maccaliam Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 12 hours ago, shermanator said: A good article by @squizz1402635577 on the great work Rob Gale is doing in bringing dual nationals into the fold at the U-20 level. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/global-scouting-canada-men-longtime-misfortune-analysis?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_m_medium=t Just to add to the conversation about a supposed change throughout the program, I have heard it is very much a team effort at keeping in contact with these dual-nationals, and getting them to come out to youth national team camps. Not to take anything away from Gale ( I am sure he is playing his part at bringing these new players in too), but the impression I got was there are a number of individuals doing good work in pursuing these players and changing the perception of the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 7 hours ago, maccaliam said: Just to add to the conversation about a supposed change throughout the program, I have heard it is very much a team effort at keeping in contact with these dual-nationals, and getting them to come out to youth national team camps. Not to take anything away from Gale ( I am sure he is playing his part at bringing these new players in too), but the impression I got was there are a number of individuals doing good work in pursuing these players and changing the perception of the program. That certainly seems to be the case as Rob Gale has mentioned the same thing in interviews a couple of times (that there are multiple people doing a lot of behind the scenes work on this front). The short-short version seems to be that there are multiple people putting in a lot of work behind the scenes, and the results are quite telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: That certainly seems to be the case as Rob Gale has mentioned the same thing in interviews a couple of times (that there are multiple people doing a lot of behind the scenes work on this front). The short-short version seems to be that there are multiple people putting in a lot of work behind the scenes, and the results are quite telling. So you're saying it's not just Floro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, PopePouri said: So you're saying it's not just Floro. Chuckle. If I were to venture a guess it would be that it is mostly not Floro and never was. But I suspect he played a role too just not as large as many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 CONCACAF U20 will be broadcast on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Be warned, that I've had problems in the past with CONCACAF Facebook streams (for Champions League) in Firefox and had to switch to Google Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Good thing i use Google Chrome then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 52 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Be warned, that I've had problems in the past with CONCACAF Facebook streams (for Champions League) in Firefox and had to switch to Google Chrome. And we have all had problems watching the last Canada friendly on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I'm travelling tomorrow (me and the missus) to San Jose direct from London, 11 1/2 flight ekk! And will be happy to give updates and feedback... Looking forward to some really great soccer... My only last comment and it may not be popular is that I hope we have the courage to play the best, most fit, in form players not the names and past performances.(Which we did at the U17 qualifiers) No matter their age or club they play for. I really mean that. We need to put the best team out their with the best chance of winning.. no matter what and also have a go, go at them and play, we have a really talented bunch of players that given freedom and opportunity may surprise most people I for one am sick of defensive hope for the best soccer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Ruffian said: CONCACAF U20 will be broadcast on Facebook Why has concacaf moved to over to the closed system facebook instead of showing it on their website? Plus, facebook video has been buggy for me even when using Chrome or the source feed hasn't worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The matches are also supposed to be on Univision Deportes. The CCL worked well for on Facebook last year and I wasn't on chrome, so I'm hopeful that works. Liga MX and Univision are streaming 46 Mexican league matches on facebook starting this weekend. So it seems to be a popular distribution format. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Popular distribution format may be jumping the gun. Instead, facebook has outbid other platforms like twitter or youtube or was the only bidder for these video rights in order to become a popular distribution format. And possibly their sports focus has switched to soccer since they lost the nfl rights to twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 3 hours ago, red card said: Why has concacaf moved to over to the closed system facebook instead of showing it on their website? 1) Maybe because it will then be easier to track and "engage" the viewers through a social media platform like facebook 2) It may be slightly easier to prevent piracy if the stream is only visible if you've logged into your account 3) So we can all laugh at the incredibly terrible commentators they have (at least for CCL). They really need Mad Bull and Maestro or maybe BeIN's Ray Hudson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQaa86QkO6k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 On 2017-02-15 at 3:35 PM, Ruffian said: CONCACAF U20 will be broadcast on Facebook Does anyone know if the streaming on Facebook allows for you to watch it "not live" like you can with Youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 17 minutes ago, El Hombre said: Does anyone know if the streaming on Facebook allows for you to watch it "not live" like you can with Youtube? They allow you to watch it after the fact unless the user deletes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 EDIT. Was in wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch to the Corner Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 2 hours ago, El Hombre said: Does anyone know if the streaming on Facebook allows for you to watch it "not live" like you can with Youtube? Is it possible for someone to save the video and re-post on here later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Almost kick-off time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Starting XI: http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/381013 Hasal Brault-Guillard Sadiki Meilleur-Giguere Boakye Uccello Fraser Borges Twardek Millar Zanatta The positions don't seem exactly correct on the online teamsheet, so a couple are educated guesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmazz Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Mexico just defeated Antigua 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Full time Panama 1 USA 0. Panama were a man down from the 17th minute onwards. Central America bending over Canada and USA so far this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Soccerpro said: Central America bending over Canada and USA so far this tournament. That's how you characterize 1-0 wins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 The similarity with the way US & Canada played their first match is that both moved the ball nicely in the back & middle but had no creative ideas in the final third. Or as Ray Hudson would say, "without penetration, it's just masturbation, and right now, we're playing with ourselves". This is actually an improvement for Canada at least but the spaces between the 3 lines was too much. Plus, both use managers who have failed to qualify more than once. The difference is that the US played with some purpose (though being up a man and down a goal for over half the match probably was the main reason) while Canada didn't except for the last 10 mins and small portions of the first half. Sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 46 minutes ago, El Hombre said: That's how you characterize 1-0 wins? Isn't that what the post suggests? If you disagree with that, why not just say it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 11 minutes ago, red card said: The similarity with the way US & Canada played their first match is that both moved the ball nicely in the back & middle but had no creative ideas in the final third. Or as Ray Hudson would say, "without penetration, it's just masturbation, and right now, we're playing with ourselves". This is actually an improvement for Canada at least but the spaces between the 3 lines was too much. Plus, both use managers who have failed to qualify more than once. The difference is that the US played with some purpose (though being up a man and down a goal for over half the match probably was the main reason) while Canada didn't except for the last 10 mins and small portions of the first half. Sad! I think players like Reid and Ewart would have been helpful. They might have been able to create on their own up top. We were missing some pace and 1v1 ability. I'd argue players like Uccello are what we've produced in previous cycles. Play it safe, non creative midfielders in the KYle Bekker mould that just occupy space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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