GWT: World Cup - Group F (Morocco and Croatia Advance)
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Davies, David, Eustaquio and Buchanan are all top players. When I say 'top players' I don't necessarily mean elite or world class.
There's something seriously wrong with the FIFA ranking system when Belgium is perched at the top for a couple of years before dropping to #2 just before the WC.
Outplayed by the #41 team, lost to the #22 team. This isn't just a "tournament" thing.
Outplayed by the #41 team, lost to the #22 team. This isn't just a "tournament" thing.
We'll never know if what was said did this or that, the gulf of talent (especially in midfield) and experience between the two sides was such that this is pretty much what I expected.
This is on par with France-Australia or Brazil-Cameroon as far as mismatches go.
This is on par with France-Australia or Brazil-Cameroon as far as mismatches go.
What's crazy is the US do not have players anywhere near as good as Davies and David. Just odd how these things turn out at times.
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so u saying soccer players grow up to be a bunch of Joe Thorntons?
hey man they’re the ones saying it
karhukissa
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Eustaquio and Buchanan are not even close to top players, by any means. Danish Skov Olsen who also play for Brugge, is better than Buchanan and nobody would ever call him a top player.
I don't think you understand the real difference of top player and even decent player.
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That's some childish shit coming from Croatia.
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Davies and David are indeed better than any US player. Hopefully they can produce more of these type of a guys and it becomes sustainable. Often times some certain countries have a very good batch of players and then they disappear. It's all about the academies in Canada and North America, not everyone can move to Europe for good academies.
Buddy I'm not some clueless Canadian bandwagoner who doesn't understand the sport. Eustaquio and Buchanan are starters for good CL teams. You're being needlessly anal about a general description.
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It doesn't make you a top player seriously. With that logic every premier league team's starting eleven are top players which is not true. There would be like close to 1000 top players in this world which doesn't sound right doesn't it.
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Imagine a Latvian hockey coach saying he would eff up Canada and proceeding to get blown out 8-1.
We would all be "LOLing."
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If a player talks trash before hand that is different as you are more involved
Herdsman doing it is idiotic
Sounds like it really really motivated them
Herdsman doing it is idiotic
Sounds like it really really motivated them
As opposed to Herdman's professionalism? I told you guys this was going to happen.
Lost in all this talk is how could he even imagine to play a 2-man midfield (one of which is 39 and the other half-injured) against that midfield 3 of Croatia? Kone starting instead of Larin/David and they MIGHT have a had a chance of not losing so badly. Herdman showing his lack of experience at this WC.
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Agree...15 min in and you knew Kone over Atiba was a move that needed to happen asap.
Herdman is a rookie mens NT coach. Hopefully he learns from this WC.
Except that's exactly what I mean within the context that I intended. I was referring to the general strength of Canada's squad, in that they need more higher level European-standard players ("top"). You think I'm claiming something about those players I mentioned that I'm not. If you still don't understand what I mean, that's your problem. Not going to haggle over semantics.
congratulations on meeting expectations to beat the 41st ranked team in the world at the world cup
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A country with 0 history in the sport and minimal talent was calling out one of the top teams in Europe after a loss lmao
I imagine Herdman now in Canada has an aura about him, and rightfully so, after qualifying you guys to the WC in the manner he did and making you play rather beautiful football, but not starting 3 in the middle today against Croatia was mindblowing for me. The 2 defenders (even though Miller looked bad in both games) also look like they're better suited to play in a back 3 unfortunately, but today he did neither. the 4-4-2 was the worst possible combination. It doesn't help that David's been completely MIA these 2 games, very disappointed in him. Had he played to his potential you're getting a result against Belgium.
Bro, come on. Imagine in hockey, we (Croatia) qualified for the Olympics for the first time, lost in a decent game vs Czech Republic, but our coach said "we belong, gonna F Canada up". Not just said it, repeated it btw.
The proceeded to get dominated and lose like 7-1.
I'll be honest, we need a Canada win vs Morocco in case we lose to Belgium, but I don't see it - Morocco is a much more serious side.
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It’s actually bananas no idea how they can be this arrogant and pretty much the reason I can’t bring myself to see them doing well.
