Ngravs9 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Two changes already to the squad haber-> Cavallini Manjrekar James -> Hainault .. Let it be Friday already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Disappointing to lose Cavallini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mluciani Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 From Instagram: #CANMNT squad update: Manjrekar James en route to Vancouver to replace André Hainault (ill). #CANMNT squad udpate: Marcus Haber en route to Vancouver to replace injured Lucas Cavallini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic78 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 and there it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Let the Cavallini speculation begin.....again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 i wonder whether any consideration at all was given to something realty radical.... like maybe replacing Cavallini with Osorio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 i wonder whether any consideration at all was given to something realty radical.... like maybe replacing Cavallini with Osorio That wouldn't make much sense, regardless of how one feels about Osorio's exclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'm getting a little worried about the backline situation, especially CB. Jakovic is coming off a long injury. We have Edgar and Lefevre as our top 2 it seems (unless Jako is fully fit, which would be surprising). If one of DE or WL goes down, we've got a just injured DJ and a young MJ as back-ups. A little scary. Edit: I guess Ouimette provides some cover too ... ok, I feel a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'm getting a little worried about the backline situation, especially CB. Jakovic is coming off a long injury. We have Edgar and Lefevre as our top 2 it seems (unless Jako is fully fit, which would be surprising). If one of DE or WL goes down, we've got a just injured DJ and a young MJ as back-ups. A little scary. I'm guessing Straith will be Edgar's partner, not Lefevre. I've never been a big Hainault fan (though I think he definitely helps the team with set play attacking) but it's unfortunate that he's out. However, I like what I have seen of James under Floro's coaching. I don't think these will be the last roster changes, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Nothing in this match report suggests he was injured: http://www.tenfield.com.uy/fenix-sin-sobrarle-nada-10/ This game report includes individual player ratings plus comments on each player. "Lucas Cavallini (5): Buscó el gol sin suerte" He looked for the goal without luck. One would think an injury would have been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Let the Cavallini speculation begin.....again... I can imagine. Hope it's an injury and not some disciplinary issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I can imagine. Hope it's an injury and not some disciplinary issue. Maybe his daughter's first word was "Uruguay" and he bolted as soon as he found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 aww man. are you kidding me. I really hope he's injured and not just flaking. Either way would have been nice to have him spell larin across 2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I look forward to the months of speculation over whether Cavallini was actually injured or whether he is bailing on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I don't think the release would say injured if it was him flaking. He was subbed in the 87th which is unusual for him. Could have picked up minor knock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well this is not the news I wanted to hear. When do we start training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Here is an interesting tidbit i researched: Honduras have 2 players taller than 5'11" in their projected starting XI (Beckeles at RB is 6'1" and Bengston at FWD is 6'2"). Both CB's are 5'11". I assume ES are even shorter. So Haber replacing Cavallini may not be such a bad trade-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 CMNT players over 6 feet tall, for reference: Borjan 6'5" Edgar 6'4" Haber 6'3" James 6'3" Stama 6'3" Thomas 6'3" Straith 6'2" Larin 6'2" Jakovic 6'1" Lefevre 6'1" Hutch 6'1" Akindele 6'1" Hainault 6'0" Ouimette 6'0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yeah, our tall players always score off set pieces for Canada, it's our secret weapon. Wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 it helps if we have a corner taker who can put the ball past the first defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yeah, our tall players always score off set pieces for Canada, it's our secret weapon. Wait... McKenna!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheatsheafSK Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 A team that looks like Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 The bets are out: http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-matches/world-cup-qualifiers/Canada-v-Honduras-9729805.html What do you guys think? I think those odds are pretty realistic; slightly in our favour but close to a toss up between win-draw-win. EDIT: Mexico vs El Salvador for reference: http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-matches/world-cup-qualifiers/Mexico-v-El-Salvador-9729799.html Mexico the heavy favourite as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Converted to decimal odds that would be: Canada 2.37 Draw 3.20 Honduras 3.10 So we are in the zone somewhere between slight and clear favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Converted to decimal odds that would be: Canada 2.37 Draw 3.20 Honduras 3.10 So we are in the zone somewhere between slight and clear favourites. More in the slight favourites than clear favourites I'd say, it comes out to (if I did the math right- with some rounding): 44% chance of a Canada win 27% chance of a draw 29% chance of a Honduras win. This still means that a draw or a Honduras win is still a more likely result than a Canada win. We almost certainly need a win here and there's only a 44% chance we're going to get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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