he knows all about that club. I think it was on his timeline that I saw it but, the caps didn’t ever try to sign him. I could swear I saw an article on it. The Whitecaps were in discussions to sign him, but I didn’t get any details about why they couldn’t get it over the line. masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Just checking his stats---he's basically had appearances, but all as a late sub so far. No starts, 7 appearances and 97 minutes in total. That was his first goal. He also had a start in a Cup match, was subbed out. So the next step has to be longer sub stints, and a start. He is making a transition into pro football for the first time in his life, properly speaking, unless you think it was VW II when he was 18. Or Lane United in USL 2, typically summer play for NCAA players. cronaldo7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I don’t remember Amanda being any more highly rated than a plethora of former Whitecaps players plying their trade in CPL or elsewhere. What has he done to earn this praise, College? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, Aird25 said: I don’t remember Amanda being any more highly rated than a plethora of former Whitecaps players plying their trade in CPL or elsewhere. What has he done to earn this praise, College? He's not playing in Canada. Dominic94, johnyb and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Aird25 said: I don’t remember Amanda being any more highly rated than a plethora of former Whitecaps players plying their trade in CPL or elsewhere. What has he done to earn this praise, College? Is this praise? I guess I'm missing the point. I see he's with Wasserman agency from the US, who are buying out other agencies like in Spain or Germany, and have one of the most diverse portfolios out there. Also basketball, and entertainment. Other Canadians are Teibert, Kaye, Tesho, A Morgan.... If we think how enthused folks were when Kennedy went from 2nd division Austria to 2nd Bundesliga--well Gloire is in 1st tier Austria. In terms of league level, he's amongst our top 10 in Europe. Of course, as a striker he'll have to score for that to mean anything Shway, Chad_Impact, The Real Marc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Glad to see him score today . Hopefully this will lead to more playing time in Klagenfurt. Shway and ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Aird25 said: I don’t remember Amanda being any more highly rated than a plethora of former Whitecaps players plying their trade in CPL or elsewhere. What has he done to earn this praise, College? After whitecaps he went to Oregon state for 3 years, in 2020 led the NCAA in scoring and was concensus all american first team pick and won the Herman trophy as the best player in college soccer. He might not have had the same buzz, and might not have gone super high in the draft but it would have been similar to Larin, Buchanan, Rapaso, Bekker, Johnston etc. College levels and talent is always a crapshoot but he would have been on an MLS team this year if he chose that route.  johnyb, gator, narduch and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 10:05 PM, GlassCity said: The Whitecaps were in discussions to sign him, but I didn’t get any details about why they couldn’t get it over the line. Thought I read in Steven Sandor article .. he knew this was the best time for him to try to make it Europe coming off a strong season, being in form .. was waiting for an opportunity in Europe to present itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I don't know for sure but I imagine a major American agency making strides in soccer around Europe took a look at NCAA and thought, "Hey, maybe the Heisman Award winner might be a good bet". I mean, who else? And he's a striker, which are worth more. So I would say getting connected to the agency was a major factor, but I have no idea who his agency might have been before or if it went down like that. In fact, the role of agencies in picking up and placing Canadian players is an untouched subject on this board. As is the way existing agencies might be perceiving Canadians now in comparison to even 3 years ago. The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Agreed. I know the old adage is that if you're good enough, it doesn't matter where you're from. But the reality is as our reputation lifts, both for being a successful soccer national team and as a source of young talent, it can only help out players attract attention - particularly from agents, agencies and others that help broker opportunities in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 You know when people stub their toe on the chair and start swearing at the chair Damn you Whitecaps why must you ruin everything!!!! N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I don't know for sure but I imagine a major American agency making strides in soccer around Europe took a look at NCAA and thought, "Hey, maybe the Heisman Award winner might be a good bet". I mean, who else? And he's a striker, which are worth more. So I would say getting connected to the agency was a major factor, but I have no idea who his agency might have been before or if it went down like that. In fact, the role of agencies in picking up and placing Canadian players is an untouched subject on this board. As is the way existing agencies might be perceiving Canadians now in comparison to even 3 years ago. Technically, he probably wouldn't have had an agency before, since he was a college athlete. But agreed, I could see an agency being able to taught "Hermann Trophy award winner" to clubs in Europe, especially since it was on a free transfer. They can take a look at what's coming out of Canada recently and decide that "free" is the right price to at least take a gamble on the player. The Real Marc and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Â narduch, Sal333, SthMelbRed and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Â It's another great, Canadian story. I really hope this kid succeeds in Europe and finds his way onto this Canada team. h coach, Sal333, Unnamed Trialist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 There was some talk during the Ike Ugbo speculation, warranted or not, that Amanda might play for Tanzania. They just got eliminated from World Cup qualifying, so that likely gets put to bed as a possibility for now. johnyb and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 23 minutes ago, footballfreak said: There was some talk during the Ike Ugbo speculation, warranted or not, that Amanda might play for Tanzania. They just got eliminated from World Cup qualifying, so that likely gets put to bed as a possibility for now. Amanda is in that group with Ennin, James and, if he goes to Norway top flight, Bair, on the fringe of the NT and perhaps worthy of call-ups to friendlies or to fill in for injuries. Fully depending on their week-to-week league play in these respective top flights. These four are at least playing, so that would put them ahead of Justin Smith, for example, or those still on 2nd or youth teams, like Lucas Dias. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Amanda was an unused sub in his past few club matches. Might have to temper expectations, at least for the near future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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