Match Thread: April 10, 2022 - Edmonton v Valour

[narduch]

Match is at 2pm local time (4pm ET) on One Soccer.

Valour have an all-time record of 5 wins, 4 draws & 3 losses against Edmonton.

[StillOnFire]

I like Winnipeg, i'm not sure why... but they have potential.  I don't think Gale was the man for the job.  Maybe Dos Santos will be the man to get the potential out of them? Gutiérrez, Romeo and Riggi are good signings. Sirios is back on loan, and arguably the best keeper in the league last season. I'm a fan of Dyer and Akio. As for Edmonton, poor Edmonton, full respect to Koch but he's got a big job on his hands. Maybe team spirit and a battle down the hatches mentality will see them put on something? Shome is a man of obvious talent, just yet to deliver. Kacher is yet to shine but has something as does Mohammed. Singh could do something at centre back on loan from Toronto and Vaikla (also from Toronto) has national team experience. Maybe Edmonton aren't dead yet?

[yothat2]

42 minutes ago, StillOnFire said:

I like Winnipeg, i'm not sure why... but they have potential.  I don't think Gale was the man for the job.  Maybe Dos Santos will be the man to get the potential out of them? Gutiérrez, Romeo and Riggi are good signings. Sirios is back on loan, and arguably the best keeper in the league last season. I'm a fan of Dyer and Akio. As for Edmonton, poor Edmonton, full respect to Koch but he's got a big job on his hands. Maybe team spirit and a battle down the hatches mentality will see them put on something? Shome is a man of obvious talent, just yet to deliver. Kacher is yet to shine but has something as does Mohammed. Singh could do something at centre back on loan from Toronto and Vaikla (also from Toronto) has national team experience. Maybe Edmonton aren't dead yet?

too bad Fced is starting from scratch again. Basically left for dead. The youth investment pushed by Paulus in the first 3 seasons / end of nasl has gotten much of return (minutes given to Marcus Velado, David Doe, Prince Amanda, Tony Caceras, Chance Carter, Abe Dukely). the club hasn't gained much of a foothold over the other Cpl clubs from the there 10 year history.  If Vaila turns out to be a stud goalie, maybe they have some potential. 

[narduch]

 

[Cheeta]

AJB on the bench?

[jonovision]

^ Yeah, I didn't think he was close to ready yet. 

[Pottsy3]

20 minutes ago, Cheeta said:

AJB on the bench?

I believe AJB and Riggi both are not healthy but were on the lineups submitted to Canada Soccer. Neither are on the graphic Valour tweeted out

[Pottsy3]

Is this the worst match day graphic in league history?

the two at a time spacing is really throwing me off. Is Koch trying a revolutionary 2-2-2-2-2 formation?

 

plus, Tobias’s hand has been amputated

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by Pottsy3

[Pottsy3]

I’d imagine Edmonton plays something like this:

                    Ulbricht 
            Bitar - Shaver - Warschewski

              Shome - Gonzalez

Higgins - Singh - Loughrey - Faiya

                       Vaikla 

Edited April 10, 2022 by Pottsy3

[toontownman]

Wind playing absolute havoc for Edmonton. Attendance looks sparse but from early shots pre game the majority of fans are sat in the opposite stand out of shot. 

Singh looks good so far, as you would hope he would at this level. 

Seagulls almost as annoying as the wind.

[canuckgbp]

That is some serious wind. 

[grasshopper1917]

Never seems to be ever good weather in Edmonton   

[Pottsy3]

Warschewski has looked very active in the first half, but otherwise the ball has been in FCE’s half a whole lot 

[narduch]

Baquero scores late in the 1st half to give Valour the lead

[narduch]

That is the first non penalty goal in CPL this season 

[canuckgbp]

How do you miss that? Lol

[toontownman]

Can't believe we see a worse miss than that this season. Absolutely horrific. Chest it in lol anything but that 

[toontownman]

Loughrey looks like a great prospect.

[narduch]

Wow. Worschewski bicycle kick to tie it at the death.

Edited April 10, 2022 by narduch

[toontownman]

Last chance of the game. Quality stuff.

[narduch]

Are Edmonton going to be the Cleveland Indians from the movie Major League?

[jonovision]

Dropping points to bad teams like Edmonton will be the difference between Valour being a middle-table pretender and being a good team.

Waste of a solid effort.

[canuckgbp]

Worst miss of the season and maybe the goal of the season lol. 

[Metro]

CPL action: it’s faaaaaantastic.

[toontownman]

Valour could finish last in the league imo.