Winnipeg Fury Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 La version du communiqué en français ce retrouve ci-dessous… Head coach Stephen Hart announces his roster for October 8th match date FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information, please contact: Eric Lamoureux Canadian Soccer Association Tél: 1+ (613) 237-7678 ext. 239 Check out www.canadasoccer.com Ottawa, Ontario - Canada’s men’s senior team is geared up to face Jamaica for game two of their home and away series. Earlier today, Head coach Stephen Hart announced the official roster that will compete in Kingston, Jamaica on October 8th. Hart will be counting on this squad to shoot for a second consecutive victory against the reggae boys. A win in the tropic island would extend Canada’s unbeaten streak to five games. Hart’s troop met Jamaica in an earlier match up this fall, outplaying their opponent to a 1:0 win on September 4th in front of an animated crowd in Montréal, Québec. Hart is determined to bring an all-rounded effort to the pitch. Among the noticeable, Hart will be counting on the expertise of striker Tomasz Radzinski to pressure and create an offensive disturbance for Jamaica’s back four. Rob Friend, who scored the winning goal in Montréal, will also take part in the Canadian line-up. Canada’s midfield will be controlled by stronghold Atiba Hutchison while goalkeeper Greg Sutton will once again be available to look after the goal line. “Playing in Jamaica will obviously be very different from recent games we have played,” sais head coach Stephen Hart. “The climate must be considered and at ho Jamaica, with their passionate supporters, has proven difficult for most opposition. However it’s a challenge I’m sure the team looks forward too.” Canada will embark in another quest in Europe in mid November, facing a strong Hungarian team in Budapest, Hungary on November 15th, 2006 Team Roster: *note: One or two players may be added to the roster before October 8th. # Player Pos. DOB Caps G/S Club Hometown 1 Sutton, Greg GK 4/19/1977 8 4 Montreal Impact Montreal, QC 2 Braz, Adam D 06/07/1981 8 0 Montreal Impact St. Laurent, QC 3 Jazic, Ante D 2/26/1976 15 0 L.A. Galaxy Halifax, NS 4 McKenna, Kevin D 1/21/1980 34 9 Energie Cottbus Calgary, AB 5 Reda, Marco D 6/22/1977 5 0 Sogndal Woodbridge, ON 6 Bernier, Patrice M 9/23/1979 17 0 Tromso Brossard, QC 7 Stalteri, Paul M 10/18/1977 51 6 Tottenham Hotspur FC Brampton, ON 8 de Guzman, Julian M 3/25/1981 16 0 Deportivo La Coruna Scarborough, ON 9 Radzinski, Tomasz F 12/14/1973 30 7 Fulham Toronto, ON 10 Friend, Rob F 1/23/1981 7 1 Heerenveen Kelowna, BC 11 Klukowski, Mike D/M 5/27/1981 7 0 FC Brugge Oshawa, ON 12 Gervais, Gabriel D 9/18/1976 9 0 Montreal Impact Brossard, QC 13 Hutchinson, Atiba D/M 02/08/1983 20 2 FC Copenhagen Brampton, ON 14 De Rosario, Dwayne M 5/15/1978 37 7 Houston Dynamo Scarborough, ON 15 Simpson, Josh D/M 5/15/1983 14 0 Millwall Victoria, BC 16 Grande, Sandro M 9/29/1977 12 1 Molde Montreal, QC 17 Gerba, Ali F 7/27/1982 6 1 IFK Goteborg Montréal, QC 22 Stamatopoulos, Kenny GK 8/28/1979 4 2 Tromso Markham, ON Team Staff Complete Name Duties Date of Birth Hometown Province Rob Newman Head of Delegation 06-Dec-57 Saskatoon SK Stephen Hart Head Coach 15-Mar-60 Halifax NS Tony Fonseca Assistant Coach 30-Jan-65 Vancouver BC Paul Dolan Goalkeeper Coach 16-Apr-66 Vancouver BC Morgan Quarry Manager 11-Jan-67 Vancouver BC Ted Tilbury Physiotherapist 19-May-66 Saskatoon ON Mike Moretto Equip. Manager 29-Dec-61 Montreal QC Garo Demerdjian Physiotherapist 13-Jan-65 Montreal QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 New faces: DeRo, Gerba, Kluka, Jazic and Atiba. Left out: Brennan, Occean, Pozniak, Hume. 3 names I don't like in this lineup: Stamatopoulos, Reda and Gervais (but Gabe played well in MTL on sept 4) Again, pretty strong lineup but would've like to see Hirschfeld and Nsaliwa. I would start those guys in a 4-3-3: Sutton Stalteri--Mckenna--Kluka--Jazic Bernier--Atiba--DeGuzman DeRo----Friend---Radz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Sigma Jamaica was knocked out of the Caribbean Cup (Gold Cup qualifying) over the weekend. Jamaica beat Haiti 2-0 in their last match, but prior to that, lost to St Vincent 2-1. Huge upset with Jamaica knocked out of the Gold Cup early in qualifying. A very big win for St Vincent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 A very strong squad. The only mystery omission is Lars. I wonder if any of the U-20 squad was called ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Cue wildboy26 in 5, 4, 3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Always nice to see the CSA still screwing up by posting Josh as still playing for Millwall. /lumpheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury A very strong squad. The only mystery omission is Lars. I wonder if any of the U-20 squad was called ? They are in Czech Republic right now. I don't think any of them was available for this game but we'll see in the Hungary game if some of our U-20's will be call (the Czech Republic games are the last one for this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Holy strong squad! Our bench will even look strong, for this one. Curious as to why Hume and Serioux are not included. Looks like Lars is a distant memory. Thrilled to see Kuklowski again, I was getting a bit worried about him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Wow, this is a surprisingly strong squad. Pleased to see this. Wish Hume was there--and young DeGuzman--but otherwise have few complaints. [Again, I suspect Lars and Nsaliwa have taken themselves out of the picture, but this is merely speculation. Since they are both Alberta products, Ed will defend their honour to the grave.] Wouldn't be surprised that Hume is sticking around his club to improve his chances of getting some more playing time, or perhaps because a loan or transfer is in the works. Pleased to see this line-up. Hope they get stuck in and move that ball quickly. Jamaica will be physcially punishing, if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Wow, great squad. DeRo HAS TO play behind the strikers (whomever their are) in this match. He's shown way too much in that position for Houston to be shuffled off to the wing or playing as a striker himself. I'm really glad the players themselves are committed to each and every (so-called) meaningless friendly. The more time the A-team plays together, the better prepared we'll be when the real matches start, regardless of who the coach is by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Rudi DeRo HAS TO play behind the strikers... I suspect that this would depend on the formation we use. If Hart sticks to the hybrid 4-3-3/4-5-1 setup, as expected, both deRosario and Radzinski would likely play in withdrawn positions, behind a single target forward (Friend). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Ok let's try this lineup, I agree DeRo must be in the midfield: Sutton Stalteri--Mckenna--Kluka--Jazic ------DeGuzman-----Atiba------ -------------DeRo------------- Radz--------------------Simpson ------------Friend----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Gerba?... Is Hart trying to do this guy a favour or something, because I haven't heard much positives about his play in the last few months.... I have a feeling he might end up on TFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Bertuzzi44 Gerba?... Is Hart trying to do this guy a favour or something... I'm not sure about Ali's club success (thought it improved recently) but (with Hume seemingly not being available) my guess it that Hart wanted to see someone other than Occean again (who is also struggling a lot this season). Ademolu is only a sub player with his club, Will Johnson is with the U-20's and Simpson will probably move back to his natural midfield spot. Not much else to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 whats harts problem calling all these old geezers. jazic, reda, stalteri, radz, gervais, grande will all be 33 and over by the next world cup and thats too many spots being taken away from young guys who need the international experience now. these guys all had their chance and they blew it, get these tainted losers out of the damn picture, and i dont want to hear any crap about radz still being fast and dangerous bc if he couldnt score one damn goal last time around what the hell will he do next time when hes older and slower than before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 The CSA just issued a CORRECTION. Jazic and Derosario are unavalable for the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury The CSA just issued a CORRECTION. Jazic and Derosario are unavalable for the match. They also noted that one or two players may be added (in their place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by BrennanFan whats harts problem calling all these old geezers. jazic, reda, stalteri, radz, gervais, grande will all be 33 and over by the next world cup and thats too many spots being taken away from young guys who need the international experience now. these guys all had their chance and they blew it, get these tainted losers out of the damn picture, and i dont want to hear any crap about radz still being fast and dangerous bc if he couldnt score one damn goal last time around what the hell will he do next time when hes older and slower than before? We need them for qualifications, so that's 1 or 2 years before the World Cup. Who are those young guys you would call? You could give us some suggestions. BTW, your post is highly offensive toward guys who have showed up (except Radz when he had issues with Holger) for Canada when called. If you don't agree with the coach selection that's fair but calling the players loosers because they didn't qualified is quite stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by loyola We need them for qualifications, so that's 1 or 2 years before the World Cup. Who are those young guys you would call? You could give us some suggestions. BTW, your post is highly offensive toward guys who have showed up (except Radz when he had issues with Holger) for Canada when called. If you don't agree with the coach selection that's fair but calling the players loosers because they didn't qualified is quite stupid. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I have noticed in the two projected lineups on this thread that they both feature Klukowski as a central defender . . . isn't he regularly a left fullback for his Belgian club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by BearcatSA I have noticed in the two projected lineups on this thread that they both feature Klukowski as a central defender . . . isn't he regularly a left fullback for his Belgian club? Yes Mike is a left-back and is very likely to play there for us, as well. The central defender idea (and that's all it is) stems from various discussions we've had in search of improving our (weak) central defense situation, coupled with the thought that we have more solid depth and speedier options at left-back (useful against latin teams), already at our disposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 would have been nice to see DeRosario and Serioux in the mix, but perhaps they'll be available for Hungary. I expect; Stalteri McKenna Reda Kluka Radzinski DeGuzman Hutch Bernier Simpson Friend. Even if we pretend to play a 4-3-3, in reality it will look much more like a 4-5-1, which I don't mind, really. Just hope Hart doesn't wait too long to sub off the tired midfield this time. Keep our mid active and strong, and we should be able to keep our shape and avoid any problems at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 My guess is that The Beaver's proposed line-up is what we'll see, with the possibility of Hart deciding between Braz or Bernier -- sliding Stalteri to midfield, if Braz gets the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 decent-enough squad considering the u20's are unavailable. we have no chance at qualifying for 2010 if we push our vets aside and start from scratch. i am pleased to see the likes of radz and stalteri. jamaica out of the GC! incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timotas Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 quote:Originally posted by The Beaver would have been nice to see DeRosario and Serioux in the mix, but perhaps they'll be available for Hungary. I expect; Stalteri McKenna Reda Kluka Radzinski DeGuzman Hutch Bernier Simpson Friend. Even if we pretend to play a 4-3-3, in reality it will look much more like a 4-5-1, which I don't mind, really. Just hope Hart doesn't wait too long to sub off the tired midfield this time. Keep our mid active and strong, and we should be able to keep our shape and avoid any problems at the back. Yep, yep, agreed Beave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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