jonovision Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, toontownman said: I did at least notice Rendon. Most of the team just couldn't handle or judge the grass. Baquero had a shocker, samake started well and went down hill. Brienne isn't a LB and Haynes is not the answer. Ponce was bad when he came on and Williams looked bad too. It was an off night for almost everyone. It happens but it's not easy to stop the alarm bells ringing! This weekends game will be big early season test to see if there is a necessary positive reaction. Ponce actually showed some quality, more than most out there, but absolutely zero confidence and minimal effort. All the Valour players struggled with the pitch and might have done well with arriving a day or two earlier to get in a few more practices on the surface. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Hmm, what did we learn. Take every game seriously, do the prep work needed, etc etc in short be professionals. Its hard to reconcile taking apart York and then falling apart a few days later. Some of the onescoccer pundits were calling Valour the "darkhorse" fav in the CDN championship after the York game, oh boy. Terrible for PDS, I know there are excuses, short turn around, rotated squad etc, but he didnt have them ready for the pitch, the opponent, he was the one who looked amateur. BUT...thats it, back to business, back to CPL on the pitches they are used to, home field advantage and the regular season. On the flip side, what a great night for the Rovers/BC league, and CPL/CDN soccer. Anything that gets some buzz for soccer and this tournie is a good thing. johnyb, MrsC, jonovision and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Aird25 said: Didn’t Polisi trial with Valour, and not get offered a roster spot? johnyb and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, Aird25 said: It was him that scored vs Vancouver?!?!? I saw the name and assumed it was his brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 In the only positive piece of Valour news since Sunday, the promised blizzard seems like it will be much reduced, and it might even be above freezing at kickoff on Saturday. Small mercies. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Aird25 said: Well, if Ohin is gone for the season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Wingback6 said: Well, if Ohin is gone for the season.... Not the kind of player Valour needs. We need more defending from our midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Front office staff member publicly going after social media posts of one of their most high profile and committed fans was something that also happened in Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Just link to the tweet. We don't need the fucking reddit links. So fucking anoying. NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 West End 34 hours before Valour kick off their home opener. Weeeee!!!!!!! (It'll be nicer tomorrow. They promise). Kadenge, johnyb, Olympique_de_Marseille and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Cheeta said: West End 34 hours before Valour kick off their home opener. Weeeee!!!!!!! (It'll be nicer tomorrow. They promise). What a view. It must be hard to stay focused at work some times. The weather gods have smiled on tomorrow though. Edited April 21, 2023 by jonovision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro2 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I'm up North in Thompson for work for a few days. Weather is much nicer here. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It would be nice to have a match preview that included updates on the injury status of Ohin, AJB, and the other guys that have been missing so far. Can Valour go toe-to-toe with Ottawa with a midfield 3 of Gutierrez, Campbell and Sanchez? narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, jonovision said: It would be nice to have a match preview that included updates on the injury status of Ohin, AJB, and the other guys that have been missing so far. Can Valour go toe-to-toe with Ottawa with a midfield 3 of Gutierrez, Campbell and Sanchez? Am I correct in assuming Rendon was deliberately omitted from your available MF list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Am I correct in assuming Rendon was deliberately omitted from your available MF list? The half-time substitutions and tactical shuffles that dos Santos made on Wednesday indicated that he doesn't believe that Rendon can provide the work-rate necessary to play in the middle. And he would be right. Another way of saying that is that the only spot in the midfield 3 that Rendon can play is the offensive role that Gutierrez played vs York. So if Gutierrez is in, Rendon is out (of the midfield). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro2 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Georges Mukumbilwa has been starting at LB for Pacific and looking good. Anyone know why Valour didn't sign him last year after he trialed? Was it a question of money, or Valour didn't rate him? I'd sure take him as our LB. K Edgar and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Didnt we have Levis at LB last year?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said: Georges Mukumbilwa has been starting at LB for Pacific and looking good. Anyone know why Valour didn't sign him last year after he trialed? Was it a question of money, or Valour didn't rate him? I'd sure take him as our LB. The question I ask everytime I see Pacific play. But, isn't he a RB? Suppose he did not meet the needs of the team at the time of his trial, pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said: Georges Mukumbilwa has been starting at LB for Pacific and looking good. Anyone know why Valour didn't sign him last year after he trialed? Was it a question of money, or Valour didn't rate him? I'd sure take him as our LB. 8 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Didnt we have Levis at LB last year?? 3 minutes ago, K Edgar said: The question I ask everytime I see Pacific play. But, isn't he a RB? Suppose he did not meet the needs of the team at the time of his trial, pity. Levis was our left back last year and, given his reputation for being injury prone, actually did really well. To be fair, the other option was "Jonny 1-minute". Wonder where he is now? As far as Mukumbilwa goes, he is a right back, but is one of those players who can play pretty much anywhere down either flank. He is just as likely to be seen playing left wing as he is right back. Also has pace to burn. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Tickets do seem to be moving at a decent clip, based on my visit to the Ticketmaster page compared to last weekend. That said, one never knows with the way TM manages its seat inventory. I'm looking forward to the match and am almost prepared to forget about Wednesday if the team fields a proper lineup and shows urgency on Saturday evening. Edited April 21, 2023 by jonovision PegCityCam, Cheeta and K Edgar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Cheeta said: West End 34 hours before Valour kick off their home opener. Weeeee!!!!!!! (It'll be nicer tomorrow. They promise). I had put my heavy winter coat away but brought it back out for my trip to the 'peg. 😆 On the same flight as the Atlético Ottawa players and staff. About to take off. First time in Winnipeg since August 2001! Wingback6, johnyb, PegCityCam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: I had put my heavy winter coat away but brought it back out for my trip to the 'peg. 😆 On the same flight as the Atlético Ottawa players and staff. About to take off. First time in Winnipeg since August 2001! Hope you have a great time. Enjoy Winnipeg's ugliest season! Cheeta, Olympique_de_Marseille and Wingback6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/every-year-you-have-that-goal-of-making-home-a-fortress "-No update on the status of Raphael Ohin on Friday. In case you missed it, the bulldozing midfielder left Wednesday’s loss with about 20 minutes remaining with a still-to-be determined leg injury. Ohin did leave the pitch under his own steam but was visibly upset. Both Ohin and centre back Andrew Jean-Baptiste were not at training Friday at the WSF South Soccer Complex." No info provided on the other players who have been missing to date. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 3 hours ago, jonovision said: Tickets do seem to be moving at a decent clip, based on my visit to the Ticketmaster page compared to last weekend. That said, one never knows with the way TM manages its seat inventory. I'm looking forward to the match and am almost prepared to forget about Wednesday if the team fields a proper lineup and shows urgency on Saturday evening. Looking at the ticketmaster map I'd say we're at around 5500 "sold" at this point...solely based off the proportion of blue vs grey dots. Aird25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsC Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 12 hours ago, Cheeta said: West End 34 hours before Valour kick off their home opener. Weeeee!!!!!!! (It'll be nicer tomorrow. They promise). If you arrive before we march in tomorrow, you can take part in our snowball fight. (Yeah I know the snow is all gone now, but that's what coolers and hockey arena snow piles are for). Cheeta, Wingback6 and PegCityCam 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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