Cheeta Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Bison44 said: ... The only way i got my nephews to play "defense" in soccer was to tell them they had to stay close to the goal to keep the goalie company or he wouldnt have any fun when the ball was in the other half for extended periods. .... Gawd, the horrors I've seen at the earlier levels. The horrors. It really is a two edged sword though. You need the talent to push the rec-only players, because there are some who're better than rec players and want to discover they are better than rec players but don't realize that yet, but then you dumb down/arrest the talent for that experiment. What a sorry business but that's another topic in of itself. I came up in the late '70s, early '80s and even in those days I always wanted to be a wingback, you know because I was a runner and worked better with the bit of extra space being on the perimeter provided. I loved it, coaches mostly tolerated it. Little more glam than a center half for sure but still a lonely and invisible place to be at times. Not as much fun as it could have been in a more mature environment but it was what it was. P.S. For time immortal 'keepers will always be a breed apart. How could they not be? I mean, fu'k me, they spend the better part of 90 minutes talking mostly to themselves. What do you expect? Bison44, Obinna and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Look who's back! johnyb, Red and White, Bertuzzi44 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 35 minutes ago, Bdog said: Look who's back! Besiktas winning streak incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Bdog said: Look who's back! Have we ever had a player who is referred to by their first name? #WeHaveArrived hamiltonfan, Kadenge, johnyb and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Have we ever had a player who is referred to by their first name? #WeHaveArrived I believe Bunbury was just "Alex" in Portugal. The only evidence I have of that is my memory of Canadian broadcasters mentioning it during CMNT games. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 40 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Have we ever had a player who is referred to by their first name? #WeHaveArrived Tesho and Issey go by their first names. A_Gagne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Keegan said: Tesho and Issey go by their first names. Yeah, but no one really refers to them... I jest. Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Match was available on DAZN, so you should be able to go watch it now on demand. I only turned in for the last 5 minutes and both Canadians were on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Vitoria was referred to as "Steven" as he took the pitch for another country when we hosted the U20s. #stillbitter dyslexic nam, Grizzly and sloth8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 3 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Have we ever had a player who is referred to by their first name? #WeHaveArrived Good one. A lot of the players in Spain in fact. Manny is Manuel Aparicio. Sam was Sam (Piette). Miki Cantave, now gone over to Haiti, is Miki. Both of the De Guzman's were De Guzmans. Hume was Hume. I have not been following Aparicio at all, him dropping a division makes me lose a bit of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Great tool see Atiba back from injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Atiba played really well today. It’s too bad that he isn’t a couple years younger. If we had him marshalling the back line and making passes out of the back to Scotty who would then find Alphonso, 2026 would be a lock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 5 hours ago, masster said: Match was available on DAZN, so you should be able to go watch it now on demand. I only turned in for the last 5 minutes and both Canadians were on the field. DAZN provides a choice of watching a highlight pack of the games (4-5 mins) or watch the entire game. It’s a nice feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 12 hours ago, Club Linesman said: 2026 would be a lock! 2026 is a lock. I think you mean 2022. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Correct. Although Trump is capable of royally screwing up so much you never know! shorty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) “I’m taking it one step at a time, and we (Coach herdman and I) have a vision for me to continue until the gold cup and I feel comfortable with that, pretty much what we sat down and spoke about, that’s the plan” He also stated he wants to have success (win something with Canada) and “Be proud for what I’ve done for the National Team” Looks like Hutchinson is prepared to say Goodbye to his international career next summer, would be a nice way to finish it all Although Herdman has said “For however long he hangs on for” So there’s a chance to continue afterwards All depends on his health, (No injuries) Form (playing time) and maintaining his Level! He might put Piette on the Bench which is okay, Sam is the successor of Atiba Its no question that his presence is huge but at the same time the Youth are pushing. Edited October 12, 2018 by Thomas Kadenge, Obinna, cronaldo7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Nice Atiba video and his time in Istanbul posted by CanadaSoccer JamboAl, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, Obinna and 12 others 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 So happy they did this before he retired. I'd always thought it was a lost opportunity that someone didn't do player profiles of Canadians abroad in a sort of travel show/real football factories style (obviously no hooligans but you get what I mean). He's an icon there and that's a story that Canadians who don't take our national team seriously should hear.. it would shock a lot of people. I'm surprised Larin didn't appear at all in the video! Sort of a missed opportunity or maybe they were smart and they filmed one separately for him to be released later. Who should they do next? Obviously Phonz when he gets to Germany but it would be really cool to even see some other guys like Adam Hemati at Persepolis, Arfield at Rangers or Hoilett at Cardiff. It's ideal if you can get a player at a well supported club who is known.. so obviously you can't do Millar or Tabla just yet. MtlMario, cronaldo7, IceCreamMan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Hutchinson to retire from Canada’s national team after Gold Cup: https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/hutchinson-ill-retire-canadas-national-team-gold-cup/ toontownman and ImYourKeeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, mpg_29 said: Hutchinson to retire from Canada’s national team after Gold Cup: https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/hutchinson-ill-retire-canadas-national-team-gold-cup/ Says he wants to win the Gold Cup so good enough for me! I feel like he’s just saying that.. if this team looks like it has the wheels to make it to 2022 why would he bail? He could end his career at a World Cup like Ignasevich for Russia.. would be the same age too. MyNameIsMitch, hamiltonfan, toontownman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 To be fair, he just says that's where his mindset is now. He also says that he is taking his pro career one year at a time and reassessing each year. I think the door isn't completely shut, just highly likely to be shutting. johnyb, toontownman, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Disheartening reading about his lack of recognition in Canada. Makes you really scratch your head about that Sinclair tweet.. Red and White, ImYourKeeper, Grizzly and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 I think if we win the Gold Cup for sure Atiba would call it a career internationally, and go out on a high note. If we lose Hutchinson but win the Gold Cup, that'd be a trade I would be willing to make! Kadenge, Blackjack15, A_Gagne and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Hutch has been an absolute pillar for our team. As much as it will suck to see him go, he has def earned the right to leave on his terms with nothing but good vibes from me. If he helps us win the GC, excellent. If he decides to stick around for 2022 WCQ, amazing. But no matter what, he will always be pretty special in terms of CMNT alumni. JamboAl, Blackjack15, Kent and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) The impending retirement is a clever thing to put out there internally and externally. Internally it gives the team something to rally around (win one for Atiba) and externally it gives good media talking points to drum up interest in Canmnt and win Atiba some long overdue domestic notoriety. Edited October 14, 2018 by shorty Obinna, Longrange, Zem and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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