Winnipeg Fury Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 WHITECAPS ALFREDO VALENTE CALLED UP FOR NATIONAL DUTY …Whitecaps captain to join Canada in Guatemala Vancouver, BC – Whitecaps FC Director of Soccer Operations Bob Lenarduzzi announced today that Whitecaps Men’s team captain, Alfredo Valente, has been called up for national team duty by head coach Frank Yallop. Valente will dress for Canada in their final World Cup Qualifying match Wednesday, November 17th in Guatemala. Valente will replace midfielder Mike Klukowski who was injured playing for his club team, La Louviere, Belgium. Carlo Corazzin is the other Whitecap to participate in this round of World Cup Qualifying, playing in the October 13th match at Swangard Stadium vs. Costa Rica. “We’re extremely excited for Alfredo,” says Whitecaps Director of Soccer Operations Bob Lenarduzzi. “This is a great opportunity for him to experience what it’s like to play at that kind of level, and he is fully deserving of the selection.” Canada is 0-3-2 in this semi-final round of qualifying in CONCACAF. Guatemala is 3-1-1 and has already advanced to the final round of qualifying in the region. Whitecaps Communications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 pfft. joke. yallop is really starting to tick me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror pfft. joke. yallop is really starting to tick me off. The game is in less than 4 days. What the hell did you expect? You need at least 5 days notice for EPL teams (Norwich: Brennan) or any other Euro team for that matter (Saarbrucken : Nsaliwa). At least Grande, Sutton, De Rosario, and McKenna will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Yes, 5 days is practical notice. Under the rules, the clubs are supposed to get 14 days clear notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurosawa1555362267 Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Yallop simply looked where he could to find an eligeble player. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 And he did run his ass off, before getting injured, during the mid-summer series in Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 As one of Yallop's critics I have to say it bothers me that some people are willing to criticize him regardless of what he does. Valente is a young player who if he develops well could be national team quality. On short notice for a meaningless game what more could we expect. Obviously noone from Europe is going to be called. I am certainly much happier that he called Valente than Watson who would be a strong alternative given the situation. Yallop has made enough poor decisions that can be criticized that we don't need to blindly criticize every move he makes. We should also be objective and if his coaching improves he should be given credit for it as well. I am perfectly happy with Valente being called as he is a young player and the experience should be good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Valente over Corazzin, watson, yallop, aguiar, fletcher, and xausa, Yallop, what are you thinking? Hey maybe bring in Nial Thompson. Valente was Yallop's first good decision, why are some of you guys questioning it? He's young and only got room for improvement, not like those other 6 players I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timotas Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Fletcher!? I didn't know he still played... I thought he'd be working for BBC as a soccer analyis after his great display of intellect on TSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 quote:Originally posted by stacks Valente over Corazzin, watson, yallop, aguiar, fletcher, and xausa, Yallop, what are you thinking? Hey maybe bring in Nial Thompson. Valente was Yallop's first good decision, why are some of you guys questioning it? He's young and only got room for improvement, not like those other 6 players I mentioned. He's gonna be rooted firmly to the bench anyways, so I don't see why we're all getting our panties in a bunch over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Daniel He's gonna be rooted firmly to the bench anyways, so I don't see why we're all getting our panties in a bunch over this. Wasn't Corazzin going to be rooted to the bench also? If your picked, then there is a chance you are gong to play. Injuries, tactical needs, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Corazzin was picked from the start, was he not? I was thinking more along the lines of Biello for that first Guatemala game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Corazzin was picked from the start, was he not? I was thinking more along the lines of Biello for that first Guatemala game. I didn't think Carlo was called until the Costa Rica game. He was in the player pool though, including a few others (Aguiar, Pozniak, Stamatopolous, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 quote:Originally posted by redhat I didn't think Carlo was called until the Costa Rica game. He was in the player pool though, including a few others (Aguiar, Pozniak, Stamatopolous, etc.). I meant he was on the original selection for the CR game, not a last-minute replacement. Anyways, seems like Pozniak's replaced Valente . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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