nolando Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Make of this what you will... http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/young-canadian-soccer-team-told-to-tone-it-down-in-spirited-scrimmage-188102701.html Proper journalism - I love it. Missed Davidson. Now, WHY OH WHY do we not have four of OUR young prospects (like Clarke, Hamilton, Webb, El-Masri) there instead of having four American USL players there to make up the numbers? What a wasted opportunity. I'm seriously banging my head against the desk. A lot of knocks mentioned too and with all the tough tackles on our own players, there are bound to be a few others going down when the actual matches against opposition start, meaning any extras would probably see a bit of action too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 ^ good piece from Davidson.....Nolando, don't fret so much about having a few fill ins for a scrimmage. that's all they are....fill ins....no need to spend tens of thousands to bring in Canadian fill ins who stand approximately zero chance of contributing to the national team just to make up the numbers in a scrimmage. the part of that piece that stood out for me right came right at the end when that 18 year old local boy sums up one of the major problems with football in North America....how are you an 18 years old "elite" player (good enough to play for a USL side) and you've never having played against a competitive game against "fully grown men" before. shocking to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 It said he was the son of the USL coach and only a high school player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Proper journalism - I love it. Missed Davidson. Now, WHY OH WHY do we not have four of OUR young prospects (like Clarke, Hamilton, Webb, El-Masri) there instead of having four American USL players there to make up the numbers? What a wasted opportunity. I'm seriously banging my head against the desk. A lot of knocks mentioned too and with all the tough tackles on our own players, there are bound to be a few others going down when the actual matches against opposition start, meaning any extras would probably see a bit of action too. +1 on having 4 more of our own players in camp ... it could have been 4 NA players to save on travel (Clarke, Hamilton, Welshman, Johnson, Bernier, etc.). But more so, I kept thinking as I read the article, "If Dunfield injures Fresenga, I'm going to be really pissed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Proper journalism - I love it. Missed Davidson. Now, WHY OH WHY do we not have four of OUR young prospects (like Clarke, Hamilton, Webb, El-Masri) there instead of having four American USL players there to make up the numbers? What a wasted opportunity. I'm seriously banging my head against the desk. Seriously? Why not bring Canadians? - a few reasons. But short answer - Money. To take a positive away from this supposedly crappy situation, consider how awe-struck the young players were by the quality of a CMNT team that included many players their own age, or in couple of instances younger (exception being the high-school student). They'll probably cherish the experience the rest of their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Does anyone know of videos, or still photos even, from this camp? I've been looking, but can't find anything ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esco0428 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Does anyone know of videos, or still photos even, from this camp? I've been looking, but can't find anything ... If you go to Neil Davidson's Twitter page, he has a bunch of photos from training camp: @NeilMDavidson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brethers Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Why is Dunfield throwing around red card worthy challenges in a training camp? Isn't he supposed to be experienced???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Why is Dunfield throwing around red card worthy challenges in a training camp? Isn't he supposed to be experienced???? And he's still at it LOL "Another thumping tackle from Terry Dunfield. Miller halts training and gathers players in. Love to know what subject matter is. #CMNT. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Why is Dunfield throwing around red card worthy challenges in a training camp? Isn't he supposed to be experienced???? Is he still taking out players his club is playing on open night, I wonder? #towrads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phil7777 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Bernier is 32. Isn't De Rosario older? Why was he invited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Does anyone know of videos, or still photos even, from this camp? I've been looking, but can't find anything ... General: DeRo: Colin Miller: Kyle Porter: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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