The 23-man squad vs Mexico. (your picks, speculation & confirmed call-ups)

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, shermanator said:

 

What did I say?

[Canada1]

Awesome. Scott Arfield to play for Canada. Welcome aboard.

[shorty]

1 minute ago, Addona said:

Also, no Adekugbe or Morgan ... so, who is the back up LB?

Good question.  Floro used Ouimette on the left against Iceland in Florida, but as I recall he didn't look super comfortable there.

[shermanator]

Just now, canta15 said:

What did I say?

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, king1010 said:

no cavillini or jackson

I would have liked to see those guys over Hume and Haber tbh.

[king1010]

3 minutes ago, shermanator said:

The only real surprise on the roster to me is Manjrekar James. Would have thought Lefevre would have been there instead. But, other than that, this looks good.

Assuming a 4-5-1 formation, a midfield of Hoilett - Hutchinson - Johnson - de Guzman - Arfield looks pretty good. And there's solid depth on the wings with Akindele, Ricketts, and Straith and Piette as depth at DM.

oooo thats another notable omission 

cavillini, jackson, osorio, lefevre, froese

thats DEPTH

[shermanator]

Awaiting Vince193's disappointment in this roster...

[Guest]

Do we only have 3 fullbacks or is Ricketts going to be moving back?

[jonovision]

4 minutes ago, Addona said:

Also, no Adekugbe or Morgan ... so, who is the back up LB?

Probably Ouimette.

[Alex]

Best squad of all time? It's close, maybe 07 gold cup squad?

[1996]

Still need to see guys like Ocean,Osorio, Cavallini,and Jackson and Tiebert,   the less I see of Ricketts,Ledgerwood and Straith the better IMO, but hey at least no Bekker so that's a start. The day we start picking guys with talent rather than the run all day type of guys will be the day that this country has advanced in the game.

[king1010]

Just now, canta15 said:

I would have liked to see those guys over Hume and Haber tbh.

ditto. 

never gunna get the exact roster you want though. 

wonder whats up with cavillini he was back on board then called up but had an injury last wcq. now no mention of him. 

[Bully]

We need midfield subs.. I don't understand some of his decisions but whatever. Good looking roster. 

[Shway]

Just now, canta15 said:

I would have liked to see those guys over Hume and Haber tbh.

Same....but Hume is there for Arfield lol

[shorty]

Just now, king1010 said:

oooo thats another notable omission 

cavillini, jackson, osorio, lefevre, froese

thats DEPTH

adekugbe, morgan, aird, crepeau...

When was the last time any of us could ratlle off almost a dozen players that we could have legitimately taken but didn't?

[king1010]

1 minute ago, 1996 said:

Still need to see guys like Ocean,Osorio, Cavallini,and Jackson and Tiebert,   the less I see of Ricketts,Ledgerwood and Straith the better IMO, but hey at least no Bekker so that's a start.

occean is long gone. tiebert is injured

nothing wrong with ledgerwood hes been steady 

[jonovision]

Just now, king1010 said:

occean is long gone. tiebert is injured

nothing wrong with ledgerwood hes been steady 

Straith is fine too. Can't think of a performance where he's been shown to be out of his depth.

[Shway]

 

9- F- Marcus Haber | ENG / Crewe Alexandra

I thought Larin was our new number 9....I don't get seniority when your more so just a depth player.

[Gian-Luca]

Not sure I've seen the full list posted here yet so.......:

CANADA
Detailed roster via CanadaSoccer.com
1- GK- Simon Thomas | NOR / FK Bodø/Glimt
2- FB- Nik Ledgerwood | CAN / FC Edmonton
3- CB- Manjrekar James | HUN / Diósgyöri VTK
4- CB- Dejan Jaković | JPN / Shimizu S-Pulse
5- CB / M- David Edgar | ENG / Sheffield United
6- M- Julian de Guzman | CAN / Ottawa Fury FC
7- W- Iain Hume | ESP / SD Ponferradina
8- M- Will Johnson | CAN / Toronto FC
9- F- Marcus Haber | ENG / Crewe Alexandra
10- W- David Junior Hoilett | ENG / Queens Park Rangers
11- W- Tosaint Ricketts | Unattached
12- CB- Doneil Henry | ENG / West Ham United
13- M- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Beşiktaş JK
14- M- Samuel Piette | ESP / Deportivo La Coruña
15- CB / M- Adam Straith | NOR / Fredrikstad FK
16- M- Scott Arfield | ENG / Burnley FC
17- FB- Marcel De Jong | CAN / Ottawa Fury FC
18- GK- Milan Borjan | BUL / PFK Ludogorets Razgrad
19- CB- Steven Vitória | POR / Benfica
20- FB / CB- Karl W. Ouimette | USA / New York Red Bulls
21- F- Cyle Larin | USA / Orlando City SC
22- GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | SWE / AIK Fotbol
23- W- Tesho Akindele | USA / FC Dallas

CANADA A-Z
Name, Age, City in which they were raised, Active start/first club
Akindele, Tesho | 23 | Thornton, CO, USA | Mississauga
Arfield, Scott | 27 | Livingston, SCO |
Borjan, Milan | 28 | Hamilton, ON, CAN | Radnicki JP
de Guzman, Julian | 35 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Wexford SC
De Jong, Marcel | 29 | Valkenswaard, NED | De Valk
Edgar, David | 28 | Kitchener, ON, CAN | Kitchener Minor SA
Haber, Marcus | 27 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Dunbar SA
Henry, Doneil | 22 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Ontario Youth Soccer
Hoilett, David Junior | 25 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Mississauga SC
Hume, Iain | 32 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Rexdale SC
Hutchinson, Atiba | 33 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Jaković, Dejan | 30 | Etobicoke, ON, CAN | Kingsview
James, Manjrekar | 22 | North York, ON, CAN | North York Azzuri
Johnson, Will | 29 | Toronto, ON, CAN & Chicago, IL, USA | 
Larin, Cyle | 20 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton Youth SC
Ledgerwood, Nik | 31 | Lethbridge, AB, CAN | Lethbridge Cosmos
Ouimette, Karl W. | 23 | Terrebonne, QC, CAN | CS Terrebonne
Piette, Samuel | 21 | Le Gardeur, QC, CAN | Lionceaux de le Gardeur
Ricketts, Tosaint | 28 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | Edmonton Juventus
Stamatopoulos, Kenny | 36 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham SC (Lightning)
Straith, Adam | 25 | Victoria, BC, CAN | Bays United SC
Thomas, Simon | 25 | Victoria, BC, CAN | Bays United SC
Vitória, Steven | 29 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Sudbury Lions

[jonovision]

6 minutes ago, Jahinho Guerro said:

 

I thought Larin was our new number 9....I don't get seniority when your more so just a depth player.

Larin wears #21 with the club, and has started ahead of Haber almost every time they've both been in the squad. I wouldn't make anything of it.

[Levi Oakey]

"one of the biggest and most supported teams in the world..."

[yomurphy1]

3 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Larin wears #21 with the club, and has started ahead of Haber almost every time they've both been in the squad. I wouldn't make anything of it.

Larin now wears #9 for Orlando.

http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/02/10/cyle-larin-connects-his-roots-9

[Miche]

1 minute ago, Levi Oakey said:

"one of the biggest and most supported teams in the world..."

lol

[michaeltfc91]

Is it just me or this roster isn't really good after the starting XI? How can Hume, James, Vitoria, Ledgerwood, Piette and Haber make the roster?? We have legit MLS players starting for clubs not getting on the roster, but these no-namers are on. Osorio MLS starter, Aird MLS starter, Froese MLS starter, Morgan MLS sub, Jackson Hamel MLS sub, Bekker MLS sub not on the roster. That doesn't make much sense these guys have played MLS minutes but those guys I mentioned are in league not even comparable. Simeon Jackson has been scoring at the Championship level, Cavallini in Uruguay and they aren't there? I don't know but I would have made a lot of changes although everyone's starting XI is in there at least

[El Hombre]

26 minutes ago, shermanator said:

No Bekker. I repeat. No Bekker.

THAT IS BULLSHIT!  FLORO OUT!!