baulderdash77 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Say without JDG2 and Hoilett and then if we got them who would we displace. ---------Hume---------------Jackson----- Simpson -----De Guzman---Huchinson---------DDR De Jong-----Edgar---Jakovic?---------Klukowski -------------------Hirschfeld---------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueviking Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 no way do i put hume in a starting 11...right now i'd probably put OO there because of his current form. mckenna has to be in the back 4 in my opinion....replace jakovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If everyone's healthy: ----------Gerba---------- ---------Jackson--------- -Simpson-----------Hume- ---Johnson--de Guzman--- Kluk--McK--Edgar--Straith -----------Lars----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 From what I've seen of Edgar and Jacovic I think they're starters for us now. Hume played very well for us this year. I like what I've seen from Ricketts too- I think he'll eventually become part of the starting group but he's a key reserve for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 ^ No Hutchinson? Ali Gerba doesn't even have a club, I think Occean would be a far better frontman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Gerba doesn't have the fitness level & he's too inconsistent for us if we're serious about going for the world cup. I think he'll struggle to be a backup for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I actually forgot about Hutch. That was imbecilic. ----------Gerba---------- ---------Jackson--------- -Simpson-----------Hume- ---Johnson-Hutchinson--- Kluk--McK--Edgar--Straith -----------Lars----------- As for calling Gerba "inconsistent", he's the closest thing we've had to a consistent goalscorer since Tomasz Radzinski stopped being a factor. Yeah, he's out of a club; see if that's stopped him before. He was our most effective forward in his brief opportunities at the Gold Cup before he got hurt and nobody's done enough in WCQ against these crappy minnows to put him out of a job yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 ^ No de Guzman or De Rosario? De Rosario remains our best player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklefan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 ^ No de Guzman or De Rosario? De Rosario remains our best player. Our 2 best players are Simpson and Hutchinson, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 ^ No de Guzman or De Rosario? De Rosario remains our best player. Well for him to remain our best player he would have had to be our best player to begin with, which he never has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 De Rosario is nearing the peak of the hill, he'll soon be over. The only good thing that he can do for us right now is score penalties.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 ^ No de Guzman or De Rosario? De Rosario remains our best player. hahahahAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Borjan or Lars in net. I prefer Borjan but I think it's still a close call. We must try Hainault at RB, he did well with Houston when I saw him play there. DeRo, in my book, should a be a sub for one of the wingers. CB is really up for grab but I think we need Jakovic there with one of Mckenna or Edgar. LB, Kluka or DeJong. Midifled, Johnson and DeGuzman aren't athletic enough to play the DM at the same time. If Bernier can regain a bit of form I would go with him and one of Johnson or De Guzman. Hutchinson as the offensive mid. Simpson as the left winger. Jackson on the right. Could as well be Ricketts. I clearly feel like we need to continue to work with OO up front. His current club form is excellent at the moment and he's confident. I thought he did well during WCQ for us when he got the chance to play. The main difference between club and country for OO is that with his club the wingers are really efficent in term of providing decent crosses into the box. With the MNT we have a guys like Jackson and Ricketts who are average (see poor) when it's time to put the ball in the box. That being said, I think he's easily our best bet at striker at the moment and if not scoring he usually does a good job at keeping the possession. We'll have to forget Gerba until he finds a club. No way you play a guy without a club (for a long time) instead of one of the best B2 player at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson M Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 To me Dero did NOT look like the best player during WCQ. As a matter of fact I think, considering all the ball and space he had, he looked to complacent. I would suggest if Jono and Hoilett commit that he may be a sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I really want to like OO but I haven't been that impressed with him to call him an automatic starter.. that said if you asked me for an XI for tonight he'd be in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I really want to like OO but I haven't been that impressed with him to call him an automatic starter.. that said if you asked me for an XI for tonight he'd be in it. But we haven't seen much of him, did we? He played in St-Lucia (90 min). Apparently had a solid game. Was a sub against PR in Toronto and I'm not sure how you see his performance but like I said after that game, he rarely lost possession out there until the last few min where he tried to do too much. Played 10 min against St-Kitts. Tough to judge him base on those 10 min. Had a solid game against St-Kitt's in Toronto. I really think Hart mistake was not to call him for the GC. It might have given us a better idea of what he can do against top CONCACAF opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standard Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 De Rosario remains our best player. Have you watch Canada played recently? Occean should be the starter, impressed me when I've seen him. Much more than Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 This may not be indicative of anything, but our top 11 in minutes in 2011 consisted (in order of minutes played) of Dwayne De Rosario, Josh Simpson, Simeon Jackson, Will Johnson, Nik Ledgerwood (!), Julian de Guzman, Kevin McKenna, Andre Hainault, Terry Dunfield, Lars Hirschfeld and David Edgar. (source) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler453 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I want to see how REB can do with his new club come January. If he can keep up his goalscoring with Braunschweig, he would most definitely deserve a chance to be put in our starting XI. His speed would be an excellent addition alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standard Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I want to see how REB can do with his new club come January. If he can keep up his goalscoring with Braunschweig, he would most definitely deserve a chance to be put in our starting XI. His speed would be an excellent addition alone. I'm all for giving REB a chance, but would his speed be an excellent addition? We already have Ricketts and Jackson who are both very quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Jackson's not that quick; he certainly isn't anything like Randy Edwini-Bonsu quick. Ricketts is a better comparison, although I think Edwini-Bonsu outruns him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler453 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I'm all for giving REB a chance, but would his speed be an excellent addition? We already have Ricketts and Jackson who are both very quick. I believe his speed would top theirs. He's small, but very quick and agile. Loved his one goal he score vs. Werder Bremen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Best right now IMO: ----------------Occean---------------- Simpson----Hutchinson----De Rosario/Jackson/Ricketts --------De Jong-----De Guzman------- Klukowski--Edgar--Mckenna--Johnson ---------------Borjan------------------- Something I would like Hart to try in the near future: ----------------Occean------------- Ricketts------Hutchinson------REB -----De Jong------De Guzman----- Klukowski-Edgar-Mckenna-Johnson And If the two big boys join: * = possible subs ---------------Hoilett-------------- *(De Rosario) ------Simpson------De Guzman---*(Jackson/Ricketts) De Jong---Hutchinson---De Guzman Klukowski-Edgar-Mckenna-Johnson *(Jakovic/Hainault) ----------------Borjan---------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I think Ricketts at top speed is our fastest player but REB is more explosive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incroyable Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 * = possible subs ---------------Hoilett-------------- *(De Rosario) ------Simpson------De Guzman---*(Jackson/Ricketts) De Jong---Hutchinson---De Guzman Klukowski-Edgar-Mckenna-Johnson *(Jakovic/Hainault) ----------------Borjan---------------- WOW, that is actually a very impressive roster. This actually gives up one of the best midfield in CONCACAF (at least top 3). Goodness I hope this happens. With THIS roster I think we could be a main contender to qualify for the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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