JamboAl Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just finished watching the game. Bair played well in the first half and his physicality is a challenge; took 3 Hearts midfielders to get him off the ball. Motherwell was overrun in the second half and Bair (and Paton) did nothing and that wasn’t on Bair as he saw so little of the ball. I think he’s better than Cavallini. On a side note, Shankland will be at Euro 2024 with Scotland. He’s arguably the most prolific striker in the last 30 years for Hearts. If he was Canadian, he would have been called years ago. gator, johnyb, Kadenge and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 It's going to be an interesting shout for the last striker spot or two between Bair, Ugbo, Brym and Cavallini. I just don't see Biello brining in anyone that isn't regular or won't be part of the group. Fair to say in terms of form Bair should be there. I think he will play it safe. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Oops Edited February 17 by jhoops__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 32 minutes ago, toontownman said: It's going to be an interesting shout for the last striker spot or two between Bair, Ugbo, Brym and Cavallini. I just don't see Biello brining in anyone that isn't regular or won't be part of the group. Fair to say in terms of form Bair should be there. I think he will play it safe. I don't think Ugbo or Brym are really in the conversation. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 19 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I don't think Ugbo or Brym are really in the conversation. I don’t know. They are both playing (fairly consistently) at a higher level than SPL (if I am being honest, I think people tend to over-emphasize both the quality and the impact of having the Big 2 in that league). Brym has clearly been seen as having value in past squads and Ugbo has had a nice little bump in form recently. I know Bair has been red hot lately but I don’t know it is a non-decision when it comes to the other two. johnyb, blueseeka, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I am also a bit torn, between Cavallini, not producing but in a higher league, Bair, Ugbo, producing, Brym, more a bench player now at Sparta. If we had to rate the following, I am not sure how it'd go. Scoring: right now, Bair and Ugbo Hold up: think it's Cavallini Headers: Bair perhaps Combination play and passing: think its Cavallini and Brym Speed: not Cavallini, but not sure about the rest Could play on the wing: ? Press: ? Defensive play, eg set pieces: ? I say this as we are likely going to go with two strikers, Larin and David. And will sacrifice one wing, to not play without a midfield. So we could expect late subs vs T&T to 1-get a goal or 2-defend the result with a strong body in our own area or 3-just sub a tired or injured attacker. Of course the other solution, for goals is to push Davies or Tajon forward, or to add Millar for wing play. We could also anchor the midfield and send Staq up, there are other ways to attack. And if we are holding onto a result, we could sacrifice an attacker and go for another mid, so we may not even use a third striker. Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I am also a bit torn, between Cavallini, not producing but in a higher league, Bair, Ugbo, producing, Brym, more a bench player now at Sparta. If we had to rate the following, I am not sure how it'd go. Scoring: right now, Bair and Ugbo Hold up: think it's Cavallini Headers: Bair perhaps Combination play and passing: think its Cavallini and Brym Speed: not Cavallini, but not sure about the rest Could play on the wing: Bair and Brym Press: Cavallini and Bair? Defensive play, eg set pieces: Cavallini? Filled in some gaps, but like yourself I have questions about the pressing and defensive play / set pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 30 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I don’t know. They are both playing (fairly consistently) at a higher level than SPL (if I am being honest, I think people tend to over-emphasize both the quality and the impact of having the Big 2 in that league). Brym has clearly been seen as having value in past squads and Ugbo has had a nice little bump in form recently. I know Bair has been red hot lately but I don’t know it is a non-decision when it comes to the other two. I think Brym really isn't in the discussion for this. I'd listen on Ugbo, but it feels like we've gone through these stretches with him before. I guess we'll see where everyone is in a few weeks, when it will really get in to crunch time on deciding on the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 13 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I think Brym really isn't in the discussion for this. I'd listen on Ugbo, but it feels like we've gone through these stretches with him before. I guess we'll see where everyone is in a few weeks, when it will really get in to crunch time on deciding on the squad. And Brym scores in stoppage time for Sparta 🤣 I was watching that result, thinking it'd be funny if he scored to sway the argument. He got a late one after coming on m. 79 with Sparta Rotterdam up 3-2 over Excelsior, then he got the 4-2. Watchmen, toontownman, dyslexic nam and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Frankly, I'd love to see a tournament like the Gold Cup the year that most of the big players were injured or missing. I believe that is where the brotherhood really started when a bunch of the role players stepped up and put the fear of God in Mexico. That's when they realized that Canada could actually do something on the big stage. They probably also figured that when we get all our stars back we should really be something. Leave Davies, Larin, Tajon, David and Stache with their clubs and see what the rest can do. But I guess the problem with that, is the tournaments lead to ranking points or other stuff like that. We should really try to get involved ins some kind of tournament. I wouldn't have a problem doing that in the Gold Cup if it was only a continental championship with no other ramifications but I assume it counts for something else aside from the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: I don't think Ugbo or Brym are really in the conversation. Until about 2 minutes ago! Brym making a case for himself as well! They're not making it easy for Biello. Edited February 17 by costarg Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 25 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: And Brym scores in stoppage time for Sparta 🤣 I was watching that result, thinking it'd be funny if he scored to sway the argument. He got a late one after coming on m. 79 with Sparta Rotterdam up 3-2 over Excelsior, then he got the 4-2. Honestly, the player who now has to start looking over his shoulder is Cavallini. I don't think he's in danger of missing the March qualifier, but if they make the Copa and he wants to be there, he's going to have to start upping his game. I don't think he's an automatic inclusion for that, with so many younger players coming along. johnyb, jhoops__, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: I don’t know. They are both playing (fairly consistently) at a higher level than SPL (if I am being honest, I think people tend to over-emphasize both the quality and the impact of having the Big 2 in that league). Brym has clearly been seen as having value in past squads and Ugbo has had a nice little bump in form recently. I know Bair has been red hot lately but I don’t know it is a non-decision when it comes to the other two. I never have a problem with our players going there to establish themselves (or just to earn a living), but yeah, every time clubs outside of the Big 2 participate in Europe they're out of the competition fairly quickly and make no real impact, consistently losing to other "mid-tier" countries. Even the "Big 2" rarely go far anymore. Still, if a player is consistently scoring there, I think it would be tough to leave them out. dyslexic nam and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Has just scored again to give Motherwell a 1-0 lead over Rangers. GasPed, sebdeserio, dyslexic nam and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Just now, Corazon said: Has just scored again to give Motherwell a 1-0 lead over Rangers. He deserves a call. K Edgar, johnyb, costarg and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Just now, narduch said: He deserves a call. That's the option off the bench for Canada if we need a goal. Corazon, narduch, costarg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Pretty sure he's playing himself off of Motherwell as well. Where do people think he could land? Championship maybe? Borjans Sweatpants, costarg, Unnamed Trialist and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 17 minutes ago, narduch said: He deserves a call. That commentary though… lol sebdeserio, Bertuzzi44, costarg and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 It shouldn't even be a question now. If he gets snubbed with the work he's been putting in... I won't be surprised when Jamaica comes knocking. Borjans Sweatpants, narduch and HochelagaFC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Looks a completely different player to last year, looks full of confidence in every run. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 3 minutes ago, jordan said: Looks a completely different player to last year, looks full of confidence in every run. Opportunity is a breeding ground for confidence. With majority of Canadian players it's the opportunities that are limited. jordan and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Watched a couple Motherwell games in the last year or so. He used to be pretty invisible on the field. He now looks quicker in the press and much more decisive when he gets the ball. Looks great versus Rangers today. Bair and Ugbo have definitely earned the chance in March over Cavallini and Brym (and I am a Brym believer) HochelagaFC, Corazon, Stryker911 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, Kadenge said: That's the option off the bench for Canada if we need a goal. Over Ugbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, narduch said: He deserves a call. That is an excellent finish. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Worth noting that the announcer said it was Motherwell's first win at Rangers since 1997. And Bair played the whole 90 minutes sebdeserio, NVsoccer, GasPed and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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