WCQ: Third Round - Window 2 (October 7-13, 2021)

[Floortom]

Just now, king1010 said:

Hutch and Larin!

They must be close to returning if they're in and Kennedy is out. Also shows they're all in as they could of easily stayed in Turkey 

Woudlnt be surprised if some of these guys (like Milan, Larin, Atiba) arent even available for Mexico (or Jamaica) and travel directly to Toronto later in the week

[N1ckbr0wn]

Herdman must be really high on the Dutch 2nd division lol

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

What the Brym!

Congrats to him! Wow!

[narduch]

5 minutes ago, JamboAl said:

Predict that might be it for Arfield.  If so, thanks for your service.

At the rate his playing time is decreasing I`m starting to wonder if he will just retire at the end of this season.

[Bene11]

Edmonton for November matches

[Cblake]

9 minutes ago, Floortom said:

Shaffelburg and Liam both get the call!

 

edit: Brym?? thats a werid one

Great to see Schaff get the call , has a great game earlier this week. 

[Kadenge]

other than Brym, this is as good as we could have expected especially with 27 players. The question is are Larin, Cav, Borjan & Atiba ready to go?

[Floortom]

With the expanded roster and injury issues up top, I'm a bit disappointed we arent getting a look at Ennin (especially over someone like Brym)

[Obinna]

Very happy for Millar and Brault-Guillard to earn recalls! Much deserved from both players!

Schaffleburg is technically a recall, but he's very short on CMNT camps, so it's a big milestone for him to be listed for a qualifier. Very happy for him and the Atlantic Canadian in me is very proud. 

Byrm is indeed a surprise, but not necessarily a bad one. He really didn't do a lot with the U23s back in Spring, but he was one of the bright spots at the last camp poutine. He's obviously a talented player, because you don't end up in the Lille system if you don't have talent.

I think his strong start with FC Eindhoven earned him this call, but I don't expect him to play much, if at all.

I am a little disappointed Waterman wasn't called, and a bit concerned that we've only called 4 CBs, but all in all it's a good roster!

[canuckgbp]

Glad to see some players that may be on the fringes get called. Get them integrated now and it pay dividends in later windows. With the yellows in particular we may see them contribute this window even. 

[Cblake]

1 minute ago, Kadenge said:

other than Brym, this is as good as we could have expected especially with 27 players. The question is are Larin, Cav, Borjan & Atiba ready to go?

With 27 you can some flexibility to get through the 3 games, hopefully everyone is ready to go, but some rotation will be part of it as knocks could very likely be picked up through the window as we saw with Phonzie. 

[Dominic94]

Why Brym is there over Tesho or Enin is a head scratcher 

[Cblake]

Just now, Dominic94 said:

Why Brym is there over Tesho or Enin is a head scratcher 

Tesho has certainly shown his worth as a squad player, like what he brings to the pitch. 

[canuckgbp]

Just now, Dominic94 said:

Why Brym is there over Tesho or Enin is a head scratcher 

Herdman must like what he has seen from him. Maybe he is projecting him more for later windows but wants him integrated now. Would like to see Enin for the same reason though. 

 

[Kadenge]

1 minute ago, Cblake said:

With 27 you can some flexibility to get through the 3 games, hopefully everyone is ready to go, but some rotation will be part of it as knocks could very likely be picked up through the window as we saw with Phonzie. 

Is it really 27 or 23 with 4 in sick bay?

[Cblake]

3 minutes ago, Kadenge said:

Is it really 27 or 23 with 4 in sick bay?

Guess it depends on how unhealthy these 4 are, guess we will find out. Where is the team all getting together

Edited October 1, 2021 by Cblake

[Xavier.]

Could timezones/travel be a factor for Ennin since he is almost a full 12 hours difference from here? His home ground is in (UTC+07:00).

[narduch]

Just now, Xavier. said:

Could timezones/travel be a factor for Ennin since he is almost a full 12 hours difference from here? His home ground is in (UTC+07:00).

Considering we called Henry, I would say no.

[canuckgbp]

Someone like Tesho or an extra keeper from MLS could be added if Herdman needed to. 

[Cblake]

Just now, Xavier. said:

Could timezones/travel be a factor for Ennin since he is almost a full 12 hours difference from here? His home ground is in (UTC+07:00).

I would not think so, air travel makes things so easy from anywhere. 

[Aird25]

7 minutes ago, Obinna said:

I am a little disappointed Waterman wasn't called, and a bit concerned that we've only called 4 CBs, but all in all it's a good roster!

I also thought Waterman might get the call in order to have another CB on the roster

[narduch]

Just now, canuckgbp said:

Someone like Tesho or an extra keeper from MLS could be added if Herdman needed to. 

Pretty easy to get to Mexico or Jamaica from Orlando last second if necessary.

[VinceA]

Literally my only gripe with this team is Brym so other than that this roster is looking pretty good.

[El Hombre]

9 minutes ago, Floortom said:

With the expanded roster and injury issues up top, I'm a bit disappointed we arent getting a look at Ennin (especially over someone like Brym)

 

6 minutes ago, Dominic94 said:

Why Brym is there over Tesho or Enin is a head scratcher 

Ennin is mostly a left-sided player and Tesho is mostly a central striker.  Brym is a right-sided player.

Ennin is competing with Davies, Shaffleburg and Millar.  Tesho is competing with David, Larin and Cavallini.  Brym is competing with Buchanan and Hoillet.  If you want an alternate to Brym, you need to look at guys like Corbeanu and not Ennin.  Personally, I think his form with FC Eindhoven is currently better than Corbeanu's for Sheff Wed.

[Cblake]

1 minute ago, narduch said:

Pretty easy to get to Mexico or Jamaica from Orlando last second if necessary.

Absolutely , flights going there every day. John certainly has options if needed to call in an extra player or two.