Piatti because he's a winger, younger and cheaper.Originally Posted by Canuckistan
Piatti because he's a winger, younger and cheaper.
DC lost Rooney and Acosta. Chicago will be awful same with Cincy even though they got a good striker.
From Neil Davidson
A source confirmed that the 30-year-old Piatti, who plays in Spain for Barcelona-based Espanyol, is one of several players under consideration for Toronto’s third DP slot.
Davidson's article https://www.richmond-news.com/source...-dp-1.24068440
TFC has been pretty tight lipped about things until now - I get the feeling this source feed to Davison is to put a damper on expectations just in case the next few days don't work out.
Not Seba, and lets hope he can overcome his injury history. A definite question mark, unlike Deofe, Seba and Bradley and Jozy when they joined as DP's. But before his injury we would have been lucky to have him. An effective left winger for a mid table Spanish team? Holy quality batman. A bit like VV in that respect. Who worked out
Last edited by MightyDM; 02-05-2020 at 12:55 AM.
If he is on his way for a medical, he is the guy.
Anyone know if this guy is fast... would really change the complexion of the attack.
At 5'3" and 135lbs and playing in La Liga he would have to be quick.
Edit - Marriner report suggests he is pretty fast and has a pretty good right foot too. Does look like Giovinco running around.
Last edited by Ultra & Proud; 02-04-2020 at 05:15 PM.
It might be worth it just for the headline, "Piatti scores hat trick to beat Montreal."
Lovely. In fact "Piatti scores: Reds defeat limp-act again" would do
He is probably more like Giovinco in that he has great acceleration and agility instead of crazy straight line speed.
He tore through some backlines with pace a few times in his YouTube videos. Surprisingly a few header goals as well.
Question is does he still have this pace post injury?
Piatti seems to check all the boxes, and he won't be that expensive either. Seems worth a punt.
I actually really like Piatti as a signing in that right scenario but context is important.
If he's our third best player and he's on a D.P deal, I like it.
If he's our 4th best player and he's on a TAM deal, I am ecstatic beyond belief.
If he's our 1st or 2nd best player, i'm not as thrilled, because we still need a game changer like a prime Giovinco or Carlos Vela type.
Maybe they build around Pozuelo, Piatti and a prime Giovinco/Vela level DP. If they sell Altidore and use that money on someone worth it, that would make this signing really great.
So i can't really judge this signing without knowing the big picture
I think you have the big picture. We bring him in. Thats it.
Clear bit of Porter getting the band back together there.
We need roller skaters for this one by tomorrow AM!
Sounds like it will be all wrapped up by Thursday if Piatti passes his physical.
I don’t agree that Columbus is obviously better. That team had an incredible sense of identity under Berhalter. Now they seem like a bunch of disparate pieces thrown together, very Orlando or Chicago. I hate the Adi signing.
If Bez wasn’t doing it I'd declare it a foregone conclusion that it'll be a dumpster fire. But I respect Bez, so I am agnostic. We will see.
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
I agree. I don't think they've assembled a team but rather a collection of players who may or may not function within the oddities of Porterball.
I think DC has improved but I can't take them seriously with Olsen at the helm. NYCFC has the best team on paper but I have to see how they transition to the new (questionable) manager. The majority of the east teams are either worse (Atlanta, Fire) or improved but still irrelevant (Orlando, Cinci). The rest including us are basically the same pending new signings after our window actually opens.
With Piatti TFC should be improved. No Gold Cup plus another year of chemistry which is underrated should really help the team.
This is true, but what youre willing to accept is too high for me. Reality is, if he signs it'll be a 3yr contract. So with that....
If he's our third "best" player and he's on on a DP deal, I'm concerned for the mere fact of his age, and the fact that we could probably get better and younger. It's TAM or bust for me.
The league is going to where DP spot should be used for the players you have to pay a transfer fee for and potentially transfer them out. Orrrr they're just a complete game changer - regardless of age.
Pablo Piatti ain't it for me, but I understand the hype - we have no other names to talk about.
Maybe you sign him as a dp for year 1 then he drops down to tam for year 2 and 3.
Exactly who I meant hahaha I expect the FO have some idea, they just won't let on
Piatti is the same as all the other signings in the east. Who knows?
I don’t love the idea of buying guys from teams in the relegation zone in big euro leagues. (That was the story for Laurent Robert, for those with long memories.). Those are bad, depressing situations and I fear players like that are in the wrong headspace.
But nobody knows. Except Manning I hope.
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
Good point. Quite different from Seba, or VV. One thing -Espanyol weren't in the relegation zone when he was playing last year. maybe his absence has been meaningful.
Personally I would think that would mean the players are even more excited to be here, because they're leaving a bad situation and coming to a good one.
It was obvious how happy Benezet was to be here, and the fact that he would go to Colorado shows he'd do anything not to go back.
That's a fair point. I wouldn't have any issue buying players from relegated teams or those fighting it. 2 of Liverpool's current starting 11 came from relegated teams in Wijnaldum and Robertson. It's like any transfer, it will have risks, to go back to the Liverpool example they've also bought Danny Ings and Shaqiri from relegated teams in recent seasons, they obviously haven't been as successful at the other 2. It's more about how the player fits the philosophy of the team coupled with his attitude and probably most importantly his fitness.
Pablo's goal against Barca in 2014.
8:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAfoRxZyeAs
"Leaps like a salmon from a summer stream". Why do we never get commentary like that from Caldwell?
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