shamrock Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, dyslexic nam said: Wouldn't that be decided on goal differential based on the +/- against Cuba rather than away goals vs the US? Sure. So it might be decided wether we beat them 4-0 or 4-1 at home;-) dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I think two draws with the US is very doable so we have to crush Cuba at home and then beat them handily away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I like our draw, I want to see were we stand vs the Americans Hopefully the game will be played at BMO were I think it could sell out . to be honest I will be happy with 3 out 6 points vs them I think it is doable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 BTW Who is up for a holiday in Havana this fall Admin and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, gigi riva said: BTW Who is up for a holiday in Havana this fall I’m in! Last time we stayed in Varadero and bussed in for the match! Admin and gigi riva 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 41 minutes ago, gigi riva said: BTW Who is up for a holiday in Havana this fall Calling Don't Panic..... calling Don't Panic apbsmith and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 A quick trip to Cuba during low season may be something I could get my wife on board with. Depending on which window it is in (do we know this yet...?) we would even have friends in Havana that we could stay with. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Apparently in September which is hurricane season, there should be some good deals!?? Olympique_de_Marseille and dyslexic nam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, gator said: Apparently in September which is hurricane season, there should be some good deals!?? It's still a beach. gator, nolando, MtlMario and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 You're just getting a sand burn instead of sun burn. Puts hair on your chest. apbsmith, Admin and MtlMario 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) As I recall, they brought many more than 11 players to Toronto, but 11 were all that was left after the defections. With Cuba playing away in both Canada and USA over the course of a few months, that is double the opportunities for defections. This pool could seriously depopulate the Cuban national program, especially as it will be shortly after whoever they lose during the Gold Cup. The last time Cuba qualified for the Gold Cup, in 2015, they lost four players to defections. Edited March 28, 2019 by Cyrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Is that still a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, shamrock said: Is that still a thing? No... As someone stated the Obama rules have changed. And less we forget we are in a Trump America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerf Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 It would be great to build a Canada-US rivalry. Of course right now, they don't see us as anything more than a training session. Hopefully this is the year we surprise them! gator, Addona and apbsmith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Nerf said: It would be great to build a Canada-US rivalry. Of course right now, they don't see us as anything more than a training session. Hopefully this is the year we surprise them! One good dick-punch of a game should cure that JohnnyFranchise, Shway and Club Linesman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPanic Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, admin said: Calling Don't Panic..... calling Don't Panic Working on it. Details soon. dyslexic nam, apbsmith, ddoouugg and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrstepp817 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) The only program in CONCACAF that has the luxury of calling games "training sessions" is Mexico....they are far and away superior to everyone in the region....the US is in transition so if they view Canada in that regard they will get a dose of reality quickly... Watched both the US friendlies this week and they looked dangerous at times but its clear they are still figuring out the system....Chile, especially exposed a few things in the US team, but that's to be expected as they are a more than competent team Edited March 28, 2019 by mrstepp817 apbsmith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, admin said: It's still a beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Someone pointed out a couple pages ago that we are supposedly having our two matches with Cuba in the September window. I wonder if that's how they are going to do this all the way through. So maybe both Cuba vs USA games in October, then both Canada vs USA games in November. It would be weird, and I don't really like the idea of teams getting that many games up on other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, Kent said: Someone pointed out a couple pages ago that we are supposedly having our two matches with Cuba in the September window. I wonder if that's how they are going to do this all the way through. So maybe both Cuba vs USA games in October, then both Canada vs USA games in November. It would be weird, and I don't really like the idea of teams getting that many games up on other teams. For the most part I would agree with this, but because the first 4 tiebreakers are head to head (I don't mind getting our two games vs Cuba out of the way early in the competition). Based on our history of "away games in Concacaf" our players can purely focus on getting all 6 points from Cuba in the same window. Then prep for the 2 American matches, if we don't advance because tiebreak #7 or something, it would be lame, but our players would have had great prep for WCQ and still be in group A next tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 5 hours ago, gigi riva said: BTW Who is up for a holiday in Havana this fall JamboAl, MtlMario, BuzzAndSting and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Cuba (Offense oriented for Goal differential) --------------Cavallini---------David Hoillett---------‐-------------------------Davies ----------------Arfield-----------Osorio ‐------------------------Eustaquio Adekugbe-----------James-----------Godinho -----------------------Borjan USA (More balanced) ---------------------------Cavallini--------------- ----------------------------David------------------- Hoillett---------------------------------------------Davies ----------------------------Arfield----------- ---‐-----------------------Eustaquio--------------- Adekugbe-----------------------------------------Godinho ---------------------James----------Henry------------ --------------------------------Borjan apbsmith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFranchise Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, apbsmith said: For the most part I would agree with this, but because the first 4 tiebreakers are head to head (I don't mind getting our two games vs Cuba out of the way early in the competition). Based on our history of "away games in Concacaf" our players can purely focus on getting all 6 points from Cuba in the same window. Then prep for the 2 American matches, if we don't advance because tiebreak #7 or something, it would be lame, but our players would have had great prep for WCQ and still be in group A next tournament. Where did you see the tiebreaking procedures? I can't find it anywhere. Agree with the points there. Get the Cuba matches out of the way and use them as preps for the US matches. And good keeping in mind that the point of this tournament is to better prep our guys for WCQ. If we get into that finals bracket, great, but staying in league A is the real focus, gives us a few more competitive matches against the top concacaf teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Ansem said: Cuba (Offense oriented for Goal differential) --------------Cavallini---------David Hoillett---------‐-------------------------Davies ----------------Arfield-----------Osorio ‐------------------------Eustaquio Adekugbe-----------James-----------Godinho -----------------------Borjan USA (More balanced) ---------------------------Cavallini--------------- ----------------------------David------------------- Hoillett---------------------------------------------Davies ----------------------------Arfield----------- ---‐-----------------------Eustaquio--------------- Adekugbe-----------------------------------------Godinho ---------------------James----------Henry------------ --------------------------------Borjan Do you want us to go to Tokyo 2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Do you want us to go to Tokyo 2020? Nation League is more important in my opinion but this is an opportunity for CPL youth players to get noticed this season (1000 minutes rule) and earn a spot on the team for the qualifiers. I'd like to see what a more balanced team made of CPL and USL youth Edited March 28, 2019 by Ansem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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