toontownman Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Great goal. Hope to see him in the next squad. He has had an amazing season. Tidy finish too. Shway, Kadenge, NVsoccer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 From behind the net, it initially looked like he chipped it over, only for it to be perfectly weighted. Very nice. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 He set up Laryea on his run into the box on the 2nd Pk as well. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 9 hours ago, toontownman said: Great goal. Hope to see him in the next squad. He has had an amazing season. Tidy finish too. He has the big advantage of getting at least two more competitive matches under his belt prior to the November tie compared to none for non-MLS playoff team guys. Obinna, toontownman, costarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Gotta believe that he starts the second game of the LAFC series. Neither Vite nor Schöpf is providing the offensive service needed. NVsoccer, costarg and Watchmen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 13 hours ago, BearcatSA said: Gotta believe that he starts the second game of the LAFC series. Neither Vite nor Schöpf is providing the offensive service needed. The Whitecaps scored twice. It was defending set pieces that let them down. But, I think the theory was that they'd use Schopf to help keep the game close and then put on Ahmed to run at tired LA legs at the end. Clearly, that didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Watchmen said: The Whitecaps scored twice. It was defending set pieces that let them down. But, I think the theory was that they'd use Schopf to help keep the game close and then put on Ahmed to run at tired LA legs at the end. Clearly, that didn't work. The first goal was a complete cadeau of a giveaway; that was far from providing offensive service. However, that was a very nice header by Adekugbe from that excellent free kick placement by Gauld (I missed the lead up to the free kick). When Schöpf first arrived, I was expecting an 8 that could chip in with offensive contributions from the central midfield but since he scored very early in the year (via a pass from the since departed Gressel), he hasn't done much in that area and his role has been more defensive with linking play (which honestly is undervalued). Vite runs too hot and cold for me at the moment: makes some nice linking plays, then gets loose with possession, but is more peripheral and doesn't drive into the box like Ahmed is able to. Tough setting opening the playoffs at the home of the defending champs, but coming home they need to ask way more questions of the LAFC back line and get their other guys pinned back more to deal with them. It doesn't solve the team's own Benny Hill antics defending dead ball situations, but it allows them to call the tune while LAFC faces more of the music. Edited October 30, 2023 by BearcatSA Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasi Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) This is out of no where! Really happy for the kid. Edited January 3 by Vasi Shway, Mattd97, Obinna and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 left back is a weird way to characterize him but very interesting. Olympique_de_Marseille, Shway and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Startini did an interview with a Florence paper recently and also talked up Ahmed. johnyb, Obinna, DeRo_Is_King and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Awesome for him, thats great to see! Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, narduch said: Startini did an interview with a Florence paper recently and also talked up Ahmed. @masster How likely is Fiorentina's actual interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Would definitely not mind another promising young player moving to Europe for a solid club. costarg, Obinna and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Maybe our most exciting MLS player right now. I think he’s going to Europe one way or another. This would be huge. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamlinguine Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Vasi said: This is out of no where! Really happy for the kid. Sporting is smart. DeRo_Is_King, Obinna and cornerkick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 They seem like big moves for a 23 year old who's just getting started. cornerkick, johnyb, kacbru and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Does it seem that European clubs are less reticent about signing young Canadian footballers these days? Slightly less reticent? Has Davies and David, even Buchanan, paved the way for guys like Kone and Ahmed? Or are most European clubs still stand-offish when it comes to Canadian homegrown talent? (And, yes, I know that Europe is not a single-minded entity.) dyslexic nam, Unnamed Trialist and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, The Beaver 2.0 said: Does it seem that European clubs are less reticent about signing young Canadian footballers these days? Slightly less reticent? Has Davies and David, even Buchanan, paved the way for guys like Kone and Ahmed? Or are most European clubs still stand-offish when it comes to Canadian homegrown talent? (And, yes, I know that Europe is not a single-minded entity.) I think the “clubs are scared of North American players” thing is a bit of an exaggeration. I think MLS is a strong enough level that European scouts can determine if a player’s skill can be translated over to a European league. I think where clubs may get cold feet is with the CPL, USL and lower, where I think clubs would prefer to acquire guys from lower European, South American, or African leagues. Whitecaps already have an international superstar under their belt and a few guys who have made it to very good levels in Europe. If Ahmed is good enough for them, he’s good enough to get a shot abroad. Borjans Sweatpants, dyslexic nam, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, clamlinguine said: Sporting is smart. And Lucas Dias to Vancouver so he gets some minutes? 🫠 Stoppage Time, Obinna, Unnamed Trialist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: And Lucas Dias to Vancouver so he gets some minutes? 🫠 I would love to hear @Unnamed Trialist thoughts on this, being equal parts vancouverite and euro academy aficionado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, Watchmen said: @masster How likely is Fiorentina's actual interest? I follow Fiorentina news daily and hadn't heard anything about this. So I searched out the interview to take a listen: https://www.firenzeviola.it/l-esclusiva/sartini-a-rfv-io-fiorentino-in-mls-ai-viola-consiglio-412866 Sartini is from Florence and a Fiorentina fan, so that is the main reason for the interview. They talk about his background, how he came to MLS, the level of play in the league, potentially coaching against Messi, etc. At 9:51 is when they jokingly ask him, "Do you have any players in Vancouver that could be useful to Fiorentina?" That is when he name drops Ahmed and Gauld as two players that could play in Europe. Regarding Ahmed, he says he doesn't expect him to remain in Vancouver much longer with a move to Europe either this year or next. So is there actual Fiorentina interest? I doubt it. This was just an off the cuff remark. Edited January 3 by masster Watchmen, Corazon, narduch and 9 others 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 6 hours ago, Vasi said: This is out of no where! Really happy for the kid. How reliable is MLS Transfers? Or is this the equivalent of Buchanan going for 50 millions pounds? Shway and BearcatSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 6 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Would definitely not mind another promising young player moving to Europe for a solid club. Fair ball, but I would certainly not mind Ahmed staying and having a great start to the season, then perhaps move in the summer or after the MLS season ends. Better for him to further cement his skills and game sense? Potentially better for VWFC in terms of transfer fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 My money is 100% on this guy to make the next big leap to a top 5 league or major team in a lower league. Saliba close second. Corazon, Obinna and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 32 minutes ago, costarg said: My money is 100% on this guy to make the next big leap to a top 5 league or major team in a lower league. Saliba close second. If Saliba has a good start to the season, I could see him leaving in the summer. He is Priso before the injury. Corazon and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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