Today's News,Saturday,Jan.19

[denime]

Mornin'




TFC TV




(http://www.torontofc.ca/video)Five Toronto Players Selected


(http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/01/five-toronto-players-selected)Names in the news: Kyle Bekker (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2013/01/18/mls_torontofc_tfc_kyle_bekker/)


Miller selects young Canadian team (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2013/01/18/miller_selects_young_cdn_team_friendlies/)


Canadian teams story at MLS SuperDraft (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2013/01/17/canadians_the_story_at_mls_superdraft/)


TFC draft pick Bekker among youth-heavy Canada squad (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/623363513?-19896:6206)


Canadian men's soccer team injected with youth (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/opinion/2013/01/canadian-mens-soccer-team-has-loads-of-fresh-talent.html)






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[Nerepis]

Thanks for this D.

[Still Kicking]

Notice that way down the list of players named to Canadian team is Emmanuel Gomez? Listed as playing in Argentina.....

[Red CB Toronto]

Notice that way down the list of players named to Canadian team is Emmanuel Gomez? Listed as playing in Argentina.....
Different player, not the Gambian who played for TFC.

[Ajax TFC]

Will be cool if Bekker gets to play against Eriksen in the Denmark game.

[Yohan]

Will be cool if Bekker gets to play against Eriksen in the Denmark game.

I'd be very surprised if Eriksen is called up on a non FIFA date friendly

[Gazza]

Watching Ryan Nelson play today got me thinking...our revolving door of coaches would make a pretty kick-ass fantasy starting 11. We'd have to use some of the assistants to make up a full team though.

Take Klinsmann by default and throw Jim Brennan in net.

[Carts]

Nelson should be a player coach - Reggie Dunlop style!

[Gazza]

Nelson should be a player coach - Reggie Dunlop style!

"Stomp on his crotch, let 'em know you're there!"

[Ajax TFC]

I'd be very surprised if Eriksen is called up on a non FIFA date friendly
woah shit, I didn't even look at the match calendar to see that. I certainly hope he doesn't get called up the day before we play Vitesse!

[ag futbol]

I don't understand all these quotes coming up about Kyle Bekker 'only' being 5'10. Honestly, that misses the mark entirely.

The point is that he isn't that fast or that strong, but that really has nothing to do with how tall he stands. There are plenty of guys out there who are sub 5'9 playing in more athletically demanding leagues than MLS. Spain fields a whole national team of them. Some of them aren't even that 'athletic' by the traditional definition, they can just flat out play.

Other than one or two positions on the field, height is largely irrelevant.

[DOMIN8R]

QPR manager Harry Redknapp praised the contribution of defender Ryan Nelsen and confirmed the New Zealander will depart for Toronto in Major League Soccer shortly. (http://www.london24.com/sport/west-ham/qpr_boss_hails_departing_defender_after_west_ham_d raw_1_1799710)

[Auzzy]

QPR manager Harry Redknapp praised the contribution of defender Ryan Nelsen and confirmed the New Zealander will depart for Toronto in Major League Soccer shortly. (http://www.london24.com/sport/west-ham/qpr_boss_hails_departing_defender_after_west_ham_d raw_1_1799710)

From the article:

Redknapp added: “He [Nelsen] is a great pro, a good centre-half. We’re going to lose him unfortunately, start of March, end of February.”

[mowe]

If Nelson is in place before our first game I would be ecstatic. And really, he needs to be here by then.

[prizby]

woah shit, I didn't even look at the match calendar to see that. I certainly hope he doesn't get called up the day before we play Vitesse!

not fifa sanctioned international break; clubs can reject call ups (ala why lucas cavallini is not on the canadian team)

[Ajax TFC]

I don't understand all these quotes coming up about Kyle Bekker 'only' being 5'10. Honestly, that misses the mark entirely.

The point is that he isn't that fast or that strong, but that really has nothing to do with how tall he stands. There are plenty of guys out there who are sub 5'9 playing in more athletically demanding leagues than MLS. Spain fields a whole national team of them. Some of them aren't even that 'athletic' by the traditional definition, they can just flat out play.

Other than one or two positions on the field, height is largely irrelevant.
lol yup. In fact, taller people have a higher center of gravity so they generally can't change directions as quickly as a comparatively skilled short player.