costarg Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Thrilled in so many ways, but mostly cause we can finally end the Johnston at RCB and Bombito at DM discussions. PegCityCam, kacbru, Jack1997 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, narduch said: That’s a moist bomb if I’ve ever seen one MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 42 minutes ago, Jack1997 said: Can he take the corners too? Yup and at the same time as he heads it in. Kid can do it all 😄 WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 This dude was a big get for the program. Kudos to Herdman and co for recognizing his potential early and making him a priority target. I don’t care about his age - he is making a strong argument to be a starter for us right now. If you are good enough you are old enough. Big, strong, fast, and clearly skilled. Pretty exciting player to basically emerge out of obscurity just over a year ago. To put it in perspective, the first post in this thread was 15 months ago. Watchmen, johnyb, Obinna and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 4 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. Not just about one goal. In fact, that is a minor factor for me. He has been highly rated over the 4 games he has played this season with Colorado. He has the physical traits to be at least an excellent MLS-level player, and he has locked down a starting CB spot at the age of 24. None of that means he will be a world beater but in the context of our MLS CBs, there is no one that seems to have better potential. sebdeserio, WestHamCanadianinOxford, cronaldo7 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 3 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. True, but sounds like he has been solid defensively in the games he's played this season as well. It's his raw ability and physical attributes of height & speed that is intoxicating. A CB with great pace, height and ability on the ball? johnyb, cronaldo7, YorkRegionFan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. The goal has nothing to do with it. Try to watch a Colorado game. I don't expect goals from our CB's. It is his defensive play that has us raving. In my mind, he has already jumped a bunch of Canadian CB's. If he doesn't get hurt and continues to play like this.....i expect he is starting at Copa Edited March 31 by blueseeka YorkRegionFan, dyslexic nam, canuckgbp and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. Couldn’t care less about his goal if i’m being honest. I want the guy cause he’s a 6’4” CB who is comfortable on the ball and positions himself well. edit: forgot to mention, quick! Edited March 31 by costarg PegCityCam, Canuckia, Corazon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 12 hours ago, blueseeka said: The goal has nothing to do with it. Try to watch a Colorado game. I don't expect goals from our CB's. It is his defensive play that has us raving. In my mind, he has already jumped a bunch of Canadian CB's. If he doesn't get hurt and continues to play like this.....i expect he is starting at Copa Yeah, that goal literally has zero implications for his prospects as a starting CB for Canada. Showed fantastic pace on that chase down run. Canuckia, Corazon, PegCityCam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 12 hours ago, costarg said: Couldn’t care less about his goal if i’m being honest. I want the guy cause he’s a 6’4” CB who is comfortable on the ball and positions himself well. edit: forgot to mention, quick! I would add an occasional beauty of a pass to the praise. If continues as he started and it will be criminal to not see him in the friendl(ies). Canuckia, Borjans Sweatpants and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 13 hours ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. While I agree that many on here may be overly eager for Bombito to pan out (mainly due to our dearth of athletic CBs), there is a lot to like from what we’ve seen out of him so far. A good half-season from Bombito may be enough to boost him into a starter role at Copa America, which says less about him and more about the state of our defenders. Canuckia, TOcanadafan and Corazon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, RS said: While I agree that many on here may be overly eager for Bombito to pan out (mainly due to our dearth of athletic CBs), there is a lot to like from what we’ve seen out of him so far. A good half-season from Bombito may be enough to boost him into a starter role at Copa America, which says less about him and more about the state of our defenders. Well, he is making a break through and that is good to see. I really like his athleticism but so much about defending (and central defending, in particular) is about reading-anticipating-and-reacting. Watching Blackmon switch off on two goals against in consecutive games for the Caps is the sort of stuff I am talking about. And, as with Gavran, as the player accumulates starts, you see the growth but sometimes (but hopefully not) the concerns. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 It's great he's having early success. I'm always interested in the next phase though: once opposition managers start to have enough video and game plan around him, how does he react. Which isn't to say he can't also adapt, simply that it's the next step (and it's still to come). WestHamCanadianinOxford and BearcatSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Herdman had a good eye for young talent and he didn't wait to see how the player would do in the next season. If the individual displayed a high level and/or a skill set that the team was missing, that was good enough. Kone, Bombito & Ahmed are 3 players that fell into that category. Despite his inexperience, Bombito doesn't have a high bar to surpass for CB. I'm not being disrespectful, just honest. GasPed, dyslexic nam and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I get the upside but my point was mostly that the kid has 13 career starts and some of us get a little carried away when the new girl cones to the dance. His physical tools are amazing and if he becomes a MLS best 11 CB like Zimmerman or Robinson he will solidify our back line for potentially a decade. Make no Tomori much easier to take. But let the kid prove he can play at this level at the very least. Waterman and McNaughton already start week in and week out in this league and no one thinks they are the saviours to our back line. Reminds me when we discovered Kennedy (who I still rate and would put over the MLS guys above) and even when healthy now he is an afterthought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 42 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: I get the upside but my point was mostly that the kid has 13 career starts and some of us get a little carried away when the new girl cones to the dance. His physical tools are amazing and if he becomes a MLS best 11 CB like Zimmerman or Robinson he will solidify our back line for potentially a decade. Make no Tomori much easier to take. But let the kid prove he can play at this level at the very least. Waterman and McNaughton already start week in and week out in this league and no one thinks they are the saviours to our back line. Reminds me when we discovered Kennedy (who I still rate and would put over the MLS guys above) and even when healthy now he is an afterthought. I mean, Waterman literally just started a must win game for us. I get your point, but I think Bombito is clearly already making a case to be in our starting XI. Probably speaks more to our lack of quality at the position, but that’s where we are right now. If people are expecting him to suddenly be jumping to a top 5 league or something, I’d get your point more, but I think the excitement is justified. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 No denying he has quickly lived up to the hype and gotten himself into the conversation. He is having a breakout year so far, but that still just makes him into a pretty good MLS CB....like Miller, Waterman, Mcnaughton, McGraw. Of all those guys he seems like the one that could go on to be a lot more, but lets have one good MLS season first... This reminds me of the Gavran thread.....yes yes very exciting and great for us fans to have new guys burst into the scene, LOVE IT... but lets give it a full season eh?? Even if he becomes TFC starter, that still only puts him on a level playing field with St Clair, Sirois, and still below Crepeau (experience). johnyb, Corazon, costarg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 15 minutes ago, archer21 said: If people are expecting him to suddenly be jumping to a top 5 league or something, I’d get your point more, but I think the excitement is justified. No, that's gonna happen in two weeks from now, along with a few other guys off to impressive MLS starts. Borjans Sweatpants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Bombito was injured at the start of last season but did play in MLS in 2023 although mostly at FB. He was called up to GC23 based on his performances last year, where he got decent mins. So it's not just his 5/6 games this year, albeit he is playing at CB only. How many MLS games did Kone play before he was called to the CMNT and played in WCQ? The other MLS CBs that we have are all around the same level +/- . Bombito has the attributes to push way past that level, just like Kone did. To me he should start in our next game. Corazon, phresh, johnyb and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 23 hours ago, Club Linesman said: Hopefully he turns out as good as many on here think he will be. Really think we are jumping the gun on him. One goal does not a career make. I’ve been high on him since he debuted because you rarely see athletes his size move as well as he does. His footwork and quickness are impressive for his frame. The parts his game that need developing can, in theory, be coached or learned through experience. Who knows if he will put it all together but let’s face it, we have no world class centre backs at the moment. Bombito for me has the most upside. I also believe a major priority for this team needs to be addressing set pieces. When you’re at a talent deficit, which we most often will be, you need to be set piece dominant. For this reason, I prefer Bombito to be involved, and to an extent, McGraw as well. costarg and An Observer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 A few of you have said it already, but I think what has us optimistic about Bombito is that he's still relatively young for a CB and his upside seems far greater than that of McGraw, McNaughton, and Waterman. A big part of this, let's all be honest, is his pace. Not get ahead of things here, but some nice prospects coming "out of nowhere" in MLS for us over the the past few years: Buchanan; Kone; Ahmed; Bombito. They all have plenty of growing and learning to do, but these are all exciting prospects. Maybe Shaff, Rowe and a few others emerge, including JMR. Now, give us some cash to settle the CSA's financial woes, and then a manager who can help this young program take the next step. costarg, An Observer, cronaldo7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corazon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Im very excited for Bombito and I would probably be starting him in the back myself. That’s how highly I rate him (or how poorly I rate our centre backs). Not including Cornelius and our young prospects in Europe. Just from our MLS Center backs, I already have him ahead of McGraw & Hiebert and similar level to MacNaughton. I am okay with having Waterman and Kamal ahead of him right now because he’s so early into his professional career. But I do think he could be our unanimous best MLS CB even by the end of the season. My feelings are similar to Gavran. Probably too soon into his professional career to be replacing some of our MLS goalies but I could see Gavran by the end of this year or next year as one of our top MLS goalies. Sirios and Gavran could be a great duo for us for the next decade. Maybe Goodman or McGill breaks through in Europe as well. Edited April 1 by Corazon Borjans Sweatpants and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 40 minutes ago, sebdeserio said: LISAN AL-GAIB We literally drove from PEI to Halifax to watch Dune 2 on IMAX at my son’s request so this has a special place in my heart. NVsoccer and sebdeserio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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