GWT: World Cup - Group F (Morocco and Croatia Advance)

[ViD]

Canada actually looks better than the US

 

[The Examiner]

Canada actually looks better than the US

That’s because they are better.

 

[NotCommitted]

Some of our games in qualification could have been historic blowouts if our guys could decently finish but that's a commonplace inevitability in soccer. Not every nation has that elite #9.

Yeah the roundness of the ball seems to be giving them serious trouble

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Canada actually looks better than the US

The US has a better roster on paper.

Swap managers, and the USA would be a QF or SF team IMO.

 

[Peen]

Not sure why people are going at Evilo for the David > Davies take

Sure evilo has a ton of french football bias but I don’t think it makes him wrong for that take

I think you could have made an argument between three players as to who the best one was during qualifying.

Davies is the most talented, sure, but Eustaquio and David have a lot of consistency in decision making

The strength of Davies - in addition to the talent - is the volume. After a ton of take on attempts, he’ll get a decisive one into space and play the right ball. But there are a lot of mistakes in-between the successful ones

 

[vodeni]

Belgium suffers the same problem they always do. They have a lot of good players, but they don't really have much of a team identity.

having one of the worst coaches ever does not help either, the guy ruined this generation that should have dominated world for many years. Oh well, go Canada, check that back line and keep the pressure

 

[Peen]

@Blender we experience this pain for club and country

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Yeah the roundness of the ball seems to be giving them serious trouble

Yeah, we should flatten out the ball a bit for more control.

Although then it would be tough to kick - maybe we could give players some sort of instrument to control the ball? Like a lacrosse stick, but held on the ground?

Also, we can't play outside during half the year, let's make it on ice.

 

[Blender]

Disgusting that they are down 1-0.

 

[Moncherry]

Beating a dead horse but Canada has at least 3 better options to take that PK. David, Eustaquio, and even Vitoria who is a penalty specialist.

 

[NotCommitted]

Yeah, we should flatten out the ball a bit for more control.

Although then it would be tough to kick - maybe we could give players some sort of instrument to control the ball? Like a lacrosse stick, but held on the ground?

Also, we can't play outside during half the year, let's make it on ice.

I dunno, I like some of those ideas but it sounds like it would become a marginal sport

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Disgusting that they are down 1-0.

meh - xG is really warped by penalties and missing penalties.

 

[vodeni]

The US has a better roster on paper.

Swap managers, and the USA would be a QF or SF team IMO.

thats very true. I am not as much up to speed on Canada Team, but watched alot of US and their weakest link is their clueless coach, what I am seeing today is a total tactical domination by Canada, Belgium has some world class players, best midfielder in the world, so they need to be careful in the back, but if they keep up with the press they will score in the second

 

[Blender]

meh - xG is really warped by penalties and missing penalties.

A penalty is usually assigned a value of 1 or close to it. So still 1.34-0.66 just based on chances.

 

[Gecklund]

Not sure why people are going at Evilo for the David > Davies take

Sure evilo has a ton of french football bias but I don’t think it makes him wrong for that take

I think you could have made an argument between three players as to who the best one was during qualifying.

Davies is the most talented, sure, but Eustaquio and David have a lot of consistency in decision making

The strength of Davies - in addition to the talent - is the volume. After a ton of take on attempts, he’ll get a decisive one into space and play the right ball. But there are a lot of mistakes in-between the successful ones

I think it’s also kind of hard to really compare. They are pretty different players. I’d say Davies is almost like a box to box winger/wing back whereas David is more of an all around 9 sort of player.

 

[Luigi Habs]

Really gutted with the score seeing how the first half went. Canada is making me feel proud however. Beautiful and fearless football being displayed. We truly have a chance.

 

[The Examiner]

Yeah, we should flatten out the ball a bit for more control.

Although then it would be tough to kick - maybe we could give players some sort of instrument to control the ball? Like a lacrosse stick, but held on the ground?

Also, we can't play outside during half the year, let's make it on ice.

We should also create a forum to discuss it all!

 

[keonsbitterness]

Beating a dead horse but Canada has at least 3 better options to take that PK. David, Eustaquio, and even Vitoria who is a penalty specialist.

They said on the broadcast David has converted 9 of his last 12. Not sure how that compares with our other players.

 

[Evilo]

A penalty is usually assigned a value of 1 or close to it. So still 1.34-0.66 just based on chances.

0.8 for a penalty if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Luigi Habs]

Not sure why people are going at Evilo for the David > Davies take

Sure evilo has a ton of french football bias but I don’t think it makes him wrong for that take

I think you could have made an argument between three players as to who the best one was during qualifying.

Davies is the most talented, sure, but Eustaquio and David have a lot of consistency in decision making

The strength of Davies - in addition to the talent - is the volume. After a ton of take on attempts, he’ll get a decisive one into space and play the right ball. But there are a lot of mistakes in-between the successful ones

I agree. It's not outlandish saying David is better than Davies. They're both different though and both are great.

Reality is that neither have brought his club level to the NT. We need them both if we're hoping to qualify to the 2nd round.

 

[TMLeafer]

Damn, Carrasco is off. He was beatable down that right side.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

We should also create a forum to discuss it all!

Too vague of a premise for a forum really. We should focus it on the young players of the sport, before they even become professional.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I am avoiding ALL waffles if we lose....purely out of spite.

 

[Blender]

Carrasco looked terrible so no surprise.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Damn, Carrasco is off. He was beatable down that right side.

A really good swap for Belgium IMO. Laryea was cooking him throughout the entire first half.

I don't think I've ever not been impressed by Estaquio's performance in a Canada shirt, and today is no different.