dyslexic nam Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Don't know if it was mentioned above, but I am catching up on yesterday's One Soccer Today episode and both Platt and Wheeler are predicting that Herdman will take as strong a team as possible to the GC. It sounds like the players don't want a break and they want to continue building on the WCQ success as a core group. They also mentioned that the only thing that would change that approach would be if club situations dictated that specific people weren't available or if the opportunity was there to cap a few of the young dual prospects. johnyb, Grandbloke, N1ckbr0wn and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Don't know if it was mentioned above, but I am catching up on yesterday's One Soccer Today episode and both Platt and Wheeler are predicting that Herdman will take as strong a team as possible to the GC. It sounds like the players don't want a break and they want to continue building on the WCQ success as a core group. They also mentioned that the only thing that would change that approach would be if club situations dictated that specific people weren't available or if the opportunity was there to cap a few of the young dual prospects. 1) I think many would be in pre-season (or within a week of preseason) for their EURO clubs anyways. Sadly, not much rest to be had. 2) That being said, We have to give some of these guys as much rest as possible. If we call any of Eustáquio/David/Davies/Hutchinson/Arfield/Wotherspoon we should avoid playing them more than 30 minutes in those two first matches. Then, play our best lineup vs the USA. Yes, in the case of a draw vs the USA and wins vs the other teams we might be 2nd in the group on goal difference but I think it's a risk worth taking. We need to test more of our non-top 15 players in competitive matches. Edited June 23, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille Free kick and JohnnyFranchise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Im sure guys like Davies , David, Larin, will not be present for this Gold Cup they should at there individual team preseson camps plus I would rather see them for World Cup qualifying instead Free kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Play our best possible line up vs The Fucking Americans you know Gods Team N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, gigi riva said: Play our best possible line up vs The Fucking Americans you know Gods Team Which god? The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 58 minutes ago, gigi riva said: Im sure guys like Davies , David, Larin, will not be present for this Gold Cup they should at there individual team preseson camps plus I would rather see them for World Cup qualifying instead It isn’t like it has to be an “either or” though. They will 100% be at WCQ. The question is whether or not they are at both. Ivan, SthMelbRed and CanadaFan123 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, BearcatSA said: Which god? How Canadian of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 5 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Don't know if it was mentioned above, but I am catching up on yesterday's One Soccer Today episode and both Platt and Wheeler are predicting that Herdman will take as strong a team as possible to the GC. It sounds like the players don't want a break and they want to continue building on the WCQ success as a core group. They also mentioned that the only thing that would change that approach would be if club situations dictated that specific people weren't available or if the opportunity was there to cap a few of the young dual prospects. The final squad has to be 23 players. There is not much room to bring as strong a team as possible AND cap dual prospects. Ranking those dual prospects by priority: Daniel Jebbison (England) Ayo Akinola (USA/Nigeria) Marcelo Flores (England/Mexico) Michael Baldisimo (Philippians) Luke Singh (T&T) Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (Haiti) There are more obviously, Like Priso (Cameroon) and Elva (St. Lucia), but for intents and purposes they are probably ours. I would suggest we can't call all these guys, so who do we prioritize? Do we prioritize Singh ahead of Baldisimo because he's a CB? Do we take both Jebbison and Akinola considering they are both forwards? Excited to see who makes the cut and who commits! Kent, Corazon and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Dominic94, Shway, king1010 and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, gator said: Wow Shway, toontownman, Dominic94 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 The boys are serious about winning this tournament. I love it! N1ckbr0wn, Grandbloke, Addona and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Just now, Obinna said: The boys are serious about winning this tournament. I love it! Me too. I am really starting to buy the idea that this team is different mentally from the teams of the past. A combination of talent levels we've never seen before, players too young to know any better, and dare I say it, Herdman-speak. Let's win the fucking thing, why not? Dominic94, gator, JohnnyFranchise and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untoldsean Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 10 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: Makes sense to put out a B team but still have like a couple or a few of your "A" starters but not all Thats what I was thinking TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, El Diego said: Me too. I am really starting to buy the idea that this team is different mentally from the teams of the past. A combination of talent levels we've never seen before, players too young to know any better, and dare I say it, Herdman-speak. Let's win the fucking thing, why not? Absolutely, and here's a prediction: If we win Gold Cup we will qualify for the World Cup. Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: Cuba easily wins this to qualify Will it? Depends who French Guiana has. They didn't look like complete walkovers when we played them in 2017 and 2019.Not much difference between them in the rankings. Cuba is 15th and French Guiana is 18th. Edited June 23, 2021 by nfitz TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Absolutely, and here's a prediction: If we win Gold Cup we will qualify for the World Cup. LOL. Don't stick your neck out or anything. The lads have said it, Herdman has said it, this Gold Cup is all about getting it together for the OCT. And what an outstanding opportunity to get it together, being tested against serious competition literally weeks before the OCT kicks off. Love it. frmr, TGAA_Star and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Obinna said: Absolutely, and here's a prediction: If we win Gold Cup we will qualify for the World Cup. I was thinking after reading the Davies related tweet, all I want is to win the Gold Cup and qualify for the World Cup. What's wrong with that? The only Gold Cup champions to not qualify for the subsequent World Cup are the USA from 2017 and Canada from 2000. Shway, johnyb, TGAA_Star and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 This is so exciting holy shit.!!! Pretty much confirms we are going with at least an A- team. I hope there’s a mixture of new faces. I was advocating for Arfield or Hutch to be there, but meh…rest up. We know what they can do come the Ocho. We need to see what others can do with our elites. dyslexic nam, MtlMario, TGAA_Star and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 So if we’re looking at the WCQ roster here’s what I’d want. Dropped: Borjan, Adekugbe, Sturing, Fraser, Corbeanu, Millar, Cavallini Add: Crepeau, Gutierrez, Miller, Baldisimo, Pasher, Akinola, Akindele Only dropped Cavallini because I’m advocating for adding 3 whitecaps. Also a good opportunity to get Akinola and Akindele a look. Shway, Corazon and TGAA_Star 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: So if we’re looking at the WCQ roster here’s what I’d want. Dropped: Borjan, Adekugbe, Sturing, Fraser, Corbeanu, Millar, Cavallini Add: Crepeau, Gutierrez, Miller, Baldisimo, Pasher, Akinola, Akindele Only dropped Cavallini because I’m advocating for adding 3 whitecaps. Also a good opportunity to get Akinola and Akindele a look. Love it…but if Jebbison and Flores is down I’m making small changes to this list. I’m adding them, dropping Vitoria, and not adding Pasher. Corazon, dyslexic nam and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Shway said: Love it…but if Jebbison and Flores is down I’m making small changes to this list. I’m adding them, dropping Vitoria, and not adding Pasher. I’m with you but I’d drop Akindele instead of Vitoria. Dropping Vitoria would leave us with just 3 natural CBs and if we’re planning on fielding a 3-5-2 that seems real thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Just now, CanadaFan123 said: I’m with you but I’d drop Akindele instead of Vitoria. Dropping Vitoria would leave us with just 3 natural CBs and if we’re planning on fielding a 3-5-2 that seems real thin. I hear you, I just don’t think we are committed to the 3-5-2. Knowing that, I think it would be 3 CBS, and Johnston who I think is better as a stay at home/ball playing defender. But it’s tough man, I just watched the highlights of the Houston game ….and that direct decisiveness from Pasher to score on his off foot…might be a hidden gem for us. All I know is that this team is going to be solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Mexican squad apparently revealed Ochoa, and Lainez notable omissions who will be with their Olympic team. Edited June 24, 2021 by Shway Obinna and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I guess we can safely assume that we will be the last team to release our roster because well, we have to deal with Covid and the release of players from their teams. Shway, narduch and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 9 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: So if we’re looking at the WCQ roster here’s what I’d want. Dropped: Borjan, Adekugbe, Sturing, Fraser, Corbeanu, Millar, Cavallini Add: Crepeau, Gutierrez, Miller, Baldisimo, Pasher, Akinola, Akindele Only dropped Cavallini because I’m advocating for adding 3 whitecaps. Also a good opportunity to get Akinola and Akindele a look. You would drop all of those players potentially our best players for those players especially for WCQ???? Like why???? We can use those players that you want to add during our qualifying campaign but not in favor of dropping our best players to make that happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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