Keegan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: Alongside the 20-player squad, Olivieri has invited five training players to a pre-competition camp in Florida. The five players will train with Canada through 30 October before the team departs for Bradenton. CANADA CAMP in FLORIDAGK- Axel Desjardins | ITA / Spezia CalcioFB- Justin Yarde | USA / SI Montverde AcademyM- Calin Calaidjoglu | CAN / Académie Impact MontréalM- Mohamed Omar | CAN / Toronto FC IIW- Jacob Shaffelburg | CAN / Toronto FC Academy Shaffelburg with TFC since when?? Underwhelming roster but not awful to be honest.. I think there are a lot of guys who looked to be on the level of guys like Millar and David in Toulon but just haven’t had their breakthrough. Hopefully this tournament is it. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I don't believe Brault-Guillard is eligible for this for this cycle. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Shaffelburg's Twitter states he's heading to the University of Virginia. May he already be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, devioustrevor said: In the press release, it mentioned players Olivieri invited, invitations are usually at teh coach's discretion, are they not? Yes, I saw that. Just curious as to why they are referring to him as the "Program Director" if he is the head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Norrin Radd said: I don't believe Brault-Guillard is eligible for this for this cycle. You're right. He's 2 days too old. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, devioustrevor said: Shaffelburg's Twitter states he's heading to the University of Virginia. May he already be there? No he’s still in high school.. maybe he’ll start training with them in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, aloyol said: Yes, I saw that. Just curious as to why they are referring to him as the "Program Director" if he is the head coach. https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project&sid=1268 If you click on Staff it labels him as U-20 coach aloyol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 42 minutes ago, Keegan said: Shaffelburg with TFC since when?? Underwhelming roster but not awful to be honest.. I think there are a lot of guys who looked to be on the level of guys like Millar and David in Toulon but just haven’t had their breakthrough. Hopefully this tournament is it. He was with TFC academy a long time ago for a brief period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Curious that Benson Fazili is a regular in the Latvian first division and is released, yet players on youth teams aren’t. Also, what is the reasoning for leaving Davies off? We have plenty of leftbacks for the senior team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Keegan said: Curious that Benson Fazili is a regular in the Latvian first division and is released, yet players on youth teams aren’t. Also, what is the reasoning for leaving Davies off? We have plenty of leftbacks for the senior team. I'm guessing Herdman wanted Tabla, Millar, David, Davies and Brault-Guillard for the St. Kitts game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 7:24 PM, Obinna said: I get that as fans we want to call as strong a team as possible, but just don’t be surprised if it doesn’t go down like that. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: Alongside the 20-player squad, Olivieri has invited five training players to a pre-competition camp in Florida. The five players will train with Canada through 30 October before the team departs for Bradenton. CANADA CAMP in FLORIDAGK- Axel Desjardins | ITA / Spezia CalcioFB- Justin Yarde | USA / SI Montverde AcademyM- Calin Calaidjoglu | CAN / Académie Impact MontréalM- Mohamed Omar | CAN / Toronto FC IIW- Jacob Shaffelburg | CAN / Toronto FC Academy Would these guys get this chance if Davies, Tabla and others were called, I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Can't say I am a fan of the direction this went. If the players were consulted and expressed a preference to play with the senior side, then so be it. But if that wasn't the case, I would have preferred to have at least some of those guys playing with the U20s. Then again, what the hell do I know. MtlMario, toontownman and Stryker911 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Obinna said: Would these guys get this chance if Davies, Tabla and others were called, I wonder? I think it’s kinda crazy they’re flying a keeper from Italy for a pre camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Keegan said: I think it’s kinda crazy they’re flying a keeper from Italy for a pre camp. Maybe they get a discount by flying both him and Busti over. \I keed Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 37 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Can't say I am a fan of the direction this went. If the players were consulted and expressed a preference to play with the senior side, then so be it. But if that wasn't the case, I would have preferred to have at least some of those guys playing with the U20s. Then again, what the hell do I know. My feelings exactly, the what the hell do you know aside ? I'm surprised by the lack of the bigger names but it gives others a chance to step up which could be meaningful short and long term. Hope there is enough quality there to qualify. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: So possibly Davies, David, Millar, and/or Brault-Guillard could be on the 35 and could be subbed into the 20 if we progress far enough? Much less concerned if this is the case. Everyone wins! Unless we lose I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Keegan said: Curious that Benson Fazili is a regular in the Latvian first division and is released, yet players on youth teams aren’t. Also, what is the reasoning for leaving Davies off? We have plenty of leftbacks for the senior team. Davies is currently the face of the senior team (he wasnt given the #12 out of coincidence) Keegan and Shway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said: Brault-Guillard could be on the 35 and could be subbed into the 20 if we progress far enough? He’s not Eligible for this tournament Shortdutchcanuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Best starting XI? Busti Bayiha Legault Dunne Kinumbe Fazili Okello/Baldisimo Verhoeven Perruzza Choinere Reid Not sure about up top, maybe take out Peruzza put Choinere in the middle and move Reid out wide with Bair up top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Disappointing. If all of the gunners were called up for this I doubt Panama would trouble us considering a serious percentage of our players would be first men’s team quality. Getting into the U 20 World Cup with the backbone of the team being their prime by 2026 would be the perfect experience and preparation for those players. Those guys will still get to play in group A games when we get there, but if we don’t qualify for the u20 World Cup a huge opportunity is gone. Let’s hope we dont shit the bed in our last 2 games and end up playing minnows for another couple of years or this decision may really hurt our program. Bertuzzi44, Kent, Blackjack15 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, toontownman said: Best starting XI? Busti Bayiha Legault Dunne Kinumbe Fazili Okello/Baldisimo Verhoeven Perruzza Choinere Reid Not sure about up top, maybe take out Peruzza put Choinere in the middle and move Reid out wide with Bair up top? Bair up top, Reid on the wing. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Bair will be the big revelation. I watched himplay a couple times in the USSD playoffs. Kid is an absolute beast. I project him into the Caps 18 next year and could be our next player sold on to Europe Northvansteve, toontownman and BenFisk'sBiggestFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) I hate that so much talk is based on 2026 WC, yes we are hosting a few games but the reality and the goals are more near then distant. We'll have a few Gold Cups, Nations league, maybe another combined Copa America and most importantly qualifying for Qatar in 2022. The reality is that the senior team has to perform on the continental stage , and the rest will fall in place. Im of the a different belief that youth tournament results bare fruit to the senior game... Or else Nigeria would have made it to the quarter finals of a WC atleast once in recent additions. Youth tournaments are about creating international exposure for those who have none. Calling up our best talent to play defeats the purpose of this, and limits your ability to increase your depth pool. So these no-names have a chance to prove themselves just like the U17s did back in 2011. Edited October 24, 2018 by Jahinho Guerro Red and White and red card 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandbloke Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jahinho Guerro said: Bair up top, Reid on the wing. And Choinière in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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