GC: Haiti, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica

[loyola]

How can we start our GC preparation now? Our players are all with their clubs in Europe or in the MLS. Haiti can afford that since most of their players are in North America. Haiti will be a good test for us.

I'm just hoping for a 2 weeks training camp prior to the tournament start with a friendly and some scrimmages against NCAA teams.

[jpg75]

Wow, this is like the SNL lowered expectations skit.

First, read this:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11286554&postcount=13

edit: Haiti scored their goal in 2nd half injury time, so they were not bunkering to hold a lead.

Second of all, we're talking about El Salvador here. These guys have been in a rough spot for going on a decade now. Ever since Diaz Arce, Cienfuegos got old and were not replaced. Let's see how Haiti do against Honduras....

[Canadiense]

Talking about oponents for this years GC, does anyone know who would be televising the Canada games?

cheers

[fza]

What players do we expect to have for the Gold Cup?..Will we see the Radz, DeRo's, etc???

[sj]

at this stage results does not matter

the fact that they are able to secure those games in bundles is certainly giong to make then a stiffer opposition for the gold cup and obviously carry over in the yrs to come.

[loyola]

quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury

Honduras 3-1 Haiti

According to a lot of articles Haiti won 3-1 over Honduras.

http://www.miamiherald.com/628/story/82584.html

[jpg75]

The Hondurans are pissed, they were leading 1-0 on a Pavon goal (they really should be looking at younger players) and then squandered it. Apparently they made alot of stupid defensive mistakes...

http://www.laprensahn.com/deportes_n...7&t=1177048800

[Guest Can. in UK]

Haiti will be playing another friendly today vs Bahamas.

[Winnipeg Fury]

Considering our complete lack of preperation and the aftermath of the coach-hiring fiasco (in which even Hart is sounding frustrated), Canada will be very lucky to progress from our group.

[Guest Can. in UK]

Apparently the game against the Bahamas was cancelled.

[Juby]

quote:Originally posted by Sigma

Haiti are also supposed to play in a two game tournament in T&T with the hosts, Mexico, and El Salvador. Haiti will play Mexico in one semi-final on May 27th.

Why can't Canada do this sort of thing? A four teamn Canada Cup would be a great way to guarentee a few games a year.

[jpg75]

quote:Originally posted by Juby

Why can't Canada do this sort of thing? A four teamn Canada Cup would be a great way to guarentee a few games a year.

We did have a few Canada Cups back in the 90's, but the last one took place in '99 i believe. I don't think attendance panned out the way they had expected. It was Canada, Guate, Iran...might have been only 3 teams. And the '97(?) version had Chile and N. Ireland, so 3 in that one too.

I think we'll probably see something like this happen in the next couple of years...

[jpg75]

quote:Originally posted by Sigma

Ecuador also played in the 1999 Canada Cup and the other Canada Cup was in 1995.

thanks!

[jpg75]

Thanks to some American dude from BS (sorry, didn't pay attention to your handle!)

Costa Rica's Gold Cup Squad:

- Goalkeepers: José Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Wardy Alfaro (Alajuelense) y Dexter Lewis (Pérez Zeledón).

- Defenders: Víctor Cordero (Saprissa), Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Andrés Núñez (Saprissa), Freddy Fernández (Pérez Zeledón), Michael Umaña (Herediano), Leonardo González (Herediano), Harold Wallace (Alajuelense), and Pablo Chinchilla (Altach, AUS).

- Midfielders: Roy Myrie (Alajuelense), Carlos Hernández (Alajuelense), Randall Azofeifa (Gent, BEL), Bryan Ruiz (Gent, BEL), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Michael Barrantes (Saprissa), and Rodolfo Rodríguez (Brujas).

- Strikers: Alonso Solís (Saprissa), Allan Alemán (Saprissa), Rolando Fonseca (Alajuelense), and Álvaro Saborío (Sion, SWI).

[Winnipeg Fury]

14/5/2007 - 18:08(EST)

Medford announces his Gold Cup squad

Costa Rica coach, Hernán Medford, summoned today the 23 players who will dispute to the Gold Cup of the The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

In the press conference, Medford emphasized that all the players called fulfill the demand “to be match ready” and that they can adapt correctly to the 3-5-2 formation that has used during career as coach.

Only four players who play abroad appear on the list: defender Pablo Chinchilla, of the Altach of Austria, midfielders Bryan Ruiz and Randall Azofeifa of Gent of Belgium, and Sion of Switzerland striker Alvaro Saborío.

Of the 23 players, a total of 11 were on the of Germany 2006 roster: goalkeepers Jose Francisco Porras and Wardy Alfaro; defenders Harold Wallace, Leonardo González, Michael Umaña, Jervis Drummond and Gabriel Badilla; midfielders Azofeifa, Walter Centeno and Carlos Hernandez; and striker Saborío.

Forward Rolando Fonseca, top scorer of “the ticos” with 46 goals, joins the team. He played in World Cup South Korea and Japan 2002.

The team will begin their preparation next the 21 of May, and soon after will play Chile in a friendly on June 2, in San Jose, and two days later they will travel to the United States to dispute to the Gold Cup.

The Cup will be carried out from the 6 to the 24 of June, and Costa Rica has the hope to win that title for the first time in its history.

The “ticos”, whose best finish was a second place finish in 2002, are in the same group as Canada, Haiti, and Guadalupe.

The complete squad is:

- Goalkeepers: José Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Wardy Alfaro (Alajuelense) y Dexter Lewis (Pérez Zeledón).

- Defenders: Víctor Cordero (Saprissa), Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Andrés Núñez (Saprissa), Freddy Fernández (Pérez Zeledón), Michael Umaña (Herediano), Leonardo González (Herediano), Harold Wallace (Alajuelense), and Pablo Chinchilla (Altach, AUS).

- Midfielders: Roy Myrie (Alajuelense), Carlos Hernández (Alajuelense), Randall Azofeifa (Gent, BEL), Bryan Ruiz (Gent, BEL), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Michael Barrantes (Saprissa), and Rodolfo Rodríguez (Brujas).

- Strikers: Alonso Solís (Saprissa), Allan Alemán (Saprissa), Rolando Fonseca (Alajuelense), and Álvaro Saborío (Sion, SWI).

[Gian-Luca]

Well, no doubt it will be a strong squad, but on paper it doesn't seem like one that can't be beat by our best team. Of course, we'll actually have to see if we call our best team & when we call them.

[Winnipeg Fury]

30 players have been called, but only 23 will participate in GC. Here is the list (sorry for the French notes):

1 - Bruny Pierre Richard

Club: Don Bosco

Poste: défenseur, droitier

2 - Olrich Saurel

Club: Don Bosco

Poste: défenseur, droitier

3 - Peter Germain

Club: Baltimore de Saint-Marc

Poste: milieu offensif, gaucher

4 - Yveson Etienne

Club: Don Bosco

Poste: attaquant, gaucher

5 - Alain Vuibert

Club: Baltimore de Saint-Marc

Poste: milieu récupérateur, droitier

6 - Pierre Roland Saint-Jean

Club: Baltimore de Saint-Marc

Poste: milieu offensif, droitier

7 - Ednerson Raymond

Club: Baltimore de Saint-Marc

Poste: milieu gauche, gaucher

8 - Serge Louis

Club: Baltimore de Saint-Marc

Poste: milieu récupérateur, droitier

9 - Turlien Romulus

Club: Cavaly de Léogâne

Poste: milieu offensif, droitier

10 - Ricardo Pierre Louis

Club: Cavaly de Léogâne

Poste: attaquant, gaucher (il utilise aussi sont pied droit)

11- Frantz Gilles

Club: Cavaly de Léogâne

Poste: défenseur latéral gauche, gaucher

12- Eliphène Cadet

Club:Tempête de Saint-Marc

Poste : attaquant, droitier

13- Siméon Jonas

Club: Tempête de Saint-Marc

Poste: gardien, droitier

14- Brunel Fucien

Club: Aigle Noir

Poste: milieu offensif, droitier (il utilise assez bien son pied gauche)

15- Alcenat Jean Sony dit Tiga

Club: Aigle Noir

Poste: demi offensif gauche, droitier

16- Fritson Jean Baptiste

Club: Aigle Noir

Poste: attaquant, droitier

17- Alexandre Bourcicaut

Club:Violette Athletic Club

Poste: attaquant, droitier

18- Peterson Occenat

Club: Violette Athletic Club

Poste: gardien, droitier

19- James Marcelin

Club: Racing Club Haïtien

Poste: milieu récupérateur, droitier

20- Mones Chéry

Club: Racing Club Haïtien

Poste: milieu offensif, droitier

21- Luigi Beauzil

Club: Racing Club Haïtien

Poste: gardien, droitier

22- Noncent Windzor

Club: Sedan (réseviste)

Poste : défenseur central, droitier

23- Stephane Guillaume

Club: Miami FC

Poste: défenseur latéral droit, droitier

24- Jamil Jean Jacques

Club: Miami FC

Poste: demi offensif gauche, gaucher

25- Fénélon Gabbart

Club: Miami FC

Poste: gardien, gaucher

26- Fabrice Noël

Club: FC Nantes

Poste: attaquant, droitier

27- Jean Jacques Pierre

Club: FC Nantes

Poste: défenseur central, droitier (il utilise son pied gauche)

28- Josué Mayard

Club: Norvège

Poste: défenseur central, droitier

29- Wagneau Eloi

Poste: attaquant, droitier

30- Roody Lormera

Attaquant, il évolue aux USA

[Alex]

Guadeloupe's roster:

Name

Pos.

D.O.B.

Club

Jocelyn Angloma

MD

07.08.1985 - * isnt this the 40 year old guy who played for France?

Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau

Stéphane Auvray

MD

04.09.1981

Vannes FC

Xavier Bemathol

DF

31.07.1982

A.J.S.S.

Steve Bizasene

AT

24.04.1970

CS Moulien

Pascal Chimbonda

DF

21.02.1979

Tothenam/ENG

Miguel Comminges

DF

16.03.1982

Reims

Philippe Durpes

DF

06.03.1974

Romorantin

Marius Fausta

GK

28.04.1973

Evolucas

Cédrick Fiston

AT

12.04.1981

A.J.S.S.

David Fleurival

DF

19.02.1984

FC Tours

Ludovic Gotin

AT

25.07.1985

CS Moulien

Franck Grandel

GK

17.03.1978

FC Utrecht/NED

Lery Hannany

MD

01.10.1982

Racing Club

Jean Luc Lambourde

MD

10.04.1980

Amical Club

Wilfried Loiseau

AT

20.03.1984

no club

Loic Loval

AT

28.09.1981

FC Utrecht/NED

Fabrice Mercury

GK

06.08.1981

CS Moulien

Dominique Mocka

MD

13.08.1978

JS Vieux-Habitants

Marving Onestas

MD

06.08.1981

J/Evolution

Fabien Raddas

AT

07.03.1980

Poissy

Richard Socrier

AT

28.03.1979

Brest

David Sommeil

DF

10.08.1974

Sheffield United/ENG

Michael Tacalfred

DF

23.04.1981

Dijon

Constant Therezine

MD

23.09.1974

AS Gosier

Cédric Vanoukia

DF

20.04.1982

no club

Alain Vertot

DF

14.11.1972

Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau

TD: Roger Salnot

[masster]

Chimbonda is there as well.

[Bertuzzi44]

quote:Originally posted by masster

Chimbonda is there as well.

Strange... I could have swore I saw him on the bench for France at the last World Cup...oh well

[Gian-Luca]

US Roster is out:

1 Howard, Tim GK 6'3" 210 03/06/79 18 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton FC (England)

2 Hejduk, Frankie D 5'8" 155 08/05/74 72/5 Cardiff, Calif. Columbus Crew (MLS)

3 Bocanegra, Carlos D 6'0'' 170 05/25/79 44/6 Alto Loma, Calif. Fulham FC (England)

4 Mastroeni, Pablo M 5'10" 170 08/26/76 52/0 Phoenix, Ariz. Colorado Rapids (MLS)

5 Feilhaber, Benny M 5'9" 150 01/19/85 2/0 Irving, Calif. Hamburger SV (Germany)

6 Bradley, Michael M 6'2" 175 07/31/87 4/0 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland)

7 Beasley, DaMarcus M 5'8" 145 05/24/82 62/12 Ft. Wayne, Ind. PSV Eindhoven (Holland)

8 Dempsey, Clint M 6'1" 170 03/09/83 26/6 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England)

9 Johnson, Eddie F 6'0" 180 03/31/84 24/9 Palm Coast, Fla. Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

10 Donovan, Landon F 5'8" 148 03/04/82 88/30 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

11 Ching, Brian F 6'1" 195 05/04/78 21/4 Haleiwa, Hawaii Houston Dynamo (MLS)

12 DeMerit, Jay D 6'0" 185 12/09/79 1/0 Green Bay, Wisc. Watford FC (England)

13 Bornstein, Jonathan D 5'9" 145 11/07/84 2/1 Los Alamitos, Calif. Chivas USA (MLS)

14 Ralston, Steve M 5'9" 160 06/14/74 32/4 St. Louis, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS)

15 Simek, Frank D 5'11" 163 10/13/84 1/0 St. Louis, Mo. Sheffield Wednesday (England)

16 Parkhurst, Michael D 5'11" 155 01/24/84 0/0 Providence, R.I. New England Revolution (MLS)

17 Spector, Jonathan D 6'0" 180 03/01/86 5/0 Arlington Heights, Ill. West Ham United (England)

18 Keller, Kasey GK 6'2" 190 11/29/69 97/0 Lacey, Wash. Bor. M'gladbach (Germany)

19 Clark, Ricardo M 5'10" 150 05/10/83 3/0 Jonesboro, Ga. Houston Dynamo (MLS)

20 Twellman, Taylor F 5'11" 170 02/29/80 20/5 St. Louis, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS)

21 Mapp, Justin M 5'10" 140 10/18/84 2/0 Brandon, Miss. Chicago Fire (MLS)

22 Onyewu, Oguchi D 6'4" 210 05/13/82 18/1 Olney, Md. Standard de Liege (Belgium)

23 Guzan, Brad GK 6'4" 210 09/09/84 1/0 Home Glen, Ill. Chivas USA (MLS)

[Grizzly]

Pretty strong US team.

[jpg75]

Well, neither team is in our group, but we play Venezuala in a friendly

May 25th

Venezuala 2-1 Honduras

[Winnipeg Fury]

COSTA RICA

GK: Wardy Alfrado (LD Alajuelense), Dexter Lewis (Municipal Perez Zeledón), Jose Francisco Porras (Deportivo Saprissa);

DF: Allan Aleman (Deportivo Saprissa), Gabriel Badilla (Deportivo Saprissa), Pablo Chinchilla (Cash Point SCR/AUT), Victor Cordero (Deportivo Saprissa), Jervis Drummond (Deportivo Saprissa), Jose Freddy Fernandez (Municipal Perez Zeledón), Leonardo Gonzalez (CS Herediano), Alonso Solis (Deportivo Saprissa), Michael Umaña (CS Herediano), Harold Wallace (LD Alajuelense);

MD: Randall Azofeifa (KAA Gent/BEL), Michael Barrantes (Puntarenas FC), Christan Bolaños (Deportivo Saprissa), Walter Centeno (Deportivo Saprissa), Andres Nuñez (Deportivo Saprissa), Rodolfo Rodríguez (Brujas FC);

AT: Rolando Fonseca (LD Alajuelense), Windell Gabriel (Municipal Perez Zeledón), Bryan Ruiz (KAA Gent/BEL), Alvaro Saborio (Sion/SUI).

TD: Hernán MEDFORD

GUADELOUPE

GK: Marius Fausta (Evolucas), Franck Grandel (FC Utrecht/NED), Fabrice Mercury (CS Moulien);

DF: Miguel Comminges (Reims/FRA), Philippe Durpes (Romorantin/FRA), David Fleurival (FC Tours/FRA), David Sommeil (Sheffield United/ENG), Michael Tacalfred (Dijon/FRA), Alain Vertot (Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau);

MD: Jocelyn Angloma (Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau), Stéphane Auvray (Vannes FC/FRA), Lery Hannany (Racing Club), Jean Luc Lambourde (Amical Club), Dominique Mocka (JS Vieux-Habitants), Marving Onestas (J/Evolution), Ludovic Quistin (Tamworth FC/ENG), Constant Therezine (AS Gosier);

AT: Aurélien Capoue (FC Nantes/FRA), Cédrick Fiston (A.J.S.S.), Ludovic Gotin (CS Moulien), Loic Loval (FC Utrecht/NED), Fabien Raddas (Poissy/FRA), Richard Socrier (Brest/FRA).

TD: Roger SALNOT

HAITI

GK: Gabart Fenelon (Miami FC/USA), Peterson Occenat (Violette AC), Jonas Simeon (Tempete);

DF: Frantz Bertin (Athletico Madrid/ESP), Pierre-Richard Bruny (Don Bosco), Frantz Gilles (Cavaly AS), Stephane Guillaume (Miami FC/USA), Windsor Noncent (Sans Club), Jean-Jacques Pierre (Nantes/FRA), Ednerson Raymond (Baltimore de St-Marc), Olrish Saurel (Don Bosco);

MD: Jean Sony Alcenat (Aigle Noir AC), J. Michel Alexandre Boucicaut (Violette AC), Mones Chery (Racing Club Haiten), Brunel Fucien (Aigle Noir AC), Peter Germain (Baltimore de St-Marc), James Marcelin (Racing Club Haiten), Turlien Romulus (Cavaly AS), Pierre Roland Saint Jean (Baltimore de St-Marc), Alain Vubert (Baltimore de St-Marc);

AT: Cadet Éliphene (Tempete FC), Noel Fabrice (Sans Club), Ricardo Pierre-Louis (no club).

TD: Luis Armelio GARCIA

[nolando]

GUADELOUPE

GK: Marius Fausta (Evolucas), Franck Grandel (FC Utrecht/NED), Fabrice Mercury (CS Moulien);

DF: Miguel Comminges (Reims/FRA), Philippe Durpes (Romorantin/FRA), David Fleurival (FC Tours/FRA), David Sommeil (Sheffield United/ENG), Michael Tacalfred (Dijon/FRA), Alain Vertot (Etoile de Morne-El'Eau);

MD: Jocelyn Angloma (Etoile de Morne-El'Eau), Stéphane Auvray (Vannes FC/FRA), Lery Hannany (Racing Club), Jean Luc Lambourde (Amical Club), Dominique Mocka (JS Vieux-Habitants), Marving Onestas (J/Evolution), Ludovic Quistin (Tamworth FC/ENG), Constant Therezine (AS Gosier);

AT: Aurélien Capoue (FC Nantes/FRA), Cédrick Fiston (A.J.S.S.), Ludovic Gotin (CS Moulien), Loic Loval (FC Utrecht/NED), Fabien Raddas (Poissy/FRA), Richard Socrier (Brest/FRA).

TD: Roger SALNOT

So, no Chimbonda after all. Phew, I thought they were starting to look like the next Martinique.