loyola Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Men's National Team Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Onstad added to Canadian roster for CONCACAF Gold Cup OTTAWA (ONTARIO) – The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that goalkeeper Pat Onstad has joined the Canadian men's national team before the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Onstad replaces Joshua Wagenaar who is unable to participate because of his back injury. Onstad is a veteran of 46 senior caps and 11 youth caps with the Canadian team. He currently plays for Major League Soccer's defending champions Houston Dynamo. At age 39, Onstad is the oldest active player in the MLS. After starring with Canada's youth team in 1986-87 (they won the 1986 CONCACAF U-19 qualification championship), he made his full senior-team debut at age 20 against Bermuda on 18 February 1988. Onstad is the second Houston player on Canada's lineup, joining midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. Onstad joins goalkeeper Greg Sutton on the active roster. Canada opens the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday 6 June against Costa Rica in Miami, FL. The match will be broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet at 18.00 PT / 20.00 MT / 21.00 ET / 22.00 AT. Canada's other opening-round matches are 9 June against Guadeloupe and 11 June against Haiti. From the tournament’s 16-year history (eight finals), Canada were Gold Cup champions in 2000. The 2007 tournament will feature the biggest prize pool ever after CONCACAF announced that prizes more than doubled for all winners and qualifiers in the 12-team tournament. 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup tickets (single tickets and ticket packages) can be purchased by calling 212.203.0678. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nice to see him answering the call unlike someone else.... BTW, you got a feel for Wagenaar, he had so many injuries this year, that's just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hmm ... Hastings is back, and Nash, now Pat, who's next? It's beginning to sound like the the 2000 Gold Cup Champions ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 It's a bit concerning for a player as young as Wagenaar to be dealing with something as potentially chronic as a back injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by redhat Hmm ... Hastings is back, and Nash, now Pat, who's next? It's beginning to sound like the the 2000 Gold Cup Champions ... We want Carlo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedmonk42 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by jonovision We want Carlo! Phew.. Good thing I finished eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I was under the impression that Pat Onstad had retired from international play, I guess I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I didn't even think this was possible.....wasn't Giacomi supposed to be the reserve keeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Interesting that they called in Onstad when Giacomi was the alternate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca I didn't even think this was possible.....wasn't Giacomi supposed to be the reserve keeper? Indeed, it's a bit weird to see that they can call Onstad like that and to have him move over Giacomi.... But I prefer to see Onstad as a back up then Giacomi. Well, if it was only a question of result, I would start Onstad over Sutton....but it,s a question of preparing the team for 2010.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Look what the cat dragged in! Onstad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by CanadianSoccerFan Interesting that they called in Onstad when Giacomi was the alternate He still is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i think this is a good sign. hart wanting a proven goalie to back up sutton over a kid who would be torn apart if he for some reason had to see action leads me to believe that hart is actually interested in making a serious run in this tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Oh good god no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Paddy Oh good god no! Would've been better with Giacomi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by loyola Would've been better with Giacomi? Wow...I can't win. I don't like Onstad, never have. I thought he has always sucked when playing for Canada. I hope is stays on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadasBest Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Paddy Wow...I can't win. I don't like Onstad, never have. I thought he has always sucked when playing for Canada. I hope is stays on the bench. Completely agreed. Nothing good has come for Canada when Onstad steps on the field. As long as he rides the pine I don't care. I'd rather see one of the U-20 keepers get a shot on the field rather than Onstad. (But it doesn't make sense to call one of the U-20 players to ride the pine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Gold Cup starts tomorrow, so I think that Onstad is as good a choice of any. I will be pissed if he starts anything more than a throw away match in the tourney, but as a back-up I can live with it. Should Sutton get hurt, I do think we need a quality back-up and I can't think of a better option readily available at the moment. I am not an Onstad fan as many can attest, but he is still amongst our top 4 or 5 keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gold Cup starts tomorrow, so I think that Onstad is as good a choice of any. I will be pissed if he starts anything more than a throw away match in the tourney, but as a back-up I can live with it. Should Sutton get hurt, I do think we need a quality back-up and I can't think of a better option readily available at the moment. I am not an Onstad fan as many can attest, but he is still amongst our top 4 or 5 keepers. That was pretty much my point. We need a good back up and Onstad is the only one that can provide security at this point. But I have to say that after watching some MLS games this year that Onstad looks better than Sutton, that's clear to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Read the Houston supporters thread at bigsoccer, they seem to think that Onstead is going for wednesdays' game(apparantly he is suspeded as a result of a red card in their last game) only. There is a link to a newspaper article where the Houston coach expects him back for sunday' game (he'll miss thursdays' match). That doesn't make too much sense, does Hart expect Wagenaar to recover that quickly, or are they going to bring in Begovic or Giacomi for the rest of the tournament? http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sport/soc/4863265.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 good gawd - is it april fool's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Onstad & Waston cost us the last WCQ. What a joke! Why dont we throw Carlo Corazzin in net, at least he will cover half the net now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 quote:Originally posted by jonovision We want Carlo! Let's call up Pesch. He needs cheering up right now. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 too bad serioux's injured, he played keeper for millwall once, on a break away he'd probably come running out and just out and out slide tackle fer the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Where's Kenny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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