Canada vs. United States (Nations League A) Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 2019 - 7:30pm EST

[king1010 1,508]

Now we know why larin wasnt called up. This lineup was decided weeks ago. 

[Kadenge 2,000]

All good we are going with 10 attackers in Orlando!

[Razcal 117]

Hoilett has been so good for us, I don't know if I like this... reeks of Herdman trying to get cute like the Gold Cup game vs. Mexico.

[WestHamCanadianinOxford 1,107]

I will say this I think that is a great away lineup. 

 

 

[scullion44 137]

Asked onesoccer support and the game is only available in Canada , bummer.

[Razcal 117]

My goodness, the stadium looks empty.

[Razcal 117]

It's on ESPN2 in the USA.

You should be able to find a stream for that channel somewhere I'm guessing.

[dyslexic nam 9,511]

We should probably wait until at least half time before calling for Herdman's head.

 

Jesus boys, this is a huge match and a ball hasn't been kicked yet.  Let's put out some positive vibes and see how this goes.

Allez les Rouges

[badname22 464]

think it's a diamond or a back 5 that we play

 

[SpursFlu 2,577]

Terrible lineup. Way too consevative

[baulderdash77 2,213]

Canada has been attacking as a 4-3-3 and defending as a 4-4-2 for a while now.  I guess they just cut to the chase.  
 

Osorio and Arfield have lots of experience as wide midfielders in a 4-4-2 diamond and Kaye makes a good AM with his passing and 2 way play.  Kaye can provide a mismatch vs Bradley.
 

Its a bit defensive but they have to account for the US’s skill as well.  

[WestHamCanadianinOxford 1,107]

I will say we got one of the coldest assassins on the break I have seen this season in the best position to put a dagger in American hearts. 

[baulderdash77 2,213]

The US hasn’t been as good bringing things up the central midfield for the last year.  I think this lineup is designed to boss the middle and disrupt their passing flow.  
 

Edit- Our quick counterattack will be lethal with Arfield and Osorio’s precision passing up top to a cold blooded finisher in David or super fast Davies.  
 

This is clearly a lineup designed to counter attack and terrify the opponent. We have 4 very good midfielders out there who can all play 2 ways.

Edited October 15, 2019 by baulderdash77

[Razcal 117]

Taylor Twellman predicts an easy win by the US, say they will win by at least 3.

[king1010 1,508]

2 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said:

The US hasn’t been as good bringing things up the central midfield for the last year.  I think this lineup is designed to boss the middle and disrupt their passing flow.  

Hope we have proper cover when they bomb down the flanks. 

[Kadenge 2,000]

Warm ups over

[WestHamCanadianinOxford 1,107]

6 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said:

The US hasn’t been as good bringing things up the central midfield for the last year.  I think this lineup is designed to boss the middle and disrupt their passing flow.  

Have to see how it actually shakes out but those players look made for clogging the middle and then breaking fast. 

Edited October 15, 2019 by WestHamCanadianinOxford

[Razcal 117]

This line-up still really confuses me. Why not put our best players on the pitch?

[Kadenge 2,000]

17 minutes ago, Razcal said:

My goodness, the stadium looks empty.

The Vees haven't entered the stadium yet ☺

[SpursFlu 2,577]

Why not just put the best team on the field? This feels like Mexico all over. We better see Hoilett and Cavallini at 60 minutes

[Kusch to the Corner 38]

Just now, Razcal said:

This line-up still really confuses me. Why not put our best players on the pitch?

As mentioned elsewhere above, I would have preferred this lineup for the away match where we would potentially be happy with a draw. Since this game is a must-win, I wish we would have been more aggressive

[narduch 2,408]

Nice of One Soccer to provide an interview with the 3rd property brother

[Razcal 117]

1 minute ago, Kusch to the Corner said:

As mentioned elsewhere above, I would have preferred this lineup for the away match where we would potentially be happy with a draw. Since this game is a must-win, I wish we would have been more aggressive

Exactly this... We need this win. At home in front of our fans with perhaps a US team which doesn't have much of a stake in the game is when we should be coming out aggressively.

 

 

[Big_M 1,881]

if its arfield going at lovitz thats a great decision by coach

[baulderdash77 2,213]

4 minutes ago, Razcal said:

This line-up still really confuses me. Why not put our best players on the pitch?

We put our 4 best midfielders out there to disrupt their attack and counter quickly to Davies and David.  It’s all going to be absorb and counter all night.