Unnamed Trialist Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Compare Pacific picking up from where it left off, even with player changes and the former assistant now coaching, looking like a serious aspirant already.... to the Whitecaps, who also have the former assistant, have only a few player changes, and are last in the MLS. nolando and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 toontownman and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Another great win at home! ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Questions! Can this team win CONCACAF League which will be the last edition this year? Can this team win the Canadian Championship and represent Canada at the CCL? My answer - if healthy, 1 of the 2 statements is likely. Where would you rank this club compared to these 2019 Cavalry (Utter domination + eliminating the Whitecaps) 2021 Forge (CONCACAF Run and pushing MTL to the limit) 2022 Pacific (Stronger than the 2021 edition in my opinion) ted and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 I don't think they are quite as strong as the record suggests but we will see. ted and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1. I know little to nothing about CONCACAF League but I think Pacific will struggle with the added games and travel. 2. The finals will likely involve either Montreal (who are currently a top MLS team) or TFC (who may have sorted themselves out by then). Whichever team makes it that far will have a tough time against those two opponents. Not meaning to come across as pessimistic towards Pacific, they are a top CPL club. The biggest problem is that they lost 5 important players this off season and none of the replacements aside from Didic are at the same level. ted and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 9 hours ago, davey_twelve said: 1. I know little to nothing about CONCACAF League but I think Pacific will struggle with the added games and travel. I suspect this will be the case. My hope is simply that we don't embarrass ourselves in our first international competition and gain some valuable team experience. toontownman and SadOnMondays 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I thought in pre-season Pacific would struggle as they didn't look like they had fully replaced the outgoings and for a CONCACAF campaign added in they just didn't have the depth. Players have stepped up though and while the squad is likely still somewhat light for CONCACAF they have proved any doubts wrong. Young is still growing but has filled the hole left by Hojabrpour. What is the deal with Umaro Balde? Is he injured, awaiting a work visa or just not playing? He seemed like potentially a hell of a pick up at the time. Dada-Luke (who has been a revelation) and Mavinga add great balance and Didic was an excellent pick up and adds a bit more solidarity, calm and consistency to MacNaughton's front foot and full blooded performances. Jury is still out on Daniels and Binate. I think to follow Forges lead Pacific just needs to pad out with a few more younger talents and likely will add them or more experience closer to the Concacaf games. They are doing just fine right now. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Could be wrong but I think yesterday was the first time Baldé appeared on the bench. Pacific can afford to rotate a lot of players or experiment a bit for Friday's league game against York, maybe we'll see Baldé then. Unless there's injuries I expect the Tuesday cup game to have Pacific's strongest XI. ted, Unnamed Trialist and toontownman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 My personal opinion is that the best team in CPL I have seen was Cavalry in the first year. They just lost a bit of competitive edge in the playoffs, but for me they were the best team almost all that year. Forge is likely paying for having done an early pre-season and their CL run. I also wonder if a certain level of success is always hard to sustain and that maybe Bobby really needs to get an offer and move on, sooner than later. Pacific may very well have some poorer results with the Concacaf travel, just look at Seattle doing poorly in MLS but winning the region's major trophy. Mind you, Pacific as with most CPL teams are fairly used to long travel. davey_twelve and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 8:58 PM, toontownman said: I thought in pre-season Pacific would struggle as they didn't look like they had fully replaced the outgoings and for a CONCACAF campaign added in they just didn't have the depth. Players have stepped up though and while the squad is likely still somewhat light for CONCACAF they have proved any doubts wrong. I don't know. I haven't been particularly impressed with any of our second choice players this year, particularly in attack. I'm not sure where goals come from other than Diaz, Bustos, Heard, and Manny toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Aird25 said: I don't know. I haven't been particularly impressed with any of our second choice players this year, particularly in attack. I'm not sure where goals come from other than Diaz, Bustos, Heard, and Manny Still grinding out the results though that's the main thing. Given their pedigree I think there is a higher expectation on Dos Santos and Daniels to be big contributors, they haven't been so far, Binate was rated too. Hopefully they step up when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Aird25 said: I don't know. I haven't been particularly impressed with any of our second choice players this year, particularly in attack. I'm not sure where goals come from other than Diaz, Bustos, Heard, and Manny Sure, but four goal scorers this far in is actually pretty good. We are missing the Terran Campbell type goal this year, or at least as a variation. Since the starters are fresh, it makes sense to go with them still. But I do agree Merriman will need to get more of the squad into games, which will benefit us as the season progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rocket Robin Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 All the audio (wow 44+ minutes) from the post game press conference after the Sat Jun 18/22 CPL game between York United FC (Isaiah Johnston and Martin Nash) and Pacific FC (Jemar Dixon and James Merriman). http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports22/22york093.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I'm flying in this Friday night for the Saturday match vs HFX. Can't wait to finally see the defending league champs again (it's been three years). Aird25 and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I'll be at a wedding for this one. Inconsiderate of them to get married on a game day BearcatSA and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aird25 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 11 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Stadium expanding to 10k next April/May. Still tons of backing from Langford's mayor Stew Young. I'm scared to think what happens to this team if he gets voted out in the fall. At least the deal with BC Hydro, and to expand the stadium is already made ted and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Saw this story and I was wondering if Concacaf will force the camera to the other side for the upcoming Concacaf League match. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, narduch said: Saw this story and I was wondering if Concacaf will force the camera to the other side for the upcoming Concacaf League match. Why on earth would CONCACAF want to show the Hydro Pole and no seats?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, ted said: Why on earth would CONCACAF want to show the Hydro Pole and no seats?!? Camera angles ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 He said they were paying to remove the hydro pole? Meaning the city? Good discussion about where to situate They're going to start in April, but Ryan can't ask why not earlier? The rest was interesting enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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