Dominick Zator

[narduch]

Has earned a call up.

 

[narduch]

I believe this is his first call up since November 2019.

He has 0 caps

[Shway]

Let’s goo God bless the CSB 🤭

[BearcatSA]

Congratulations to him!  Well earned.

[CanadaFan123]

With Johnston being suspended he’ll have a good shot at earning a start in the first match.

He gives us another option off set pieces as well, which is a plus.

Edited Wednesday at 02:54 PM by CanadaFan123

[Obinna]

Love that we called him up! Great seeing guys like him start in the CPL and work their way into the fold. Where would this guy be if not for the CPL?

I hope to see Loturi get the nod as well.

IF both of these guys come in, it also suggests that Herdman is willing to call in new faces and expand the pool. I had a fear he wouldn't do so, but the reality was that we had established our group and were preparing that group for the World Cup.

Now we are at the start of a new cycle, so new faces would be a refreshing sight. Good start with the Zator call. 

Edited Wednesday at 04:21 PM by Obinna

[BearcatSA]

13 minutes ago, Obinna said:

IF both of these guys come in, it also suggests that Herdman is willing to call in new faces and expand the pool. I had a fear he wouldn't do so, but the reality was that we had established our group and were preparing that group for the World Cup.

I would expect new faces or younger faces getting another or longer look based on club form (Shaffelburg) right now.  A right footed CB is a need spot while centre midfield is another that is open for business.  Heck, we even have another new face (Hiebert) in the LCB mix with incumbents Miller, Kennedy, and Cornelius.  Good stuff.

He had his core, including depth guys, established for WCQ and into Qatar but that is done.  Time to move on from some, maybe several, unless their club form and situations improve.

Competing for spots in the immediate future and beyond is a good thing.  What message does it send if you call up a relegation-threatened Belgian Div 2 club's bench warmer?

[CanadaFan123]

3 hours ago, BearcatSA said:

I would expect new faces or younger faces getting another or longer look based on club form (Shaffelburg) right now.  A right footed CB is a need spot while centre midfield is another that is open for business.  Heck, we even have another new face (Hiebert) in the LCB mix with incumbents Miller, Kennedy, and Cornelius.  Good stuff.

He had his core, including depth guys, established for WCQ and into Qatar but that is done.  Time to move on from some, maybe several, unless their club form and situations improve.

Competing for spots in the immediate future and beyond is a good thing.  What message does it send if you call up a relegation-threatened Belgian Div 2 club's bench warmer?

Yeah, I fully expect Fraser to go the way of Manjrekar James/Tabla/Tissot/Ouimette etc and be exiled from the national team until he raises his level. If he isn’t there are questions to be asked. 

Edited Wednesday at 08:29 PM by CanadaFan123

[Obinna]

33 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said:

Yeah, I fully expect Fraser to go the way of Manjrekar James/Tabla/Tissot/Ouimette etc and be exiled from the national team until he raises his level. If he isn’t there are questions to be asked. 

None of those guys was ever a "Herdman" guy, though. I do agree he needs to find a better club level. I believe he can find a better club level, and we should ask questions if he keeps getting called without finding a better club level. Do I expect him to be exiled until he does? I am not sure. I think he's earned his way into the pool in Herdman's eyes, so I can see Herdman giving him some leniency. How far that gets extended would be the question for me. Maybe he gets called into this camp, or the next camp, but eventually Fraser won't be able to keep up with everyone else's development if he stays where he is at. 

Edited Wednesday at 09:02 PM by Obinna

[PiedPilko]

Played really well today at CB - straight up bullying the other team's striker. Team leading 7.5 rating on Sofascore.

 

 

[DeRo_Is_King]

On 3/15/2023 at 5:01 PM, Obinna said:

None of those guys was ever a "Herdman" guy, though. I do agree he needs to find a better club level. I believe he can find a better club level, and we should ask questions if he keeps getting called without finding a better club level. Do I expect him to be exiled until he does? I am not sure. I think he's earned his way into the pool in Herdman's eyes, so I can see Herdman giving him some leniency. How far that gets extended would be the question for me. Maybe he gets called into this camp, or the next camp, but eventually Fraser won't be able to keep up with everyone else's development if he stays where he is at. 

Agreed. At least he's playing regularly now for Deinze. Baby steps.