Canada Soccer Part VII: Copa America Semifinal Edition

[TMLeafer]

Nevermind lol. Thank god.

Phewwww. Now put him in bubble wrap and put him on a jet to Doha!

 

[ahmedou]

Think Crepeau just broke his leg in the MLS Cup Final.

Brutal day for Canada, even if he's not the starter in Qatar.

 

[robertmac43]

 

[PanniniClaus]

Would he be in the mix at #3? I was thinking St. Clair and Pantemis.

 

[robertmac43]

Would he be in the mix at #3? I was thinking St. Clair and Pantemis.

I doubt he is at the WC. This is more of an availability thing is my guess. I also think Herdman wants to get acquainted with Hasal for future windows. Borjan ain't getting any younger.

 

[robertmac43]

Great news - the players deserve a little more!

 

[robertmac43]

Larin back in the starting line up! He needs some minutes!

 

[Tuggy]

 

[robertmac43]

Henry injured in warm up...Waterman in

 

[robertmac43]

KONE!

 

[wingman75]

Who just made that terrible pass? Yikes.

Our defence is... Not strong.

 

[JunglePete]

Who just made that terrible pass? Yikes.

Our defence is... Not strong.

Joel Waterman, very bad

 

[wingman75]

Thanks. Assumed. Watching with no sound.

 

[al secord]

I think this will be a running theme for our group (i know this is our C team). Great build up play spoiled by a brutal defensive effort.

 

[robertmac43]

The defending from Waterman was bad. in his defence though, he barely warmed up and this is his international debut. Lots going on for him today.

 

[al secord]

Ok good run. Now bench everyone of significance.

 

[wingman75]

I think this will be a running theme for our group (i know this is our C team). Great build up play spoiled by a brutal defensive effort.

This is my expectation. Even as good as our attack is, it will be second best in at least two of those games. Which is bad news.

The defending from Waterman was bad. in his defence though, he barely warmed up and this is his international debut. Lots going on for him today.

Yup. I think it's fine to call out the poor play, but that has to come with the context you just provided.

Even with our top guys in there, it's going to be rough. Not against Bahrain mind you.

 

[robertmac43]

This is terrifying right now. Just feel like everyone is picking up knocks.

 

[robertmac43]

Nice ball across, we get some luck which we needed!

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

No sugarcoating this...it truly is a shitty result even if it's our B/C squad. Really hope our country can develop CBs. Just some ugly depth there.

 

[al secord]

2 positives...Kone and Osorio.

2 negatives...Alistair Johnston and Kamal Miller.

 

[Tuggy]

Defense is concerning, without a doubt.

Looking forward to seeing the full squad together. Unfortunately the majority of the reinforcements are not CB's...

 

[al secord]

I think Cyle Larin has to start. Mainly to help defend set pieces. Ugh.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Defense is concerning, without a doubt.

Looking forward to seeing the full squad together. Unfortunately the majority of the reinforcements are not CB's...

The "if we can hold Croatia or Belgium to a draw" posts I see on reddit and Twitter look silly.

This team is not going to dominate the midfield and will be thoroughly outpossessed. The fact that the CBs are going to be called upon to defend De Bryune, Lukaku, Hazard...lol

 

[JunglePete]

If I'm really being objective after today's performance and given our current state.

Kaye and Waterman shouldn't be anywhere near the 26.

ZBG, McNaughton, Fraser in

It's insane how as soon as ZBG and L Mac came in, defensively we looked good and Waterman stopped playing so poorly. I'm thinking had they both started this game would've probably ended 4-0