phresh Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 19-year-old fullback/midfielder playing for Forge and currently on trial at BK Hacken in Sweden's first tier. Born in Brampton. ADP10, Fresh Prince of MTL, Shway and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 For me Poku was one of the few highlgihts of the Canadian U20 team, exciting for him! Hacken won the Allsvenskan last season. narduch, Corazon, Ivan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, VinceA said: For me Poku was one of the few highlgihts of the Canadian U20 team, exciting for him! Hacken won the Allsvenskan last season. I agree. i actually think he could stick and surprise people, he’s good I wouldn’t be surprised if they take him on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Would be good to see him stick at Hacken. I liked his game with the U-20s as well. Obviously still very raw but playing with Hacken could help him sharpen up. I hope he gets a transfer out of this. Fresh Prince of MTL, toontownman, aredding77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) I was pretty underwhelmed with him at Forge this season. Clearly athletic but was very mistake prone when on the ball. Similar to Okello, I’m not sure that I trust him enough in possession to be a midfielder when he’s fully developed. Spent most his time at leftback. Edited January 17, 2023 by Pottsy3 Footyeh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I thought he was very good for our U20's and maybe expected a bit more from him at Forge, he's young though and has all kinds of potential! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: I was pretty underwhelmed with him at Forge this season. Clearly athletic but was very mistake prone when on the ball. Similar to Okello, I’m not sure that I trust him enough in possession to be a midfielder when he’s fully developed. Spent most his time at leftback. I never watched him at all at Forge, but with the U-20s he reminded me more of Davies than Okello. He's a wide player, firstly, and he's not only athletic but also quite physical/combative. More so than Okello, anyway. His overall game did remind me of Davies though, anybody else see that or is it just me? I do agree he is unpolished, but Hacken like his talent and potential to bring him in for a trial. I suppose they want to see him up close to gauge whether they can coach him out of the mistakes or not. aredding77 and Pottsy3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Lets see what happens with his trail at Hacken , at 19 he is still young and developing . I fthe worse case scenerio is he goes back to Forge , then so be it . It will not be a huge dissapointment Obinna and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Obinna said: I never watched him at all at Forge, but with the U-20s he reminded me more of Davies than Okello. He's a wide player, firstly, and he's not only athletic but also quite physical/combative. More so than Okello, anyway. His overall game did remind me of Davies though, anybody else see that or is it just me? I do agree he is unpolished, but Hacken like his talent and potential to bring him in for a trial. I suppose they want to see him up close to gauge whether they can coach him out of the mistakes or not. I wasn’t trying to liken his play style or build to Okello, but rather the fact that I could see them having success in the backline moreso than further up the field in the midfield. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 He had good feet for a big dude. His dribbling was a standout watching him. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: I was pretty underwhelmed with him at Forge this season. Clearly athletic but was very mistake prone when on the ball. Similar to Okello, I’m not sure that I trust him enough in possession to be a midfielder when he’s fully developed. Spent most his time at leftback. Good left backs are difficult to find because relatively few people are naturally left-sided. That means players that are not massively techically gifted but can more or less hold their own can carve out a career in that position. Ashtone Morgan would be the poster child for that. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Played in a friendly today v Norrby dyslexic nam, aredding77, Obinna and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 45 mins. At CB GasPed, aredding77, johnyb and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 GasPed, Northvansteve, solsous and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I have a feeling he's going to sign with Hacken... Bold prediction: He earns his first CMNT cap in 2023 GasPed, Aird25, Dominic94 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Obinna said: I have a feeling he's going to sign with Hacken... Bold prediction: He earns his first CMNT cap in 2023 At CB or left back? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 58 minutes ago, Kadenge said: At CB or left back? 😉 Both. I think the versatility is what will catch Herdman's eye. P-O and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Kadenge said: At CB or left back? 😉 A Doneil Henry red card forces Herdman to improvise and he tells Poku to play LCB and LB at the same time and be in two places at once lol Edited January 27, 2023 by rydermike Shway, Jack1997 and aredding77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Always been pretty cautiously excited about Poku. While he hasn't screamed our next tier 1 star, there is something about him. Looks like he is doing everything right on this trial and it would be a big move for him. Definitely puts him on the national periphery if he gets minutes and play time. Think he could be a solid back up squad player in time for Canada if all goes well. Jack1997, Obinna, Fresh Prince of MTL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 13 hours ago, toontownman said: Always been pretty cautiously excited about Poku. While he hasn't screamed our next tier 1 star, there is something about him. Looks like he is doing everything right on this trial and it would be a big move for him. Definitely puts him on the national periphery if he gets minutes and play time. Think he could be a solid back up squad player in time for Canada if all goes well. Big man with great feet is always worth getting a little excited about. That's why I really rate Lowell Wright. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, VinceA said: That's why I really rate Lowell Wright. I rate Kwasi Poku and Lowell Wright simply based on the fact that both were born in Brampton. El Hombre, Pottsy3 and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 46 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: I rate Kwasi Poku and Lowell Wright simply based on the fact that both were born in Brampton. Also a good criteria loool Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasp Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 15 hours ago, toontownman said: Always been pretty cautiously excited about Poku. While he hasn't screamed our next tier 1 star, there is something about him. Looks like he is doing everything right on this trial and it would be a big move for him. Definitely puts him on the national periphery if he gets minutes and play time. Think he could be a solid back up squad player in time for Canada if all goes well. If he actually signs with Hacken and can get some minutes with them as a 19 year-old, I'd say we can move from cautiously excited to full-blown excited. He'd instantly become our best DF prospect if he is able to make that jump. Fresh Prince of MTL and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, VinceA said: Big man with great feet is always worth getting a little excited about. That's why I really rate Lowell Wright. I’m biased because I’ve been watching him from the start with York but Wright is going to surprise the hell out of people with how skilled he is. He’s one player I really want to live up to his potential because he has a unique skill set. Fresh Prince of MTL and CanadaFan123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On Wright, I only watched him with the U20s and he definitely looked like he had a unique skill set but also looked a little heavy which always worries me with a striker as I couldn’t see him running for 90 mins and he becomes a liability defensively. Sure Mbappe doesn’t really defend but there aren’t many of him nor many teams like France that can carry a player like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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