costarg Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 36 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Already two minutes in and he hasn’t had a single touch yet. I wonder if a loan is in order- could bring him closer to Canada. CPL PegCityCam, toontownman, Obinna and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Our only chance would have been to have called him into the World Cup squad and cap tied him then I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Have been too lazy to google and see what this player is all about until now , anyways if this kid picks the US over the other 40 countries he is eligible for I wouldn’t be surprised. Looking at his bio , he is born in the US started playing soccer as a young child in the US . Looks like he moved to Spain at age 12 more or less to try and develop there . Therefore , this guy is basically American born and bred the connections to the other countries including Canada are just through lineage. He developed his first soccer skills in the US and enhanced them in Spain . So I’m thinking US if not then Spain where he went to develop further when he was 12 . I understand you've never been to Montreal's east-end. Don't underestimate an Italian woman's Momma's boy factor. Never. narduch, Addona, InglewoodJack and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Have been too lazy to google and see what this player is all about until now , anyways if this kid picks the US over the other 40 countries he is eligible for I wouldn’t be surprised. Looking at his bio , he is born in the US started playing soccer as a young child in the US . Looks like he moved to Spain at age 12 more or less to try and develop there . Therefore , this guy is basically American born and bred the connections to the other countries including Canada are just through lineage. He developed his first soccer skills in the US and enhanced them in Spain . So I’m thinking US if not then Spain where he went to develop further when he was 12 . But not Italy where he just played and won a Euros competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 minute ago, costarg said: CPL 100%. A start for the lowest team in the premier league is fine, but I think I need to see him score consistently for a top club like Forge before I rate him. Unnamed Trialist and Borjans Sweatpants 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: 100%. A start for the lowest team in the premier league is fine, but I think I need to see him score consistently for a top club like Forge before I rate him. Cavalry is obviously the better choice. Another top club with an English connection to boot. narduch, Borjans Sweatpants and InglewoodJack 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: But not Italy where he just played and won a Euros competition? Would you be surprised if he picked the US where he was born and more or less raised , I’ll I’m saying is the guy has the most connections with the US . Will see in the end who he picks but won’t be surprised if it’s the US . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Imagine if the games weren't cancelled when Luca had shown up for Canada? Garbage CSA Addona, NVsoccer and Obinna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 22 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Imagine if the games weren't cancelled when Luca had shown up for Canada? Garbage CSA The CSA didnt cancel them. The players went on strike without proper legal representation and udnerstanding the ramifciations of what a strike would mean. The strike did nothing to accomplish the CMNT goals and you can tell by the latest CMNT statement that they now understand that their inital demands were unrealistic - ergo the strike was meaningless. NVsoccer, king1010, masster and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RojitoTO Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 31 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Would you be surprised if he picked the US where he was born and more or less raised , I’ll I’m saying is the guy has the most connections with the US . Will see in the end who he picks but won’t be surprised if it’s the US . Herdman should of called him to the World Cup. I said this before the tournament because it was inevitable that he would be courted post World Cup. So many players who didn't or barely saw the field in the tourney whose place could have been used for a future staple on the team. SMH. Club Linesman and TOcanadafan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RojitoTO Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: Already two minutes in and he hasn’t had a single touch yet. I wonder if a loan is in order- could bring him closer to Canada. They're playing Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Imagine if the games weren't cancelled when Luca had shown up for Canada? Garbage CSA Luca was with the Cdn squad for the pre WC friendlies, but it was understood he would not play in any of them. Not sure if that was his decision or JH's. But he trained with the squad. NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Luca was with the Cdn squad for the pre WC friendlies, but it was understood he would not play in any of them. Not sure if that was his decision or JH's. But he trained with the squad. Herdman also made a comment in the Uruguay/Qatar window that he was looking to get Koleosho minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 hour ago, RojitoTO said: They're playing Man City. No excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 The usasoccer subreddit is a fun read. Here we are thinking Koleosho will be lost to the Americans, while they are thinking Koleosho will be lost to the Italians. I guess there's always a bigger fish. NVsoccer, narduch, Borjans Sweatpants and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Chuck Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 The standard to get into an Italian senior training camp isn't terribly high nowadays. An attacker with 2 goals in 24 appearances for a now-relegated side in Leeds United has eleven Italy caps since 2022. The chance Koleosho will become good enough for a late substitute appearance in a UEFA Nations League qualifier against a minnow is rather high. So both Canada and USA fans are correct, he will likely be lost. HochelagaFC, Obinna, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 seems like italy is running into the same issues england did years ago. Alot of foreigners taking young italians spots in Seria A. johnyb and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Chuck Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Willy Gnonto and Brenden Aaronson had 3 goals in 61 combined PL appearances last season. Double digit caps for Italy and USA respectively. Luca is good enough to have a senior career for one of them if he wants Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd97 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Imagine if the games weren't cancelled when Luca had shown up for Canada? Garbage CSA He was never going to cap tie himself. What naive foolishness is this? johnyb, red card and LeoH037 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Mattd97 said: He was never going to cap tie himself. What naive foolishness is this? He would not have been captied. TOcanadafan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 10 hours ago, RojitoTO said: Herdman should of called him to the World Cup. I said this before the tournament because it was inevitable that he would be courted post World Cup. So many players who didn't or barely saw the field in the tourney whose place could have been used for a future staple on the team. SMH. He was injured, he had an ankle injury he could not get fully healed. He was already injured in that September camp before the WC, though he trained, but he was not at 100%. He was so far from being ready that he did not play from early October to late January. We did not have a Koleosho option for the WC, we were honest and fair with him. But neither did we take advantage of camps or friendlies when he was game fit. cronaldo7, Kadenge and The Real Marc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 15 hours ago, Obinna said: The usasoccer subreddit is a fun read. Here we are thinking Koleosho will be lost to the Americans, while they are thinking Koleosho will be lost to the Italians. I guess there's always a bigger fish. And that Italian message board is furiously analyzing fifa nationality laws to determine whether he can cap for Spain or not Obinna, NVsoccer and Borjans Sweatpants 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd97 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Obinna said: He would not have been captied. Not by playing the one friendly, no, but clearly the point of the other msg was that was the goal was to use games to cap tie him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 17 hours ago, Mattd97 said: He was never going to cap tie himself. What naive foolishness is this? Hi Matt, I know this. But it certainly doesn't help that he witnessed that gong show first hand. That's what I meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Mattd97 said: Not by playing the one friendly, no, but clearly the point of the other msg was that was the goal was to use games to cap tie him If you thought that perhaps you are the fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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