WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 7 hours ago, frmr said: Herdman got it right tonight. Hats off. Learned a lesson about midfield and generally helped us dominate the game. SpecialK and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 That is the weakest team in the group though. Can we pull off an away window in Honduras or El Salvador? Dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, SpecialK said: He has to learn player management. Davies should have never left. Herdman and the CSA screwed up. I understand Bayern was probably torturing the CSA and Herdman but the CSA always caves to Club pressure. It was the same with the youth teams, only calling up MLS Academy kids. In my view they should of held their ground. If the player says he’s good to play, he should be in uniform ready to do battle. Now should Davies play or not that’s different question. But he should have been on the bench with his teammates. Bayern has more to lose if they ever refused to release Davies during a FIFA window. Have you never heard of mutually agreeing to something, that includes Davies agreeing to this? We get a win and all you can do is go off on Herdman and the CSA. So predictable. ted, Kent, longlugan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JamboAl said: Have you never heard of mutually agreeing to something, that includes Davies agreeing to this? We get a win and all you can do is go off on Herdman and the CSA. So predictable. I don’t think he agreed, his family was there to see him play. Edited September 9, 2021 by SpecialK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, SpecialK said: I don’t think he agreed, his family was there to see him play. Still, we got the win, Bayern get a star player back heathy, and we preserve a key relationship with them which means they are less likely to oppose releasing him in future windows. The reality is that he got subbed off in the previous game in obvious pain. A bit of a precautionary approach was the right move - even if the player himself wants to play every minute of every game. Don’t try to see everything through the filtering idea that Herdman is incompetent. h coach, Approve My Account Pls, Sal333 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 37 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Still, we got the win, Bayern get a star player back heathy, and we preserve a key relationship with them which means they are less likely to oppose releasing him in future windows. The reality is that he got subbed off in the previous game in obvious pain. A bit of a precautionary approach was the right move - even if the player himself wants to play every minute of every game. Don’t try to see everything through the filtering idea that Herdman is incompetent. This. At at the end of the day, if Davies has any level of possible injury or even just needs a good recovery, Bayern's medical team budget and capabilities are probably double the CSAs full budget. I'd rather have him slightly annoyed but fully healthy for Window 2. ted, Sal333 and gator 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 5 hours ago, SpecialK said: He has to learn player management. Davies should have never left. Herdman and the CSA screwed up. I understand Bayern was probably torturing the CSA and Herdman but the CSA always caves to Club pressure. It was the same with the youth teams, only calling up MLS Academy kids. In my view they should of held their ground. If the player says he’s good to play, he should be in uniform ready to do battle. Now should Davies play or not that’s different question. But he should have been on the bench with his teammates. Bayern has more to lose if they ever refused to release Davies during a FIFA window. OK I think I understand what you are saying. If we lose, the only important thing is the result and Herdman should be fired (like there being no reason to keep him if we don't make the World Cup, even if lets say Davies, David, Larin, Cavallini, and Eustaquio all have season ending knee injuries tomorrow, and we are killed by ridiculous red card and/or penalty calls). But if we win, then the result isn't important and there is room for nuance to allow blame to still be put on Herdman. h coach, smiddy, Sal333 and 9 others 5 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I’m enjoying seeing these new and creative ways some people are coming up with to try and blame Herdman for something (anything!) on a near-perfect night. Brain psychology is such an interesting thing and it’s always fascinating to to see the mental gymnastics that some people pull off in order to paint a picture that fits into their predefined worldview. In this case, that worldview is mostly built around arbitrary negativity. It’s pathetic to witness, but interesting nonetheless. johnyb, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, BuzzAndSting and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolbertos Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, frmr said: I’m enjoying seeing these new and creative ways some people are coming up with to try and blame Herdman for something (anything!) on a near-perfect night. Brain psychology is such an interesting thing and it’s always fascinating to to see the mental gymnastics that some people pull off in order to paint a picture that fits into their predefined worldview. In this case, that worldview is mostly built around arbitrary negativity. It’s pathetic to witness, but interesting nonetheless. He actually got his tactics right which I’ll give him kudos, but 2 points dropped in the 1st game is still the blemish so far. We have to make that up in the later windows. I’ll wait till the end of qualifying for Herdman’s final judgement, as I doubt the CSA will can him until the end. But so far, we tied Honduras at home, tied the Yanks in there casa and blew out the weakesr team in the Octo. Based on yesterday’s results, we woke up the US dragon and seems the US pounded Honduras in Honduras, something we have yet to ever do in history. Its a long qualifying campaign, but moving forward, we can’t afford to lose any more home matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 We already made up a point against the US. Arguably our hardest or second hardest away fixture. We are looking good and a lot of that is down to Herdman's approach to planning. This experience is very unlike anything we've seen from our past managers. rkomar, red card, ted and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I can understand not agreeing with some of Herdman's tactics (i.e. first half against Honduras) but wanting him fired?! Have the haters followed Canadian soccer the last 10 years and seen what he has done for this country on the men's and women's side. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but jeeze ground that opinion in some form of reality. red card, hulkrogan, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, nolbertos said: He actually got his tactics right which I’ll give him kudos, but 2 points dropped in the 1st game is still the blemish so far. We have to make that up in the later windows. I’ll wait till the end of qualifying for Herdman’s final judgement, as I doubt the CSA will can him until the end. But so far, we tied Honduras at home, tied the Yanks in there casa and blew out the weakesr team in the Octo. Based on yesterday’s results, we woke up the US dragon and seems the US pounded Honduras in Honduras, something we have yet to ever do in history. Its a long qualifying campaign, but moving forward, we can’t afford to lose any more home matches. I agree I think he got Honduras wrong. But he’s not going to be perfect, it was most of our guys’ first game at this level and over the window we have gotten better and better. All in all I’m happy with that. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 hours ago, SpecialK said: I don’t think he agreed, his family was there to see him play. Well, if he didn't agree then why didn't he tell Bayern that he wanted to stay then? As their crown jewel of a left back, he has more power than the CSA does. Why would he let Herdman be the bad guy? I find it hard to believe that Herdman is dictating a lot of things behind the scenes. Someone doesn't rule with an iron fist but also have things like a consulting group of senior players that he'll defer to. The narrative doesn't make sense. I get the feeling that Herdman lets the players rule the roost a little more than past managers, especially guys like Floro or Osieck. While it is good for team chemistry, it can go disastrously and that's the fine line that needs to be walked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, frmr said: I’m enjoying seeing these new and creative ways some people are coming up with to try and blame Herdman for something (anything!) on a near-perfect night. Everybody is welcome to join me in blaming Simon Eaddy instead! It was fun to watch Spoony take one of our three corners from the south end but all three were, once again, not particularly effective. Edited September 9, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, El Hombre said: Well, if he didn't agree then why didn't he tell Bayern that he wanted to stay then? As their crown jewel of a left back, he has more power than the CSA does. Why would he let Herdman be the bad guy? Because at the end of the day he did agree, because he is a responsible adult who understands the dynamics at play, but like many people these days decided to vent his frustration with the whole situation on social media. And then, as semi-cryptic social media posts tend to be, it got blown way out of proportion. Sal333, gator and El Hombre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Because at the end of the day he did agree, because he is a responsible adult who understands the dynamics at play, but like many people these days decided to vent his frustration with the whole situation on social media. And then, as semi-cryptic social media posts tend to be, it got blown way out of proportion. Incidentally, he was back at training this morning. (Which may give a bit more insight as to why he was so frustrated with leaving.) Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I believe he said no new players, he's staying with the guys who brought him to the dance johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Well its 2 windows a month apart. Other than injuries not a lot would have changed eh? No experimenting....no Jebbison, Flores etc etc, no cap tying. He is all business. as he should be, with Mex at altitude, and only the one home game, it'll be a tougher window than last time. Although the guys sure seem to be flying.......6pts this time??? Cross your fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Depends on what "new players" really means. Corbeanu, ZBG & Millar for example were all involved with the team in WCQ/GC this year, so perhaps they are not "new". What is clear is that we won't see any of the young duals unless they start making a real splash with their club teams. Does not look good for Arfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I also wonder if no new players just means "No new invitations". From what we've heard there were players he's asked (such as the guy who said 3 duals were asked) or who were kept in the loop but not brought this window, like Arfield, Corbeanu, Millar etc Maybe Herdman is just drawing from his own internal 60-man list 😉 johnyb, Strait Red and El Hombre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I am sure it is partly about team chemistry, but in terms of the young duals there is also the obvious reality that none of them have committed to us yet. Lots on here think we will get one or more of them at some point, but as of now we don’t have any of them. Thus Herdman is just saying what any manager would in light of that fact. His position doesn’t make us seem needy (which we are not) and it doesn’t close any doors (which we don’t want to do). Throw in the fact that I don’t think any of the eligible players are an upgrade over what we have (aside from maybe Ferdi, and for me that is just based on reputation) and I think we are hearing exactly what we would expect to hear at this point. rkomar, Unnamed Trialist, Approve My Account Pls and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: I am sure it is partly about team chemistry, but in terms of the young duals there is also the obvious reality that none of them have committed to us yet. Lots on here think we will get one or more of them at some point, but as of now we don’t have any of them. Thus Herdman is just saying what any manager would in light of that fact. His position doesn’t make us seem needy (which we are not) and it doesn’t close any doors (which we don’t want to do). Throw in the fact that I don’t think any of the eligible players are an upgrade over what we have (aside from maybe Ferdi, and for me that is just based on reputation) and I think we are hearing exactly what we would expect to hear at this point. I agree. I think the duals are highly unlikely, just bringing up the idea that there were invites out for last window that weren't accepted which could have been apart of Herdman's "nothing will change" attitude. I've noticed he tends to be very non-committal with his answers before matches and more willing to speak afterwards (which I like to be fair). You're right in Ferdi is probably the only dual who would be an upgrade right now, although I do think if the opportunity arose to captie Jebbison he wouldn't decrease the quality in the team just for the sake of a captie. But with him actively playing U19s, that's probably not happening anyway Corazon and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 It is pretty hard to justify dropping anyone from that squad. Even someone like Fraser contributed and looked good over the past 6 months. These are pivotal games so barring injury or suspension I just can't see us calling anyone new in. That taxi squad though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 10:44 PM, Bison44 said: Well its 2 windows a month apart. Other than injuries not a lot would have changed eh? No experimenting....no Jebbison, Flores etc etc, no cap tying. He is all business. as he should be, with Mex at altitude, and only the one home game, it'll be a tougher window than last time. Although the guys sure seem to be flying.......6pts this time??? Cross your fingers. screw that, I genuinely think we are good enough to get at least a point from Mexico, and we should beat Jamaica. 7 points should be the expectation. MtlMario and CanadaFan123 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, LeoH037 said: screw that, I genuinely think we are good enough to get at least a point from Mexico, and we should beat Jamaica. 7 points should be the expectation. We should expect to draw in Mexico and best Jamaica away... love the optimism. If we get 1 point from those two games and win at home I’ll find it tough to be mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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