CanadaFan123 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Imagine if someone asked you in 2015 who is more likely to go play at the 2022 World Cup: Atiba Hutchinson or Dele Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostknownunknown Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Makes the bench today DeRo_Is_King, WestHamCanadianinOxford, narduch and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Galatasaray absolutely bossing Besiktas in the first 20...something clearly needs to change🧐 Edit: Aaaand we're level Edited November 5, 2022 by PegCityCam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 ...and then there were two (games remaining)😬 WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 For my money, he will play. Kadenge and Metro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) He's starting today in the Cup Edited November 9, 2022 by narduch Xavier., NVsoccer, kacbru and 17 others 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Looks like hesgoal has it http://www.hesgoal.com/news/Besiktas vs Serik Belediyespor.html saintjoes and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjoes Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, narduch said: Looks like hesgoal has it http://www.hesgoal.com/news/Besiktas vs Serik Belediyespor.html He's still got it! 2-0 up after 10 minutes and Atiba exuding his class and composure under the high press and orchestrating every pass by teammates to break it and build in attack. What a legend. His teams seems to be playing with the confidence that comes from having your MVP quarterback back on the field. PegCityCam, Approve My Account Pls, johnyb and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 minute ago, saintjoes said: He's still got it! 2-0 up after 10 minutes and Atiba exuding his class and composure under the high press and orchestrating every pass by teammates to break it and build in attack. What a legend. His teams seems to be playing with the confidence that comes from having your MVP quarterback back on the field. To be fair its against a club in the 3rd tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 I have been watching on and off while trying to get work done, but Atiba looks good (though I missed the setup on the 2nd goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, narduch said: To be fair its against a club in the 3rd tier If he can do it against tier 3 turkish clubs, then he can easily do it against modric, de bruyne, kovacic etc. Atiba for president! Olympique_de_Marseille, saintjoes, RS and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjoes Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 minute ago, narduch said: To be fair its against a club in the 3rd tier Good point. Though that makes it even more surprising that his teammates are following his lead so intently.. and after so much time not playing together. It shows his immense leadership ability that they immediately just hand him back the arm band and fall in line. PegCityCam, Bigandy, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Just now, saintjoes said: Good point. Though that makes it even more surprising that his teammates are following his lead so intently.. and after so much time not playing together. It shows his immense leadership ability that they immediately just hand him back the arm band and fall in line. Its probably the perfect match for his come back match YorkRegionFan, h coach, Bigandy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Just now, narduch said: Its probably the perfect match for his come back match So our CM is in shambles... but what if it isnt. We have known for months that CM is going to have challenges and what if our team has worked timing backwards perfectly. I think spoonys recovery is as amazing as can be expected. Starting vs rangers is unreal. Atiba gets this match as a starter.... perfect first game back. Give him some minutes in the friendlys and his recovery may go as good as can be expected. Oso starting to train... get him some sharpness in friendlys and maybe his timing works out decently. maybe not ideal but atiba staq kone piette or even hoillet can start the first game so Oso may have a few extra days to get back... Davies getting a little break before the opening game of the WC could be a blessing. MAK being out of season could be a bit of a reset. Hes away from TFC and in the CMNT environment where hes comfortable.... maybe the break from games leads to a more inform MAK even if his match fitness is slightly lower Is it to optimistic to think things are going/exceeding the plan? Obinna, johnyb, lamptern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, Bigandy said: So our CM is in shambles... but what if it isnt. We have known for months that CM is going to have challenges and what if our team has worked timing backwards perfectly. I think spoonys recovery is as amazing as can be expected. Starting vs rangers is unreal. Atiba gets this match as a starter.... perfect first game back. Give him some minutes in the friendlys and his recovery may go as good as can be expected. Oso starting to train... get him some sharpness in friendlys and maybe his timing works out decently. maybe not ideal but atiba staq kone piette or even hoillet can start the first game so Oso may have a few extra days to get back... Davies getting a little break before the opening game of the WC could be a blessing. MAK being out of season could be a bit of a reset. Hes away from TFC and in the CMNT environment where hes comfortable.... maybe the break from games leads to a more inform MAK even if his match fitness is slightly lower Is it to optimistic to think things are going/exceeding the plan? If Davies and Osorio are near full health by Canada's first match I'd suggest that Canada probably will have one of the healthiest rosters (ie: fewest preferred players missing) in Qatar. Without minimizing the absence of Crepeau, I'd imagine most of the 32 teams have someone more important than the backup keeper staying home. Corazon, PegCityCam, Bigandy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Atiba playing nearly 70 mins is MASSIVE. Coach doesn't play him for charity or to simply give him mins. Didn't put a foot wrong, made some well-placed/weighted long-ish balls, got physical a number of times, and was generally just a boss. Just so pumped to see him out there and for how much this means heading into the WC. Obinna, An Observer, dyslexic nam and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 looks like he played 70 against the third tier team..pulled out a few minutes after they conceded Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 hours ago, jonovision said: If Davies and Osorio are near full health by Canada's first match I'd suggest that Canada probably will have one of the healthiest rosters (ie: fewest preferred players missing) in Qatar. Without minimizing the absence of Crepeau, I'd imagine most of the 32 teams have someone more important than the backup keeper staying home. Scott Kennedy gets up from his bed and smacks you across the head with his good arm and shoulder. Cheeta, jonovision, Olympique_de_Marseille and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Sal333 said: Scott Kennedy gets up from his bed and smacks you across the head with his good arm and shoulder. Thanks! I knew I was missing someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 There was some comment about not starting Hutchinson against Belgium or Croatia because of his age and that he hasnt played much this year. I think right now playing Eustaquio and him together as a 2 man midfield with davies playing a bit of a rover makes sense. Hutchinson has Champions League experience against players of this calibre and i think that will go a long way for a team playing at this level for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 If Attiba even has a pulse he’ll be starting imo. NVsoccer, Cheeta, Kadenge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 "There are minutes in the bank for him against Japan" -Herdman 👌 Kadenge and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 But this is probably his first and last World Cup because 2026 I just can't see him in our side especially at 43 years old. The Beaver 2.0, RS, ghostknownunknown and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 2 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: But this is probably his first and last World Cup because 2026 I just can't see him in our side especially at 43 years old. You're normally not such a pessimist. NVsoccer, Cheeta, SthMelbRed and 3 others 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerkick Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Besiktas had a game today, but it was postponed (perhaps due to the explosion in Istanbul)... Atiba may have seen some gametime had they played https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/europe/istanbul-turkey-explosion-intl/index.html Edited November 14, 2022 by cornerkick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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