Canada Soccer Part VII: Copa America Semifinal Edition

[Pink Mist]

If only there was a CB with dual citizenship from England and Nigeria we could recruit for the WC squad

 

[Moncherry]

Cry about me being a eurosnob all you want, the only MLS midfielders or forwards that should see any minutes at the tournament or perhaps even make the squad are Kone and Osorio. On defence they have no choice. For forwards especially you can't possibly pick Cavallini over any of the Euro-based players.

 

[robertmac43]

Interesting if true, would make 4 pro teams in BC

 

[robertmac43]

Staq scores again. He is in insane form as we near closer to Qatar.

 

[Tuggy]

Roster reveal show just started on TSN.

 

[robertmac43]

With Henry out, I think that spot goes to Fraser in MF.

 

[robertmac43]

Love that for Kone!

 

[al secord]

Not the Scottish midfielder I was hoping for.

 

[Tuggy]

No real surprises I don't think.

I would have preferred Corbeanu over Cavallini, but I knew that wouldn't happen.

2026 for Corbeanu it is.

 

[robertmac43]

Herdman is the best possible person for this job. It starts with him, he is the biggest supporter of these players. Love him.

 

[al secord]

I'm gonna be a blubbering mess come National Anthem.

 

[wingman75]

I'm gonna be a blubbering mess come National Anthem.

Sure I had to fight it listening to De Rosario ffs.

 

[Tuggy]

How about the game winning pen for our big man today!

He's also in good form coming in.

 

[Cloned]

If Tomori had picked Canada he’d be going to the WC as a starter.

 

[Gecklund]

Cry about me being a eurosnob all you want, the only MLS midfielders or forwards that should see any minutes at the tournament or perhaps even make the squad are Kone and Osorio. On defence they have no choice. For forwards especially you can't possibly pick Cavallini over any of the Euro-based players.

I mean the only other two are Kaye and Piette. Kaye makes complete sense with his versatility. Piette I think is mostly because who do you pick over him?

Now at forward, I can agree. Cavallini isn’t very good. I do think his role is just to come in and be a wrecking ball. In the 2014 World Cup, Wondo came on for USMNT for the last 15 minutes and his job was literally to just run around and pressure relentlessly. I think Cavallini could be used in a similar role. He should be literally last option though. Could be a chemistry thing too. I’m not too familiar with the inner workings of CanMNT but I know for the US, Roldan was picked because he’s versatile and everyone on the team loves him.

 

[Toomuts]

Why is Canada the only country in the WC that doesn’t have a unique WC kit? I was holding out and would have bought all three home/away/third,
Guess I spend my $600 elsewhere. Soccer Canada is such a disappointment as this was such an opportunity

 

[robertmac43]

Why is Canada the only country in the WC that doesn’t have a unique WC kit? I was holding out and would have bought all three home/away/third,
Guess I spend my $600 elsewhere. Soccer Canada is such a disappointment as this was such an opportunity

It's been long reported that there would no updated jerseys. We knew this was coming months ago, it's on Nike.

 

[Tuggy]

How worrisome is Davies' injury, delayed arrival with Canada in Qatar?

Still not convinced he'll start against Belgium...

 

[al secord]

He's getting the best possible treatment in Germany. We know he won't be playing in the Japan warm up.

I just think they're being overly cautious. They want to limit the chance of re-injury. It's not ideal, but it is what it is. I think he'll be good to go for the opening match.

 

[robertmac43]

I think we see him involved against Belgium. Likely as a super sub to get some minutes under his belt.

 

[robertmac43]

Don't love seeing that Staq is being assessed.

 

[al secord]

Don't love seeing that Staq is being assessed.

So this is what it sounds like when doves cry.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

So pay a month for TSN or get a VPN (and which one) for UK or US streams?

I plan to watch mainly on replays so wanna be able to skip half-time stoppages and stuff and also don't want spoilers.

 

[Tuggy]

 

[Tuggy]