DrunkOffPunch Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Subbed in 89’ for todays game and is now provisionally cap tied to Italy. johnyb and Approve My Account Pls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Was subbed on today m. 89 in a scoreless draw against Slovakia in their round to qualify for the u-19 Euros. Play Belgium on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Hopefully for him Italy qualify with a result next match, his injury came at a horrible time. Given he's essentially missed two matches, his decision will look horrible if they are knocked out now and miss out on the U19 Euros and as well as a possible spot on the U20 team for the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 21 hours ago, DrunkOffPunch said: Subbed in 89’ for todays game and is now provisionally cap tied to Italy. Gawd, they pulled a Southgate? johnyb, gator, TOcanadafan and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Well, rather lose him to Italy than the states, that’s for sure. Bdog, sose, costarg and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Started today against Belgium, played 67 mins. Unnamed Trialist and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Maybe it is time to move this thread to the World Soccer section? Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd97 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Everyone out here cynically cap tying Canadians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Makes sense. We are becoming a force. The world is afraid of Canucks run amok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) I don't think it's time to move the thread. If anything, I look at him choosing Italy for youth as a positive. It's obviously going to be far for difficult to break into the senior squad of Italy than Canada or the US. But playing with the Italy youth probably gives him many more eyes on him. Lots of coverage and eyes will be on the Euro U19 and Euro U21 tournaments (and the subsequent Olympics if they qualify) compared to a CONCACAF U2X tournament. So that makes sense. Then he can still switch for seniors. Choosing the USA U20s though would probably show more of a lean to the US for senior because why pick their youth which is less visible internationally over Italy if you planned to switch later to Canada. However, picking Italy gives him the choice between Canada and USA still. (I still feel he'll ultimately join the US as he's born and raised there and has more of a connection, but you never know). Edited March 28, 2023 by rydermike Corazon, TOcanadafan, sebdeserio and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) double post Edited March 28, 2023 by rydermike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I think an underrated aspect here is that he's probably waiting to see if Spain is interested in him too- I think I heard he's now or soon to become eligible for them as well. I think we've lost him, but capping for Italy is probably better for us if anything- if the door with Italy's senior team closes, the door with Spain probably closes along with it, and if the US isn't ready to call him up yet, then he's ours. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 He will play for Canada or US 100% in the future. This move to Italy now was one based on visibility and exposure. US offered a U20 world cup spot but Italy can offer U19 Euros, U20 World Cup, U21 Euros, Olympics and much more regular friendly matches during international breaks. Corazon and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 They qualify for the u-19 Euros over Germany and Belgium, so could likely be part of their Euro team. It's just in a few months. Of course no idea how he played. Norway, Italy, Portugal, Poland plus three more and host Malta this July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Bye bye Koleosho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Big_M said: Bye bye Koleosho It's hard to think he's really on track for Italy senior men, but in the end the inertias will decide. His club year has been weak. johnyb, cronaldo7 and Addona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Not necessarily goodbye forever but would be long while...eligible for UEFA U19 Championship this year and then U21 Championship in 2025 Unnamed Trialist and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, Big_M said: Not necessarily goodbye forever but would be long while...eligible for UEFA U19 Championship this year and then U21 Championship in 2025 He could even fight for an Olympics spot, not sure if they qualified. But basically: minimal travel, his club will be happier having him close plus the market value playing for Italy. He channels mother through her Italian instead of Canadian heritage. Btw she was born in Montreal as Melissa Vallera. But he still has to deliver on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoaleks Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Admittedly a stretch to invoke a D Yankov of Bulgaria parallel - that said, I was mad he chose Bulgaria when he did as a dual. That said, has not been called into their nat team for their recent fixtures. It’s the age old conundrum for duals, I want them to be good but not too good if they choose the “other side”. Will LK be better than Yankov ( or even S Mitrovic too) time will tell I prefer to focus on the likes of Loturi, JMR, D Kerr and all others not cited and the hopeful abundance of talent we have coming in the pipeline in the near future Edited March 28, 2023 by Markoaleks narduch, Nello, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Markoaleks said: Admittedly a stretch to invoke a D Yankov of Bulgaria parallel - that said, I was mad he chose Bulgaria when he did as a dual. That said, has not been called into their nat team for their recent fixtures. It’s the age old conundrum for duals, I want them to be good but not too good if they choose the “other side”. Will LK be better than Yankov ( or even S Mitrovic too) time will tell I prefer to focus on the likes of Loturi, JMR, D Kerr and all others not cited and the hopeful abundance of talent we have coming in the pipeline in the near future I feel the same way about Yankov although at the same time despite Ludogorets dominating, the Bulgarian league has become so poor I seriously wonder if he would been getting regular call-ups to us. It's one reason I hope Atanasov breaks out and leaves because I like the player but the rest of the Bulgarian league are much worse that Ludogorets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 4 hours ago, rydermike said: It's obviously going to be far for difficult to break into the senior squad of Italy than Canada or the US. I'm not so sure, I skimmed an article the other day that was saying Italy is scouring and raking Argentina looking for eligible players since their options aren't looking so good. They already have like two Brazilian born starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Footyeh said: He will play for Canada or US 100% in the future. This move to Italy now was one based on visibility and exposure. US offered a U20 world cup spot but Italy can offer U19 Euros, U20 World Cup, U21 Euros, Olympics and much more regular friendly matches during international breaks. This went underrated. it’s far more valuable career wise to be an Italy youth international than a US one. The euro snobbery is real and still exists, also these are big tourneys that big clubs watch…. He would do well to perform and maybe get a move. Footyeh and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Sorry, do these games for Italy's u19 cap tie him to Italy? Thought it had to be at the senior level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: Sorry, do these games for Italy's u19 cap tie him to Italy? Thought it had to be at the senior level? Not cap tied. However, unless they really change their mind, he is likely to be called into their u-19 team for the Euro tournament in Malta this summer. The more he plays for them, and as long as his club play gets better, the close he'll get to the senior team. Though I appreciate that could be a few years off at best. Borjans Sweatpants and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Completely off topic, but I wonder how Italy managed to land Matteo Retegui. Born, raised, and has so far only played in Argentina, only has an Italian grandfather, father and sister play internationally for Argentina, he was with their U20s, but suddenly pivoted to Italy, and scored in his first two games. Maybe at 23, he fell off Argentina’s radar, but Italy is a country that is very hard to turn down once they come calling. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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