Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Might as well start a thread for the 2nd game, do we have broadcast details for this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 08/11/2017 at 3:32 AM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Might as well start a thread for the 2nd game, do we have broadcast details for this one? Looks like there won't be any television broadcasts of the match. It isn't on the TSN broadcast schedule. It will be streamed on canadasoccer.com though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I've read this will also be on FoxSports 1 and/or FoxSportsGo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc-in-bc Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 [ 1 ] No Ashley Lawrence , she's back in France .( People know that right? ) From her instagram: ashley_lawrence10 Round 2 tonight for @canadasoccer as they take on @ussoccer_wnt in San Jose, California! Cheering you gals on from France! https://www.instagram.com/p/BbabcwMhkRE/?hl=en&taken-by=ashley_lawrence10 [ 2 ] At the moment it looks like Canada's options at rightback are either two NWSL pros with modest high-level experience at the position ( Lindsay Agnew, Maegan Kelly ) or 16 y/o Excel player Jayde Riviere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Kelly and Leon are starting, refs are all from US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 US dominating early on, Canada not stringing together any passes. Labbe makes good save coming off line on Morgan, US (Ertz) later scores off a corner. Canada starting to wake up a little bit. Interesting that the FS1 commentators Dellacamera and Wagner admitted the shenanigans of the 2012 Olympic game. 30:00 Prince in for Rose Bad ball back from US, Sinclair stretches to get it and almost scores and hurts herself in the process but continues. Canada starting to press better but still behind in possession, Fleming's passing is horrible so far. 40:00 Play mostly in midfield/US half, nothing threatening Half USA 1 Canada 0 Canada settling in better but too many ineffective long balls Shots on goal USA 2 Canada 0 Corner kicks USA 5 Canada 0 Possession USA 60 Canada 40 Chapman Canada's best player so far makes good defensive play 50:00 USA 1 Canada 1 As I eat my words, Prince makes a beautiful setup to Beckie who buries it. Game starting to open up like the previous one, getting more offensive. Kelly (at right back) gets in the face of an American, feisty girl. 56:00 USA 2 Canada 1 Poor giveaway by Fleming (getting a little too cute so sayeth the commentators) leads to Morgan goal 59:00 Huitema and Agnew in for Sinclair and Kelly. Commentators say Huitema is 5'11" (and growing) and fastest Canadian player. Scott get captain's armband Grandma Rapinoe starting to assert herself. 70:00 Ariel Young in for Scott, Jayde Riviere in for Leon, first caps for both 74:00 Chapman saves the day again, Rapinoe stepping up for US 76:00 Ninth US corner Chapman earns corner for Canada, best player at both ends for Canada 78:00 Riviere gets yellow for tripping up Rapinoe 79:00 Tenth US corner, 80:00 USA 3 Canada 1 Rapinoe again the instigator as Lloyd scores from Morgan Canada missing General Sinclair, this could get ugly 85:00 Eleventh US corner Chapman saves yet again 87:00 Rapinoe nearly scores on long ball Labbe saves, loses ball onto post 90:00 Julia Grosso in for Beckie Summary: Rapinoe schools Canada and takes them under the learning tree earning WOTM. Chapman was everywhere and about the only positive Canadian performance tonight. Prince had a couple of positive moments in her rare touches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth8 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Prince's burst of speed on the goal was great. However, Canada's passing is horrible and they are giving up possession far too easily when the Americans press. Fleming looks especially off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth8 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Prince was the only one that offered anything offensively. Agreed that Chapman was Canada's best player though. Rapinoe was world-class tonight. She created all their chances and was dangerous all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 And that's why I like Lawrence playing in the back line rather than the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 The one thing that I saw was that it was still the old timers who were the American's biggest threats. We're getting our future together at a better pace than they are. I could be wrong, but in those two games I didn't see anything too scary for us in their future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 19 minutes ago, sloth8 said: Rapinoe was world-class tonight. She created all their chances and was dangerous all night. Kinda shows perhaps how the US have regressed, without her (or neutralize her) and it might have been a different story, she was a one woman wrecking crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 'Granny' Rapinoe as usual was a headache for Canada all game long. Chapman and Sinclair the best of the lot. The rest never woke up from the trip. Statistically we score on 50% of our chances on goal. The problem is that we only had 2 shots on goal and of those only one on target. You can't expect to win like that. USA had countless shots and embarrassed us. Labbé as usual not an acceptable keeper, but lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, The Ref said: Labbé as usual not an acceptable keeper, but lucky. And as usual you bore us with your bullshit agenda. Are you concentrating on her now and aren't stalking Herdman and the CSA any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc-in-bc Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 [ 1 ] The current US midfield ( Ertz, Horan, Mewis ) are big,physical, technical and all three have an aerial game in the attacking third-- but in the midfield, they are not very mobile. Jessie Fleming was able to weave through them in the first match because Canada had a lot of successful wide play going forward ( Rose/Leon/Chapman on the left, Lawrence on the right ) which pulled some of the slow US midfielders out of position. Rebecca Quinn's long balls in the first match was also trying to catch out the slow US midfield. But in today's match, Canada did not have a lot of good wide play ( especially without Ashley Lawrence ) so it was easier for the US midfield to be big in the middle and to focus on containing Fleming . [ 2 ] Canada currently has a depth problem at rightback -- there's nobody after Lawrence. Neither Kelly or Agnew play fullback in the NWSL and both struggled defensively trying to contain Rapinoe today. In fact, that's what should be expected here: that Rapinoe would have field day going down the wing against inexperienced fullbacks. [ 3 ] A CANWNT backline without Buchanan and Lawrence is like an automobile with two wheels missing . If Buchanan was in the first match then Alex Morgan would not have scored that goal and Canada probably wins that match. Additionally, Lawrence was really Canada's best player in the first match : she had the Americans on the backheel in the attacking third yet easily got back to the defensive third to shut down Rapinoe. Neither player is replaced easily. [ 4 ] No one should kid themselves: the USWNT is really deep and not all of their players were available for these two matches. Press and Williams up top could easily be swapped with Dunn and Heath. Additionally the US could go with 3 different starting midfielders like Pugh, Lavelle as well as Llyod. There are countless others. Jill Ellis is spoiled for choice . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstarsfan Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I love Lawrence but I didn't think she was the force she normally is in the first game. She played ok but her game seemed off to me. I worry her France team isn't developing her right. Her d wasn't as strong as usual and it took her a while to start joining the attack. The second game was a bit of a mess. I agree Chapman played well and would add that Beckie was pretty good in the midfield. Scott was pretty sound as was Sinc. Fleming had a bad game. Given her position, its hard to compensate for someone not setting things up, giving the ball away, etc. My concerns are 1) the US made good tactical adjustments plus played better on the grass surface. Canada didn't seem to adjust well to either. 2) Rose seems to be lacking in thinking the game. It feels like she would be a better late sub than starter. Prince is only slightly better at this stage. Prince had some good moments this game but those were with Beckie who I think she has good chemistry with. I feel the forward ranks need improvement so there is someone to capitalize on Fleming and Sinc's passing. 3) The defense also needs to be developing some defenders who will only play defense. I think Quinn has been great back there as has Lawrence but elsewhere they don't play defense which causes some issues in how the whole unit works together. When US capitalized it was poor cohesion and communication between the D on who was covering what. Goals shouldn't be scored by one offensive player with four surrounding them. Currently the goaltending is not strong enough or helping direct the defense enough for this defensive foursome. Imagine the difference if someone like McLeod was in net. I also think Matheson would have made a difference in this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Lawrence was defending against Rapinoe, who may just be the best female player on the planet right now. I think it's normal for Lawrence to not seem as dominant as usual in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love Canada Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 We will not win the world cup or the Olympics whit Labbe, and at the age of 31 she will not get better, they should go whit Sheridan and D'Angelo and should bring as the third goalkeeper Foster or Proulx so they can get experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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