JDub Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, jordan said: This should be Bassong's switch then? He has played in official youth games for Belgium in the past. I was just looking up some info on him. Was on transfer market and they changed his citizenship to Canadian while I was on the page. So, I guess yes. Kadenge, nolando, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The lost creativity in midfield without Kaye/Arfield/Davies/Hoilett will be a huge problem. Expect to be frustrated by the results. I'd take x3 1-0 wins for these games. We are likely to lose to Iceland. Crépeau likely to see lots of action during that last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDub Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, Floortom said: The truth is it’s almost impossible that we overtake El Salvador. Getting good match experience against a team like Iceland is worth the potential loss of points I would have to disagree CANMNT_SUPERFAN and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_The_Hill Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Floortom said: The truth is it’s almost impossible that we overtake El Salvador. Getting good match experience against a team like Iceland is worth the potential loss of points Completely false. johnyb, dyslexic nam, JDub and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Max Richie-James-Cornelius-Sam Osorio-Piette-Borges Tesho-Rickets-Shaf ? MAybe vs Iceland play a more defensive minded team. Stryker911 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The reality is that we may not even need to overtake ES's current point total. We just have to get close enough to them that they can't rely on coasting to get them through. Thus they would have to play a June friendly - with the possibility of losing points. At this point, our job is just to take care of business in this camp, and get the points available. cronaldo7, Ruffian, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 We need these 6 points to get ES out of hiding. If they play, they loose. We need to start to make them twitch a little Shortdutchcanuck and CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Very interesting roster. First of all, do we know for sure that Cavallini was held back by the Whitecaps? Seems odd they'd release Bair and Ricketts but not Lucas. Secondly, Zator was left out but Didic once again makes camp. Not sure what to make of that. Perhaps Didic is ahead of him in the pecking order? Thirdly, I am very happy for Shome, Schaffleburg, Borges and Bair for their first call ups. I know there are others like Nelson and Bassong who are also new, but I single out those 4 because I believe they were either due for a senior call (Shome/Borges/Bair) or close enough to make me happy to see them included (Schaffleburg). Edited January 3, 2020 by Obinna CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Not a formation geek by any stretch, but something like this looks like a solid line up that would hopefully be able to play solid defence. I think not conceding against Iceland would be key, and I think we could grab a goal or two against Barbados even with a fairly defensive line up. Crepeau Laryea James Cornelius Adekugbe Piette Tiebert Akindele Osorio Borges Ricketts hamiltonfan, N1ckbr0wn, cronaldo7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Saw the lineup before I could check the forum, I was very content with the roster specially seeing Zorhan on it. Surprised to see negative reactions to the lineup tho... I agree with the worry about the lack of true goal scorer but 5-10 years ago this would’ve been an exciting roster for an actual International break friendly. Let’s all remember Iceland is sending a basically domestic lineup and will ALSO be missing their big guns. Edited January 3, 2020 by N1ckbr0wn CANMNT_SUPERFAN and SirBobsaget 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) According to TSN and Sportsnet , Cav., Kaye, and Hamel are recovering from injuries, that's why they are missing. Edited January 3, 2020 by MtlMario N1ckbr0wn, Obinna, johnyb and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, MtlMario said: According to TSN and Sportsnet , Cav., Kaye, and Hamel are recovering from injuries, that's why they are missing. Wink wink... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Considering Fraser got into the US win ahead of a number of players we had all thought were more established it wouldn't be surprising to see him start given his strong performance. Edited January 3, 2020 by IceCreamMan Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Wink wink... Don't shoot the messenger😀 lol Edited January 3, 2020 by MtlMario Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Kyle_The_Hill said: Completely false. That shows we gain 5 points if we manage to win all three matches...still 10 points behind with two windows. Even if El Salvador doesn’t schedule another match it would be tough for us to make up that ground. But El SLV could always schedule a few friendlies against minnows to pick up another few points. It is a huge uphill battle to catch them - that’s just being realistic. Edited January 3, 2020 by Floortom Mikmacdo, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Floortom said: That shows we gain 5 points if we manage to win all three matches...still 10 points behind with two windows. Even if El Salvador doesn’t schedule another match it would be tough for us to make up that ground. But El SLV could always schedule a we friendlies against minnows to pick up another few points. It is a huge uphill battle to catch them - that’s just being realistic. If they lose to Iceland and USA it gives us a slight chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Mikmacdo said: If they lose to Iceland and USA it gives us a slight chance. Well ya but they’re not playing Iceland and USA though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mikmacdo said: If they lose to Iceland and USA it gives us a slight chance. El Salvador's game vs Iceland will be a "training match". They decided not to play the USA. Edited January 3, 2020 by Olympique_de_Marseille nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Mikmacdo said: If they lose to Iceland and USA it gives us a slight chance. I kind of lost track, but my understanding was that the USA game got canceled and the Iceland game may not count for points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Olympique_de_Marseille said: El Salvador's game vs Iceland will be a "training match". They decides to to play the USA. This one still bugs the shit out of me. trc2014 and CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 A lot more new faces than I expected. I really don't mind the call ups of players like Bassong and Brym. Sometimes this is what these kind of players need. They need this experience and exposure (if good enough). Even if it means catching the eyes of mls teams and leaving Europe, so be it. Gives a revival in their current situation. Happy to see Borges and Shome get a deserved look. Also happy with Didic as I personally rate him a little higher than Zator in the CB position. CANMNT_SUPERFAN and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_The_Hill Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Floortom said: That shows we gain 5 points if we manage to win all three matches...still 10 points behind with two windows. Even if El Salvador doesn’t schedule another match it would be tough for us to make up that ground. But El SLV could always schedule a few friendlies against minnows to pick up another few points. It is a huge uphill battle to catch them - that’s just being realistic. We have 1331 now. So no, its 6 points. It's also only January. We still have the official March and June windows where we could pick up 10 points each window playing teams at our ranking range. Edited January 3, 2020 by Kyle_The_Hill CANMNT_SUPERFAN, N1ckbr0wn and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I kind of lost track, but my understanding was that the USA game got canceled and the Iceland game may not count for points. Wow cowards Olympique_de_Marseille, cronaldo7 and CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, jordan said: This should be Bassong's switch then? He has played in official youth games for Belgium in the past. No. He played U19 friendlies with Belgium. Likely no one-time switch needed. jordan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Not a formation geek by any stretch, but something like this looks like a solid line up that would hopefully be able to play solid defence. I think not conceding against Iceland would be key, and I think we could grab a goal or two against Barbados even with a fairly defensive line up. Crepeau Laryea James Cornelius Adekugbe Piette Tiebert Akindele Osorio Borges Ricketts I think we'll see (read on twitter) three very different lineups. Three games in a week will do that. I would expect something like: Barbados 1: Crepeau Laryea James Miller Adekugbe Piette Shome Nelson Chapman Borges Ricketts Barbados 2: Carducci Godinho Didic Cornelius Morgan Fraser Tiebert Akindele Osorio Shaffleburg Bair And then see who performed the best and recovered the quickest for the 15th. Edited January 3, 2020 by El Hombre Switched Chapman and Osorio for balance. saintjoes, Shway, Shortdutchcanuck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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