Sebastian Giovinco (12 Viewers)
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Feels kinda good to see him having a good time 
http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-05-23-toronto-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap
Click at your own risk. Gameplay looks like some charity match with 50yo stars
http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-05-23-toronto-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap
Click at your own risk. Gameplay looks like some charity match with 50yo stars
Feels kinda good to see him having a good time
http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-05-23-toronto-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap
Click at your own risk. Gameplay looks like some charity match with 50yo stars
http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-05-23-toronto-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap
Click at your own risk. Gameplay looks like some charity match with 50yo stars
wow , that green team is pretty bad. thay cant press for shid. And that baldie midfielder from toronto did nothing to react after gio´s shot battered the keeper at 2:21.....he is like a white ogbonna
It is quite surprising, though. In the few Liga MX games I've seen since moving here to Mexico I've seen some things that even my amateur football-playing friends know how to do better. I'm talking about aspects of the game such as organisation and positional play rather than just individual skill or whatever. I've never been in a league or anything like that but my team's defence is better organised than even some teams in the playoffs here.
2 things:
1) The MLS is pretty bad in general. Giovinco has looked like Messi so far. And by that I mean that not only has he been effective (like Defoe was), but unlike Defoe, pretty much everyone of his goals has been Goal of the Week Quality. He is making defenders, goalies, and teams look very stupid.
2) LMAO to that "Baldie Midfielder" comment. You realize that's Michael Bradley? He played for Roma/Verona. They're paying him like 6 million per year.
The most entertaining aspect of this whole thing is this however:
When first signed:
Sebastian answered doubts concerning his size. When questioned how he plans to cope with the physicality of the MLS, he confidently replied “If I won’t be able to fight with my physical side, I’ll use my footballing intelligence”.
Not a month later:
“If you want to win you have to defend properly; that’s why all the teams are working to get better,” Giovinco said through an interpreter. “The difference is that here, there are less tactics during the game compared to Italy or Europe, where it’s harder to score goals.”
1) The MLS is pretty bad in general. Giovinco has looked like Messi so far. And by that I mean that not only has he been effective (like Defoe was), but unlike Defoe, pretty much everyone of his goals has been Goal of the Week Quality. He is making defenders, goalies, and teams look very stupid.
2) LMAO to that "Baldie Midfielder" comment. You realize that's Michael Bradley? He played for Roma/Verona. They're paying him like 6 million per year.
The most entertaining aspect of this whole thing is this however:
When first signed:
Sebastian answered doubts concerning his size. When questioned how he plans to cope with the physicality of the MLS, he confidently replied “If I won’t be able to fight with my physical side, I’ll use my footballing intelligence”.
Not a month later:
“If you want to win you have to defend properly; that’s why all the teams are working to get better,” Giovinco said through an interpreter. “The difference is that here, there are less tactics during the game compared to Italy or Europe, where it’s harder to score goals.”
I don't know how much he's declined - he looked okay at the World Cup. At Roma he played a more conservative role. He played in a midfield 3 with DDR & Pjanic. He kept his game simple. At TFC, they are expecting him to do everything, including score. Most recently they're playing him as a CAM.
I'm not surprised he looks sloppy going from an organized tactical framework in Serie A as a holding midfielder to a disorganized tactical mess in MLS, playing as a CAM.
I do think that he is at best, a great player on a relegation side (as seen w/ Verona), a good player on a midtable side (Genoa maybe?), and a bench player on any team that is contending for a title (he was a sub for Roma.)
I'm not surprised he looks sloppy going from an organized tactical framework in Serie A as a holding midfielder to a disorganized tactical mess in MLS, playing as a CAM.
I do think that he is at best, a great player on a relegation side (as seen w/ Verona), a good player on a midtable side (Genoa maybe?), and a bench player on any team that is contending for a title (he was a sub for Roma.)
