DavemTFC Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, RS said: I don't understand how that's being allowed. It absolutely, unequivocally, shouldn't be. I'm pissed. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Obinna said: If the name of the game is maximizing travel for Suriname... What about Rio Tinto stadium? Rio Tinto have a #USMNT friendly vs Costa Rica: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/05/usa-costa-rica-presented-by-allstate-set-for-june-9-at-rio-tinto-stadium-in-sandy-utah & Real Salt Lake matches https://www.rsl.com/schedule & Vancouver Whitecaps matches https://www.whitecapsfc.com/schedule 1 hour ago, Obinna said: why not play at Allianz Field in St. Paul? Chicago has: -An MLS stadium with no MLS team playing in it, so it's easier to rent -Two international airports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Hare_International_Airport & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_International_Airport ---- You have to recall the stupidity of the logistics involved here. We may (or may not) need a flight after our game to either Port-au-Prince (PAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture_International_Airport ) or Managua (MGA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_C._Sandino_International_Airport ) or even possibly Belize (BZE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport ) We won't know until the last minute. It's easier to be based in Chicago for such a thing. PiedPilko, Shway, Kyle_The_Hill and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Rio Tinto have a #USMNT friendly vs Costa Rica: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/05/usa-costa-rica-presented-by-allstate-set-for-june-9-at-rio-tinto-stadium-in-sandy-utah & Real Salt Lake matches https://www.rsl.com/schedule & Vancouver Whitecaps matches https://www.whitecapsfc.com/schedule Chicago has: -An MLS stadium with no MLS team playing in it, so it's easier to rent -Two international airports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Hare_International_Airport & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_International_Airport ---- You have to recall the stupidity of the logistics involved here. We may (or may not) need a flight after our game to either Port-au-Prince (PAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture_International_Airport ) or Managua (MGA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_C._Sandino_International_Airport ) or even possibly Belize (BZE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport ) We won't know until the last minute. It's easier to be based in Chicago for such a thing. Great post, thanks for that. I figured the old Chicago Fire SSS was an indicator that Soldier Field and other MLS venues were probably unavailable, but also discounted that as I assumed MLS was going to break for the entirety of the June window. The logistical challenge and benefit of having access to 2 international airports never even crossed my mind, but it's a great point. Edited May 8, 2021 by Obinna Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Plus playing in Chicago is sort of like the equivalent of playing in Canada, like for example Toronto TFC2017 and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 However, this is strictly a hypothetical...just like let's say if we were to qualify for Qatar 2022, then this would be my 23 man squad but only if we were to qualify Well in my 23 man squad for Canada, it would look like this: Starting XI (4-3-3 formation) - GK- Milan Borjan - LB- Sam Adekugbe - CB- Steven Vitoria - CB- Joel Waterman - RB- Richie Laryea - CDM- Atiba Hutchinson (captain) - LCM- Stephen Eustaquio - RCM- Samuel Piette - LW- Alphonso Davies - CF- Cyle Larin - RW- Jonathan David Bench - GK- Maxime Crepeau, Dayne St Clair - LB- Kamal Miller - CB- Cristian Gutierrez - RB- Alistair Johnson, Zachary Brault-Guillard - MF- Jonathan Osorio, Theo Corbeanu, Mark-Anthony Kaye - FW- Lucas Cavallini, Junior Hoilett, Liam Millar gigi riva 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 10 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: However, this is strictly a hypothetical...just like let's say if we were to qualify for Qatar 2022, then this would be my 23 man squad but only if we were to qualify Well in my 23 man squad for Canada, it would look like this: Starting XI (4-3-3 formation) - GK- Milan Borjan - LB- Sam Adekugbe - CB- Steven Vitoria - CB- Joel Waterman - RB- Richie Laryea - CDM- Atiba Hutchinson (captain) - LCM- Stephen Eustaquio - RCM- Samuel Piette - LW- Alphonso Davies - CF- Cyle Larin - RW- Jonathan David Bench - GK- Maxime Crepeau, Dayne St Clair - LB- Kamal Miller - CB- Cristian Gutierrez - RB- Alistair Johnson, Zachary Brault-Guillard - MF- Jonathan Osorio, Theo Corbeanu, Mark-Anthony Kaye - FW- Lucas Cavallini, Junior Hoilett, Liam Millar No Arfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, lamptern said: No Arfield? Quite frankly for me he would just miss the cut but won't be in my team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 17 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: However, this is strictly a hypothetical...just like let's say if we were to qualify for Qatar 2022, then this would be my 23 man squad but only if we were to qualify Well in my 23 man squad for Canada, it would look like this: Starting XI (4-3-3 formation) - GK- Milan Borjan - LB- Sam Adekugbe - CB- Steven Vitoria - CB- Joel Waterman - RB- Richie Laryea - CDM- Atiba Hutchinson (captain) - LCM- Stephen Eustaquio - RCM- Samuel Piette - LW- Alphonso Davies - CF- Cyle Larin - RW- Jonathan David Bench - GK- Maxime Crepeau, Dayne St Clair - LB- Kamal Miller - CB- Cristian Gutierrez - RB- Alistair Johnson, Zachary Brault-Guillard - MF- Jonathan Osorio, Theo Corbeanu, Mark-Anthony Kaye - FW- Lucas Cavallini, Junior Hoilett, Liam Millar IM sure a few new faces will emerge aslo Shway and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 3 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: Quite frankly for me he would just miss the cut but won't be in my team Yea I hear you...form is what the gaffer said he would pick based on. Right? And Arfield hasn’t been playing under that merit. A lot of our main guys are key pieces in their teams right now. My only glaringly changes I would make to your list is: - Waterman for Henry. - Johnston for Buchanan (don’t need 3 Rbs) - Corbeanu or Millar for Kennedy (need another CB) TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Shway said: Yea I hear you...form is what the gaffer said he would pick based on. Right? And Arfield hasn’t been playing under that merit. A lot of our main guys are key pieces in their teams right now. My only glaringly changes I would make to your list is: - Waterman for Henry. - Johnston for Buchanan (don’t need 3 Rbs) - Corbeanu or Millar for Kennedy (need another CB) Yeah more so base it on form than anything else when I make my selections but yeah I can actually respect those changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I think we should go 4-4-2 Borjan Laryea - Vitoria - Miller - Adekugbe Buchanan - Atiba - Eustaquio - Davies David - Cavallini aredding77, TGAA_Star and Stryker911 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, TFC2017 said: I think we should go 4-4-2 Borjan Laryea - Vitoria - Miller - Adekugbe Buchanan - Atiba - Eustaquio - Davies David - Cavallini Out of your formation for a potential 2022 starting 11 off of hypothetical I would replace Buchanan with Mark Anthony Kaye and replace Cavallini with Larin Miller I would replace with Sturing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 10:01 AM, Boominbooty said: Why Chicago is a good option: 1. Much cooler/colder than Florida. June temps at night are about 13 c. Good for Canada 2. Florida to Chicago on a charter flight is about 2.5 hours. Suriname to Chicago (assuming no Charter) is around 16 hrs with at least one lay over 3. if there are any fans, most likely they will be for Canada 4.Good stadium and base for the next round of games assuming we win. Who knows, Maybe there’s some special arrangement and we can run the next round of games in Manitoba. Probably not but you never know 5. deep dish pizza #2, yes thank you. Beat my post. THE Technical directors that the CSA have in charge now are on point, not sure if this is the gaffer or everyone together. Let's continue to give them the thumbs up! xabuep2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I do not see how Larin is left off or out of a starting lineup. That's my opinion though :). dyslexic nam, Ivan, Nate3322 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, apbsmith said: I do not see how Larin is left off or out of a starting lineup. That's my opinion though :). I agree. He is having a career year at a very high level and has done so playing in different attacking positions. There is no way he starts on the bench if I am picking the team. apbsmith and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, apbsmith said: I do not see how Larin is left off or out of a starting lineup. That's my opinion though :). Especially if one also puts Hutch in the 11. Their familiarity with each other can't be ignored. Hutch has sent him some nice balls at Besiktas, you'd assume the same with CANMNT. apbsmith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 10:01 AM, Boominbooty said: Why Chicago is a good option: 2. Florida to Chicago on a charter flight is about 2.5 hours. Suriname to Chicago (assuming no Charter) is around 16 hrs with at least one lay over They may not even need a charter for that first leg; there are 5 direct flight from SRQ and 17 from TPA to Chicago on the day after the match. We'll only have travel problems (and likely need a charter) if we beat Suriname. xabuep2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Yeah if we beat Aruba and Suriname and we top the group on points, then it is off to the next round where we would face Haiti in a 2 leg playoff if I assume correctly or is it just a 1 game playoff to determine who goes on to the Octagonal? I don't know that's why I'm asking because I've been out of the loop and I'm just trying to get back into the loop of Canada soccer Either way traveling is going to suck for us especially if we have to play in Haiti but then if we play Haiti at home, then where do we play? In Chicago again or in Florida again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Any initial thoughts as to when they will release the roster? Do we think it will be a few days before the game again, like March, therefore approx. June 1? Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, trc2014 said: Any initial thoughts as to when they will release the roster? Do we think it will be a few days before the game again, like March, therefore approx. June 1? It was extra late in March because the leagues were still going, and due to quarantine issues. I would expect the roster 10 days prior this time, as this has been the norm for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian B. Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) I know that I'm a bit ahead but I can envision our team having to travel and play the first leg against Haiti in Port-Au-Prince (Under the circumstances that we all know, see the Belize team trip) and then get to host the return leg in a closed stadium in the US (If the stadium is open there will be a lot of Haitian expats in the stands). I hope that we will be able at least to host in Canada for our 2 "home" games of the final round in September. Edited May 16, 2021 by Christian B. Mispelling TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Christian B. said: I know that I'm a bit ahead but I can envision our team having to travel and play the first leg against Haiti in Port-Au-Prince (Under the circumstances that we all know, see the Belize team trip) and then get to host the return leg in a closed stadium in the US (If the stadium is open there will be a lot of Haitian expats in the stands). I hope that we will be able at least to host in Canada for our 2 "home" games of the final round in September. In order for Canada to play games in Canada again, the national team and or its technical staff would not only have to be fully vaccinated but then so would any other teams we would have to face in the final round And a whole lot of quarantine laws to adhere to among other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Starting to get the feeling that Bermuda may roll over for Suriname. Laverock has retired from international football. And I believe Wells participation is up in the air. https://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/sport/article/20210517/bermuda-captain-dante-leverock-retires-from-international-football/ johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Interesting Trois Reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 9 hours ago, narduch said: . Laverock has retired from international football. But I thought he would "never give up".... narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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