Canadian Soccer Part VI; O CANADA O BABY

[al secord]

Took until the final game for concacaf to show it's true colours

 

[Scandale du Jour]

And now he red cards a random dude on the bench

 

[TMLeafer]

I thought they only reviewed egregious mistakes.

 

[wingman75]

Marrufo is a Moron. Absolute clown show. We hadn't seen much of this so far.

 

[blkhawk]

So 20 minutes added on ?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

So 20 minutes added on ?

Probably like 3, because Concacaf

 

[wingman75]

Disappointed we only really started playing with 25 minutes to go.

 

[wingman75]

No one can lay out for that? ha ha Sooo close.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

This is a game where we really needed Davies

Just no threats on the side. Everything up the middle was well defended by Panama.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Look at that clown goalie

 

[Tuggy]

Well disappointing result, but still finished top of the table.

Pot 3 would have been nice, but I can't be too down.

Historic qualifying campaign.

Big day on Friday to see what's next!

 

[JimmyApples]

Let’s get out of this dump

 

[wingman75]

Well disappointing result, but still finished top of the table.

Pot 3 would have been nice, but I can't be too down.

Historic qualifying campaign.

Big day on Friday to see what's next!

Well said. Never been so excited for the World Cup draw!!

 

[TMLeafer]

Ah well. Had a ton of chances this window but not much finishing in 2 of them.

 

[al secord]

Maybe it's because I smoke a lot of weed, but 4 pot always sounded better than 3 pot anyway

 

[robertmac43]

Historic campaign indeed. It's tough to win consistently in Central America so I'm not going to dwell on this window. We were spoiled through this whole process!

Pot 3 would have been nice but I really don't care tbh. Bring on whoever, this team can do damage on their day!

 

[robertmac43]

A reminder that the FIFA rankings are dumb and don't make sense.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Friday at 1 PM atlantic... will be on pins and needles..

 

[robertmac43]

Going to be fun to watch a draw and have a stake in it all

 

[al secord]

Friday at 1 PM atlantic... will be on pins and needles..

My heart has taken a beating this week

 

[Pink Mist]

Maybe it's because I smoke a lot of weed, but 4 pot always sounded better than 3 pot anyway

Yeah I've seen someone break down the odds of who we'd play based on what pot were in and pot 4 actually looks more attractive

 

[robertmac43]

At the end of the day we are still King!

 

[Javaman]

I think Herdman was trying to cover too many bases, especially for an away game:

- have a strong enough starting 11 to put Canada in a position to win
- give rest to key players who are most likely to put Canada in a position to win
- give some meaningful playing time to depth players (e.g. Cavallini, Kone) in case they are needed in Qatar

In the end, it was juggling too many competing priorities to get an away win in Concacaf. My hunch is if that getting into pot 3 was a top priority for Herdman, he'd have started his best 11. In other words, I get the impression that Herdman doesn't care S.F.A. about pots, and I like him all the more for that.

And it may be that I'm jaded from my experience as a Whitecaps fan, but I'd be perfectly fine if Cavallini was left off the WC squad for Qatar.

 

[al secord]

Our lack of depth at the back really shows when Vitoria is out.

Let's scour the globe for Canadian lineage. Maybe a young CB on the rise in Serie A's great grandfather was a Canadian soldier who over stayed his welcome in Italy after World War 2.

 

[Tuggy]

So next up is Nations League

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League - Wikipedia

Draw takes place April 4 in Miami.