My all best Canadian XI of all time (retired players)

[JAVIERF]

Since I ve been following your team, I am gonna give you my very best XI from Canadian footballers of all time, based from the ones that I have watched.  

-------------Forrest---------------

          Yallop   De Vos.   Bridge.  

Stalteri DGuzman Hargreaves DJong

Radzinski. DRosario.  Van't Schip

I don't know what you think about it but I think. Those are the strongest I could field with 2 second best ever from what I ve seen over the years.  

--------------Hirschfeld-------------

Edgar   McKenna Samuel Brennan

Bernier.   Imhoff.  Johnson Simpson

         Bunbury.     Olivier Occean

 

 

[Onelessstar]

1 hour ago, JAVIERF said:

Since I ve been following your team, I am gonna give you my very best XI from Canadian footballers of all time, based from the ones that I have watched.  

-------------Forrest---------------

          Yallop   De Vos.   Bridge.  

Stalteri DGuzman Hargreaves DJong

Radzinski. DRosario.  Van't Schip

I don't know what you think about it but I think. Those are the strongest I could field with 2 second best ever from what I ve seen over the years.  

--------------Hirschfeld-------------

Edgar   McKenna Samuel Brennan

Bernier.   Imhoff.  Johnson Simpson

         Bunbury.     Olivier Occean

 

 

Which de Guzmán?

[Floortom]

Are you excluding present day footballers for some reason?  A number of current players would be on these teams including Hutch and Davies obviously 

[nolando]

No Tissot?

[A_Gagne]

35 minutes ago, Onelessstar said:

Which de Guzmán?

I presume the one that played for us.

[JAVIERF]

Julian.   What a teamsheet eh?

Forrest 

Yallop

DeVos

Bridge

Stalteri

Jul De Guzman

Hargreaves

DeJong

Radzinski

De Rosario

Van't Schip

Invincible!!!!  

[ghostknownunknown]

57 minutes ago, JAVIERF said:

Hargreaves

🙄

[dyslexic nam]

Includes the whore.  Doesn’t have Davies in the lineup - or even the 2nd best lineup.  

Gonna pass.

Edited February 8, 2022 by dyslexic nam

[Onelessstar]

1 hour ago, A_Gagne said:

I presume the one that played for us.

I presume Hargreaves and Van't Schip did not play for us so.... which de Guzmán

[GasPed]

Any top XI list without Bruce Wilson on it is just plain wrong.  (Although maybe you never saw him - your loss... 😉)

[Norrin Radd]

I'd go with Joe Kennaway in goal.

[JAVIERF]

I havent seen them.  Current players couldnt apply they are still in the mix.  Doesnt matter,  those two are canadian and played At the fullest of levels.  

Im taking about the ones Ive watched

[JAVIERF]

29 minutes ago, GasPed said:

Any top XI list without Bruce Wilson on it is just plain wrong.  (Although maybe you never saw him - your loss... 😉)

I havent watched him play.  

[JAVIERF]

1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said:

Includes the whore.  Doesn’t have Davies in the lineup - or even the 2nd best lineup.  

Gonna pass.

Retired players.

[A_Gagne]

2 hours ago, Onelessstar said:

I presume Hargreaves and Van't Schip did not play for us so.... which de Guzmán

oh, yeah, totally didn't register he'd included them.

I definitely wouldn't put players who never repped Canada in a "Canadian" best 11. That gets kind of murky. Just my perspective.

Edited February 8, 2022 by A_Gagne

[nazzer]

Is it terrible that I would prefer it if this Javier fellow just disappeared?

[JAVIERF]

32 minutes ago, nazzer said:

Is it terrible that I would prefer it if this Javier fellow just disappeared?

Don't worry I'm alive and kicking.  I just gave my perspective,   ditto this I still think both Owen and Van't Schip should have played for you.  As for Julian brother.  Owen got karma 

[kacbru]

3 hours ago, A_Gagne said:

oh, yeah, totally didn't register he'd included them.

I definitely wouldn't put players who never repped Canada in a "Canadian" best 11. That gets kind of murky. Just my perspective.

Nope, not murky at all for me.  Crystal clear they have no business being discussed here.

[Joe MacCarthy]

4 hours ago, JAVIERF said:

I havent watched him play.  

Then I guess it's not much of a list is it?

[ghostknownunknown]

3 hours ago, JAVIERF said:

Don't worry I'm alive and kicking.  I just gave my perspective,   ditto this I still think both Owen and Van't Schip should have played for you.  As for Julian brother.  Owen got karma 

But they didn’t. So they have absolutely no place in an all time Canada XI. read the room. 

[MM3/MM2/MM]

8 hours ago, JAVIERF said:

I havent seen them.  Current players couldnt apply they are still in the mix.  Doesnt matter,  those two are canadian and played At the fullest of levels.  

Im taking about the ones Ive watched

Not Canadian players, trolling goin on here?

[JAVIERF]

Nope. At all I chose my best ever but if you there is bitter on them both I could change no prob.  

 

           Forrest

     Yallop. De Vos Bridge

Stalteri.  DGuzman Imhoff DJong

Radzinski.         De Rosario Siimpson

 

[Joe MacCarthy]

The problem with these lists is you are comparing Gretzky to Howie Morenz which is unfair and impossible.  Toss that in with a new generation, many of whom are provided with information the likes of which we have never seen before, and are still loathe to recognize anything before their time.  Many are blissfully ignorant, and worse, proud of it.

I think the least one could do is judge a player on how dominant they were versus players in their own time.  We had some pretty good players on the 86 WC team.  A few have had their legacies somewhat smeared by what happened post career.  I think a good example would be Dale Mitchell who was a fantastic player but an unsuccessful NT coach which I believe hurt his legacy.  Same with The Duz.  Igor Vrablic was on track to become an all time great and derailed.

Add in training techniques, diet, supplements, sports science and people from yesteryear pale as compared to today, it is hardly fair.