The Beaver 2.0 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Relieved to hear that he is okay; hoping that he makes a full recovery, and as quickly as reasonably possible. Kid was having a breakout year on a team that seems to be finally putting the pieces together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 While a concussion can be quite serious, the slow motion replay last night, and the subsequent level of care (including the white sheet protection) had me wondering if he had done something extremely severe. At one point I was wondering if he had actually broken his neck so while a concussion is absolutely serious, given what happened on the field it is probably about the best case scenario. footballfreak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, The Beaver 2.0 said: Relieved to hear that he is okay; hoping that he makes a full recovery, and as quickly as reasonably possible. Kid was having a breakout year on a team that seems to be finally putting the pieces together. That's not your catch phrase: it's "finally turning the corner." 🙂 Seriously, you can use either one with this and it is great that Ahmed has been a notable part of that progress.. Edited May 26, 2023 by BearcatSA The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 35 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: While a concussion can be quite serious, the slow motion replay last night, and the subsequent level of care (including the white sheet protection) had me wondering if he had done something extremely severe. At one point I was wondering if he had actually broken his neck so while a concussion is absolutely serious, given what happened on the field it is probably about the best case scenario. I had similar thoughts. I saw someone on twitter mention that a potential reason for the privacy sheets was that they may have had to cut his shirt to splint his back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: While a concussion can be quite serious, the slow motion replay last night, and the subsequent level of care (including the white sheet protection) had me wondering if he had done something extremely severe. At one point I was wondering if he had actually broken his neck so while a concussion is absolutely serious, given what happened on the field it is probably about the best case scenario. For sure. At the time I thought the best case scenario re:the sheets was an open clavicle fracture. Concussion (and presumably some ligament damage in his neck) was already a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 3 hours ago, BearcatSA said: That's not your catch phrase: it's "finally turning the corner." 🙂 Seriously, you can use either one this and it is great that Ahmed has been a notable part of that progress.. Ha! Duly noted. But I feel that they've evolved, ever so slightly, from "turning the corner", and seem to be "finally putting the pieces together." Next, should they continue to improve, will be: "This might actually be a proper football team." Baby steps. With plenty of cautious optimism. BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Strait Red, Ivan, Approve My Account Pls and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 17 hours ago, El Diego said: I had similar thoughts. I saw someone on twitter mention that a potential reason for the privacy sheets was that they may have had to cut his shirt to splint his back. That makes some sense. With what the problem ended up being the best I could come up with was to block light since you can have light sensitivity from concussions, but that feels like too much work when his eyes could just be closed/covered. I think people are used to seeing people with some sort of neck brace on so the sheets would just cause panic if that's what they were covering up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 It’s no secret that Caps fans are very high on Ahmed, so I wanted to get look at his stats to see if we are looking at him through rose coloured glasses or not. No further comment. PastPros, saladroit, Jack1997 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Is there any update on his injury and timeline for his return to the squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Kadenge said: Is there any update on his injury and timeline for his return to the squad? A week ago, Vanni said in an interview they were targeting the June 21st game against Colorado. I've heard it will probably be longer than that, but I heard that before the interview as well. He had only just returned to training at the time, and that consisted of "running in a straight line", not even turning or stopping abruptly. johnyb, Kadenge and footballfreak 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 11 hours ago, footballfreak said: It’s no secret that Caps fans are very high on Ahmed, so I wanted to get look at his stats to see if we are looking at him through rose coloured glasses or not. No further comment. This sort jives with the eye test. His passing needs work, but some of that was also just leaning how his teammates work and isn't overly concerning at this time. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 He is a good player. Likes to attack space and take guys on 1 v 1, not recycle the possession or predictably cut inside to cross like the other incumbents. The other areas should improve with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 The medical staff must be optimistic to have him in the Gold Cup squad. PastPros, YorkRegionFan, dyslexic nam and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Congratulations on your call up, Ali! Stoppage Time, Kadenge, cornerkick and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 9 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: The medical staff must be optimistic to have him in the Gold Cup squad. Cough Cornelius cough. Hope you're right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Not to rain on the parade but isn't this a bit of a cheap call up? 9 professional games(he's 23 in October) where he looked not out of place, and he gets a full call-up? Edited June 20, 2023 by sandman Stryker911 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, sandman said: Not to rain on the parade but isn't this a bit of a cheap call up? 9 professional games(he's 23 in October) where he looked not out of place, and he gets a full call-up? I think it's the fact he has not looked out of place that gets him the call. If he already looks like he belongs, that means he might have a nice ceiling on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, VinceA said: I think it's the fact he has not looked out of place that gets him the call. If he already looks like he belongs, that means he might have a nice ceiling on him. Not far off Buchanan (who also debuted at 22), although he had made a few more MLS appearances and was with the U23s. Ahmed is clearly highly rated though, sometimes you just know. We shall see. Still think Choiniere should also be there if Ahmed is. Ivan and grigorio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, toontownman said: Not far off Buchanan (who also debuted at 22), although he had made a few more MLS appearances and was with the U23s. Ahmed is clearly highly rated though, sometimes you just know. We shall see. Still think Choiniere should also be there if Ahmed is. We should be leaving no stone unturned to find and invite talented guys under 23, and younger, to become familiar with the national system. Of course, yes, the CSA needs to get the U level camps and friendlies going again. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 hours ago, sandman said: Not to rain on the parade but isn't this a bit of a cheap call up? 9 professional games(he's 23 in October) where he looked not out of place, and he gets a full call-up? 16* professional games. He’s quality and we need reinforcements. We wait any longer and another country comes knocking then everyone will say “why didn’t we cap tie him?!”. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 6 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: 16* professional games. He’s quality and we need reinforcements. We wait any longer and another country comes knocking then everyone will say “why didn’t we cap tie him?!”. I think we have a better shot at him than Ethiopia, but I don't want to wait to find out lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 11 hours ago, sandman said: Not to rain on the parade but isn't this a bit of a cheap call up? 9 professional games(he's 23 in October) where he looked not out of place, and he gets a full call-up? Aside from being wrong on his pro experience, you’re also underplaying how good he’s been for Vancouver. One of the best Canadians in MLS this season BearcatSA, Northvansteve and masster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 He won’t have a chance to play for Vancouver before he plays for us, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: He won’t have a chance to play for Vancouver before he plays for us, right? Whitecaps fans, is Ahmed even back in training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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