Sebastian Giovinco (5 Viewers)

[Scottish]

yeah I doubt it too

If a near-40 Cuauhtémoc Blanco teared the league, I can't imagine what will Gio do there. IMO GK tend to suck real hard in the MLS for some reason. I can't comment on defenses. MLS teams can't stand next to Mexican teams, and there's a serious distance between Mexican teams and European teams.

I'm imagining it'll be like when you sign a cheat player to your PES 2005 Master League? Everything goes through him and he ends up with 100 goals in a season.

 

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[Suns]

why won't more guys in their mid 20's go get the big money over there? I mean, if you're running around between teams like Torino, Chievo and Cagliari for 1m a year you should probably look towards MLS or Middle East and they'd probably give you way more money while you're in your prime.

 

[adRHCP]

to be fair is wright philips is tearing $#@! with NY Red bulls there is no reason why giovinco wont

and its not even Shaun

I'm imagining it'll be like when you sign a cheat player to your PES 2005 Master League? Everything goes through him and he ends up with 100 goals in a season.

Probably, yes. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as the top scorer. Not next year when El Cubo returns to the MLS tho

 

[piotrr]

Wait, is this guy really going to play in Canada at the age of 27? Seems we destroyed his self-confidence completely.

 

[Bjerknes]

Wait, is this guy really going to play in Canada at the age of 27? Seems we destroyed his self-confidence completely.

We completely destroyed the player, there is no question about it.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

and its not even Shaun



Probably, yes. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as the top scorer. Not next year when El Cubo returns to the MLS tho

yeah Bradley wright philips was scoring for fun

 

[Martin]

We completely destroyed the player, there is no question about it.

one of many

 

[TheLaz]

why won't more guys in their mid 20's go get the big money over there? I mean, if you're running around between teams like Torino, Chievo and Cagliari for 1m a year you should probably look towards MLS or Middle East and they'd probably give you way more money while you're in your prime.

BC these players aim towards joining a big european club instead. Playing CL is every players dream.

 

[Zacheryah]

In the MLS, he might finally get the phonecall.


Considering american teams play a sort of naive but very nice to watch open style of football, he'd do well there tbh

 

[Maddy]

Wait, is this guy really going to play in Canada at the age of 27? Seems we destroyed his self-confidence completely.

 

[jukazem]

BC these players aim towards joining a big european club instead. Playing CL is every players dream.

same can't be said about Giovinco though... he can't look forward to internationals appearances at this point of career or a big role in a big club at 30ish even if he did really well for 2-3 years at a lower-table European club.

 

[Boksic]

I have no doubt he will do well in the MLS.

But I have to admit I'm disappointed in his ambition, he could easily play for a Fiorentina or other Europa league challenging club in numerous leagues and be one of their best players. As a lifestyle choice he is probably making a nice choice but as a professional he has chosen the easy option.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

I have no doubt he will do well in the MLS.

But I have to admit I'm disappointed in his ambition, he could easily play for a Fiorentina or other Europa league challenging club in numerous leagues and be one of their best players. As a lifestyle choice he is probably making a nice choice but as a professional he has chosen the easy option.

i like to think he didn't choose fiorentina so he wouldn't be insulted by our fans

 

[italiacalcio10]

In north american we typically express salaries gross rather than net. With Ontario's progressive tax system, his effective rate will approach 46%. So I'd be curious to the accuracy of the figures. Does the 7 million USD cited by the media refer to a 7 million USD gross salary? This would translate to 8.39 million CAD gross. The appropriate a tax rate would probably be about 45% (the first 100k or so with be taxed at lower rates), which is ~4.61 CAD million Net or 3.33 million EUR net. His current contract is ~2.8 million EUR net. So that's only a ~.5 million EUR raise, assuming the numbers in the north american media are reported according to north american convention.

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In the MLS, he might finally get the phonecall.


Considering american teams play a sort of naive but very nice to watch open style of football, he'd do well there tbh

It's like a crappy version of the championship, but with a few old skilled players who don't care. I remember Nesta would just stroll around the pitch. He was still way better than everyone else though.

 

[Tommy]

to canada?

this guy should've stayed at parma or a mediocre club that suits his quality.

 

[italiacalcio10]

Another thing worth noting, Toronto FC's parent organization (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment) is owned by BCE and Rogers, which are 2 of the largest integrated telecommunications providers in the country. MLSE owns both the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Toronto Raptors as well. That business is also insanely profitable. The organization economically can compete with most of the large clubs in the world.

 

[KB824]

Another thing worth noting, Toronto FC's parent organization (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment) is owned by BCE and Rogers, which are 2 of the largest integrated telecommunications providers in the country. MLSE owns both the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Toronto Raptors as well. That business is also insanely profitable. The organization economically can compete with most of the large clubs in the world.

The Maple Leafs alone are worth over a billion dollars, which for an NHL Franchise is insane.

Of course, they fucking suck, but hey


(Habs fan here)

 

[Hust]

We completely destroyed the player, there is no question about it.

Yes we did

 

[DelPieroJuve]

when was giovinco a midfielder?

 

[italiacalcio10]

when was giovinco a midfielder?

Lol, trust me, being in Toronto right now it's incredibly annoying hearing the number of people calling him a midfielder. Most want him to play behind two prima puntas as a trequartista, which is already annoying enough. But then I saw this...