Alex Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 3 weeks ago we were talking about how he’s going to play for a while and how good he is, now he’s done? Lol Edited December 27, 2020 by Alex Obinna and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Just goes to show you how important depth is. One second Arfield and Hutchinson are starters in Canada's midfield the next second one is injured and the other retired. * *could-happen situation Edited December 27, 2020 by Bertuzzi44 Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Alex said: 3 weeks ago we were talking about how he’s going to play for a while and how good he is, now he’s done? Lol Bi-polar Canadian Soccer News. NVsoccer and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I hope the injury isn’t significant. The reports don’t sound good. Arfield was in some of the best form of his career lately it’s a real shame if he gets a major injury Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Major doubt for the weekend, and out tomorrow. Still not very clear on a timeline though. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55476278 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/26/2020 at 6:27 PM, Bertuzzi44 said: Just goes to show you how important depth is. One second Arfield and Hutchinson are starters in Canada's midfield the next second one is injured and the other retired. * *could-happen situation This is why all those debates where we say "Yeah the US has great depth, but if you just look at best XI vs best XI we are close" is a bit disingenuous. Bertuzzi44 and Floortom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, El Diego said: This is why all those debates where we say "Yeah the US has great depth, but if you just look at best XI vs best XI we are close" is a bit disingenuous. Exactly - that’s what I always say. How often does either side have their best XI available anyway ? This isn’t a video game. masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Yeah, but if you look at where Canada goes when the starters go down - MLS regulars - vs. where Jamaica goes, this is a Canadian strength vs. the rest of the federation. Edited December 30, 2020 by One American Ivan and An Observer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 “Significant, ankle ligament injury” https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55587244 Unnamed Trialist, toontownman, johnyb and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, jordan said: “Significant, ankle ligament injury” https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55587244 4 to 5 weeks. 5 weeks from today brings us to February 12th 10 weeks brings us to March 19th. He has to be 100% by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: 4 to 5 weeks. 5 weeks from today brings us to February 12th 10 weeks brings us to March 19th. He has to be 100% by then With Hutchinson, Eustaquio, Osorio, Kaye and Piette available we should be more than fine without having to dip into our u23 pool. Teibert and Wotherspoon as squad depth options as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/herdman-confident-arfield-will-available-marquee-canada-games/sn-amp/?__twitter_impression=true Another player who was also in a rich vein of form was Scott Arfield at Rangers prior to his injury. However, Rangers coach Steven Gerrard curiously raised some eyebrows in Canada after claiming that the Canadian captain “doesn’t go on international duty anymore.” Arfield later clarified those comments from his club manager saying that decision is up to Herdman and that they’ve chatted “on numerous occasions” since Arfield’s last call-up in November 2019. “It’s an ongoing conversation with Scott,” Herdman claimed. “In his experiences now, he knows he’s getting late in his career. He’s got a very young family, so it’s about the right moments. I think for Scott, certainly this year, he’s got one focus and that’s to win the title with Rangers. He feels deeply committed to achieving that for the fans and he knows he can’t be getting pulled into international activity too frequently. “The impact it had on him the previous season when we were pushing for the Nations League, it’s tough. His body is starting to ask him some critical questions. I think there’s definitely some issues he’s got behind the scenes in terms of his commitments and from my side, I’ll always respect him. But I think when the big games come, I think Scott will be available.” I think it’s time to move the Captaincy. Edited January 19, 2021 by trc2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) For the big games I don't doubt Scott will be there, and whenever he is able, he should be more than welcomed. None of us are pro players/athletes, so we'll never know the toll these things take, both physically and emotionally. Edited January 19, 2021 by LeoH037 Ivan, Obinna and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, LeoH037 said: For the big games I don't doubt Scott will be there, and whenever he is able, he should be more than welcomed. None of us are pro players/athletes, so we'll never know the toll these things take, both physically and emotionally. Agreed but I think the person wearing the “C” should be there on a more frequent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOCanada115 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That reads “I won’t be there in March, but I’ll be there in June” to me. Northvansteve, Olympique_de_Marseille and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, trc2014 said: Agreed but I think the person wearing the “C” should be there on a more frequent basis. Atiba has been doing the same thing. LeoH037 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, TOCanada115 said: That reads “I won’t be there in March, but I’ll be there in June” to me. Don't see any problem with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth8 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Arfield is expected to rejoin the squad at the end of this week and will hopefully be ready to play for Rangers in their Europa League match on Feb. 18. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55901363 Trois Reds, Floortom, toontownman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, sloth8 said: Arfield is expected to rejoin the squad at the end of this week and will hopefully be ready to play for Rangers in their Europa League match on Feb. 18. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55901363 That is great news. Will be good for him to get back on the pitch. And no idea what our upcoming schedule will look like but it would be great if he could be healthy and ready to go if/when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) It's time to rotate for Europa League game now. Edited February 5, 2021 by lamptern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Not in any training pics today, hopefully trickles into the photos by next Friday, will be 2 games a week from there toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth8 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Herdman has more or less confirmed that Scotty will only receive a call-up to the CMNT for the "big games". Herdman notes that it is a combination of his age, family issues, and wanting to win the title with Rangers. Safe to say, Scotty won't be playing Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-arfield-reaches-rangers-canada-23475200 Floortom, johnyb and toontownman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sloth8 said: Herdman has more or less confirmed that Scotty will only receive a call-up to the CMNT for the "big games". Herdman notes that it is a combination of his age, family issues, and wanting to win the title with Rangers. Safe to say, Scotty won't be playing Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-arfield-reaches-rangers-canada-23475200 I know the story is from a couple days ago but those quotes are from January (during our camp I believe). Rangers have all but won the title at this point so I think our chances of him being there for March matches have improved since then. It'll also depend on whether they're still in Europe at that point IMO. In other news he's back training and looking good according to Gerrard. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/12/gerrard-claims-one-rangers-player-was-brilliant-in-training-yesterday-hasnt-played-in-7-weeks/ Edited February 12, 2021 by CanadaFan123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: I know the story is from a couple days ago but those quotes are from January (during our camp I believe). Rangers have all but won the title at this point so I think our chances of him being there for March matches have improved since then. It'll also depend on whether they're still in Europe at that point IMO. In other news he's back training and looking good according to Gerrard. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/12/gerrard-claims-one-rangers-player-was-brilliant-in-training-yesterday-hasnt-played-in-7-weeks/ While you make a good point about Rangers, you left out the family and age part. My thing is what does "big games" constitute? And how is he hoping/planning to involve him in a team that (if he's not their in March) would have not seen him in almost two years. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I feel like big games means wcq and no gold cup or friendlies johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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