red card Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Spero14 said: Anyone with better knowledge of the team than me have an idea who the key players for Canada will be at this tournament? I've seen/read good things about Kamron Habibullah and he seems pretty talented, but I don't know too much about the others. The potential attacking stars are Jayden Nelson & Kamron Habibullah. Jacen Russell-Rowe has also shown promise during qualifying and with TFC academy. I liked how Keesean Ferdinand looked going forward during qualifying but looked a bit suspect defending. Emiliano Brienza is a new add - came from Mexico to Canada quite recently - so interested in seeing how he plays. Spero14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Here is a nice summary of the Whitecap kids. https://www.bcsoccer.net/news/post/boys-for-brazil-canada-kicks-off-2019-fifa-u17-world-cup-this-saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Canada got a pretty solid draw by the looks of it. Obviously I have no idea about other countries 16 years olds, but we should be able to take on Angola and New Zealand. If we finish runners up we then likely will play South Korea or Chili. I would also imagine there is a ton of scouts at this tournament. Just with our recent increase in good young players. Scouts may give us more than just a quick look. Would be awesome if so e of these guys can go try another club....rather than just 3 MLS clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Spero14 said: Anyone with better knowledge of the team than me have an idea who the key players for Canada will be at this tournament? I've seen/read good things about Kamron Habibullah and he seems pretty talented, but I don't know too much about the others. Attack wise, is pretty good. Habibullah, Nelson, Rutty, and Rowe should all be considered starters and are also seen as stars. Priso is another one for me though. I really like his style of play. Played very well with tfc2. I think he gets overlooked at times when people talk about Canada's biggest potential players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Rutty is not with this age group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Ivan said: Rutty is not with this age group. Oops, forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Stryker911 said: Canada got a pretty solid draw by the looks of it. Obviously I have no idea about other countries 16 years olds, but we should be able to take on Angola and New Zealand. Based on what? You really can't tell at this age group. Olympique_de_Marseille and Colliedor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 https://footballbh.net/2019/10/25/u17-world-cup-2019-group-a-tactical-preview-tactics/ nice breakdown of our group Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Going into this tournament I'd like everyone to remember that these are just kids so please do not overreact if things go badly. I say this because a few years ago, the U17 team was eliminated from qualifying in Panama and some of the vitriol that came out on this board was downright disturbing. They're still kids and kids will make mistakes. I certainly did playing sports at that age. There's a good chance that players and their families will read this thread so ask yourself whether cutting down some kid on the internet is really necessary. baulderdash77, apbsmith, narduch and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Exactly remember these are still kids. I’m pretty excited by this group though. I think they have the talent to make it out of the group. If we make it to the knockout round then this could be another turning point for our program. Also there is undoubtedly a number of scouts watching these games and our boys can get some great exposure similar to how our U20’s did in the Toulon Tournament a few years ago. That teams success propelled quite a few careers forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicyHam Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 minute ago, baulderdash77 said: Exactly remember these are still kids. I’m pretty excited by this group though. I think they have the talent to make it out of the group. If we make it to the knockout round then this could be another turning point for our program. Also there is undoubtedly a number of scouts watching these games and our boys can get some great exposure similar to how our U20’s did in the Toulon Tournament a few years ago. That teams success propelled quite a few careers forward. Especially against Brazil. Look at almost every league in the world and I'll bet there is at least 1 Brazilian so you would think a lot of scouts from everywhere would be watching them johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 These are also players playing on a national team and aligned with pro academy set ups. If they can't handle valid critiques on how they played, then they're not ready to take the next steps in their development. On the other hand, most of them will never be capped for the senior national team. So, I'm not going to be overly excited or overly down on any player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Shitty that this game overlaps with the CPL final, which overlaps with the replay of Bayern giving Davies his first full game. NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: ****** that this game overlaps with the CPL final, which overlaps with the replay of Bayern giving Davies his first full game. Had the same issue last week, I’m done work at 3 so I’ll have to spend the rest of my day watching sports. Unlike last week it sounds like I also can’t skip through most of the Bayern game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: ****** that this game overlaps with the CPL final, which overlaps with the replay of Bayern giving Davies his first full game. That's for the head up's, time to setup the screens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBF Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 It's weird to actually have multiple soccer games with Canadians that we want to watch. No more sitting wondering when our players are going to sign contracts. Instead our stars' are playing 90 for Bayern, and we have a Canadian league final with many quality Canadians where only one player has been good enough to be called up. Is this what it is like to have depth? Add the U17s and there is Canadian soccer everywhere. Even just a couple years ago I was watching MLS hoping Davies would get subbed in so there would be a Canadian to watch on the weekend. Either that or I was watching FC Edmonton and cheering for Shamit Shome because he was the only Canadian on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 22 hours ago, Stryker911 said: we should be able to take on Angola and New Zealand. Angola lost narrowly to Ecuador in a friendly http://www.primicias.ec/noticias/jugada/seleccion-ecuador-angola-amistoso-sub17-previo-mundial-brasil/ They also played a club side as a warm up. http://www.jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/desporto/seleccao-sub-17-testa-com-o-vila-nova-fc Remember those boys from Angola are in another Portuguese speaking country that has a warm and humid climate. It is likely that psychologically they feel more comfortable and confident than our boys. Expect Angola to win. Perhaps even win big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namaste Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 TSN giving this a proper pre game show (even if it started a bit late due to college football). Looks like its pouring rain at the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, narduch said: TSN giving this a proper pre game show (even if it started a bit late due to college football). Looks like its pouring rain at the stadium. Thanks. I was watching swimming on CBC waiting for the finals to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Wow crappy attendance for opening game with host nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, narduch said: Wow crappy attendance for opening game with host nation. Would the U17s normally be a big draw? I think our world junior (hockey) tournament is probably an outlier in terms of support for a youth tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Would the U17s normally be a big draw? I think our world junior (hockey) tournament is probably an outlier in terms of support for a youth tournament. Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicyHam Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, narduch said: Wow crappy attendance for opening game with host nation. The attendance at the Copa America this year wasn't great either. I'm pretty sure the attendance at the club level in Brazil is also declining. The people who want to attend these games don't have the money to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Brazil up 1-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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