Have at It People
Have at It People
Laurent Robert
Nobody had a youtube reel before arriving here like this guy did....
Last edited by ensco; 04-30-2020 at 06:58 PM.
"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
Javier Martina: first game scores a brace. Turns out to be junk afterwards
Rohan Ricketts: lots of tricks that looked good at first, then gets found out
Alen Stevanovic: same as Ricketts, except he gave up when Maicon Santos didn't pass him the ball and a chance went begging.
Pablo Vitti: lots of talent, but probably most snake bitten striker in TFC history
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Jermain Defoe
John Bostock.
Armando Cooper.
No no no no no no.... ;-)
Armando Cooper.
"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
Cooper is on a very short list of players who played for TFC and started a game at a World Cup.
The easy ones are Bradley, Altidore, Frings and Cesar. Plus Cooper.
But I can think of at least one more that started ...
If we include players who didn't start but played, I can think of at least one other...
If we include players named that didn't play, I can think of at least one more ...
Go.
"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
"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
Last edited by AlanO; 05-02-2020 at 01:27 PM.
Mista had a lot of hype and even got almost a standing ovation every time he went to take a free kick near the goal. Man we were desperate back then for someone to give us something to cheer for...
Very impressive. Every one of these is correct.
Brockie played a few minutes against Paraguay at WC 2010. Beitashour was named to Iran's 2014 23 man squad but never played.
This is most amusing, as none of these guys is who I was thinking of when I did the post. So there is at least one more out there in each category, folks...
"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
Very good. Guevara started. Boyens was named but didn’t play. Same for Ciman. I didn’t have Samuel, but you are correct about him. Omar Gonzalez started in WC 2014. Gomez came on as a sub multiple times in WC 2010.
There is by my count still one unnamed guy out there that played for TFC and played in a World Cup game (actually two of them, as a sub both times).
"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
"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
Wait.
There is yet one more guy that started a World Cup game and played for TFC! Hint: he started two games.
Plus one more that played three games...
Last edited by ensco; 05-03-2020 at 10:47 AM.
"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
Robbie Findley 2010 WC
Torsten Frings 2006 WC
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
"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
"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
As much as I didn't like him, VDW was great in the CCL and then went to total trash once the regular season started.
"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