youllneverwalkalone Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Caps: DeRosario - 19 Hutchinson - 15 Bernier - 13 Occean - 12 Simpson - 12 Peters - 12 Hume - 11 McKenna - 11 Imhof - 11 Grande - 10 DeGuzman - 9 Radzinski - 9 Brennan - 9 Jazic - 9 Onstad - 8 Serioux - 8 Gervais - 8 Watson - 7 Sutton - 7 Braz - 7 DeVos - 6 Klukowski - 5 Gerba - 5 Peschisolido - 5 Pozniak - 5 Stalteri - 3 Leduc - 3 Reda - 3 Hirschfeld - 2 Bircham - 2 Pizzolitto - 2 Corazzin - 2 Stamatopoulos - 2 Sulentic - 2 Friend- 2 Johnson - 2 Ademolu - 2 Dasovic - 1 Frondimadis - 1 Kappos - 1 Nash - 1 Placentino - 1 Goals: DeRosario - 4 McKenna - 3 Hutchinson - 2 Radzinski - 2 Brennan - 2 Hume - 1 Grande - 1 Gerba - 1 Occean - 1 DeVos - 1 Peschisolido - 1 Corazzin - 1 Record: Played - 19 Won - 7 Drawn - 3 Lost - 9 For - 20 Against - 21 Results: 01.22.06 Canada 0 - USA 0 11.16.05 Canada 1 - Luxembourg 0 09.03.05 Canada 1 - Spain 2 07.12.05 Canada 2 - Cuba 1 07.09.05 Canada 0 - USA 2 07.07.05 Canada 0 - Costa Rica 1 07.02.05 Canada 1 - Honduras 2 03.26.05 Canada 1 - Portugal 4 02.09.05 Canada 1 - N.Ireland 0 11.17.04 Canada 1 - Guatemala 0 10.13.04 Canada 1 - Costa Rica 3 10.09.04 Canada 1 - Honduras 1 09.08.04 Canada 0 - Costa Rica 1 09.05.04 Canada 1 - Honduras 1 08.18.04 Canada 0 - Guatemala 2 06.16.04 Canada 4 - Belize 0 06.13.04 Canada 4 - Belize 0 05.30.04 Canada 0 - Wales 1 01.18.04 Canada 1 - Barbados 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 The goals for/against looked good until I remembered those Belize games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 In theory had we had the ability to score 1 more goal per game, we would have 4 more ties and 1 more win. Looking at them numbers I am surprised really that Stalteri hasn't played more for Frankie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 After watching him for Spurs today, you gotta think he'd have cut down a few goals against, maybe saved a point or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Soju The goals for/against looked good until I remembered those Belize games... Yeah, gets kinda soft once you remove those 3 "Bs" (Belize, Belize, Barbados) matchs from the data. Not even minnows but one day aspiring to become minnows. 3 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses. 10 goals for and 21 against. Will say this just to keep those stats fair, Yallop dose treat friendlys as just that, friendly. Willing to mix things up a bit with player selections and what not so results during friendlys take a back seat to evaluation, blah, blah, blah. When I've got more time I'll post some mussings on Yallop's evolution towards Holgerisms just because it's fun to compare areas where the two seem to be similiar as Yallop was hired as the anti-Holger. Hey, just noticed something. DDR has played 17 matchs netting 4 and Big Kev has played 10 and netted 3. Has Frankie used McKenna as a striker? Ever? Don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Soju The goals for/against looked good until I remembered those Belize games... Yeah, gets kinda soft once you remove those 3 "Bs" (Belize, Belize, Barbados) matchs from the data. Not even minnows but one day aspiring to become minnows. 3 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses. 10 goals for and 21 against. Will say this just to keep those stats fair, Yallop dose treat friendlys as just that, friendly. Willing to mix things up a bit with player selections and what not so results during friendlys take a back seat to evaluation, blah, blah, blah. When I've got more time I'll post some mussings on Yallop's evolution towards Holgerisms just because it's fun to compare areas where the two seem to be similiar as Yallop was hired as the anti-Holger. Hey, just noticed something. DDR has played 17 matchs netting 4 and Big Kev has played 10 and netted 3. Has Frankie used McKenna as a striker? Ever? Don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Replying to Cheeta's very last questions about McKenna. Yes he has Cheeta, in the first Belize game (in which McKenna scored) and possibly for the second game too (can someone confirm this?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 McKenna was a striker in game 1 against Belize but in the back four for Game 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Ok thanks for that Gian-Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desigol Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Maybe the Jet-lag of Euro-based players was a factor in WCQ. They just didn't gel as a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetajr Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Desigol Maybe the Jet-lag of Euro-based players was a factor in WCQ. They just didn't gel as a team. Every country's players suffer from jet lag, its not an excuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by fetajr Every country's players suffer from jet lag, its not an excuse Well I do think that Canada's players suffer from it more than most, except maybe Australia, as not everybody is flying players from different continents the way we do. Having said that its only an excuse if long flights before games are unavoidable, and we could have at least cut down the length of the flights on one notable occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by fetajr Every country's players suffer from jet lag, its not an excuse Well I do think that Canada's players suffer from it more than most, except maybe Australia, as not everybody is flying players from different continents the way we do. Having said that its only an excuse if long flights before games are unavoidable, and we could have at least cut down the length of the flights on one notable occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca Well I do think that Canada's players suffer from it more than most, except maybe Australia, as not everybody is flying players from different continents the way we do. Having said that its only an excuse if long flights before games are unavoidable, and we could have at least cut down the length of the flights on one notable occasion. Also, jet lag is relative. Yes, South american sides have to deal with jet lag but each of the sides have to deal with it pretty much equally since all contenders have a huge contingent of Euro based players. But that wasn't the case with Canada in Concacaf. We were using jet lagged athletes who played all over Europe whereas our opponents ( save for a handfull of players) were not. That IMO put us at a huge disadvantage. Of course the CSA didn't help matters either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by youllneverwalkalone Caps: Pozniak - 5 . . . Stalteri - 3 Ouch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Just thought I would mention this peculiarity of North-South Travel. If you travel today from London to Sao Paulo, the time difference is only two hours. From Toronto to Sao Paulo is three hours. Summer months, its only one hour difference between Toronto and Sao Paulo and four hours between London and Sao Paulo. It has to do with reversed climatic seasons and reversed time changes. quote:Originally posted by Free kick Also, jet lag is relative. Yes, South american sides have to deal with jet lag but each of the sides have to deal with it pretty much equally since all contenders have a huge contingent of Euro based players. But that wasn't the case with Canada in Concacaf. We were using jet lagged athletes who played all over Europe whereas our opponents ( save for a handfull of players) were not. That IMO put us at a huge disadvantage. Of course the CSA didn't help matters either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Based on the cap list above, it appears Yallop's A Team looks something like this: Sutton Braz McKenna Gervais Simpson Bernier Hutchinson Imhof Brennan DeRosario Occean Everybody has their ideal line-up, but I'm wondering if this is even remotely close to a reasonable first team? Ignoring Stalteri and DeGuzman's absense, it looks okay but probably too old. Have many of these caps been wasted since Costa Rica in Vancouver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You need to put Stalteri and JDG in there. They've been in the squad when available. So has Serioux (instead of Imhoff) and Klukowski. You need to make the distinction between preferred and usual squad. For example, he's started Radz on the bench a few times (or maybe once). And Jazic is a starter ahead of Simpson. You also need to take into account the starting caps. For example, Peters has had very few starts. The "when available" squad: Sutton Stalteri McKenna Gervais/Reda Klukowski Bernier Hutchinson DeGuzman Grande Derosario Hume/OO/Ali/Radz, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I think this is closer to your ideal squad than our actual first team. (Less JD2). After 2 years and 19 matches under Yallop, the numbers above definitely display a few trends, for better or worse. For example, Frank's early comments on the need for a strong North American presense in the team appears to have to come to fruition. Obviously nobody expected first team players on European or UK clubs to be called for the USA; however, I personally wonder why Gervais would start ahead of David Edgar, or why Braz would start ahead of Ledgerwood. I'm certianly not complaining about the effort or result versus the States. I will however be very interested to see who is called for Austria. I bet there will be a few North Americans and Scandinavians in the group, where by rights (ie schedules and who is in form) I might expect to see something like this: Fernandes Stalteri Nsaliwa McKenna Klukowski Brennan Imhof DeGuzman Hutchinson Hume Radzinski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Last comment on this uncsidian topic: my lineup makes perfect sense when you look at the lineups when everyone has been available. For better or for worse, we've played many games under Yallop where we didn't call up our best or they weren't available (friendlies, injuries, suspension, etc.). My lineup stands. And are you really questioning why established pro players are starting ahead of youth/reserve players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 On the last point, yes. Edgar is a better player than Gervais and starts in a higher competition, albeit a reseve league. Not to mention he is eligible for 2007. And from Yallop's prospective, he's also British! I guess Legerwood actually was called and had professional obligations. I don't think Gyaki would have pushed anybody out of last night's starting eleven, but he could have made the bench. I'm not complaining either way, as it was a good result. I'm just trying to get a feel for the direction Yallop is taking. Personally, I hope more of the Euro guys (ie. Fernandes & Nsaliwa) get a shot -or that he builds some chemistry amongst the younger players, wherever they may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoni Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 What are our chances of signing Sven after the World Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I hope you're talking about Sweden and not Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by mjoni What are our chances of signing Sven after the World Cup? His salary is reported to be pushing 10 million CDN a year, basically the entire budget of the CSA. We can pay up to 250,000 Canadian I'd say, maybe adding bonuses. So no Sven (see him at Real Madrid next year, I bet he'll sign within a month). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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