Obinna Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Just now, SthMelbRed said: Ontario has such a massive population advantage, but BC has a huge climate advantage. BC should be producing players at a far greater rate, and everyone involved in football in the province should be embarrassed by how the last 20 years have gone. My belief is that things ebb and flow over time. Back when I was playing youth soccer at National All Star competitions, there were nearly as many players from BC getting invited to the youth national team camps afterwards as there were from Ontario. Quebec on the other hand were not sending as many as BC, even though that province was nearly double the population, and their teams were very, very good. We (Newfoundland) always seemed to be drawn against teams from BC and Quebec, so having played against both I can say both were always strong with players deserving of national team invites. There were always players at those tournaments who were deserving of a look but didn't get one, sometimes even from Manitoba or Nova Scotia, but can't choose everybody. This is why you here stories of so and so not making the national team and defecting to another country. In some cases it's players not even making provincial teams. That's for another conversation though. My point is that we perhaps shouldn't draw much these things, claiming the BCSA is not doing a good job or whatever. They are doing just fine, and with BC League 1 coming they'll be additional pathways for players, which is a great thing. Who makes the national team and from where will always be dominated by the big four provinces, but the weighting will fluctuate with each generation for no particular good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 57 minutes ago, RS said: I'm not sure what's going on in BC, but I'm reminded of a story that @admin told me of him going to some kind of futsal/indoor soccer showcase in Ontario the 90s, seeing how much talent was on display, and concluding that Ontario would far surpass BC's output within a generation. I may be messing that story up a bit, but I think I got the main part correct. Jamie's from Vancouver, of course. Jaime posted that on this forum. I remember that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miche Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: I think you start Paton vs Martinique. Akinola too. Piette was playing midfield in 3rd tier Spain but was solid for the #CanMNT, so let's see how he does at this level and we will truly have a chance to evaluate him. Are there going to be 5 subs in the gold cup? Makes it a lot easier to give everyone a run out...cough... cap...cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Miche said: Are there going to be 5 subs in the gold cup? Makes it a lot easier to give everyone a run out...cough... cap...cough Ya, 5 subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Early chatter is that Jamaica’s squad will be seriously weakened and without some of their big dual nats like Antonio, Gray, Morrison etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, Floortom said: Early chatter is that Jamaica’s squad will be seriously weakened and without some of their big dual nats like Antonio, Gray, Morrison etc Ravel Morrison seems like he'll be there as he's in Jamaica right now. But is he a "big dual nat"? The guy probably wouldn't even start on Suriname these days. WestHamCanadianinOxford, Floortom and aredding77 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, Floortom said: Early chatter is that Jamaica’s squad will be seriously weakened and without some of their big dual nats like Antonio, Gray, Morrison etc It always seemed more hopeful than reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Ravel Morrison seems like he'll be there as he's in Jamaica right now. But is he a "big dual nat"? The guy probably wouldn't even start on Suriname these days. I root for the (though really not much of one anymore) kid, once a Hammer, always a Hammer, but last time he appeared in more than ten games in a season was 17/18 in League MX. He is the least of my Jamaican worries. (Now watch him repeat his goal against Spurs against us in the Gold Cup Final) Edited July 1, 2021 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) While you wait Edited July 1, 2021 by narduch toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 minute ago, narduch said: While you wait Am I being overconfident by saying that we might have a shot at first in our group? Dominic94, Bdog, narduch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Wow, weak US roster. nfitz and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: I root for the (though really not much of one anymore) kid, once a Hammer, always a Hammer, but last time he appeared in more than ten games in a season was 17/18 in League MX. He is the least of my Jamaican worries. (Now watch him repeat his goal against Spurs against us in the Gold Cup Final) Yes, I saw a fair bit of him at QPR, so much potential but mostly flattered to deceive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, El Hombre said: Am I being overconfident by saying that we might have a shot at first in our group? We'll have to wait for our roster to drop but it sure seems like it. Depending our squad it might even be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Oof. At least bring someone like Mihailovic to add some sort of creativity in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: We'll have to wait for our roster to drop but it sure seems like it. Depending our squad it might even be expected. Looks a lot like the team that beat us 4-1 in Orlando - sans Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 The US c-team is very solid if not spectacular. Might struggle with creativity and grabbing goals but I think they will be organized and scrappy. Dike will also be tough to handle Macksam and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, trc2014 said: Looks a lot like the team that beat us 4-1 in Orlando - sans Brooks And Dest and McKennie and Ream and Morris. king1010, RS and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicyHam Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 minute ago, El Hombre said: And Dest and McKennie and Ream and Morris. I.e. their most important players Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, El Hombre said: And Dest and McKennie and Ream and Morris. Haha true enough, might have been alittle too quick on my roster scan there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 It's going to be a hungry squad with them trying to break into the USA "A" squad for qualifiers. It's an MLS playoff quality squad IMO. toontownman, Dominic94 and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Strait Red said: So 10 am Eastern for the roster announcement. Still waiting on this. Let’s go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) https://twitter.com/canadasocceren/status/1410613598506799118?s=21 strong squad for the most part Edited July 1, 2021 by Floortom narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) No David. But as long as he is there in sept all good. no arfield or hutch either. Edited July 1, 2021 by king1010 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Corazon, king1010, Club Linesman and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now