TGAA_Star Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, narduch said: Today's matches. Times in ET. Should be available for free on One Soccer YouTube Imagine if Trinidad get a result against El Salvador could you imagine? Or imagine if Guatemala actually can beat Mexico or get a point by drawing with Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMo Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: Qatar 🇶🇦 actually looked impressive last night against Panama 🇵🇦 like I'm shocked because I was expecting them to lay an egg but they definitely didn't. I'm even amazed. They managed to draw with Panama who was at the last World Cup in Russia and Qatar are trying to get tournament experience winning the 2019 Asian Cup, played at Copa America 2019 and now here at the 2021 Gold Cup. They look good. Can’t say I didn’t tell you 😛 They’re a very solid side. I’d argue they were even uncharacteristically poor defensively, usually look far more organized in the back. As I mentioned earlier, the core of this team has played together since childhood and has benefitted from exposure to quality training at Aspire and in Europe, prior to returning to the domestic league. Their federation showed foresight/patience, uncharacteristic for the region, when they decided to focus on continuity and familiarity both among the players and their management. Their manager has been with the same core group for over a decade, first at Aspire, then the youth NTs, and now with the men’s side. I’d argue Akram Afif( reigning AFC player of the year)may be the most technically gifted player at this tournament. Definitely good enough to play in Europe, but incentive isn’t there considering how good he has it in Qatar. apbsmith, TGAA_Star, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, BigMo said: Can’t say I didn’t tell you 😛 They’re a very solid side. I’d argue they were even uncharacteristically poor defensively, usually look far more organized in the back. As I mentioned earlier, the core of this team has played together since childhood and has benefitted from exposure to quality training at Aspire and in Europe, prior to returning to the domestic league. Their federation showed foresight/patience, uncharacteristic for the region, when they decided to focus on continuity and familiarity both among the players and their management. Their manager has been with the same core group for over a decade, first at Aspire, then the youth NTs, and now with the men’s side. I’d argue Akram Afif( reigning AFC player of the year)may be the most technically gifted player at this tournament. Definitely good enough to play in Europe, but incentive isn’t there considering how good he has it in Qatar. I wouldn't be surprised if Qatar end up being a dark horse in this Gold Cup or they end up as the Cinderella of this tournament BigMo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: I wouldn't be surprised if Qatar end up being a dark horse in this Gold Cup or they end up as the Cinderella of this tournament Many books had Qatar as #4 ranked for odds to win, Costa Rica was #3. Canada was #5-#6-#7 depending on the sports book interchanging with Jamaica and Honduras. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMo Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, apbsmith said: Many books had Qatar as #4 ranked for odds to win, Costa Rica was #3. Canada was #5-#6-#7 depending on the sports book interchanging with Jamaica and Honduras. I wasn’t very impressed with Honduras last night. Haven’t watched them for a while admittedly, but I’d be disappointed if we didn’t get three points in September. TGAA_Star and JohnnyFranchise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Aside from Mexico and USA (who I felt looked quite poor), the other 6 teams in the WCQ top 8 have all looked fairly solid thus far. Will be interesting to see how our other 5 wcq rivals due throughout the tournament. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just now, BigMo said: I wasn’t very impressed with Honduras last night. Haven’t watched them for a while admittedly, but I’d be disappointed if we didn’t get three points in September. Thanks for the info, I'll be honest... I gave up on the stream and just woke up to see the 4-0 scoreline. Interesting they brought Jerry Bengtson back into the squad, I thought they had moved on from him. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Anyone else get the feeling Qatar had paid for fans in the stands? Any time the camera cut to them they looked planted. TOcanadafan, johnyb, apbsmith and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 5 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: Qatar 🇶🇦 actually looked impressive last night against Panama 🇵🇦 I’m surprised they didn’t win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 That penalty awarded to Panama was a clear dive. How did that go to VAR and not get reversed? Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, BigMo said: I wasn’t very impressed with Honduras last night. Haven’t watched them for a while admittedly, but I’d be disappointed if we didn’t get three points in September. In the first half I honestly thought that Grenada was going to take the match. Honduras grew into the game in the second half. I'm not going to jinx the September match, but 2021 Honduras does not look as dangerous as their teams of old. BigMo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 9 hours ago, An Observer said: Geez. Luke Shaw has a nice ass. I better remember to look next time. Upset the Euros are over now. On a more serious note, we can debate whether its a homophobic chant or not and whether FIFA is being hypocritical or not but what I don't get is the Mexican fans themselves. Clearly, FIFA has mandated that they don't want to hear this anymore and by continually chanting it, they are just damaging their own side. They already have to play the first two WCQ behind closed doors. And if they continue, they likely will have to play more like that or worse which undermines their World Cup hopes. That just seems plain stupid. But being a Canadian fan, I will take it. They probably see it as an attack against Mexican fan culture. If it was merely about homophobia to them they probably would have backed down by now. My guess is they are feeling attacked and misunderstood. JohnnyFranchise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 One Soccer isn't using YouTube today. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Obinna said: They probably see it as an attack against Mexican fan culture. If it was merely about homophobia to them they probably would have backed down by now. My guess is they are feeling attacked and misunderstood. I certainly can see that. For years and years - at least back to my grandad's generation, English club culture songs would take a rival's stereotype and run with it. A lot of times, it was economic based (West Ham would sing to Millwall and others to West Ham - "The wheels on your house go round and round, round and round, round and round..." or "We don't spend our time, standing in the dole queue, we don't spend half our time standing in the dole...) but sometimes it was racial, most notably with Spurs' traditionally Jewish support. And in cases like Brighton and Watford (via Elton John) the same sort of thing that the Mexican fans do. Edit: I guess I should add Chelsea as well, whose "traditional" nickname amongst other supporters is a pretty good translation of the word the Mexicans use. Not matter how long the history of it, you get banned for at least the latter two types and your club gets fined. Whether I happen to agree with it or not, things change and it is happening everywhere. Edited July 14, 2021 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Repeat Edited July 14, 2021 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Floortom said: That penalty awarded to Panama was a clear dive. How did that go to VAR and not get reversed? It was an embellishment…but it wasn’t clear and obvious for the referee to overrule his initial call. The defender wasn’t in control of his body when he went to ground to challenge across the opponents body all while having his arm around his back. To me it was a penalty. dyslexic nam and Metro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFranchise Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I also thought Honduras didn't look good at all last night. Were lucky to be up 1-0 at halftime, then poached a couple goals late to make it look comfortable. That brain cramp by the Grenada keeper on the first goal really deflated their players I think. Metro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Les cas de Covid-19 se multiplient au sein de la sélection haïtienne ! Ce matin, c'est autour des milieux Bryan Alcéus et Zachary Hérivaux d'être testés positifs. Le nombre de cas positifs s'élève à 9 joueurs, à moins de 48 heures du match d'Haïti contre le Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grigorio Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Haiti gonna be Cuba style with 2 guys on the bench by the time kick-off rolls around. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Qatar won the last Asian Cup so I'm not sure they should be surprising to anyone apbsmith, Ruffian and ghostknownunknown 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: Les cas de Covid-19 se multiplient au sein de la sélection haïtienne ! Ce matin, c'est autour des milieux Bryan Alcéus et Zachary Hérivaux d'être testés positifs. Le nombre de cas positifs s'élève à 9 joueurs, à moins de 48 heures du match d'Haïti contre le Canada. Alceus is a regular starter while Herivaux usually subs on. Tough situation for Haiti. As far as I can tell they will be missing at least 3 regular starters + 2 subs for our match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 If that many players have covid then clearly the rest of the team has been exposed. I won't be surprised if they have to withdraw Shway and Floortom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) If this is correct then off the top of my head they’re missing: Duverger Rouaud Pierrot Herivaux Alceus Nazon Louima Edit: Geffrard as well and just read an article that said the original outbreak was 5 players so there is someone else who tested positive too. Absolutely sucks for Haiti and at some point they might have to consider pulling out of the tournament. Edited July 14, 2021 by Atlantic CanadianSoccerFan, johnyb, apbsmith and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: If that many players have covid then clearly the rest of the team has been exposed. I won't be surprised if they have to withdraw I agree if they are still finding cases after the initial outbreak there are probably more lurking that will come up as positive in the next few days. Not sure if that’s taken into consideration as the rule seems to simply be you need to get a minimum number of players with a minimum test that can be fielded edit: wow just saw the above post saying Nauzon is positive too Edited July 14, 2021 by Floortom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 If this match indeed goes down, I say we rotate the squad vs a watered down and depleted Haiti. No reason to risk yellows or injuries Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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