U. S. Virgin Islands vs Canada , September 9th 4pm IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida

[Yoginess]

I get the sense we will finally get a big score line against a minnow. But they’ll manufacture a goal, taking the shine off the result.

[jpg75]

22 minutes ago, Yoginess said:

But they’ll manufacture a goal, taking the shine off the result.

Aaron Dennis will blast it in from 30 yards off his ass, putting Larin to shame.

[Daryn27]

1 hour ago, Blackjack15 said:

Hope to see David, Millar, ZBG, Cornelius and Busti all make their official debuts 

The score line will be 5-0+ but to get this group started is important 

 

It should be 10+ goals Cuba just won 11-0 over Turks and Caicos which is ranked 35th in the CONCACAF rankings USVI is ranked 37th and Canada is way stronger than Cuba.

 

[Club Linesman]

No more talk of 7-0.  We will need to dominate the USVI and get double digits.  The gas pedal will need to be down for 90 minutes and we will need to be “un-Canadian” with respect to running up the score!

[KW519]

Did I miss a player injury? Was Mathieu a late call in?

[Blackdude]

Just now, KW519 said:

Did I miss a player injury? Was Mathieu a late call in?

Choinière only trained briefly. He played for the Impact in Ottawa last night. That was the plan all along.

[KW519]

1 minute ago, Blackdude said:

Choinière only trained briefly. He played for the Impact in Ottawa last night. That was the plan all along.

Had no idea. Thanks!

[KW519]

Arfields thoughts on Herdman:

 

[Addona]

3 hours ago, Daryn27 said:

It should be 10+ goals Cuba just won 11-0 over Turks and Caicos which is ranked 35th in the CONCACAF rankings USVI is ranked 37th and Canada is way stronger than Cuba.

 

Yes, but the bigger takeaway for me from this first set of games is how few blow outs there have been ... aside from the Cuba game, the next largest margin of victory was 5-0 for FG.  Everything else have been extremely tight!

I wouldn't be surprised if our game ended 3-0 or 4-0.  I'm hoping for more, but I could see it being viewed as a "disappointing" 3-4 goal margin.

 

[spitfire]

Arrived in Bradenton after a 12 hrs journey form Liverpool!!! Looking forward to the game tomorrow!!

[KW519]

This too!

[JamboAl]

11 minutes ago, spitfire said:

Arrived in Bradenton after a 12 hrs journey form Liverpool!!! Looking forward to the game tomorrow!!

I will see you tomorrow!  ?

[shorty]

29 minutes ago, KW519 said:

This too!

Did you catch Herdman say that USVI have narrowed the pitch to the minimum 64 yards? Interesting that as the "home" team playing away they still get to dictate how the pitch is lined.  I wonder if they could also instruct the grounds crew to install a few potholes and some crabgrass.  ?

In all seriousness that makes sense for USVI. Take away as much width as possible. I'm so curious to see how we do trying to pick through a bunkering team. Not scared yet but definitely cautious after watching Montserrat stymie El Salvador for 93 minutes. 

[Blackjack15]

1 hour ago, shorty said:

Did you catch Herdman say that USVI have narrowed the pitch to the minimum 64 yards? Interesting that as the "home" team playing away they still get to dictate how the pitch is lined.  I wonder if they could also instruct the grounds crew to install a few potholes and some crabgrass.  ?

In all seriousness that makes sense for USVI. Take away as much width as possible. I'm so curious to see how we do trying to pick through a bunkering team. Not scared yet but definitely cautious after watching Montserrat stymie El Salvador for 93 minutes. 

So will it be the smallest size field possible? Or almost that 

[The Beaver]

What I will be watching for tomorrow:

A strong, cohesive and purposeful display of professional football from our lads. I want to see some chemistry, I want to get a sense that Herdman knows how to set this team up for success, that he's got his tactics right. I am not worried about the score line. I DO want to see lots of chances created, and we better be clinical on several of them, but I mostly want to see a cohesive performance.  USVI will most certainly bunker and counter, and the narrowed pitch will force us to be our technical best--rather than just letting Davies run them ragged. These sorts of matches are always tougher than they look on paper.  I want to see a smart and technical performance, with a good dose of ruthless finishing and tackling.  I am looking for signs that we are on the path to evolving into a very strong side.

[jpg75]

32 minutes ago, Blackjack15 said:

So will it be the smallest size field possible? Or almost that 

Yes. The narrowest field dimensions for international play is 64m (not 64 yards).

https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/81/42/36/lawsofthegame_2011_12e.pdf

[Admin]

10 hours ago, JamboAl said:

I will see you tomorrow!  ?

There are tickets for you at security if you have any trouble getting in.

JM

[jpg75]

Game Day!

[JamboAl]

49 minutes ago, admin said:

There are tickets for you at security if you have any trouble getting in.

JM

Thank you sir but I’d rather sneak in.  Ha ha...

[hamiltonfan]

Game day!!!

[baulderdash77]

There’s a meticulousness and goal to this team that I haven’t seen before.

I think one thing we get with Herdman is credibility.  Every soccer player and fan knows who he is and what he’s done for the women’s program.

The focus on the goal but also all the little parts of the plan to get there is a big change for our team.

The players sound differently then they have before and I like the change.  

[Ngravs]

19 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said:

Odd, it seems no North American books are taking money on this. I usually bet with Bodog and they only have 2 LoN games listed and not this one.

It's now on Bodog but you can't bet for Canada, I'm hoping they add the point spread

[grande]

I was hoping to see it on Sportsinteraction, but no such luck.

[Watchmen]

Have they confirmed any streaming for the game?

[scullion44]

25 minutes ago, Watchmen said:

Have they confirmed any streaming for the game?

Yes there will be https://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/1038786510127079424