BearcatSA 534 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, soccer.shocker said: Word out of Vancouver is Baldisimo is carrying some kind of injury so maybe just not available if he was in fact in the plans. From whom? Shway 1 Link to post Share on other sites
lenny 39 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 hours ago, DigzTFC said: Canada Soccer you earned this: (with apologies to Kipling) When you're wounded and left on Honduras' fields, And the Catrachos come out to try to explain, Jest roll to and fro and cry out in pain, An' appeal for a foul like a CONCACAFer. Olympique_de_Marseille, dyslexic nam and MtlMario 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1,010 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 There was a time not long ago when a team like this would have been equivalent to our best squad. We are looking good! Obinna, BradMack, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Shway 3,281 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: No doubt Okello is good but Priso got first team minutes over him at TFC and is 2 years younger. End of day Baldisimo had a better 2020 than both though. Hey I like Baldy....I really do. He's not here today, but he'll definitely be part of the U24 (I hope). Priso was a revelation, he clearly was performing in training in which he made his way into the team. But mind you, Okello was out on loan, before TFC signed Priso. Corazon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shway 3,281 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Alex said: There was a time not long ago when a team like this would have been equivalent to our best squad. We are looking good! Aint that the truth....the fact that there's no NCAA guys or Unattached FC players is the testament. Also the fact that we are having conversations about guys who played substantial minutes with MLS and were not called. These are some special times. Addona, Macksam, BradMack and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
SpursFlu 2,701 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Let me take a stab at this Laryea Cornelius Halbouli Gutierrez Piette MAK Osorio Corbeanu Flores Cavallini Link to post Share on other sites
Obinna 8,631 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 48 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Let me take a stab at this Laryea Cornelius Halbouli Gutierrez Piette MAK Osorio Corbeanu Flores Cavallini switch Cornelius and Halbouli and looks good. Link to post Share on other sites
SpursFlu 2,701 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 57 minutes ago, Obinna said: switch Cornelius and Halbouli and looks good. Really I felt good about everything but the 2 CB positions I just threw a couple darts against the wall Link to post Share on other sites
Obinna 8,631 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 52 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Really I felt good about everything but the 2 CB positions I just threw a couple darts against the wall Oh yeah, nothing wrong with those 2 options, I just meant you'd probably want to swap them so that Cornelius is on his stronger left foot. Just nitpicking. Link to post Share on other sites
Pottsy3 438 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Haven’t been active on the forum much in 2020 but I had to come back after this roster announcement. I love the CB pool called in. It’s the position I am least confident in, and I would love to see what we have in Halbouni/Sturing/Waterman challenging the young “veterans” in Miller/Cornelius. Assuming Henry is in the mix and James is brought back into the fold, the guys in this camp are fighting for their opportunity to get called in for important WC qualifying matches in 2021. I’m getting major Fraser Aird vibes from Cristian Gutierrez. Breaks into a huge club in his ancestral country at a young age and attracts attention from another national team. Doesn’t reach high expectations the next few years forcing a loan to Vancouver. Nothing too impressive in some fullback action at Vancouver and switches to represent Canada. Nonetheless, happy to have him on board. Side note: I’m really pulling for Halbouni since I recently learned he played for my alma mater Western University in my graduating year. Edited December 24, 2020 by Pottsy3 cronaldo7 and scooterlawrence5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dyslexic nam 9,968 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Shway said: Aint that the truth....the fact that there's no NCAA guys or Unattached FC players is the testament. Also the fact that we are having conversations about guys who played substantial minutes with MLS and were not called. These are some special times. The best part for me is that we will never be in that unenviable situation again. With the CPL pipeline, the MLS academies and first teams, and our top talent always destined for Europe, our current standards for making the team should be the baseline minimum going forward. It is always a crapshoot when it comes to how many truly elite players we will have in the mix, but the average level of talent across the senior squad has increased and I don’t see that ever going backwards from where we are now. cronaldo7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Unnamed Trialist 5,810 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: The best part for me is that we will never be in that unenviable situation again. With the CPL pipeline, the MLS academies and first teams, and our top talent always destined for Europe, our current standards for making the team should be the baseline minimum going forward. It is always a crapshoot when it comes to how many truly elite players we will have in the mix, but the average level of talent across the senior squad has increased and I don’t see that ever going backwards from where we are now. I think one of the untold stories here is what is happening with our player agents, and agencies. If you have a proper agent you should not be Unattached, if you are pro there should always be other pro opportunities. As long as you are willing to move to play. But you need a proper structure of agents and 15 years ago ours was very weak. Just the simple fact of agents getting work via CPL, with modest contracts, means they are getting experience, their revenue streams in Canada itself have picked up, and with all the experience that goes along with this. Bison44, cronaldo7, Aird25 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Aird25 1,277 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I think one of the untold stories here is what is happening with our player agents, and agencies. If you have a proper agent you should not be Unattached, if you are pro there should always be other pro opportunities. As long as you are willing to move to play. But you need a proper structure of agents and 15 years ago ours was very weak. Just the simple fact of agents getting work via CPL, with modest contracts, means they are getting experience, their revenue streams in Canada itself have picked up, and with all the experience that goes along with this. I get the sense that southern Ontario is beginning to have decent scouting and agents but the rest of Canada still lags. Pacific’s roster is half signed to one agency. Loads of promising young players, but they haven’t found a single opportunity for their players outside of CPL. Alberta and Quebec may be further along than BC too Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CanMNT Memes 87 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJL0W-4p7K8/ BuzzAndSting and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Olympique_de_Marseille 2,784 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Do you guys remember this photoshop from 2017 from @Moldy9 ? On 1/20/2017 at 4:05 PM, Moldy9 said: Since you wanted one so bad I made two for ya and why not considering today is a historical day, it's going to be huuuge, it really is: If either @Moldy9 or @CanMNT Memes or somebody else is good with video editing, here is a clip of MAK saying he likes poutine : dyslexic nam, Moldy9 and Obinna 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SpursFlu 2,701 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Aird25 said: I get the sense that southern Ontario is beginning to have decent scouting and agents but the rest of Canada still lags. Pacific’s roster is half signed to one agency. Loads of promising young players, but they haven’t found a single opportunity for their players outside of CPL. Alberta and Quebec may be further along than BC too I think one thing to consider is its a much bigger commitment for kids from BC to up and move to Europe to play football unless its a legit opportunity Link to post Share on other sites
top cheese 223 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Call a spade a spade this camp is just to give some of the younger guys and opportunity to get integrated into the team/ program. Club Linesman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Club Linesman 956 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Is it too early to start harassing the CSA to ensure these “games” are streamed?!? Shway, JuicyHam, toontownman and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
SpursFlu 2,701 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 52 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: Is it too early to start harassing the CSA to ensure these “games” are streamed?!? Never too early Obinna, toontownman and nolando 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dyslexic nam 9,968 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Club Linesman said: Is it too early to start harassing the CSA to ensure these “games” are streamed?!? Given how long I have been since we played a competitive match in any capacity I think it would be appropriate. Nothing fancy - a few cameras and a YouTube stream. But something. toontownman and Obinna 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RS 2,058 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 The tweet announcing the roster has OneSoccer tagged in it. (Doesn't show up in the embed below, but if you click the photo it'll show up on the original tweet) dyslexic nam, johnyb and Shway 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Shway 3,281 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Great, now let’s hope we don’t have to make another payment to watch it... Link to post Share on other sites
Obinna 8,631 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/23/2020 at 9:41 PM, Alex said: There was a time not long ago when a team like this would have been equivalent to our best squad. We are looking good! In a thread on Big soccer one of the American fans described it as a "mid-table Hex team" and said it would be a "solid test". This was in the thread about their own January camp and there was speculating on whether or not they will play us. Rumors of them playing Serbia have now surfaced in that thread as well, which we heard about on here a few days ago. Hopefully it comes true and we end up playing USA and PR. xabuep2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lansdude 394 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
Stoppage Time 76 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Seven days to go! Any news on possible matches (training matches or otherwise)? Also, in the case of any injuries in the squad, or withdrawals due to something unforeseen, who is next in line to be included in the camp roster? For me, in no particular order, they are Michael Baldisimo, Mo Babouli (who should have been there in the first place - a very good soccer IQ combined with skill), and Mo Farsi. What do you folks think? And, Happy New Year! Obinna 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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