Julian De Guzman appreciation Thread
This thread is not meant to be negative in anyway..
This a man who represents his country with pride and joy ,..
was smart enough to get a great contract with ml$e .
The man has great skills and is human .
first canadian to play in laliga
This year is for positivity .
this is a man worth getting behind..
toronto guy to boot .
Is there any real point for this? Yea he is a good guy, but do we need a thread dedicated to him?
im feeling a jeff cuntingham appreciation thread next
EDIT- Sorry Roogs. Sarcasm gone
Last edited by Waggy; 12-25-2010 at 09:54 PM.
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This will be a short lived thread.Originally Posted by Roogsy
Best hair by far.
Did show bits of brilliants... The Cruz Azul and Seattle game at home (in the rain). He showed he can dominate the pitch. Now if he could show that at least 3 to 4 out of 5 games, then we would have a huge asset. I really hope this guy pulls threw, cause when he's on, he my favorite player on the pitch.
He has shown that he can play with the best of them. I hope this is the year that his flashes become common place. I'm behind JDG 100%. New year. New attitude.
Love to hear ..
the players read these boards make no mistake .. It;s time to get behind guys ..especially hometown guys who could use the support .
cheers
I know this is like beating a dead horse, but he would be much more effective for us if he played AM. I don't understand why he doesn't.
JDG is my fav TFC player. His role is highly under appreciated. A few games without him and people will be begging to have him back.
If every cloud has a silver lining, it's that JDG showed up late in 2009 and didn't gel in the little time he had... and 2010 was under Preki's brutal regime. Hopefully with a new coach and maybe a more open style of play we'll see JDG's flair come out.
My thoughts as well. JDG demonstrated on a few occasions last season that he is still capable of dominating the midfield...
I appreciate this thread. He's ripped on to much by people who don't understand the sport.
^ and he's defended too much by people who don't understand that he might not be the best use of the limited Designated Player slots (3) that are available to teams in the MLS.
In my opinion best player on the team by far.
+1
He's a good player, maybe the best TFC ever had.
But it's a waste of a DP spot in the 1.5 years he's been with TFC.
well we have two more slots .. if we fill them wisely , we may be smart in having one in the jdg rle of D mid
have you seen him take a long distance shot; not pretty.
I rather he play DM and you tell him something like, look, your job is to make sure when we play FC Dallas that David Ferraira doesn't touch the ball...when we play the Galaxy, Landycakes doesn't get the ball...when we play RSL, Morales doesn't get the ball...etc
now there is a man with a mind for winning..
good f"n idea
exactly.
He's way more talented than many people on this board would believe.
He'd be stronger in a less physical league than MLS (he did very well against those Mexican sides). However, a good coach could still use him in MLS with the right formation/strategy and he'd be effective at a 2007 Robbo level, which is still quite good (although way below his ability in some other leagues). As long as we used another DP slot for a striker, we wouldn't lose by having a DM DP.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
This ship is sinking. We are a city of losers, born to lose, will always lose.
Being a Toronto sports fan really does feel like this...
The Leafs are a mess...
The Raptors can't attract talent or keep them...
The Jays are simply outmatched by the Yanks & Sox...
It is getting simply pathetic out there isn't it...
Our only legit shot at a Championship is in the 'B' level spots (Argos, Rock, TFC [and even TFC is a mess])...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Who let all the Debbie Downers in?
Over 40-years without a Stanley Cup - it unfortunately rubs off on all other teams in a way...
The good thing about footie, you can turn things around in one off-season (unlike other sports where rebuilding can take years).
That's the hope we have...
Carts...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
That's a touch better....at least you mentioned "hope"
agreed that the owners of TFC could in fact go down in history as one of the bigge$t sports franchises in history and the greatest losers of alltime ..
losing is contagious , that's why I say let support guys like DeGuzzy and Dero .. it may end up making a difference
So, in one sentence you suggest that he'd be effective at a 2007 Robbo level and then in another suggest that is a good use of the DP slot?
We need to aim higher than a 2007 Robbo level for the DP.
The other challenging thing that adds to the debate is that DeRo wants more money. He is just shy of the league max for non-DPs. To get the raise he wants, he would then get a DP tag.
So, our 2 DPs going into next year could conceivably be DeRo and JDG. The 2 wonder kids that have led us nowhere over 2 seasons. The supreme core of leadership and selfless play. Players willing to step up and answer the tough questions and inspire their teammates to greatness.
Again, we need to aim higher.
I think the difference in opinions comes from those who have followed his career and what has has done previously, and those who have just seen his contiributions to TFC.
I really hope you're right and that it's a factor of not being able to adapt to the Mo/Preki circus, and that for the 2011 season he earns his money.
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