Live Streams for Women's tournament in Brazil

[rob.notenboom]

The CSA tweeted out a link for live streaming of the women's games, but I couldn't actually find the stream on that website. However, I did find these elsewhere:

http://www.tvnanet.biz/boss/ch04-bandsports.htm

http://www.brasiltvs.com/players/esportestv.php?canal=ch04-bandsports&nome=BANDSPORTS

http://www.tvgol.de/TVGOL_arquivos/bandsports.html

If you find out how to find the link through the website the CSA posted, please let me know.

[The Ref]

The CSA tweeted out a link for live streaming of the women's games, but I couldn't actually find the stream on that website. However, I did find these elsewhere:

http://www.tvnanet.biz/boss/ch04-bandsports.htm

http://www.brasiltvs.com/players/esportestv.php?canal=ch04-bandsports&nome=BANDSPORTS

http://www.tvgol.de/TVGOL_arquivos/bandsports.html

If you find out how to find the link through the website the CSA posted, please let me know.

Could you please post the link given by the CSA... thanks

[Lord Bob]

"The url for the stream for the #canWNT games in Brazil is http://www.band.com.br."

https://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/410497175714795520

[rob.notenboom]

I am only getting one of these streams to work and there is an interview of some kind on it. So much for watching the stream. If anyone has a stream up and running I would appreciate knowing about it.

[Lord Bob]

I am only getting one of these streams to work and there is an interview of some kind on it. So much for watching the stream. If anyone has a stream up and running I would appreciate knowing about it.

Kickoff wasn't scheduled until 1:30 Pacific and the CSA tweeted that the game is being delayed fifteen minutes because of weather. So loads of time.

[Blackdude]

This stream is working.

http://www.tvgol.de/TVGOL_arquivos/bandsports.html

[The Ref]

After navigating for a while I found a link that worked albeit in Portuguese commentary. Scotland had its moments but hardly were they a threat. Adriana Leon seems to be earning a starting position and well deserved. Matheson as usual busy and quick, wish she would shoot more. Game improved when Yekka went in replacing aging Wilkinson. Our defense with Zurrer had some desperate moments. Didn't see Baxter or Iaccheli doing much. Nault is hanging in there well, but would like to see her expanding her comfort zone. I think she can provide more. Look forward to the game with Brasil who danced around Chile today for a meagre 2-0 win.

[mtlfan]

Leon is the real deal from what i saw yesterday, Canada were dominate but still having problems in final third. Another thing I noticed is they are always seem afraid to go forward electing to go across even when there is no pressure. Zurrer is not what this team needs going forward as a CB.

[mtlfan]

Highlights of Can vs SCO.

http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/video/canada-2-0-scotland-goal-highlights-international-women-s

[Sport Shaman]

Our defense with Zurrer had some desperate moments. Didn't see Baxter or Iaccheli doing much. Nault is hanging in there well, but would like to see her expanding her comfort zone. I think she can provide more.

I have been puzzling over what Nault and Zurrer bring to the team and why they continue to be in the lineup since I saw the team in the WWC 2011 in Germany. They were both pretty bad in that tournament even before the entire team imploded and mailed in the last game.

Nault is too small and too slow as a left back. Opposing players either out run her short legs or if she keeps up with them the stronger European teams just push her off the ball and she doesn't have the size to stand her ground. However, in the Mexico game I saw her going forward and she didn't look too bad when attacking up the flank and even working into the middle of the park. With her similar size she looked like she was playing a bit like Matheson and looked more comfortable with the ball at her feet than she usually does when defending.

In Germany, Zurrer was struggling with basic stuff like receiving a pass and settling the ball with one touch. Her passing has always been below standard and her decisions on where to place the ball show no creativity. Most of her passes are either across to her defensive partners or back to the keeper. In the South Korea game she had many opportunities to link up with the mid field to go forward but showed no confidence and kicked it around in our own end instead. She played a bit better against Mexico but played poorly for stretches as well. Herdman has to be aware of her limitations and he had actually left her off the roster as a "coaches decision" early last year. The only thing that might make sense is that he may believe that he can coach away those deficiencies and take advantage of the fact that she is tall and lanky so she can use her height in the air and her long legs for some speed on the ground. Other than that, I don't get what he sees in her as a player.

[The Ref]

I guess is curtains now for Labbe!

[sincforpm]

Just watched the 1st half of Canwnt vs Chile. It was such a pathetic display of soccer by Canwnt. I do realize they are putting in a few youngsters in the lineup but there is no excuse for such lack lustre plays. Only Sinclair, Matheson and Leon had shown flash of brillances. Sophie Schmidt imo has been playing awful. It is time for Herdman to get rid of veterans like Baxter, Moscato etc. If he allocates them, it will just be a waste of space. As a Canwnt fan, this first half is beyond frustrating for me. Hopefully there will be a better second half but I am not optimistic.

[sincforpm]

Just watched the 1st half of Canwnt vs Chile. It was such a pathetic display of soccer by Canwnt. I do realize they are putting in a few youngsters in the lineup but there is no excuse for such lack lustre plays. Only Sinclair, Matheson and Leon had shown flash of brillances. Sophie Schmidt imo has been playing awful. It is time for Herdman to get rid of veterans like Baxter, Moscato etc. If he allocates them, it will just be a waste of space. As a Canwnt fan, this first half is beyond frustrating for me. Hopefully there will be a better second half but I am not optimistic.

Final Score: Chile 1 Canada 0. Chile is a fast team and have solid goaltender and defense. That being said, there is no reason why Canwnt should come up with this sub par performance today.

Why are players like Gayle looked so disinterested on the field. She was just going through the motions in the first half. Late in the game when we are trailing 1 to 0, Zurrer was actually smiling on the sideline!(though Leon, Lablanc and Erin and Carm are all trying to cheer the team on).

Yekka does not look ready for the seniors yet. I am not trying to pick on Sophie but it looks like she had lost her touch and her vision on the field. Worse yet, Kyle seemed to have picked up a nasty injury. The only bright spot: Jessie Fleming who was subbed in at the late stages of the game. Now Canada must win against Brazil to have a crack of the championship.

[The Ref]

Just watched the 1st half of Canwnt vs Chile. It was such a pathetic display of soccer by Canwnt. I do realize they are putting in a few youngsters in the lineup but there is no excuse for such lack lustre plays. Only Sinclair, Matheson and Leon had shown flash of brillances. Sophie Schmidt imo has been playing awful. It is time for Herdman to get rid of veterans like Baxter, Moscato etc. If he allocates them, it will just be a waste of space. As a Canwnt fan, this first half is beyond frustrating for me. Hopefully there will be a better second half but I am not optimistic.

The second half was worst, there were times when Chile was the only team out there. Herdman's playing people out of position with unknown strategy is just not working. Fleming may be a great player with only 15 years of age, but does that mean there is nobody better a bit older? Well at least she got a yellow card for reckless pushing!

[The Ref]

Canada women number 7 in the world was beaten by Chile number 118 in the world. Are our women going down the men's path?

[Vic]

Had to work and couldn't escape for more than 5-10 minutes here and there, but at least that was better than the Scotland game which I couldn't even catch a glimpse of. It would be a great Christmas is someone found these on the internet somewhere.

At the lower levels of soccer you can take good players off the field and the game doesn't change much, because the rest of the players can't settle and control the play enough to capitalize on it. But at the international level, a couple of players on the field who are making bad decisions and executions will kill you. The example I remember was a high quality tryout and watching the overall quality of play double every successive session when 20% of the pool was reduced.

We're not blessed with 100 good players like Germany and the Americans. For us to succeed in the World Cup we need to be many times better than countries like them in talent identification. That means who's on form and who's off, who can play under pressure and who can't, who adds value and who plays neutral or negative, etc. Any country that does a good job at that will rise above their place in the world in 2015.

Extremes are a good way to understand players. Put them in against #1 in the world and you'll find out if they can raise their game. Put them in against a much lower ranked team and you'll learn if they can control the play and dominate.

If you're John Herdman, another continent is a good place to do your Dr. Moreau experimentation. It's far offshore, not televised, and out of sight of the country.

Part of being a good cook is getting the ingredients wrong sometime. And the only way to create a a true masterpiece and work of art is to experiment with the ingredients.

In the next year and a half we'll see some good soccer, some maudlin soccer, and some poor soccer. And none of it means anything in 2015. So set your expectations now. Enjoy the good stuff, try and stay awake in the maudlin, and take two shots of whiskey and stomach the bad stuff.

When you are Canada, this is how you win a World Cup.

[Lord Bob]

Well said, Vic.

I'll also say: Chile managed a respectable result against Brazil, so 118th in the world probably doesn't reflect their true level. Certainly they're still a team Canada should beat, and certainly Canada didn't play as well as we might like for reasons that we have discussed, but we still outchanced them, what, 10 to 1? In a friendly? Conceding our goal off a flukey bumbling set-piece involving a mistake by our third-string keeper? It wasn't good times, but ultimately it's not worth a millisecond's angst.

[rob.notenboom]

... but ultimately it's not worth a millisecond's angst.

Would you deny us what we do best?

[peter31555362348]

I watched the Chile game. The result in no way reflected the balance of play. The lack of finish is an issue, but with the squad that was fielded, this result is of no concern at all. I did not see any evidence of Chilean domination of any part of the run of play, even after Kyle left the game and the team was down to 10 players.

Canada started the game with a 16 year old fullback, an 18 year old centre back and a keeper who had not played with the national team in a couple of years. They brought a 15 year old in as a midfield sub with about 20 minutes to go. This was always going to be a game (and tournament) for Herdman to evaluate players and try new things. He showed that conclusively when he swapped out a striker (Leon) for a midfielder (Scott) with 25 minutes or so remaining and brought 15 year old Jessie Fleming in with 20 minutes to go, in spite of the fact that the team was trailing by a goal. That is all good.

Chile played an aggressive, high-energy pressing game against a young back line. The only goal given up was a result of a miscue by the keeper on a set-piece. Yes there were mistakes. So what? This is just preparation for games that matter.

As for Jessie Fleming's yellow card, the kid raced back up-field to deal with a dangerous Chilean counter-attack and muscled the Chilean player off the ball. She showed great speed, grit and competitiveness, in spite of her young age and her small size. She denied the Chileans a scoring opportunity. She also showed some poise in the attacking third. She looked good.

This is a meaningless game in a meaningless tournament. Herdman is doing what he should be doing.

[Guest Ed]

^ Thanks for that.

[mtlfan]

Hightlights Canada vs Chile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMQLMNRPmTo#t=61

[rob.notenboom]

If I remember correctly this link worked for both the previous games and will hopefully work for tonight's as well:

http://www.tvgol.de/TVGOL_arquivos/bandsports.html

[sincforpm]

Just watched the game vs Brazil. 0 - 0 tie with Sess sent off late in the game. Herdman fielded our first team and the defence played solid. Buchanan and Wilkinson played a great game. Unfortunately, they just couldn't finish. They just could'nt thread the pass to Sinclair who was basically our main threat. Matheson had a couple of great chances late in the game but just couldn't finish. She also set up Schmidt and no result either. Hopefully Belanger will give some new life in the final third. They really miss Tancredi as well.

With Canada going for third place on Sunday, am pretty sure we will see more of Jessie Fleming who is a gem. Maybe she will provide the missing link to the attack.

[The Ref]

Canada played really dirty, but in spite of it they were unable to score. No matter how much Herdman yelled it was to no avail. Erin was great in goal and saved the day. For those who believe these games are "meaningless", I say they are disrespecting the teams.

[Vic]

Good point and well taken. Perhaps the difference of opinion here is the contextual interpretation of the world meaningless. Do the games mean something the players? Definitely. To the coach and the staff? Sure. To the country? Marginally. To the fans? That depends on the fan. Some would rather see a win than good soccer, some would rather see good soccer than a win, some would rather see the starting 11, some more players getting opportunities, etc.

We have a lot to figure out in the next 12 months. That means testing a lot of new tactics and players. Once we figure it out, then we'll hit a performance cycle leading into the World Cup. But going there now is like sprinting at the start of a race.

The streaming was so small and so bad I actually fell asleep on the sofa around the end of the first half. It's a shame the site that was streaming the Chile/Scotland game didn't stay live because it had an incredible frame and refresh rates and was an uncanny picture. Not sure what it was like in other parts of the country but I have just ridiculous bandwidth and the Canada game would cut out every 5-10 seconds for a second or two.

The first half was pretty entertaining. Not a lot of chances but it was like a boxing match between two evenly matched opponents that's spellbinding to try and figure out which one will flinch or lose their guard first.

Maybe the second half was different, but I didn't see much "dirty" in the first half. We definitely were playing with intent but both sides were playing hard. Was it the first or second half you saw that?

In the first I did see some poor contact calls by the official and the usual Brazilian diving/whining. Brazil has technically great players and at times they can play as beautiful and flowing as their men, but they're a pretty tough watch. Chile was a lot more enjoyable and had all the passion without the attitude. What has always made women's soccer attractive ironically isn't the women, it's things like a strong sense of honour and fair play, the absence of simulation, and athletes who represent the amateur sporting ideals and have a love of the game stronger than their love of money.