RJB Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 http://www.canadasoccer.com/association-announces-all-time-canada-xi-men-s-team-p150746 As announced prior to the Canada-USA friendly. I didn't have volume for the pregame ceremony, but I did notice Stalteri was there. Can anyone clear that up for me? GK - Craig Forrest CB - Robert Iarusci CB - Randy Samuel CB - Jason de Vos LB - Bruce Wilson M - Mike Sweeney M - Atiba Hutchinson M/F - Dale Mitchell M/F - Dwayne De Rosario F - John Catliff F - Alex Bunbury Three members from the '86 World Cup team, and three from the 2000 Gold Cup team(I think). Too bad Stalteri couldn't squeeze in there somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 It was nice to get a glimpse of Stalteri. Anyone noticed if Ian Bridge was there? he should have been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESG Shawn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thought I'd steer this thread and get everyone's own version of the All Time XI. I'm in my mid 20s so this is going to be biased towards more recent players, but here goes: GK - Forrest D - de Vos D - Samuel D - Stalteri D - Watson M - De Rosario M - Hutchinson M - Hooper M - Sweeney F - Bunbury F - Mitchell Subs - Corrazin, Catliff, Peschisolido, Dasovic, Radzinkski, Yallop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvroArrow Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I question Hutchinson's inclusion, not because he isn't a great player, but because he is still in the middle of his career. Does that mean if this list had been made 3 years ago that Julian De Guzman would have been in there instead? (Not that I hate DeGuzman either, he played great last night from what I saw). It just seems odd to add players that are just entering their prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Have been watching reasonably regularly since 1986. Forrest Yallop Samuel DeVos Wilson Valentine Stalteri Hutchinson De Rosario Bunbury Radzinski Subs Hirschfeld, Watson, Brennan, Mitchell, De Guzman, Catliff, Peschisolido {Edit: should maybe add that Radzinski and De Rosario were included somewhat reluctantly given their attitude issues} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Its a shame Radzinski wasn't fully committed to the MNT his whole career, he would have been an easy pick for the best XI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 It's an absolute crime that Lenarduzzi and Stalteri aren't on this list. The problem is that both were listed as defenders with no option to put them anywhere else. Which lets someone like Mike Sweeney in, though he was sort of in the same mold. I had Forrest, Lenarduzzi, Samuel, DeVos, Wilson; Stalteri, Hutchinson, DeGuzman, DeRosario, Mitchell and Bunbury. Even though they're still playing, I think Hutchinson and DeGuzman have both done enough to stand ahead of the likes of Gray, Miller and James. DeGuzman was a Gold Cup MVP and played in La Liga. I think they're better players empirically and just on gut feel having watched them play. Honourable mention to: Kennaway, Whitey McDonald, Crossan, Valentine, Catliff, Radzinski, Peschisolido and Vrablic. Though I understand why Vrablic wasn't even on the ballot. And on the ladies side, Kara Lang over Silvana Burtini? cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 The other issue maybe is that there are usually more good right sided players than left sided ones because more people are right handed. Hence why a player like Richard Hastings winds up with 59 caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 didn't know what thread to put this is. just a cool ad by DC United featuring DDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 didn't know what thread to put this is. just a cool ad by DC United featuring DDR Gotta love a Canadian featuring in a promo for the US Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiKu Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 off the top of my head this is who I voted for - but I took into consideration club career and and national career, which maybe wasn't the purpose. GK - Forrest DF - Samuel DF - De Vos DF - Wilson DF - Stalteri MF - Miller MF - Hutchinson MF - De Guzman MF - Brennan FW - Bunbury FW - De Rosario Unfortunately there was no option to change formations or move players b/w positions. Quite a few are better options than Brennan. Radz, Mitchell, or Valentine, to name 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 If that is Colin Miller who was available for selection why was he listed as a midfielder. From what I remember he was usually a central defender? Guess it maybe could have been Bruce Miller, the ex-NASL player as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiKu Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Colin Miller was never a CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Never is a very adamant statement to make over something like this. Did you watch every game he ever played? He is listed as a defender on wikipedia and also on his old CSA website profile so I don't appear to be alone in not viewing him as having usually been a midfielder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Miller_%28footballer%29 http://web.archive.org/web/20110605054748/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1071&gender=male&tab=stats http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14483 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditty Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 GK Forrest DEF Stalteri DEF Samuel DEF Wilson DEF DeVos MID Mitchell MID DeGuzman MID Hutchinson FOR Peschisolido FOR Radzinski FOR Derosario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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