yothat Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Agree with the post above... Mason Trafford, Michael Cox, Eddy Edwards have earned call-ups with their play. Colin Miller said on the record Eddy Edwards has the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 1/9/2017 at 4:58 AM, Jahinho Guerro said: I can't tell if you're being facetious or not, but assuming so. I think everyone here would rate D3/D2 soccer over NCAA 3 month ball just off the fact of the development side. Unless you're a Larin or Morris. However the players you mentioned could have some merrit, but if im comparing their stats on an imaginary weigthed scale that rates USL higher than D1 NCAA, with goals, assits, age, skill and experience all factored in.......I'm taking Michael Cox over Brian Wright, Raheem over Kwame, Trafford over Nanco.(Kamal should be with the U-20) Overall, to your point and the fellas who share the same opinion with you...I think we've consistantly given out "candy caps" to players who were extremely undeserving or haven't done "much" in their pro careers, some have been given loot bags with a guaranteed amount of candy caps(Bekker, Straith, Piette, etc.) But my point is....We now have players scoring, assisting, shot stopping, being 1v1ers, earning all-team pro accolades etc in our backyard at D2/D3 levels. So why not give them the opportunity to show their skills and see what they can offer to the red and white program. We've had the same(questionable) quality players get released every season, playing in obscurity in Scandanavia, or on practice squads and receive their 7th, 8th, and 9th call up. Exhaust our average player pool. I was being slightly facetious (but not completely outrageous) as I have not seen those college guys play so cannot comment - but the larger point, and where we agree, is that sending the same old decidedly average players with low upsides is not a recipe for change/success. If the college guys/soon to be pros merit inclusion, they should be included if the staff feels they have upside. But the days of giving caps to the Stinsons, Mannellas, Aparicios and Cebaras of the Canadian soccer world after just a handful of pro matches should be over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David C. Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I have to say that I love this new format, of evaluating a large pool of players, then selecting what is essentially an "all-star" team to play the friendly. Surprised that Simon Thomas isn't on the list. I wonder if he was not available for some reason. While I'm aware that Crepeau is in Belgium - Carducci and Melvin were still both surprises to me. So, no Quillan or Ranjitsingh. All of the non-injured MLS players seem to be accounted for. Larin is apparently injured. Of the NASL players that logged top minutes last year - M. Trafford, E. Edward, D. Beckie and maybe M. Roberts are the main ones left off. Glad to see Nana back in the fold. Jakovic is back from the dead. good for him. All in all - a pretty good group. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Only notable omissions I can think of are Thomas and Froese, given that Shome is busy with MLS combine, and Crepeau is with Kortrijk. Attakora is the only WTF for me, thought he was done forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Wait, where the hell is Larin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, shermanator said: Wait, where the hell is Larin? Article notes that he is injured (along with Edgar). No mention from what or how bad or if he's just ill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The squad we expected. No Mason Trafford; Attakora is still getting another shot over him. I'll be in Miami on the 12th. @Trillium will you be in Ft. Lauderdale? Any way we can see them train? What is the complex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, shermanator said: Wait, where the hell is Larin? Europe or hurt. What's happening with him and the transfer market? Overall i give this selection a B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Also, looks like no U-20's are in the camp. I would imagine they will have their own camp before U-20 qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boominbooty Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Now I'm interested to see who will make the cut to go to Bermuda. Will any of the vets get left behind?? any guesses as to who the 18 are who go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Just curious - what kind of midfielder/player is McKendry? Winger or central? Offensive or defensive? Is he particularly fast or a good passer or a smooth tackler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Again ignoring three good NASL starting CB's and calling Jakovic who has played two competitive club matches in the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 38 minutes ago, shermanator said: Also, looks like no U-20's are in the camp. I would imagine they will have their own camp before U-20 qualifying. Iirc there is a u2p camp coming up pretty soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 There's a U-20 camp and the roster will be announced tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Interesting comment from Findlay in this article from Steven Sandor. http://the11.ca/bermuda-triangle-28-canadian-players-called-only-18-chosen/ Quote There are six players on the roster who are listed as unattached, but Findlay said they are all national-team veterans and he expects them to find clubs in the January window. In fact, he feels some will be signed before they actually get to Florida. But he warned that Unattached FC will no longer be making major contributions to the national side going forward. “I am not a supporter of unattached players to be included in the national-team program,” he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 27 minutes ago, shermanator said: Interesting comment from Findlay in this article from Steven Sandor. http://the11.ca/bermuda-triangle-28-canadian-players-called-only-18-chosen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, David C. said: Just curious - what kind of midfielder/player is McKendry? Winger or central? Offensive or defensive? Is he particularly fast or a good passer or a smooth tackler? DM. Average pace. Didn't set the world alight with the Caps initially in the residency and decided to take another path via the University of New Mexico where he was very highly rated and improved alot. Whitecaps having first refusal signed him to a homegrown contract and he was expected to hopefully breakthrough to be a fringe player or more but got badly injured. We really havent seen enough of him to tell, has been a mainstay for the VWC2 though, making some sporadic senior team appearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 ...Wait.. No Cavallini or Cristante? WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Between Callum Irving, Sean Melvin, and Marco Carducci combined - they didn't play more games then Greg Ranjitsingh. I really wonder if he said no to Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 No Rob Friend? Retired players for CanMNT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Why are Sean Melvin or Marco carducci called before John Smits, Marcel debellis, Tyson farango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion26 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Good call ups but yes would of been nice to see certain players called up. Mainly players with teams only called up, but they've been called. I do hope Findlay and future coach in the future do in fact not call up players without a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Wow that defence is brutal. Not really any prospects either. Would have liked to see some young, fresh blood. The midfield and forward have suprisingly good domestitc depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensandor Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Jahinho Guerro said: Between Callum Irving, Sean Melvin, and Marco Carducci combined - they didn't play more games then Greg Ranjitsingh. I really wonder if he said no to Canada. Ranjitsingh was in T&T's team for the two September World Cup qualifiers. Didn't play.http://www.louisvillecityfc.com/news_article/show/690345?referrer_id=2631624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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