Sean Rea

[Soccerpro2]

Hamdi makes a lot of money for a guy who never plays.

Offor as a starting striker is a bad look for a team wanting to win (yes injuries, I know)

[PegCityCam]

Well involved in the goal and ends up with a hockey assist.

[PegCityCam]

A second hockey assist🔥

[Kadenge]

He's having quite a game

[PegCityCam]

One of 5 Canucks starting for Montreal. Game on Onesoccer/Fubo.

 

[Chad_Impact]

I think Rea can be great, as his touch and technical ability really are special. You can see glimpses of it when he plays. 

What he needs to figure out though is how to stay on the ball. He's getting pushed off far too easily and losing a lot of 50/50's. 

[jonovision]

That's an issue for all of Montreal's non-Wanyama midfielders. All about 145 lbs soaking wet, they will be susceptible to being pushed around. What is required is a few subtle changes to body position while on the ball and most of those pushes and 50/50 challenges turn into fouls.

Nice 40 yard pass on the opener for Montreal though.

Edited May 10 by jonovision

[Chad_Impact]

47 minutes ago, jonovision said:

That's an issue for all of Montreal's non-Wanyama midfielders. All about 145 lbs soaking wet, they will be susceptible to being pushed around. What is required is a few subtle changes to body position while on the ball and most of those pushes and 50/50 challenges turn into fouls.

Nice 40 yard pass on the opener for Montreal though.

Yep exactly, I'm hoping this comes to him with age as he settles in and the game slows down. 

I'd argue Choiniere is pretty solid on the ball. No beast like Wanyama of course but handles it well and does not lose it cheaply 

[Kadenge]

9 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said:

Yep exactly, I'm hoping this comes to him with age as he settles in and the game slows down. 

I'd argue Choiniere is pretty solid on the ball. No beast like Wanyama of course but handles it well and does not lose it cheaply 

Choiniere looks a lot bigger than Rea...relatively

[Chad_Impact]

10 minutes ago, Kadenge said:

Choiniere looks a lot bigger than Rea...relatively

Yeah not comparing them just responding to what jono said about all the MTL mids

[jonovision]

1 hour ago, Chad_Impact said:

Yeah not comparing them just responding to what jono said about all the MTL mids

I mean, Duke, Rea and Choiniere are all very similar weights, according to the info available (66-68kg). There are different body types of course. Rea is the youngest of the 3 so may yet "fill out" a bit but he'll always be a small player, as will the others, who will have to count on guile as much as strength.

[InglewoodJack]

I really like Rea, he’s been a bright spot whenever I’ve watched games, but the boy needs his wheaties. Someone needs to put him on the Bayern Munich weight training program.

[The Beaver 2.0]

Those guys need to study the tape on cats like Iniesta and Xavi and others.  How did those Smurfs dominate midfields for as along as they did?

[canuckgbp]

32 minutes ago, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Those guys need to study the tape on cats like Iniesta and Xavi and others.  How did those Smurfs dominate midfields for as along as they did?

Low centre of gravity. It’s deceiving. 

[PegCityCam]

"The Smurf" putting in work:

Edit: Le Smurf

 

Edited May 12 by PegCityCam

[Unnamed Trialist]

On 5/11/2023 at 1:54 AM, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Those guys need to study the tape on cats like Iniesta and Xavi and others.  How did those Smurfs dominate midfields for as along as they did?

Of course it's not physique, and all these comments about Rea needing to muscle up are wrong. You need to learn to use your body with the ball on your feet and learn how to defend the ball--or get fouled. Rea is a kid who learned to hot-dog early on, from the videos we've seen, he spent a lot of time honing ball skills alone. So this is a piece of his game he did not learn age 11 or 14, because he probably did not have game situations against good enough rivals.

His pressure regains, in that map above are impressive, so he has the tension without the ball, and the fitness, and the tenacity. Lots of upsides. Is there any metric for under pressure retentions with the ball?

People underestimate Xavi's physical qualities, they always said in all stamina and stress tests in his prime he was top of the team, ahead of Etoo or Puyol even. In my opinion he's been the most important player of this century, because without him there is no tiki-taka, and most of the tactical concepts in the modern game were built through him, via Van Gaal and Rijkaard and Pep and the Spanish national team. Playing outside backs wide and up very high, with the DM dropping to help the CBs, that is honed in function of Xavi. Inverted wings to a large degree too, since the inverted wing opens up the pitch, receives from the visionary mid, then attacks inside for a shot, and the fullbacks fill the gaps deep on the wings for the cross if the shot isn't there (at Bayern, they often block Davies from the latter function). All in function of having a CM who can move the team into that position effectively. I admit, this is relevant at least until the last 5 years or so when I think the tactical concepts are evolving.

Apart from that, both were trained to never lose the ball, and both were very good at these little jinks and touches turning on a radius away from rivals, or releasing at the right moment and then receiving again, to not be absorbing the tackling pressure but to avoid it, then pick up a few seconds later. One of the sure signs of a quality player in the middle or moving into attack is their timing releasing and ability to get the ball back deeper into the attack a few touches later.

Edited May 13 by Unnamed Trialist

[Macksam]

6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Of course it's not physique, and all these comments about Rea needing to muscle up are wrong. You need to learn to use your body with the ball on your feet and learn how to defend the ball--or get fouled. Rea is a kid who learned to hot-dog early on, from the videos we've seen, he spent a lot of time honing ball skills alone. So this is a piece of his game he did not learn age 11 or 14, because he probably did not have game situations against good enough rivals.

His pressure regains, in that map above are impressive, so he has the tension without the ball, and the fitness, and the tenacity. Lots of upsides. Is there any metric for under pressure retentions with the ball?

People underestimate Xavi's physical qualities, they always said in all stamina and stress tests in his prime he was top of the team, ahead of Etoo or Puyol even. In my opinion he's been the most important player of this century, because without him there is no tiki-taka, and most of the tactical concepts in the modern game were built through him, via Van Gaal and Rijkaard and Pep and the Spanish national team. Playing outside backs wide and up very high, with the DM dropping to help the CBs, that is honed in function of Xavi. Inverted wings to a large degree too, since the inverted wing opens up the pitch, receives from the visionary mid, then attacks inside for a shot, and the fullbacks fill the gaps deep on the wings for the cross if the shot isn't there (at Bayern, they often block Davies from the latter function). All in function of having a CM who can move the team into that position effectively. I admit, this is relevant at least until the last 5 years or so when I think the tactical concepts are evolving.

Apart from that, both were trained to never lose the ball, and both were very good at these little jinks and touches turning on a radius away from rivals, or releasing at the right moment and then receiving again, to not be absorbing the tackling pressure but to avoid it, then pick up a few seconds later. One of the sure signs of a quality player in the middle or moving into attack is their timing releasing and ability to get the ball back deeper into the attack a few touches later.

I don't have any particular affinity towards UT but I have to agree with him. 

[Macksam]

Anyhow, how was Rea? TSN got the television rights for the Red Bulls and NYC instead of TFC/CFM. Why? I don't know....

[InglewoodJack]

Rea looked fine tonight. He was alright 

[BearcatSA]

On 5/13/2023 at 3:22 AM, Unnamed Trialist said:

Of course it's not physique, and all these comments about Rea needing to muscle up are wrong. You need to learn to use your body with the ball on your feet and learn how to defend the ball--or get fouled. Rea is a kid who learned to hot-dog early on, from the videos we've seen, he spent a lot of time honing ball skills alone. So this is a piece of his game he did not learn age 11 or 14, because he probably did not have game situations against good enough rivals.

His pressure regains, in that map above are impressive, so he has the tension without the ball, and the fitness, and the tenacity. Lots of upsides. Is there any metric for under pressure retentions with the ball?

People underestimate Xavi's physical qualities, they always said in all stamina and stress tests in his prime he was top of the team, ahead of Etoo or Puyol even. In my opinion he's been the most important player of this century, because without him there is no tiki-taka, and most of the tactical concepts in the modern game were built through him, via Van Gaal and Rijkaard and Pep and the Spanish national team. Playing outside backs wide and up very high, with the DM dropping to help the CBs, that is honed in function of Xavi. Inverted wings to a large degree too, since the inverted wing opens up the pitch, receives from the visionary mid, then attacks inside for a shot, and the fullbacks fill the gaps deep on the wings for the cross if the shot isn't there (at Bayern, they often block Davies from the latter function). All in function of having a CM who can move the team into that position effectively. I admit, this is relevant at least until the last 5 years or so when I think the tactical concepts are evolving.

Apart from that, both were trained to never lose the ball, and both were very good at these little jinks and touches turning on a radius away from rivals, or releasing at the right moment and then receiving again, to not be absorbing the tackling pressure but to avoid it, then pick up a few seconds later. One of the sure signs of a quality player in the middle or moving into attack is their timing releasing and ability to get the ball back deeper into the attack a few touches later.

Excellent description.

Edited May 15 by BearcatSA

[ahmedou]

#ReaByAhmedou

[PegCityCam]

Pure, unadulterated Sean Rea homerism from about 21 mins on and I'm 100% here for it 🤣 Tony has a new subscriber right here.

 

[InglewoodJack]

Rea might need a CPL loan, it seems like Losada does not rate him whatsoever. I think Saliba probably took his minutes, but he’s looked fine when he has played. Don’t think he’s made a match day squad in over a month though. 

[PegCityCam]

4 hours ago, InglewoodJack said:

Rea might need a CPL loan, it seems like Losada does not rate him whatsoever. I think Saliba probably took his minutes, but he’s looked fine when he has played. Don’t think he’s made a match day squad in over a month though. 

Tony addresses that in the video...with a graphic no less lol. He hasn't dressed for thr last five matches.

[InglewoodJack]

31 minutes ago, PegCityCam said:

Tony addresses that in the video...with a graphic no less lol. He hasn't dressed for thr last five matches.

I actually listened to his bit after posting that- I didn’t realize that his last game was the one where he got subbed off after 15 minutes and apparently was (rightfully) sour over it. I also can’t believe that Hamdi and Miljevic are both on $600k? That’s crazy. I Hope he gets back into the lineup- Montreal has played some truly awful players this year, and Rea has looked good when he does play. 
 

The part where Tony talks about how soccer politics can get down right dirty- you talking about Rea or your own kid? I thought it was funny.