Jarrek Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s World Cup Team head coach Frank Yallop today named a 16-player roster for the upcoming exhibition game against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 5, 2004. The kickoff is 7:00 p.m. PT. The squad will fly from Toronto to San Jose on Wednesday, June 2 and will return to Toronto and Ottawa on June 6. The team will resume training in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 8 at Carleton University at 4:00 p.m. The San Jose game will be Yallop’s final opportunity to assess players before the World Cup Qualifying series against Belize on June 13 and 16 in Kingston, Ontario. Paul Stalteri joins the squad after winning the German Cup with Werder Bremen on Saturday to complete the domestic double. Bremen won the Bundesliga earlier in May. Olivier Occean has returned to Norway after earning his first cap in the 1-0 loss to Wales on May 30. Mark Watson was recalled by the Charleston Battery and will miss the exhibition game but will rejoin the team in Ottawa. “There were many positive developments in the Wales game and I am very much looking forward to returning to San Jose with Canada,” said Yallop who coached the Earthquakes to two MLS championships in three years. “This will be our final game before Belize and I have a pretty good idea of the final squad but it will give some players another chance to show me what they can do.” Canadian Roster For Friendly vs San Jose on June 5 Name Position Club Date of Birth Caps Goals/Shutouts Lars Hirschfeld GK Unattached 10/17/78 16 4 Pat Onstad GK San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 1/13/68 39 15 Jason deVos D Ipswich Town, English First Division 1/2/74 44 3 Kevin McKenna D Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier 1/21/80 22 6 Paul Stalteri D/M Werder Bremen, German Bundesliga 10/18/77 47 6 Ante Jazic D/M Rapid Vienna, Austrian First Division 2/27/76 6 0 Daniel Imhof M St. Gallen, Swiss First Division 11/22/77 22 0 Marc Bircham M Queen’s Park Rangers, English First Div. 5/11/78 16 1 Mike Klukowski M La Louviere, Belgian First Division 5/27/81 2 0 Jim Brennan M Norwich City, English Premier 5/8/77 34 3 Atiba Hutchinson M Helsingborg, Swedish Premier Division 3/8/83 5 0 Julian deGuzman M Hannover 96, German Bundesliga 3/25/81 7 0 Iain Hume M/F Tranmere Rovers, English Second Division 10/20/83 4 0 Tomasz Radzinski F Everton, English Premier 12/14/73 20 5 Paul Peschisolido F Derby County, English First Division 5/25/71 49 9 Dwayne de Rosario F San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 5/15/78 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally Posted by Ed Our team has a slight adjustment. Occean (back to Norway) and Watson (back to Charleston) are both out. Stalteri is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Oooo, look at those promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jarrek Originally Posted by Ed Our team has a slight adjustment. Occean (back to Norway) and Watson (back to Charleston) are both out. Stalteri is in. It mentions that Watson will be back in Ottawa, but doesn't state that with Otto. No Otto for Belize ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I'm surprised that he isn't at least calling up another A-league central defender like Gervais or Pizzolitto in the absence of Watson. If Norway's league is still going during the Belize series (I believe Odd Grenland played today) I wonder if that might affect Occean's availability. With Stalteri back I wonder if that means we will see Imhof play at right half, or perhaps back in the central defensive spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 It is too bad that we didn't bring Tony Menezes for this one, considering the small 16-player roster and that the Bay Area is about as close to China that our games are going to get. Otherwise, a couple of A-League players would have been nice. Hope we don't get any injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Looks pretty much what you will likely see against Belize. An interesting statistic is that only 3 of the sixteen player ( Devos, Hume and Bircham) are not playing in within a top tier. This should help in so far as player availability since the the new Fifa calendar ( harmonizing international dates with club matches) does not apply to lower tier clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I've been on these boards for a lotta years and I can't remember the last time I saw a MNT look this good on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca I'm surprised that he isn't at least calling up another A-league central defender like Gervais or Pizzolitto in the absence of Watson. If Norway's league is still going during the Belize series (I believe Odd Grenland played today) I wonder if that might affect Occean's availability. With Stalteri back I wonder if that means we will see Imhof play at right half, or perhaps back in the central defensive spot. Odd Grenland has games on the 6th, 13th and 20th. That suggests that Norway has no international friendlies going and the league does not stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Free kick An interesting statistic is that only 3 of the sixteen player ( Devos, Hume and Bircham) are not playing in within a top tier. You forgot Pesch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Keeper Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I love that Frank is trying to get our top lads playing together with some consistency, but all the same I would have liked to have seen some of the domestic and non-regular players called up. Just to get continue adding some depth as with the Barbados friendly. But all the same, I hope we cream the 'quakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Quakes called in to face their teammates 505 words 2 June 2004 Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) 4 English © Copyright 2004, Contra Costa Times. All Rights Reserved. DeRosario, Onstad will play for Canada against San Jose in an exhibition match Saturday Earthquakes notebook Goalkeeper Pat Onstad and forward Dwayne De Rosario will be facing their San Jose teammates Saturday, as both were called up to the Canadian national team for its exhibition match against the Earthquakes at Spartan Stadium. "I guess you'll find out which guys in the locker room don't like us," Onstad said, laughing. The game will mark the return of coach Frank Yallop, who left the Earthquakes in December to take over the Canadian squad. Yallop was 41-25-18 in his three seasons in San Jose and led the club to two MLS Cups. For the Canadians, the exhibition match is as important as such a game can be, since it is their last before the start of World Cup qualifying. Canada will face Belize in a two-leg, opening-round series to be played on June 13 and 16. De Rosario and Onstad both started for Canada in a 1-0 losing effort against Wales on Sunday. Onstad said that even though Canada didn't get the result, the team played well given it had spent little time as a complete unit. Onstad said that in the first half, many of the Canadian players appeared scared to make mistakes. And going into halftime, he said, many of them were worried about what their coach would have to say. "But when you get into the locker room with Frank, he always wants to keep it positive," Onstad said. "He said, "Listen, you're all good players and there's no reason you can't go out there and try to express yourselves."' Throw ins Landon Donovan is back with the U.S. national team, which faces Honduras in a friendly tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Donovan will rejoin the Earthquakes on Thursday. The U.S.-Honduras game will be shown live at 4:30 p.m. on Fox Sports World and HDNet. Telemundo will air the game tape-delayed at 11:30 p.m. ... Rookie midfielder Tighe Dombrowski made his Major League Soccer debut Saturday in the Earthquakes' 1-0 loss at Columbus, entering the match in the 81st minute. Second-year forward Jamil Walker made his first career regular-season start in that game. ... Tacos Al Carbon in San Jose (1733 Story Road) will host a free registration party on Thursday for MLS Futbolito, MLS's official 4-v-4 tournament. The event's San Jose tournament will be played at the San Jose State's soccer fields on June 12 and has adult and youth divisions. Teams can also register by logging onto www.mlsfutbolito.com. Earthquakes general manager Alexi Lalas will be at the Thursday's registration party, which will be held from 6-8 p.m. The party will include "Crazy Dance" and "Ugly Feet" contests, whose winners will have their team's registration fees waived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueviking Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 man....i thought this line up was going to be a bunch of a-leaguers and a couple of mls guys...this is a serious group...am i dreaming or does radz seem to care this time 'round...i hate to be one of those fans who "believes the lads will win every time they take the field", but this team looks good...on paper, there is no reason why we cant beat all of those carribean teams in qualifying...im a sucker for heartbreak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varsity Tyler Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Gotta love the fact that our strikers have only a few more combined international goals than our defence corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Let's, for a second, consider the fact that not only will San Jose be missing two of its best players, but that those two players will be suiting up for us. Is anyone else concerned about how this factor will effect the challenge, and as a result the potential benefits of preperation, that this game provides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Let's, for a second, consider the fact that not only will San Jose be missing two of its best players, but that those two players will be suiting up for us. Is anyone else concerned about how this factor will effect the challenge, and as a result the potential benefits of preperation, that this game provides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadasBest Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Definitely best team on paper in a long time. Our midfield is definitely the weak link. We are still not capable at this time of mounting an attack through midfield against decent opposition. Definitely apparent by the lack of opportunities in the Wales match. Hopefully it pulls together over the next few months before the next round of qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 i dunno if its the weak link.....the guys havnt really played much together yet and theyre young so they will develope together as they play more often...and with the wcq they'll get that chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris healy Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 we dont have any real attacking midfielders , our top midfielders play mostly defensive roles with their clubs. In my opinion that is our biggest weakness, i also agree this team of ours looks good on paper. I believe that we will qualify for 2006 , and i really have no doubts just optimism at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 One thing to keep in mind about the starting midfield in Wales - they had never played together as a group before. Hume & Atiba hadn't played for the national team there since coming on in the 2nd half against Cuba, De Guzman's last appearance was prior to that against Germany and Brennan's was even further back, against Estonia. It's not surprising that they didn't immediately click to perfection against Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I don't see how our midfield is the weak link. We could, if we wanted to, start an EPL player, two Bundesliege guys and a Cup winner with champions league experience in Portugal. That's pretty good no matter who you are. DeGuzman has to pull the strings. He's used more to harass and harry the opponents with Hannover I'm assuming, but he has been the creator for most of his career and hopefully he can slide back into that role. I was disappointed that Brennan didn't get more time to try to involve himself in the game against Wales. Hopefully he gets 90 against San Jose. Though their postage stamp field may not suit his abilities best. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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