narduch Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 So all the higher seeds won again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) It's too early to start individual match threads (even for me!) but here is some key info for our next window. Our matches: "Away" at Aruba, Saturday, June 5th "Home" vs Suriname Tuesday, June 8th Possible playoff vs Haiti/Nicaragua/Belize "away" , Saturday, June 12th Possible playoff vs Haiti/Nicaragua/Belize "home" , Tuesday, June 15th Locations: I believe, the border will likely still be closed by June and we will need to host in the USA. Florida isn't as pleasant in June but both Exploria stadium in Orlandohttps://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/03/24/orlando-city-sc-announces-2021-regular-season-schedule-presented-orlando-health and Inter Miami CF stadium in Ft. Lauderdalehttps://www.intermiamicf.com/en/schedule will be free for the whole FIFA window. IMG in Bradenton remains a likely option. When can we get our players into camp? The FIFA date starts on Monday, May 31st .https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/men-s-international-match-calendar-2020-2024.pdf?cloudid=cd3qpcttmbbjowbso2tz However, we should be able to have a proper camp this time. Here is when their seasons end: Jr Hoilett / Liam Millar / Jayson Leutwiler EFL Championship/League 1 - Saturday, May 8th or Sunday May 9th (no playoff run) playoff finals maybe Saturday, May 22nd? maybe later (best outcome at club level) Frank Sturing Eerste Divisie - Wednesday, May 12th (no playoff run) Aviv Solomon - Israeli Premier League - May 15 Manjrekar James Greek Super League - Saturday, May 15th or Sunday May 16th Possibly a later date if in relegation playoff Cycle Larin/Atiba Hutchinson Süper Lig - Saturday, May 15th or Sunday May 16th Turkish Cup Final - May 18th Scott Arfield/David Wotherspoon/Harry Patton/Charlie Trafford Scottish Premiership - Saturday, May 15th or Sunday May 16th Scottish Cup - Saturday, May 22nd or Sunday May 23rd (best outcome at club level) Possibly a later date for Paton or Trafford if in relegation playoff Steven Vitória/Stephen Eustáquio/Lucas Dias Primeira Liga - Wednesday, May 19th Theo Corbeanu Premier League - Saturday, May 22nd or Sunday May 23rd (if brought to the first team - best outcome at club level) Jonathan David Ligue 1 - Saturday, May 22nd or Sunday May 23rd Scott Kennedy 2. Bundesliga - Saturday, May 22nd or Sunday May 23rd Alphonso Davies 1. Bundesliga - Saturday, May 22nd or Sunday May 23rd Milan Borjan Sebian SuperLiga - Wednesday, May 19th Serbian Cup - Tuesday May 25th Still playing their season: Sam Adekugbe Eliteserien Doneil Henry K League 1 MLS guys Most teams play Saturday, May 29th or Sunday May 30th but Vancouver doesn't (so the Whitecaps guys could get into camp earlier - last match before the break is May 22). So Herdman could get over a week of camp with over half the squad. Edited April 25, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille Kent, dyslexic nam, Kyle_The_Hill and 28 others 22 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Great post @Olympique_de_Marseille. Thanks for the breakdown! Olympique_de_Marseille, johnyb, dyslexic nam and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 It's nice that the most critical window to date for this group will be in June. For a squad like ours, with half the team based in Europe and half the team based in North America, the June window is great. All the European guys will only be a week or two removed from match fitness (basically they'll be fit with some extra time to recover before camp), while the MLS/CPL guys here in North America will be in season. johnyb and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Damn @Olympique_de_Marseille - that is some good work. Kudos. NVsoccer, Ivan, Addona and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Its going to be an amazing few months(fingers crossed) we're going from group play, right in to 2 legged crossover, right in to Gold Cup, right in to the Octagon Ruffian, MtlMario, Club Linesman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Its going to be an amazing few months(fingers crossed) we're going from group play, right in to 2 legged crossover, right in to Gold Cup, right in to the Octagon I'll breath easier once we get past Suriname. We should be able to handle them, but one-off games make me nervous. Will Bermuda do us a favor and take points from them, I wonder? They beat Aruba 5-0 without their Bristol City star. Funny enough, I am a little more nervous about the Suriname game than the pending two-legged showdown with Haiti. By the way, Nicaragua currently leads the group and has a pretty decent goal differential. Needless to say, we likely match up better with them. Ivan, narduch, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Obinna said: I'll breath easier once we get past Suriname. We should be able to handle them, but one-off games make me nervous. Will Bermuda do us a favor and take points from them, I wonder? They beat Aruba 5-0 without their Bristol City star. Funny enough, I am a little more nervous about the Suriname game than the pending two-legged showdown with Haiti. By the way, Nicaragua currently leads the group and has a pretty decent goal differential. Needless to say, we likely match up better with them. Don't sleep on Nicaragua. In 2018 qualifying they had a 3-0 aggregate lead over Jamaica in the last KO round before group play. They could be helped by a move to a neutral venue Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Obinna said: I'll breath easier once we get past Suriname. We should be able to handle them, but one-off games make me nervous. Will Bermuda do us a favor and take points from them, I wonder? They beat Aruba 5-0 without their Bristol City star. Funny enough, I am a little more nervous about the Suriname game than the pending two-legged showdown with Haiti. By the way, Nicaragua currently leads the group and has a pretty decent goal differential. Needless to say, we likely match up better with them. I get the nerves - but we got this. We are getting to the ocho. Can’t be as confident about Qatar, but we will do the job needed to make the final 8. Book it. Obinna, johnyb, cronaldo7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Hopefully with a full squad they can really light up Aruba, surpassing the 11 they put up against the Cayman Islands. Heck its very possible, Aruba was in the lower pool, one behind the Caymans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbacons Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 It would be great if Bermuda could get Wells, Lambe and Lewis in the lineup against Suriname and pull out a win. They had a comfortable win against Aruba and they've beat Panama in Panama. Maybe, just maybe! cronaldo7, Addona, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, canadianbacons said: It would be great if Bermuda could get Wells, Lambe and Lewis in the lineup against Suriname and pull out a win. They had a comfortable win against Aruba and they've beat Panama in Panama. Maybe, just maybe! I want them to call their 16 year old wonder kid Ajani Burchall who’s linked to Arsenal Edited March 31, 2021 by SpecialK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Obinna said: I'll breath easier once we get past Suriname. We should be able to handle them, but one-off games make me nervous. Will Bermuda do us a favor and take points from them, I wonder? They beat Aruba 5-0 without their Bristol City star. I think Bermuda has to outright win against Suriname for it to change anything for us. We would still be in 'win or draw and we're through': If Suriname gets a draw against Bermuda, they are sitting at 7 and us at 9 going into the game. We would still need a win or a draw to get in. If Suriname gets a win against Bermuda, a draw against us puts us both at 10 pts, but we'd certainly win out on GD. So again 'win or draw'. If Suriname loses to Bermuda, then we can still lose the last game to Suriname and go through on GD. This is the only scenario where 'win or draw' isn't the requirement. All that being said... let's go Bermuda! (1-0 preferred) dyslexic nam, An Observer, canadianbacons and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabuep2 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I have seen both games Suriname vs Aruba and vs Cayman Islands. However, it is difficult to gauge the quality of the team against such amateur rivals. Suriname had good passing, good ball control and dominance. But is Suriname really the big bad wolf to be feared? Obinna and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just now, xabuep2 said: I have seen both games Suriname vs Aruba and vs Cayman Islands. However, it is difficult to gauge the quality of the team against such amateur rivals. Suriname had good passing, good ball control and dominance. But is Suriname really the big bad wolf to be feared? No. That’s us Nate3322, TFC2017, JasonDias and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Maybe I'm just biased, but we look CRAZY GOOD Edited March 31, 2021 by TFC2017 N1ckbr0wn, dyslexic nam, MM3/MM2/MM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 4 hours ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Don't sleep on Nicaragua. In 2018 qualifying they had a 3-0 aggregate lead over Jamaica in the last KO round before group play. They could be helped by a move to a neutral venue I just don’t see how Nicaragua can beat us over 2 legs. They’re basically an entirely domestic squad. I could see them beating some of our past squads but we have too much talent now. narduch, Obinna and Nate3322 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, archer21 said: I just don’t see how Nicaragua can beat us over 2 legs. They’re basically an entirely domestic squad. I could see them beating some of our past squads but we have too much talent now. I was thinking more about their ability to knock off Haiti Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: I was thinking more about their ability to knock off Haiti Oh ok, that’s not how I read it for some reason. Yeah I could see them theoretically beating Haiti (or getting a draw if they have better GD going into the match). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDias Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 9:42 PM, lamptern said: Just curious, Do Germen fans look around world wide to find a stream for Liechtenstein vs North Macedonia? We all chuckled a few days ago about this. But yes, if they weren't before they are now haha DavemTFC, dyslexic nam, Kadenge and 11 others 6 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Great qualifiers recap pod by CONCACAF expert Jon Arnold, the guy from BBC World Football Phone in. The situation in Haiti is even more sketchy than I thought. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90ZnNzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz/episode/MmFmMDgxNTYtNGVhOS0xMWViLThjNjAtOTdhMDU3ZDBmNGZi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiAtKvR3tvvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA&hl=en-CA He also writes an excellent newsletter on CONCACAF. https://getconcacafed.substack.com/ Kyle_The_Hill, narduch, Trois Reds and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Double post Edited April 1, 2021 by lamptern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Just now, lamptern said: Herdman should take notes from this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Great qualifiers recap pod by CONCACAF expert Jon Arnold, the guy from BBC World Football Phone in. The situation in Haiti is even more sketchy than I thought. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90ZnNzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz/episode/MmFmMDgxNTYtNGVhOS0xMWViLThjNjAtOTdhMDU3ZDBmNGZi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiAtKvR3tvvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA&hl=en-CA He also writes an excellent newsletter on CONCACAF. https://getconcacafed.substack.com/ Yah check some footage. Its like Mad Max or because they're French maybe Mad Maxime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 7 hours ago, Obinna said: Funny enough, I am a little more nervous about the Suriname game than the pending two-legged showdown with Haiti. Maybe I can make you more nervous about Haiti. It's worth noting that they actually played their home game in Haiti this window (according to Wikipedia). If they get a home game and we have to settle for hosting our leg in USA, that gives them an advantage. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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