GC: Canada vs Haiti - Thursday, July 15th, 7:30pm Eastern / 4:30pm Pacific Kansas City

[JohnnyFranchise]

6 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

It's almost like our players are still getting comfortable playing with each other and anticipating each other.  Good thing we have a tournament like this to work on those things....

[apbsmith]

2 minutes ago, bwilly11 said:

Anyone else watching it in FOX? Their  commentary is ripping us apart..I kind of appreciate it though because it's all very fair criticism. Different then Wheeler!

To them it's very obvious we have a back three that are easy too exposed and as a result Tajon needs to defend too much. They also criticise us for taking the foot off the gas pedal. Also say our forwards are too similar with thier movement.

Right. I mean that's when you have more neutral commentators...

Minimal criticism by one soccer announcers, just Haiti doing a great job "picking it up" 

[N1ckbr0wn]

We are really missing Kennedy, Hutch and Arfield right now

[TOcanadafan]

Johnston needs to move to RCB and replace one of these goofs.

Edited July 16, 2021 by TOcanadafan

[ag futbol]

3-5-2 is not the best option here…. Switch the formation 

[El Hombre]

Just now, apbsmith said:

Right. I mean that's when you have more neutral commentators...

Minimal criticism by one soccer announcers, just Haiti doing a great job "picking it up" 

"Canada needs to get it together.  They're coming apart at the seams." - Wheeler.

[lamptern]

10 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

I could do without Kamal Miller, as I see it he does not have the level to be playing for us. He has all sorts of defects on the ball, and is a bit lost without it. 

Kaye is also not crisp passing, Osorio is making some poor passes too. Not at the standard we need and letting us down, frankly. I am also not too convinced with Cava, he's not imposing himself at all.

I like to see Kaye, Miller and Osorio subed in 2nd half.

[JuicyHam]

Some of the boys are walking around like it's 100° out and it's a preseason friendly. Eustaquio having to yell for players to move into space is especially frustrating 

[JohnnyFranchise]

14 minutes ago, JuicyHam said:

Crepeau is a fantastic shot stopper. We knew this though. He gets lots of practice 

all jokes aside our current keeper stable instills a lot of confidence in me.

long gone are the days of holding my breath every time the other team shoots from 30 yards out, or hoping guys don't score direclty from corners. 

[El Hombre]

1 minute ago, JuicyHam said:

Some of the boys are walking around like it's 100° out and it's a preseason friendly. Eustaquio having to yell for players to move into space is especially frustrating 

I think some of them got complacent after the goal.  Wouldn't mind seeing some subs myself.

[ag futbol]

Why does Kaye go so far up and down in his performances? He’s awful today 

[Aird25]

Missed the first 20 minutes but we look shaky. I’m struggling to see positives beyond having the lead 

[JamboAl]

Body language looks wrong.  Movement way too slow (or not moving at all).  That was probably the worst half I've seen us play since the US defeat in 2019.  Garbage except for a free kick.

[El Hombre]

Just now, Aird25 said:

Missed the first 20 minutes but we look shaky. I’m struggling to see positives beyond having the lead 

Positives:

- Larin looks good when he's not leading the line.

- Tajon is something special.

- Eustaquio is everywhere.

- I've got three more cold beers in the fridge.

[Floortom]

To me, Miller only works in a standard back 4 formation. Expecting him to progress the ball up the wings doesn’t work.

cavallini, Kaye and osorio have been very poor. I hope to see some early subs 

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Osorio and Kaye loosey goosey in midfield the single biggest problem for me but three at the back still not 100% sure where each other and the wing backs will be. 

[Atlantic]

We are passing way too slow in the midfield. Multiple times a soft pass has given the Haiti defender way too much time to reach the player to make a tackle or completely intercept the pass.

[dyslexic nam]

This isn’t good enough.  I get that we are ahead but everything looks slow and sloppy.  Bad giveaways, grail defensively, and wasted opportunities.  
 

 

[thomas3699]

Kaye has been brutal, Haiti is going to win if we play like this in the second half. 

[apbsmith]

Eustaquio is a straight baller.

Our level energy are almost concerning, like stated above, it looks like it's 100C out but it's not. Hope we get it organized and some fresh legs with some tactical changes. 

Good for KJ calling out the squad, always respect him, I honestly wish he called the games.

 

[Metro]

Part of having a great back 3 is having a midfield that can maintain possession, mainly because you have the extra man to assist with that.  But whether it's the poor passing or whatever, it hasn't been working.

And why is Cavallini coming back into the play? For me, the few times Larin did it, Canada did a better job holding on to the ball.

Hopefully positive adjustments are made now.☺️

[El Hombre]

1 minute ago, thomas3699 said:

Kaye has been brutal, Haiti is going to win if we play like this in the second half. 

Bold first post.  😎

Edit: more appropriate emoji selected.

Edited July 16, 2021 by El Hombre

[Unnamed Trialist]

5 minutes ago, ag futbol said:

3-5-2 is not the best option here…. Switch the formation 

Thing is, we picked up cards trying to solve its defects against the weakest team in the group. Now we are seeing these same transitions through our middle, which looks depleted when it is technically 5 players, they get through and really, we should be taking cards again. And risking losing players vs. the US. 

We've seen a few cases when Miller, up marking an attacker, has basically turned around and ran back to his position on the whiteboard. Henry a few times too. This hanging back and playing the position like a robot watching himself on a chart is a bit MLS, but is also because you think, hey, if I am out here, who is back there? And often no one is, because our mids are not interpreting the 3-5-2 right.

I don't get it. If a formation gets you into constant problems, then change it.

[MM3/MM2/MM]

We need Piette in there.

[thomas3699]

Just now, El Hombre said:

Bold first post. 

Haha, long-term lurker (since 2014ish). I believe we will turn it around, but we cant keep playing like this, simply isn't good enough.