DavemTFC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 11 hours ago, yomurphy1 said: Baldisimo strikes me as similar to Liam Fraser in that they both have a wonderful ability to hit a pass which looks pretty and is a joy to watch.. They also both have limitations when they get pressured. Baldisimo's not the biggest and wasn't getting the protection to get off those passes and doesn't have the dribbling to get out tight situations. Fraser's a little slow and doesn't make up for it with positioning. I think this is the most accurate description of them. With Baldi in the squad Fraser was pretty much the TFC player I was least concerned to be missing out on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavemTFC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Also we should count ourselves lucky we stayed at 11 men yesterday, there were some real horror tackles out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 13 hours ago, yomurphy1 said: Fraser's a little slow and doesn't make up for it with positioning. I'm not convinced that a preseason Fraser would have been that much of an upgrade in the Guadalajara climate and altitude. I hope Fraser finally gets his due under Armas. And I really liked what I saw of Baldi last season but I am not sure he will get the minutes this year with the Caps to solidfy his break out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Galindo's massive review of the tournament for Canada. https://petergalindo.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/canada-olympic-qualifying-mailbag-dias-baldisimo-excluding-cpl-attackers-and-more/ gator, Kadenge, Kent and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I mean Davies probably doesn't show up regardless, but if we're not fucking around with the minnows, we probably have St. Clair, Kamal Miller, Sturring, Gutierrez, Liam Miller, Corbeanu, Nelson and friends who make a big difference. Not to mention Herdman at the whelm. I know I'm not new here, although my first thread was how a Canadian league backed by CFL would succeed (go check it, for real). That said, CONCACAF makes no fucking sense. Half the members have a population of less than 100,000. Let these guys play a minnow round to join the real countries in a proper qualifying. Ivan, Free kick, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, narduch said: Galindo's massive review of the tournament for Canada. https://petergalindo.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/canada-olympic-qualifying-mailbag-dias-baldisimo-excluding-cpl-attackers-and-more/ That was a good read. Ivan and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, youllneverwalkalone said: That said, CONCACAF makes no fucking sense. Half the members have a population of less than 100,000. Let these guys play a minnow round to join the real countries in a proper qualifying. The entire point of the current WCQ format was to allow them more meaningful matches. By my count 6 countries are already eliminated after 2 matches Edited March 31, 2021 by narduch MtlMario and Dominic94 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, narduch said: By my count 6 countries are already eliminated after 2 matches I think it's 8 of the 30 eliminated including St. Lucia. So 16 more will be eliminated in the next 2 games. Edited March 31, 2021 by nfitz Dominic94 and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, narduch said: The entire point of the current WCQ format was to allow them more meaningful matches. By my count 6 countries are already eliminated after 2 matches Yeah, that's a bit of a drag, but I guess it's more about providing an opportunity, not a guarantee. This format provides that, at least. Club Linesman and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I agree with Obinna, and it's opportunity mostly for long-term payoff, not short-term really. I suppose lightning could strike and Turks and Caicos could have an epic performance and beat Haiti, but more likely the long-term effect is that some scout watching the Canada-Cayman game sees a Cayman guy pull off a backheel nutmeg on Davies, and that guy gets a shot somewhere in Europe in a lower league which then opens the door to more opportunity. The more that happens, the more players with professional experience come back to "float all boats" as they say. If the minnows all have a tournament just playing each other, the same eyes (or at least the same number of eyes) won't be on those games, and nor would a performance give you an idea of what a young guy from Turks and Caicos or Cayman might be able to do against decent opposition. It's not great prep for us to play these games in the short term (other than making sure we are playing in every FIFA window and not idle), but long term if CONCACAF becomes stronger, we all have to raise our game. Kent, Unnamed Trialist, Club Linesman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) So this hypotheically could have been our Olympic squad this year. I had to get a little creative to fit all the attacking talent. A little bit light in the midfield. This also doesnt include any overage players. This team would have dominated 3rd place Mexico. Not sure how it compares against 1st Brazil or 2nd Spain, but I wouldnt be terrified of them. Also leaves a bench options of GK: St. Clair, Breza, Hasal DF: Sturing, Godinho, Gutierrez, Bassong, Halbouni, Twardek M: Paton, Okello, Baldisimo, Choiniere, Priso, Metcalfe, Raposo, Dias, Shaffelburg FW: Corbeanu, Akinola, Bair Edited November 5, 2021 by Stryker911 Ruffian and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Looks like a great line up. We wont be seeing any of them appearing for the U-23s, except maybe Pantemis and Fraser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Talk about attack much. That middle is funny. Pantemis Johnston- Kennedy-Miller Buchanan-Priso-Fraser-Davies David Akinola-Ugbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 appear for u23?? pantemis is turning 25 and fraser 24 Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 53 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: So this could have been our Olympic squad. I had to get a little creative to fit all the attacking talent. A little bit light in the midfield. This also doesnt include any overage players. Yeah that team could’ve been pretty awesome if we made it to the Olympics. Add in Hutch, Eustaquio, Vitoria (?) as overagers and that team is outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, Big_M said: appear for u23?? pantemis is turning 25 and fraser 24 lol it was a what if for this year.... But doing a u23 right now for 2024 is a crapshoot imo. Has to be an U20 outlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 comment was '' We wont be seeing any of them appearing for the U-23s, except maybe Pantemis and Fraser.'' so talking about the future...the person was probably lost or didnt know the age of pantemis and fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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