CONCACAF U17 qualifying: Guatemala Feb 2023 ( + preparation & news )

[VinceA]

Based on what I can see from the non-MLS NA guys:

Erik Pop had 13 goals in 18 games for ProStars in L1O U21 reserve league.

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-sports/guelphs-simon-guardiero-has-eyes-set-on-the-world-soccer-stage-5948352

a feature on Sigma's CB Simon Guardiero. 

Can't find anything on Braden Stefanovic other than in 2021 he played three games for Tecumseh B.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

2 hours ago, Vasi said:

Found the answer. 

I think this Mission26 guy might be premature in his posting. These might be the guys called to the December camp. You can only call 20 guys to the final roster, not 24 guys.

[Vasi]

12 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

I think this Mission26 guy might be premature in his posting. These might be the guys called to the December camp. You can only call 20 guys to the final roster, not 24 guys.

You are right. There is no way they announce the roster now for February. I think that that is what the guy ment to post. If these names are true. Im impressed that they got two duel nats to come. Fung and Higazy.

[Ivan]

Is Erik Pop the son of the former Argo coach/GM?  He had an older son at TFCA.

[VinceA]

https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-copa-mexico-de-naciones-sub-17/

 

17- F- Antoni Klukowski | POL / Legia Warszawa

Are we guessing this is Mike's son?

Edited December 9, 2022 by VinceA

[Atlantic]

4 minutes ago, VinceA said:

https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-copa-mexico-de-naciones-sub-17/

 

17- F- Antoni Klukowski | POL / Legia Warszawa

Are we guessing this is Mike's son?

Yea, it is. @jordan mentioned him earlier this year I believe. Wasn’t on the leaked roster FWIW.

[InglewoodJack]

Has Klukowski played with the senior team? They list him as being part of Legia Warsaw, not the youth team. Assuming it’s a typo, but has anyone seen him play?

[jordan]

1 minute ago, Atlantic said:

Yea, it is. @jordan mentioned him earlier this year I believe. Wasn’t on the leaked roster FWIW.

Mike shared highlights on his Instagram for a bit, but his account goes dormant often

[dyslexic nam]

Sorry if I missed this - will we get to see these games?  Streaming maybe? 

[VinceA]

1 minute ago, dyslexic nam said:

Sorry if I missed this - will we get to see these games?  Streaming maybe? 

It's in Mexico so I'm guessing at worst there will be some Spanish language stream to catch.

[El Hombre]

Usually they indicate coverage options in the CSA press release so I went back into it and stumbled across this gem that I originally missed:

The Canada squad, coached by Andrew Olivieri, will feature players born 2006 or later.

Damn.  I had such high hopes.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

2 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

Damn.  I had such high hopes.

I really thought it would be Eric Tenllado this time.

[kacbru]

48 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

Usually they indicate coverage options in the CSA press release so I went back into it and stumbled across this gem that I originally missed:

The Canada squad, coached by Andrew Olivieri, will feature players born 2006 or later.

Damn.  I had such high hopes.

If it ain't broke, why fix it? 

[El Hombre]

6 minutes ago, kacbru said:

If it ain't broke, why fix it? 

I think it is more the corollary that applies in this particular case:

"If it's broke beyond all repair, why fix it?"

[Buchta]

1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said:

Has Klukowski played with the senior team? They list him as being part of Legia Warsaw, not the youth team. Assuming it’s a typo, but has anyone seen him play?

He has played in 8 matches so far for Legia Warsaw U17 (four starts) and he has four goals.

Full match here from September vs Hutnik.  He scored a goal in the 58th minute.  

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Buchta

[InglewoodJack]

28 minutes ago, Buchta said:

He has played in 8 matches so far for Legia Warsaw U17 (four starts) and he has four goals.

Full match here from September vs Hutnik.  He scored a goal in the 58th minute.  

 

This seems... really good? I know it's only U17, and I won't pretend to ever have watched a minute of Polish Youth Soccer, but I think if he keeps advancing, a (hypothetical) 20 year old playing at Legia Warsaw would be in contention for the '26 roster. I feel like Legia have also sent some serious talent to big clubs before. They famously dropped Lewandowski from their B team after an injury, and refused to reacquire him after he took off in Poland's lower division.

Edited December 9, 2022 by InglewoodJack

[jordan]

16 hours ago, Ivan said:

Is Erik Pop the son of the former Argo coach/GM?  He had an older son at TFCA.

I was wondering if it’s the son of former CPSL player Gabriel Pop

[El Hombre]

2 minutes ago, jordan said:

I was wondering if it’s the son of former CPSL player Gabriel Pop

Most likely the grandson of Outsiders heart-throb Soda Pop.

[Pottsy3]

1 hour ago, Buchta said:

He has played in 8 matches so far for Legia Warsaw U17 (four starts) and he has four goals.

Full match here from September vs Hutnik.  He scored a goal in the 58th minute.  

 

Looks like he's on the younger side for this level too. He's one of five 2007 born players on the 24 man roster listed on their site, the rest of the squad is 2006's. It says he turns 16 in April.

Previously was in the academy at Mallorca.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Pottsy3

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

The Costa Rica roster:

https://www.fedefutbol.com/2022/12/09/la-sele-sub-17-masculina-se-foguera-en-mexico/

8 hours ago, dyslexic nam said:

Sorry if I missed this - will we get to see these games?  Streaming maybe? 

No idea, but once again we get more details from the other Football Federations.

The Costa Rica match will be on Thursday at 5pm EST / 2pm Pacific / 4pm local

Edited December 10, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[FC_Hali]

Excited to see some new prospects, particularly N’Diaye, Chukwu and Dimitru. I’ve heard they’re very highly rated in MLS circles. No idea how good the euro based players are, but this group could be cookin.

Also happy to see the team get an 11 day prep day camp prior to the qualifying tournament. 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

For those who care, Mexico U17 beat Costa Rica U17 1-0 yesterday.

https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/sele-sub-17-perdio-en-amistoso-ante-mexico/

As far as I can tell, Fedefutbol Costa Rica only posted the lineup ( their staring XI and bench) and the final result. No stream.

Mexico only posted a match summary and a 2 minute highlights vid on twitter.

On 12/9/2022 at 5:16 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

The Costa Rica match will be on Thursday at 5pm EST / 2pm Pacific / 4pm local

We will play them tomorrow but it looks like the best we will get is twitter updates.

Edited December 14, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[toontownman]

2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

We will play them tomorrow but it looks like the best we will get is twitter updates.

Considering the pre-olympic camp debacle I'd be ecstatic if that even happens. I'd guess we might see a tweet or basic info at somepoint after the match has happened. Most will be reported on twitter elsewhere.

Where a teachable moment occurs like that one last year, traditionally it seems the CSA likes to double down rather than learn and try to improve.

[Vasi]

When is the game tomorrow? 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

45 minutes ago, Vasi said:

When is the game tomorrow? 

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On 12/9/2022 at 5:16 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

The Costa Rica match will be on Thursday at 5pm EST / 2pm Pacific / 4pm local