GDT: Canadian Soccer | Canada at the Copa America - July 9 vs Argentina in the SF

[rboomercat90]

Did this ref get taught game management by some NHL officials? Jeez.

Davies should have never put that McDavid jersey on this week.

 

[rboomercat90]

Canada gave up a shit ton of chances in the last 5 minutes. Must be Herdmans fault right? Bad coach.

He pulled his two best players off the field just before the tide turned.

 

[JayE]

Wasn’t Mexico a top 10 world team?

According to the official rankings, yes. In reality, though, probably not. Still a massive win.

 

[dustrock]

Best sporting event I've been to since the Oilers run in 2006. What a match.

 

[dustrock]

Lolz at people complaining about players diving. Get a studs-up tackle in - 10C after running for 85 minutes and tell me how you feel.

There were arguably 2-3 actual dives today. Definitely seen worse.

Hell Borjan cramped up (again!) just standing there.

 

[Cloned]

Gonna be a coach firing for Mexico I think after all this. What kind of message does it send to your team that you are expecting the best result they could get is a 0-0 draw. Mexico were most dangerous when they stopped hanging 5 back and started bringing resources forward, at which point they gave Canada some fits. Our defensive play still problematic when pressured. Playing back allowed Canada to possess the game, and we were able to pick the Mexico lock anyway, which is pretty impressive, because not even Germany could do it in WC.

This is still a talented enough Mexico side, and dangerous, but the coaching is horrific and not even allowing the club to play to any attacking strength.

Have to say Herdman looking better as a coach than I had expected.

Shoutout to Borjan for doing so much to stop the melee at end of the game. So evident why he's the leader of the team experience and maturity wise. Lot of Canadian players were getting out of hand, and I'll dispute the call on the game. The Canadian players on the bench coming onto the pitch, getting in a fracas near the end. That was some unfortunate conduct. Be better. Several were in the field of play.

I know Concacaf is dirty, but no excuse to sink to the level.

Sure they'll be a lot of great memories of the day.

Glad you’re starting to come around on Herdman. He’s got just enough tactical expertise but his strength is his man management and player recruitment. The guy knows how to build a team.

I suspect he’s the best coach in the region and one of the best outside Europe. He’ll be on the radar for other national teams (England…) but I think the CSA will offer him a big time contract as a director of player personnel.

He’s still relatively new on the men’s international scene and I suspect he learned a lesson tonight about pulling your stars.

 

[Oilhawks]

Lolz at people complaining about players diving. Get a studs-up tackle in - 10C after running for 85 minutes and tell me how you feel.

There were arguably 2-3 actual dives today. Definitely seen worse.

Hell Borjan cramped up (again!) just standing there.

Indeed, this was nothing compared to some of the 'dive fests' seen in many a match. There was more diving from that beta anti-Viking loser Ehlers in the Oilers - Jets game tonight than between all Canada and Mexico players.

 

[Oilhawks]

Glad you’re starting to come around on Herdman. He’s got just enough tactical expertise but his strength is his man management and player recruitment. The guy knows how to build a team.

I suspect he’s the best coach in the region and one of the best outside Europe. He’ll be on the radar for other national teams (England…) but I think the CSA will offer him a big time contract as a director of player personnel.

He’s still relatively new on the men’s international scene and I suspect he learned a lesson tonight about pulling your stars.

He seems really good. Almost has a 'Hansi Flick lite' feel to him. And 'Hansi Flick lite' is a massive compliment. Flick is one of my favourite coaches of all time, any sport.

 

[Cloned]

He seems really good. Almost has a 'Hansi Flick lite' feel to him. And 'Hansi Flick lite' is a massive compliment. Flick is one of my favourite coaches of all time, any sport.

You should YouTube some of Herdman’s interviews. The guy is pure class. Early in his career, he attended sessions held by the All Blacks rugby team to see how they built such a tight team and solid team foundation. He’s translated that over to his own coaching style and basically transformed soccer in Canada on both the men and women’s sides. The man knows how to handle team dynamics and off-field player management.

He’s quite literally the father of modern Canadian soccer and that’s not a exaggeration.

 

[Cloned]

Haven’t seen it mentioned yet but there’s a chance that Ochoa spilled that Alistair Johnston shot because it was cold and his fingers weren’t as nimble as he was used to.

 

[Tyrolean]

An absolute classic Canadian soccer moment and a great night for the City of Edmonton. Tough Canadian players beating Mexico in an Arctic setting in front of 50,000 fans. Nice.

Actually 44,000.

 

[Oilhawks]

Haven’t seen it mentioned yet but there’s a chance that Ochoa spilled that Alistair Johnston shot because it was cold and his fingers weren’t as nimble as he was used to.

 

[Cloned]

Even the Oilers loss wasn’t enough to bring me down from tonight’s sports high

 

[oilers'72]

Actually 44,000.

Over 52,000 tickets sold but a combination of people being scared off by the weather, and those that were willing to be there, but travel conditions (including air travel) killing those hopes.

 

[oilers'72]

Wasn’t Mexico a top 10 world team?

As of October 21st, Mexico is 9th, US 13th, Costa Rica 45th and Canada 48th. New rankings should be out in the next few days.

Men's Ranking

Interesting how the rankings are derived.

Elo rating system - Wikipedia

 

[Jumptheshark]

Mexico win halted by offensive chanting

who was chanting what? is my question

 

[Jumptheshark]

we can relate to this --thou usually when it gets down to -20 or so

 

[Cloned]

For anyone that was disappointed in the commentating on the goals, here’s an alternative:



They also have the first goal and the end of the game.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

For anyone that was disappointed in the commentating on the goals, here’s an alternative:



They also have the first goal and the end of the game.

I thought the goal must be offside at first with how much separation Larin got from the Mexican defenders. Bad marking on a set piece can kill you, and that goal was the winning goal. Not sure if Mexico was experiencing brain freeze on that play but regardless it was a great ball in and Larin finished it off. Awesome night for Canada.

 

[Cloned]

I thought the goal must be offside at first with how much separation Larin got from the Mexican defenders. Bad marking on a set piece can kill you, and that goal was the winning goal. Not sure if Mexico was experiencing brain freeze on that play but regardless it was a great ball in and Larin finished it off. Awesome night for Canada.

We’re never going to fully know how the weather affected these games, but it’s not a stretch to say that our opponents probably didn’t move or think at 100% capacity due to how cold it was. I’m also pretty sure Ochoa catches that ball on the first goal if his hands weren’t numb.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

what a fun game to watch, I bet the atmosphere was amazing!

I was there live on Friday against Costa Rica and TV doesn't do it justice how loud it was in Commonwealth

stunning to see Canada at the top of the Standings..never in my lifetime did I think I'd see it

 

[Drivesaitl]

Glad you’re starting to come around on Herdman. He’s got just enough tactical expertise but his strength is his man management and player recruitment. The guy knows how to build a team.

I suspect he’s the best coach in the region and one of the best outside Europe. He’ll be on the radar for other national teams (England…) but I think the CSA will offer him a big time contract as a director of player personnel.

He’s still relatively new on the men’s international scene and I suspect he learned a lesson tonight about pulling your stars.

Its great to see how Canada is doing in all this. One of the things that makes me sad is seeing this kind of meteoric success now, instead of the wonder of what it would be like to see it when younger, and for instance when one could still play soccer. This must be so fascinating right now if you're a kid or youth or even young adult. Would've loved to see a golden age for Soccer like this earlier in life. Alas I spotted it with the Womens National team way back around 1999, as that team was making noise. But 2012 broke my Canadian Soccer heart for years. That the Olympic result was so fixed, the way we lost to the US, that we had the result stolen. That impacted my following of it. While I still attended in 2015 my passion for the National sides was never the same.

So that other than following Davies I complete slept on this new phase of Canadian football. Good on you that you spotted all this coming. I was passionate about Canadian Soccer for decades but ironically lost heart until the Canadian women finally got the gold that they should have had years ago.

Thanks for getting me back into this. Glad I'm along for the ride now.

 

[Kerberos]

Know it's not going to happen but I wish they'd give us the January fixture as well.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Haha imagine... If you liked -7, guess what? Now you get to do it again... in -37

 

[iCanada]

I thought the goal must be offside at first with how much separation Larin got from the Mexican defenders. Bad marking on a set piece can kill you, and that goal was the winning goal. Not sure if Mexico was experiencing brain freeze on that play but regardless it was a great ball in and Larin finished it off. Awesome night for Canada.

We’re never going to fully know how the weather affected these games, but it’s not a stretch to say that our opponents probably didn’t move or think at 100% capacity due to how cold it was. I’m also pretty sure Ochoa catches that ball on the first goal if his hands weren’t numb.

Could even just be hesitation from being unsure of themselves on wet / icy ground. Would be even worse on Turf.

Like I said before the game, it's a huge advantage. We Canadians take balance on ice for granted because we run on it our entire lives. I was actually surprised there weren't more "woopsies" from Mexican players tbh. But even if they aren't falling, the traction being different than you expect is huge, yet the Canadians have that in muscle memory no problem.