Obinna Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, JamboAl said: Just read from John Molinaro that Atiba is going back to Istanbul tomorrow. This is how I thought it would play our with Atiba. He comes in for the Bermuda match and returns to Turkey right away to recover for the remainder of the international break. Some doubted he would even answer the call due to his age, the travel and the fact Besiktas are fighting for the title. Turns out it was all very workable, as I expected. Edited March 26, 2021 by Obinna CanadianSoccerFan, JamboAl, Ivan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Obinna said: This is how I thought it would play our with Atiba. He comes in for the Bermuda match and returns to Turkey right away to recover for the remainder of the international break. Some doubted he would even answer the call due to his age, the travel and the fact Besiktas are fighting for the title. Turns out it was all very workable, as I expected. I wonder what he'll do in June though, with the Aruba game falling before the Suriname game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, PiedPilko said: I wonder what he'll do in June though, with the Aruba game falling before the Suriname game? Besiktas’ season will be done, and it’s a 2 week window so I wouldn’t expect him to play a match and leave. If he plans on playing in that window at all, I’d assume he plans to play until after the 2 legs against the winner of the other group (likely Haiti) CanadaFan123 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, PiedPilko said: I wonder what he'll do in June though, with the Aruba game falling before the Suriname game? Good question. Was just wondering the same thing myself. The Turkish season will be over by then, and hopefully Atiba has his 3rd title wrapped up. I can see him being available for all 4 games in June. He helps us get the job done against Haiti and returns to Turkey to recover and enjoy the summer with his family. He obviously won't be part of the Gold Cup. Should be an easier summer with Canada than 2019. At this time there's no obvious reason to me why he wouldn't be there. For what it's worth I think we see Arfield in the June window as well, at the very least for the Haiti games (should we get there). CanadaFan123 and Club Linesman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, PiedPilko said: I wonder what he'll do in June though, with the Aruba game falling before the Suriname game? Maybe you rest him against Aruba on June 5 and save him for Suriname on June 8. The knock out round matches follow right after on June 12 and 15 too. king1010, dyslexic nam and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Are we expecting any other players to miss this match and return to Europe? Davies probably stays due to the red card suspension with Bayern. Perhaps Borjan returns to Red Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 minute ago, narduch said: Maybe you rest him against Aruba on June 5 and save him for Suriname on June 8. The knock out round matches follow right after on June 12 and 15 too. This. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 If we want to beat Suriname and then round 2 versus Haiti (presumably) then we need our best squad for the first game against Aruba. These guys need to develop familiarity with eachother and that starts with Aruba, even if they are a weaker side. CanadaFan123, Obinna and ADP10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, Obinna said: This is how I thought it would play our with Atiba. He comes in for the Bermuda match and returns to Turkey right away to recover for the remainder of the international break. Some doubted he would even answer the call due to his age, the travel and the fact Besiktas are fighting for the title. Turns out it was all very workable, as I expected. And we slot in Kaye to replace him on Sunday, which should be more than adequate. I don't think Kaye was even on the bench yesterday, probably because I think we called more people than we could possibly dress for a WCQ. Reminds us of how ridiculously small the Olympic roster sizes are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 To give the CSA and JH credit, he has managed the player rotation well. I see the Cayman Islands being no more difficult a challenge than the US Virgin Islands game where we won by a bucketful. It should be a mix of regulars (Davies, Piette, Hoilett) and some squad guys (Wotherspoon, St Clair/Crepeau, Millar). Unlike the Bermuda game which I thought could have been closer, this one shouldn’t be. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Gian-Luca said: And we slot in Kaye to replace him on Sunday, which should be more than adequate. I don't think Kaye was even on the bench yesterday, probably because I think we called more people than we could possibly dress for a WCQ. Reminds us of how ridiculously small the Olympic roster sizes are. He was listed on the bench by the CSA twitter and apparently Nelson wasn't dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Herdman mentioned in the post game interview (saw it on the Canada Soccer Twitter page) that there will be a lot of squad rotation. He wants to give the other players who haven’t been given a chance in a year and a half to represent their country to go sing the anthem and play. It sounded to me like he plans on almost an entirely different 11, or at least getting everyone in a game from substitute appearances. johnyb and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I think Kaye will be the most obvious to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 41 minutes ago, Obinna said: Are we expecting any other players to miss this match and return to Europe? Davies probably stays due to the red card suspension with Bayern. Perhaps Borjan returns to Red Star? Borjan was going to return but he dropped his ticket. It was a whole thing... zammy67, Kent, Shortdutchcanuck and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 8:39 PM, narduch said: FIFA's website lists the game as 230pm Toronto time. Maybe if you weren't such a fucking idiot you could have discovered that yourself. Okay then ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 11:01 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Changed made. Also, Dayne St. Clair Frank Sturing Cristián Gutierrez Jayden Nelson better all play vs the Cayman Islands because our U24 squad (likely) could have used all of them. It's a WC Qualifier, I rather we not experiment (unless we're 5 goals in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 minute ago, LeoH037 said: It's a WC Qualifier, I rather we not experiment (unless we're 5 goals in) And goal difference may become important. We need to run up the score. I would say the goal should be to win by a greater margin than Surname did (3-0) dyslexic nam and lamptern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP10 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I would be fine with some roster rotation but maybe not a complete switch up. A mix would be good. gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Loving the kick off time (9pm bst). My son will be asleep and everything I need to do should be finished. Just need to find a dodgy stream. nolando, gator and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 if we are up by a bunch of goals then bring on the Millars and Corbenue of this team Would not mind giving Dayne St Clair the start at goal narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 For those who like a little gamble in their life, this seems like a steal of a deal doesn’t it? johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Greatest Cockney Rip Off said: Loving the kick off time (9pm bst). My son will be asleep and everything I need to do should be finished. Just need to find a dodgy stream. Add a Spanish commentator and sprinkle in a few Chinese pop-ups and you've got a Voyageur's dream come true. narduch and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ngravs said: For those who like a little gamble in their life, this seems like a steal of a deal doesn’t it? I am not a betting guy at all (my gambling is limited to home games of hold em). Can you explain this to me. Say I had $100 to drop. Edited March 27, 2021 by dyslexic nam HochelagaFC and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Cayman looked so bad against Suriname - I actually can’t recall a minnow looking worse and I’ve seen so many of them over the years. Even our B lineup should be able to get a goal differential of 4+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I am not a betting guy at all (my gambling is limited to home games of hold em). Can you explain this to me. Say I had $100 to drop. If you bet $100, you’d win $210 if Canada win by 5 or more Acid-Tone, Ngravs and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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