Chuck Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Yallop indicated that Canada will probably play Portugal in 2005. Should be a chance to watch some exciting soccer and see how they can defend against a team that controls the ball well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Nice to read the Canadian on the BigSoccer thread post how this game would be a waste of time for Portugal. Spoken like a true patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagebeast Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Lets see we can't beat Concacaf teams so in Frank's wisdom lets take on a top European side? With our defence it will a slaughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish_LYNX_Fan Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 yeah it will be a waste so why did Litchenschtine bother tying them yeah we should just stick to playing Togo or Guam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurosawa1555362267 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 quote:Originally posted by savagebeast Lets see we can't beat Concacaf teams so in Frank's wisdom lets take on a top European side? With our defence it will a slaughter. You don't get better by playing nations with less talent. You get better by playing against the best. Even when you lose you can learn a thing or two. Another thing, a match against Portugal would really generate interest here. A lot more than a match against a country without such a reputation. Anyway, this is sport, anybody can beat anyone, so why not try to play against Portugal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analyst Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 If Portugal is willing to play us then great. Since it would be a friendly, they would not likley use all their best players, but it would still be entertaining, especially if Christian R plays. The Brazil Canada game in Edmonton, prior to the US hosted World Cup was good, even though Brazil took it easy, and it drew lots of fans which helped our teams pay for trips abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 quote:Originally posted by analyst If Portugal is willing to play us then great. Since it would be a friendly, they would not likley use all their best players, but it would still be entertaining, especially if Christian R plays. The Brazil Canada game in Edmonton, prior to the US hosted World Cup was good, even though Brazil took it easy, and it drew lots of fans which helped our teams pay for trips abroad. Brazil took it easy? Then why did they refuse to trade jerseys or shake hands after the draw? (I have a tape proving it.) The WC94 brought many teams to bring up their A squads for preparations. The Canadian squads had to play 2 more matches in a short span (Morocco, Netherlands). As for the Portuguese friendly, they'd likely bring their A Team for several reasons: they're playing in Portugal not Canada; they're preparing for their WCQ rounds; they did not reach their ultimate goal in Euro 2004; and they would not want to lose to a country like Canada. Just like Ireland and the Czech Republic (and Finland and Switzerland), they'd bring their A teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 they play a qualifier 4 or 5 days later so they would just have whoever they call up for that game anyways. it'll be a good match...not expecting a win but at least a close result would be nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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