Gian-Luca Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 A pleasant surprise to see Kapor listed, although less pleasant to see that he's listed as unattached - presumably this is just an end-of-season timing thing like Fraser Aird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 10 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: Actually that's one guy I'm surprised is missing now that you mention it. I haven't watched any of his club football but he seems to be progressing nicely and he played well in the Scotland match. Odd to rule him out of the GC completely in favour of a couple of the other players named. Now that I look at the FB's called, I'm surprised Tissot isn't there. Guess Zambrano is higher on Pasher than he is on Tissot and Corbin-Ong at the moment. I would imagine de Jong and Adekugbe are the final two No Ouimette either, which is less of a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastfeet2 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Kwame Awuah and David Choiniere have 6 MLS minutes combined. Hard to see how they earned a call over Chapman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Fastfeet2 said: Kwame Awuah and David Choiniere have 6 MLS minutes combined. Hard to see how they earned a call over Chapman I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that OZ probably wants to keep a good relationship with the clubs and taking Ricketts, Edwards and Osorio and Chapman or Hamilton would be a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 minute ago, BuzzAndSting said: I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that OZ probably wants to keep a good relationship with the clubs and taking Ricketts, Edwards and Osorio and Chapman or Hamilton would be a lot. USMNT took more than half of the salary of Toronto FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 That's a rather glib interpretation of things based on the salary structure of the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 24 minutes ago, Addona said: No Aleman, Hainault, Corbin-Ong, Stanese ... just naming a few other guys; not necessarily huge surprises, but there are a few USL players are were called, so these guys not being there is a little puzzling. In any case, this is about as close to a full strength squad that I've seen called in a long, long time! Edit: This also shows that we have a little more depth these days, if these guys aren't making the 40-man squad. I feel that this point shows we should start planning things for a B squad so that these fringe players are still associated with the coaching staff, tactics, etc. Makes them feel a part of it and allows for more seamless inclusion in case of an injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, Ruffian said: USMNT took more than half of the salary of Toronto FC. In 3 players... And what are the chances Justin Morrow actually makes the GC roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFromToronto23 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Corbin ONG ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Always something to whine about hey? Maybe we should have 80 man rosters so that everyone with a pulse gets called. At least the complaints are about depth players who weren't going to be on the Gold Cup squad anyways, and not about someone who would have easily made the squad (e.g. Johnson or Osorio) being omitted as a part of a player / manager grudge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, Fastfeet2 said: Kwame Awuah and David Choiniere have 6 MLS minutes combined. Hard to see how they earned a call over Chapman They didn't earn a call yet. This 40 man provisional roster gets cut down to 23. Chances are both those names aren't on the team that goes to the Gold Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, shermanator said: Always something to whine about hey? On the next V's scarf maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that OZ probably wants to keep a good relationship with the clubs and taking Ricketts, Edwards and Osorio and Chapman or Hamilton would be a lot. Ya but Osorio, Chapman, Hamilton, Choniere, Awuah are all part of the future. I like Rockets but if we're giving TFC a break let's take the guys who are future starters and don't play much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Can't be a bad thing that we whine after 40 names were called .. just means the pool is growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Wow. There is actual competition to make this 23 man squad. The old heads (Ledgerwood, Straith, Jakovic, deJong, Jackson, Haber, Ricketts and Johnson) have lots of competition from the next generation. Only obvious cuts are Kaye, Choiniere, Awuah, Pasher, Fresenga, Galvis, and even then, you still have 11 guys that will be cut, all of whom are good players that could easily make the squad and contribute. I have a feeling we will finally score a goal in this competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, shermanator said: Always something to whine about hey? Maybe we should have 80 man rosters so that everyone with a pulse gets called. Seriously. I checked in on the USMNT Big Soccer forum to see how they felt about their Gold Cup call-ups and half the posts were "Wondolowski shouldn't be making this roster." and "What has McNamara/Polser/Pontius done to deserve a USMNT call-up? they aren't USMNT level". Yet we are here trying to work out our 30 best players not on a 40 man roster. You don't build a good national team by letting every Canadian playing above PDL level onto the roster. Players need to know that a Canada call up isn't a right; you need to go out and earn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 WHAT!! No Jaimie Peters?? CSA has lost their minds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Where's Begovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, BrennanFan said: Wow. There is actual competition to make this 23 man squad. The old heads (Ledgerwood, Straith, Jakovic, deJong, Jackson, Haber, Ricketts and Johnson) have lots of competition from the next generation. Only obvious cuts are Kaye, Choiniere, Awuah, Pasher, Fresenga, Galvis, and even then, you still have 11 guys that will be cut, all of whom are good players that could easily make the squad and contribute. I have a feeling we will finally score a goal in this competition. I personally would also cut Thomas , Jackson and Lefevre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I know we weren't expecting to see him but would have been nice to have Hutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Bottom line is that there's no winning for the roster naming. -Bring in youth and some will complain and bemoan that we aren't competitive. -Bring old and some will complain and bemoan about the youth being neglected -Bring a mix and you've missed out on *Insert your favourite non-roster player here* Let's just enjoy this folks (knowing this will fall on deaf ears lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 So, with 4 keepers and 5 forwards, who gets cut from the list at each position? I would imagine Crepeau is the GK cut, and Jackson is the FW cut. A big part of me wants to see Cavallini cut to knock him down a peg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Can't see Bustos, Froese, or Adekugbe making it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Surprised Aleman is not on the 40-man roster. Shame for him considering Zambarno had evaluated him. I wonder what's going on there. Conventional wisdom would put him ahead of several players just by virtue of earning playing time at Saprissa. It could be a negotiation with Zambrano, were they agreed it is best for him to stay in Costa Rica, as I'm sure there will minutes to be had considering Costa Rica is likely to call on several players for this competition and WCQ. At least that is my hope. I find it hard to imagine he wouldn't be useful, but I'm not the expert nor have I evaluated him close up as Zambrano has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Surprised Aleman is not on the 40-man roster. Shame for him considering Zambarno had evaluated him. I wonder what's going on there. Conventional wisdom would put him ahead of several players just by virtue of earning playing time at Saprissa. It could be a negotiation with Zambrano, were they agreed it is best for him to stay in Costa Rica, as I'm sure there will minutes to be had considering Costa Rica is likely to call on several players for this competition and WCQ. At least that is my hope. I find it hard to imagine he wouldn't be useful, but I'm not the expert nor have I evaluated him close up as Zambrano has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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