BearcatSA Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I don't start many threads, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Tony Fonseca shares his thoughts with Max upon arriving in PR: http://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaSoccerTV#p/a/u/0/TBm67pUIZw4 I like how he referred to St. Lucia's play as "...very wild, no tactics, no formation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler453 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 DeRo ties the record tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Really looking forward to this match, I think it's great prep for Cuba and Panama away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Come on Canada. Let's put them away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler453 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Really looking forward to this match, I think it's great prep for Cuba and Panama away Don't forget Honduras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Soccer Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I don't really watch much NASL soccer and since most of their players are from the PR Islanders, I was wondering what kind of playing style we can expect from them? (attacking, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a very changed starting XI: ------------------Borjan------------------ --Peters--McKenna--Edgar--Klukowski-- ---De Guzman--Hutchinson--Dunfield-- --De Rosario--Jackson---Simpson--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Don't forget Honduras I think Honduras away is on a different level than Panama or Cuba away XI that I wouldn't mind: -----------------------Hume----------------- Simpson----------De Rosario--------Jackson ------------Hutchinson---Johnson------------ Klukowski----McKenna----Edgar------Peters -------------------Borjan-------------------------- 4 changes, nothing drastic let's try to come out with some chemistry... I wouldn't mind seeing Haber come on for Hume again as he has some experience playing in Puerto Rico, De Guzman on for Hutchinson if (when) we are up and let JDG play that holding role. I think it's very important that we learn to control a match on the road here which is why I don't think we should be afraid to have a small man like Hume up top (not that he plays like a small man anyways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 The last game report from FIFA had Occean, Jakovic listed as subs for that match. But we were told that they were scratched in favour of three additional call ups. Did the three replacements arrive and are they on he bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 The last game report from FIFA had Occean, Jakovic listed as subs for that match. But we were told that they were scratched in favour of three additional call ups. Did the three replacements arrive and are they on he bench? Yes, two of the replacements (Haber and JBB) played in the match but the other (Edgar) stayed on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktf Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 My Line-up --------------Hume----------------- Simpson----------De Rosario--------Jackson ------------Hutchinson---Johnson------------ Klukowski----McKenna----Hainault------Peters Borjan I feel De Guzman will get started, which I don't really care for, but I can live with. I will be very disappointed if JBB gets the start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 My lineup: Borjan Peters---Hainault--Mckenna--Kluka Johnson---Dunfield---Atiba---Simpson Jackson------DeRo With the lack of experienced target man in the squad, I would try a 4-4-2. I didn't liked Julian that much in the last game so give a start to Dunfield. RB is still a problem but with Johnson at RM he will help Peters out defensively. Jazic did well against St-Lucia but let's give a start to Kluka. Borjan over Lars because of that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 --------------------Hume----------------- Simpson----------De Rosario--------Jackson ------------Hutchinson-----Johnson------------ Jazic----McKenna----Hainault------Edgar ---------------Hirschfeld----------------- FW: I would consider putting Haber out in this formation, as opposed to Hume, because he's more of a natural lone front man, but at this point I trust Hume more to deliver the mail, so he gets the start. Mid: Johnson gets the nod over JDG as well. Playing away from home in Central America is always difficult to get up for, so I think we're going to need his youthful exuberance/hustle. Def: Jazic performed well last game, and is in mid-season form/fitness, so for me he gets the nod over Kulkowski. It seems Edgar is actually getting a bit of PT this year, might be nice to give him a bit of a run out too. For my money, between him and Peters (both players that "should have been") Edgar has also always had a bit more pedigree. GK: As far as Lars vs. Milan, I'm not sure switching up keepers is the right way to go at this point. Yes he should have got to the goal against St. Lucia, but it wasn't exactly a horrible strike either. Plus it's not as though Borjan's erraticness hasn't cost us in the past as well, and Borjan's season hasn't even started yet, where as Hirschfeld's is in full swing. The tipping point though is that like it or not we're stuck with Lars and Milan here for this qualification cycle, and for me it's a short sighted manager who pulls his keeper at the first sign of trouble. This isn't a club side, and we don't have a ton of depth at GK, so if I was the coach I wouldn't be so quick to throw Lars under the bus, because he (as well as the 10 men in front of him) got caught napping and over confident after coming out and running St. Lucia ragged for the first 5min, and making it look like an 8-0 score line was inevitable - in my mind the whole team was guilty of complacency there. However, that being said, you could make a case though about putting Borjan out in order to get him some proper "cauldron" experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I don't really watch much NASL soccer and since most of their players are from the PR Islanders, I was wondering what kind of playing style we can expect from them? (attacking, etc.) I don't know about "most". 6 of the 19 players in the squad are from the Islanders, including 5 of the starters in the last match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I spoke to Jay Long ("Yankiboy") from IMS Soccer, who's very knowledgeable about the Puerto Rican system, about what we can expect from the team. It seems the Puerto Rican program is in a transitional stage right now (new head coach, only one game played in the past 10 months) and faces some of the same challenges that we do (to an even higher degree), but that the venue tomorrow could work very strongly to the home side's advantage. The interview is about 25 minutes long: http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2176-New-podcast-Puerto-Rico-preview-with-Jay-Yankiboy-Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabuep2 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Any video of the game St. Kitts - Puerto Rico ? I couldn¨t find it in youtube........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje0428 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I was at the game on Friday and noticed that there weren't always a whole lot of passing opportunities for the man in possession as the Canadians' off the ball movement wasn't all that great. I would go with a 4-1-3-1-1 formation with Hume up top as the lone striker and with De Ro sitting just behind to pick up the garbage. ------------------------HUME------------------------- ------------------DE ROSARIO------------------------- ----SIMPSON---------JOHNSON---------JACKSON------ --------------------HUTCHINSON---------------------- KLUKOWSKI----HAINAULT----MCKENNA-------PETERS--- -------------------HIRSCHFELD------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 What is the hate on Julian? I think he played well. I don't want to see Peters, I would like to see what Hainault could do at RB. I'd put the same lineup except Borjan in net, Hainault at RB and Edgar at CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 What is the hate on Julian? I think he played well. I don't want to see Peters, I would like to see what Hainault could do at RB. I'd put the same lineup except Borjan in net, Hainault at RB and Edgar at CB. I agree I thought Julian was the best player we had in that midfield three against St. Lucia. I would be very surprised if he was dropped and to be honest a little disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I agree, JDG was pretty good. I think he is finding his form and confidence again. My line-up: Simpson Hume Dero Hutch JDG Jackson Kluka Edgar McKenna Hainault Borjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiKu Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Have to believe it'll be a very different line-up after seeing Jazic, JBB and Hume all starting. I love Hume but he probably isn't in our First XI often... I would expect Kluka, Edgar, Dunfield to come in....Ricketts might see a start as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 ---------------------------Ricketts-------------------------- ------Simpson----------------------------------Jackson------ --------------------------De Rosario------------------------- -----------Johnson-------------------------Hutchinson------- Klukowski----------Hainault----------McKenna-----------Edgar ---------------------------Hirschfeld------------------------- 60' Hume for Jackson 70' de Guzman for Johnson 80' Dunfield for Hutchinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I don't know about "most". 6 of the 19 players in the squad are from the Islanders, including 5 of the starters in the last match. Well if you factor in that Terry Boss, Christian Arrieta and John Krause all spent a few seasons with the Islanders and that's arguably their nine best players (save Megaloudis) all from the same club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Half of this team is not even Puerto Rican but Americans who played in most cases only a year or two for the Islanders and got citizenship to play for the national team. It seems since Puerto Rico is not a country FIFA's residency requirements do not apply which I think is not fair. Either you are a country in FIFAs eyes and have to follow the same rules as everyone else or you are not a country and should not take part in FIFA competitions. They are a pretty strong team at the back so they might be pretty hard to score on which is worrisome given how poor our finishing was on Friday against a weak team that could not defend. Fortunately with the exception of Delgado (who despite the hispanic name is no more Puerto Rican than the other Americans on the team though at least he has lived there for more than 5 years) there is not much quality in the midfields or forwards so they should not be much threat to score. This is probably why they tied St. Kitts and Nevis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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