WCQ: Third Round - Window 3 (November 12-16, 2021)

[Sal333]

9 minutes ago, Floortom said:

Blue and white.....

Looks more like blue and grey.

[narduch]

Is it safe to say Cavallini won't get called this window?

 

[Obinna]

Wonder how all the pieces are now going to fit up front? David, Davies, Buchanan, Ugbo, and Larin. That's a long jam, especially when you consider Hoilett, Millar, Corbeanu, Cavallini and Akinola when he returns, not to mention Jebbison if he commits down the road.

Near term, I wonder what this means for Cavallini in particular...

[Obinna]

2 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said:

Adekugbe?

knew I was missing another one!

[Sal333]

6 minutes ago, Alex said:

 

Okay, can someone tell me how he is Canadian? Lived here as a kid?

[Bison44]

Cripes the Genk wiki page already has him with a CDN flag?? Which of you keeners changed it already??

[Mattd97]

Wonder what that means for jebbison.

 

But talk about throwing him in to the fire. Or ice I guess...

[Xavier.]

2 minutes ago, Sal333 said:

Okay, can someone tell me how he is Canadian? Lived here as a kid?

Yes, not sure about the exact ages but from around 4-10 years old he lived here. 

Edited November 4, 2021 by Xavier.
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[toontownman]

What a striker pool! Immense. 

Big statement to get other duals thinking!!

[Francois79]

That was fast:

 

[frmr]

4 minutes ago, Obinna said:

Wonder how all the pieces are now going to fit up front? David, Davies, Buchanan, Ugbo, and Larin. That's a long jam, especially when you consider Hoilett, Millar, Corbeanu, Cavallini and Akinola when he returns, not to mention Jebbison if he commits down the road.

Near term, I wonder what this means for Cavallini in particular...

Don't think we need to force people in. Just last window we played Brym so there's always going to be opportunity for people to step up through injury, suspensions, etc. With Cavallini's form dropping, and Akinola having an uphill battle, this is some welcome depth in the number 9 role.

[Sal333]

9 minutes ago, El Diego said:

It's Ugbo: https://canadasoccer.com/news/welcome-to-canmnt-ike-ugbo-joins-mens-national-team-program/

I'll bet he switches back to Nigeria once he lands in Edmonton and is told -10C is a warm autumn day.

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[Obinna]

3 minutes ago, Bison44 said:

Cripes the Genk wiki page already has him with a CDN flag?? Which of you keeners changed it already??

Not it!

[sstackho]

More options is always good news. 

But it took me two years before I finally could remember which of Gent/Genk that Jonathan David played for, and now Ugbo goes and screws it all up. 

 

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3 minutes ago, Mattd97 said:

Wonder what that means for jebbison.

 

But talk about throwing him in to the fire. Or ice I guess...

I'd argue this more puts the writing on the wall for Cav... a pool of David, Larin, Ugbo, and Jebbison could be very nice moving forward

[king1010]

Omar Browne from Forge gets called up to Panama

[footballfreak]

5 minutes ago, narduch said:

Is it safe to say Cavallini won't get called this window?

 

I pretty much assumed he wasn’t getting the call even before this announcement. He’s  been a complete non factor when he gets on the field, and looks slower than the defenders who’ve been running the whole game. What’s worse is he’s pouty about it. You can’t have your energy guys throwing hissy fits and quitting on plays. Leave him off to get fit and try to sort his game out. As it is, the Whitecaps have to be looking to unload him.

[Bison44]

BAH!! When Cav came back to the fold no one wondered whats going to happen to Haber or Simeon Jackson??  I dont know who this Ugbo is, dont know how he is CDN, but if he is better than CAV or AKINOLA etc...well trot him out and see what he can do.  More depth is never a bad thing.....

And so much for Herdman not wanting new faces to upset the chemistry/brotherhood the guys have going, or him not wanting to try out new players this late in qualifying.    

[Floortom]

Just now, footballfreak said:

I pretty much assumed he wasn’t getting the call even before this announcement. He’s  been a complete non factor when he gets on the field, and looks slower than the defenders who’ve been running the whole game. What’s worse is he’s pouty about it. You can’t have your energy guys throwing hissy fits and quitting on plays. Leave him off to get fit and try to sort his game out. As it is, the Whitecaps have to be looking to unload him.

This is all true but Herdman has talked many times about Cav's presence in the locker room..he may be called for that alone

[Dominic94]

5 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said:

I'd argue this more puts the writing on the wall for Cav... a pool of David, Larin, Ugbo, and Jebbison could be very nice moving forward

I would think we won’t see Tesho again actually… 

[Sal333]

I guess this softens the Sali sting from earlier this morning.

[Alex]

4 minutes ago, Dominic94 said:

I would think we won’t see Tesho again actually… 

Remember that Tesho was the original one who got the ball rolling for dual nationals to commit back in 2015.

[Shway]

Wowwww

[BuzzAndSting]

26 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

But how can it be Ugbo when he's not on Herdman's 61-Man Provisional Squad?

@Sal333 Can we put a bullet in your theory now?