jonny63 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 International friendly Panama - Canada on June 6 http://www.fepafut.com/noticiasdetail.asp?id=1120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpetzz Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Good to see that at least some friendlies are being set up...but then again with our luck the game will be cancelled a day before it is to be played or our entire starting 11 will get hurt just before the important matches begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 That should be an excellent tune up. A tough game, but a winable one. Hopefully we can get everyone together for a dry run with a few weeks before qualifying starts. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpetzz Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 since i don't speak spanish.....Is it an away game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdroze Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yup, at "el Estadio Nacional Rod Carew", in Panama City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I don't speak a word of Spanish, but after having a look at it, I think it basically says that the Panama and Canada will play each other in preparation for the CONCACAF qualification matches for SA 2010 at Rod Carew National Stadium (Panama City?). Panama will play its first qualification matches against the winner of the El Salvador vs. Anguilla series. El Salvador won the first leg 12-0 in the Salvadoran capital on February 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desigol Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Can Canada field a full strength team? Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 If we cannot get a full squad together in June, the optimal time in terms of less club conflicts, it will show some difficulty for the semis campaign. A June 6 match, 9 days before the ffirst leg on June 15 in St. Vincent, entails lots of training time should a full squad be assembled prior to the friendly. Hope fully they will stay in Panama (a great place by the way, know it well, relatively cheap to visit , US currency and VERY friendly people, great beaches, nicest people in Central America ...MUCH nicer than the spoiled Costa Ricans, it will be the rainy season, but that only means a couple of hours of showers at the most every day, followed by sun) and have lots of tropical training for the series against St. Vincent and gel for the coming semis. This will be the opportunity to work on things, as they will be too busy with clubs come August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Great! This is precisely the friendly we've been asking for. Concacaf opposition, reasonable opponent (ie, not Martinique or Guataloupe). Dare I say it? Well done CSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 let me be one of the first to say good job too...i would have liked to have seen this game earlier and instead of any of the three previous or even the one coming up (estonia) but regardless, this is good timing and a beatable team that we should be able to test the a-squad against, in a latin american city no less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Perfect. This will be a very difficult game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm hoping for a second friendly a couple of days after this one, too. Two games of prep with a full week of recovery and training before the SVG series. Like beachesl, I've been saying that we need a longer camp in June, as well. I'd like to see them have a week after the SVG matches somewhere warm (SVG would be very convenient, as they'll already be there) for team building and some prep for the semi-final group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 This will be a good preparation game for us. This also means that our team will likely get together at the beginning of June (or maybe earlier) so I would like to see another game before the SVG games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Apparently, Panama was selected by past Canadian players as the worst place to play (yes, even more so than Azteca). So, this is doubly good preparation (as long as we can send a relevant team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 this certainly is a good test...only gripe is that its not at home but thats not a surprise really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by loyola This will be a good preparation game for us. This also means that our team will likely get together at the beginning of June (or maybe earlier) so I would like to see another game before the SVG games. If the team gets together at the start of June, or just before that, I'd prefer a second match be played just after the Panama match. My reasoning is that it'll be better for the whole squad to train together for a full week, then play two matches in a couple of days (it shouldn't be too much for a squad of 20 players)*. Then there'd be another full week for recovery and training before the SVG series. *I'd go with the best eleven for the first sixty minutes of each match, with five changes for the last half hour in each game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by loyola This will be a good preparation game for us. This also means that our team will likely get together at the beginning of June (or maybe earlier) so I would like to see another game before the SVG games. Yeah, a home friendly in May would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Fantastic. This should serve like the Venezuela game did last year, and that went pretty well for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Good, get some of our younger guys some exposure and have our main talented guys come in and get a practice run at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 This may be an interesting read for those of you (like me) who didn't know Rod Carew was from Panama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Carew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 This is absolutely the kind of friendly we should be scheduling. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca Yeah, a home friendly in May would be nice. With the european leagues ending their season at an early time, I think a end of May friendly could be possible. England, May 11th Spain, May 18th Denmark, May 24th Germany, May 17th Holland, April 20th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 This is good news; good level of competition and good timing. Euro 2008 starts a day later and as loyola pointed out above most of the Euro leagues will have been shut down for atleast a few weeks prior. We should have no issues getting a full A team together by late May and fully ready for the SVG series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxl Boy Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Very good friendly, indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sounds great as preparation for Honduras and Mexico. While in theory it would be nice to stay after the game and train in Panama, I'd be a bit worried that our guys might come down with some tropical disease (diarrhea, mosquito-borne infections etc) in the week leading up to the St Vincent match. Provided the CSA is able to book them in a safe, Western-style resort, it should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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