Bertuzzi44 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Against Costa Rica, Miller had one sus play where he booted it out into touch when he could have played out from the back. However, after that he was rock solid. Love his aggressive nature and hard, clean tackles. I'm sure the Costa Rican players took note! Miller might not necessarily be a lock for our best XI, but he is very important to the team! Ivan, Pottsy3, apbsmith and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Against Costa Rica, Miller had one sus play where he booted it out into touch when he could have played out from the back. However, after that he was rock solid. Love his aggressive nature and hard, clean tackles. I'm sure the Costa Rican players took note! Miller might not necessarily be a lock for our best XI, but he is very important to the team! There was a point in the first half when Miller tackled Joel Campbell, got hyped, the bench was up and Laryea got involved. You love to see it especially in CONCACAF. Bertuzzi44, Kadenge, MtlMario and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Bertuzzi44 said: Against Costa Rica, Miller had one sus play where he booted it out into touch when he could have played out from the back. However, after that he was rock solid. Love his aggressive nature and hard, clean tackles. I'm sure the Costa Rican players took note! Miller might not necessarily be a lock for our best XI, but he is very important to the team! I know the exact play you're talking about. Generally our backline did really well finding wide players, who were wide open most of the match. Bertuzzi44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I get it and I’m at fault in doing this too , but we watch a player who had a good game but then we pick out one play out of many and point out that instead of kicking the ball out he had better options lol. The best of the best you can analyze a game and probably point out a few times where their decision makings were suspect . I just find this funny when we do this and like I said I do it too . rkomar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Crepeau wanted a back pass on that play. Anyway, Miller is good. Can he and Kennedy play in the same starting 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, BrennanFan said: Crepeau wanted a back pass on that play. Anyway, Miller is good. Can he and Kennedy play in the same starting 11? Can they? Yes. Do I see it? No. I see them as competing with each other in the LCB spot. I think it would be a waste to play either of them in the middle of a back 3. I don't think we get the best out of them in that way. I definitely wouldn't play either of those left-footers on the right ahead of Johnston (see below). If I had to pick one to play in the middle it would probably be Kennedy, but again it doesn't seem to fit in with what he's good at (ball winning, ball carrying, tackling, recovery speed, etc.). By contrast, the middle is perfect for Vitoria because he lacks pace but appears to be a good organizer. Even in a back four I am not a fan of two left footers in the CB spots (or two right footers if we can help it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Obinna said: Can they? Yes. Do I see it? No. I see them as competing with each other in the LCB spot. I think it would be a waste to play either of them in the middle of a back 3. I don't think we get the best out of them in that way. I definitely wouldn't play either of those left-footers on the right ahead of Johnston (see below). If I had to pick one to play in the middle it would probably be Kennedy, but again it doesn't seem to fit in with what he's good at (ball winning, ball carrying, tackling, recovery speed, etc.). By contrast, the middle is perfect for Vitoria because he lacks pace but appears to be a good organizer. Even in a back four I am not a fan of two left footers in the CB spots (or two right footers if we can help it). I generally agree with this sentiment. In the same way, I feel like Vitoria and Henry are in competition for the middle CB role. Doneil falls short right now due to his poor distribution compared to Vitoria. But his physicality and one-on-one defending is a huge asset in the middle. Obinna, Corazon and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Solid, solid, solid tournament. Like I said before, he has to be in our starting XI. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Beast today, Will only improve. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, Shway said: Solid, solid, solid tournament. Like I said before, he has to be in our starting XI. Agreed on the first part. But hard to verify the second part when Kennedy has yet to put a foot wrong for Canada. johnyb and lowlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Beast today, Will only improve. Only if he keeps playing. Lets hope he keeps it up and stays in the lineup for Montreal. And same as Kennedy came in, played well and got kudos..Miller did the same...except he did it against Mexico and the USA. Edited July 30, 2021 by Bison44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I am also going to put this out there. Kamal Miller is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Super happy for his performances at this tournament. An Observer, Dominic94, LeoH037 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Agreed on the first part. But hard to verify the second part when Kennedy has yet to put a foot wrong for Canada. He’s barely put a foot on the field for Canada in the same breathe. Yes we all like what we saw against Suriname, and Haiti….but Kamal has played solid against better teams and has played well and has showed he’s still improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 At the end of the day, they will both get minutes in qualifying. And this has become a good problem to have as a side. I wonder if either can play in the middle if Vitoria is down or out of form. lowlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Miller and Kennedy are both good if not our best defenders already. Kennedy, however, is one of the fastest players on the squad, and that gives him an edge - but it doesn't matter as with cards, suspensions and 3 game windows, both will see the pitch in big games. Bring. It. On. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Agreed on the first part. But hard to verify the second part when Kennedy has yet to put a foot wrong for Canada. Kamal has so far proven himself against top CONCACAF opposition, that in itself has him over Kennedy as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Excellent game last night by Miller. I’d be interested to see Kennedy against better opposition but for now it sort of feels like the pendulum has swung in the other direction and it’s Kamal’s spot to lose. Shway, Corazon and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, BrennanFan said: Miller and Kennedy are both good if not our best defenders already. Kennedy, however, is one of the fastest players on the squad, and that gives him an edge - but it doesn't matter as with cards, suspensions and 3 game windows, both will see the pitch in big games. Bring. It. On. Exactly, so if we are playing a do or die, and we need our best XI….I’m slotting him in the middle of the back 3 for that exact bolder reason. Vitoria is a good defender, but his pace hinders the back line. Henry is a strong defender, but his decision making and pace hinders the back line. Guys I’m telling you, Miller-Kennedy-Johnston! Our backline will be solid! Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, Shway said: Exactly, so if we are playing a do or die, and we need our best XI….I’m slotting him in the middle of the back 3 for that exact bolder reason. Vitoria is a good defender, but his pace hinders the back line. Henry is a strong defender, but his decision making and pace hinders the back line. Guys I’m telling you, Miller-Kennedy-Johnston! Our backline will be solid! This is sounding better all the time. However it's hard to pull Vitoria, he had a really good tournament. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Miller and Buchanan were the revelations of the tournament. Miller distribution is world class. Dominic94, johnyb, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Yeah I think both Miller and Kennedy are locks to start, really don't get what his critics are saying. Miller has been solid on the ball and off it, and done it in our programs biggest games as of late. Miller-Kennedy-Johnston going forward 100% An Observer, Dominic94, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Quietly and not so quietly Miller has done the job. Not a perfect tournie for anyone but he's in my lineup going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, Chad_Impact said: Yeah I think both Miller and Kennedy are locks to start, really don't get what his critics are saying. Miller has been solid on the ball and off it, and done it in our programs biggest games as of late. Miller-Kennedy-Johnston going forward 100% Vitoria will start some matches - so will Henry probably. An Observer and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I think we will have a rotation of Miller, Kennedy, Johnson, Vitoria and yes, likely Henry. We don't actually have a top 2 CB pairing. Nobody is clearly above the others. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 That was Kamal's best game in a Canada shirt.. He has been getting stronger with every start. I thought he was a bit too left footed especially in our first game, but his passing and ability to carry the ball and break through the press yesterday was excellent. That's a skillset we need from our CBs. I recall the first game he played for Orlando he displayed some nifty skill on the ball but it disappeared in subsequent games. Could have just been the lack of consistent starts in Florida. He also has some bite to his game. With Kennedy and Miller our LCB position looks set. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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