Match Thread: World Cup Group F - Matchday 2 - Croatia v Canada - November 27, 2022 - 7pm local time / 11am ET / 8am PT

[Ally McCoist]

Don't @ me but that penalty shot WILL have cost us the tournament. Fight me.

[jonovision]

Just now, Ally McCoist said:

Don't @ me but that penalty shot WILL have cost us the tournament. Fight me.

The goal against was a bigger sequence of mistakes. And there were many other opportunities in that match that went asking due to poor finishing or poor referee's decisions.

[gwsmith63]

Just now, jonovision said:

The goal against was a bigger sequence of mistakes. And there were many other opportunities in that match that went asking due to poor finishing or poor referee's decisions.

Yup. 20+ shot attempts and no goals is not a good look. Especially after the earlier game today. 

[Ally McCoist]

Just now, jonovision said:

The goal against was a bigger sequence of mistakes. And there were many other opportunities in that match that went asking due to poor finishing or poor referee's decisions.

That penalty though would have changed the rest of the game. The "first WC goal" monkey would have been off their shoulders. They would have played with more confidence. The game after the PK it looked like the players were lacking confidence and nervous. The missed PK was a catalyst for the rest of the game's outcome.

[youllneverwalkalone]

I like Janine Beckie in this role.

[gwsmith63]

3 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

That penalty though would have changed the rest of the game. The "first WC goal" monkey would have been off their shoulders. They would have played with more confidence. The game after the PK it looked like the players were lacking confidence and nervous. The missed PK was a catalyst for the rest of the game's outcome.

The PK was in the first 10 minutes. We dominated almost the rest of that first half though. 

Edited November 27, 2022 by gwsmith63

[Ally McCoist]

1 minute ago, gwsmith63 said:

The PK was in the first 10 minutes. We dominated almost the rest of that first half though. 

They lacked composure in the final third though.

[SthMelbRed]

19 minutes ago, vancanman said:

That was quite an escape from that first service game.

Even better fight back from love-40! Two games to go!

[Sal333]

9 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

Don't @ me but that penalty shot WILL have cost us the tournament. Fight me.

Totally agree with you!!!

[Kadenge]

Morocco were the better team vs Croatia. Their speed was a big factor.  With Laryea and Davies carrying the ball into the box there could be more penalty calls for us. We need to play with no fear and I think that's reflected in our lineup

[Sal333]

4 minutes ago, gwsmith63 said:

The PK was in the first 10 minutes. We dominated almost the rest of that first half though. 

Not in the final third we didn't

[jonovision]

2 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

They lacked composure in the final third though.

Maybe so, but I don't see the connection between this fact and the PK miss. Nerves are understandable as that was the biggest stage all but Davies will ever have played on. I also don't think this group feels the weight of Canada's past record at the World Cup. 

Hoping for better today.

[TGAA_Star]

Today essentially is a must win for us

[Floortom]

I would still take a draw with a goal today even though it would make us advancing to the next round very unlikely.  We need to get these monkeys off our back - goal and result

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

48 minutes ago, Califax said:

Can I just say - and Im sorry if it's off topic - but this pissing match between Kilbane and Pesch is a pretty stupid thing to going on about on the day of our biggest game ever....

Peschisolido has a point though. The CMNT has been around for many decades and its the stars from its past that belong on a studio panel right now not a Republic of Ireland international like Kevin Kilbane, but Canadian sports broadcasters always have to find a way to make sure soccer is othered and set apart from mainstream Canadian culture at least on the mens side of things.

Having got that out of way, time for the team to get into these rakija swilling and olive oil and bread eating so and sos and get through to the last 16 after losing that slight hint of hesitancy through fear of what was in truth a mediocre opponent that held things back a bit against Belgium. If Luka Modric plays one of the games of his life then hopefully they at least come out of this one with the feeling that they turned in the best possible performance and left it all out on the field of play.

Edited November 27, 2022 by Ozzie_the_parrot

[Sal333]

With that Mor-Bel result we now need  to win both games. I know mathematically there is an opportunity to go through with a draw and a win but I don't trust the math gods so let's just win our next two games.

Edited November 27, 2022 by Sal333

[DeRo_Is_King]

11 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said:

I like Janine Beckie in this role.

Yeah. Her point about giveaways is spot on. We cannot afford to make mistakes and give the ball away in this one. 

[gwsmith63]

Just now, Sal333 said:

Not in the final third we didn't

Coisty’s quote was ‘lacking confidence and nervous’. 

I don’t agree that was the case. Irrespective of what happened in the final third we certainly were not lacking confidence and nervous based on the way the rest of the first half and then quite a bit of the second half played out.

However, we can agree to disagree. All good.

 

 

[jonovision]

And in Davis Cup, Sportsnet is OneSoccering us with some technical difficulties at the worst time.

[Floortom]

4 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said:

Peschisolido has a point though. The CMNT has been around for many decades and its the stars from its past that belong on a studio panel right now not a Republic of Ireland international like Kevin Kilbane, but Canadian sports broadcasters always have to find a way to make sure soccer is othered and set apart from mainstream Canadian culture at least on the mens side of things.

 

I mean they have JDG, Tos and beckie doing analysis vs. 2 non Canadians (Caldwell and Kilbane - both of whom are naturalized Canadians and live here full time). Seems a bit odd to complain about this 

[footballfreak]

Just got the power back on 30 mins before kickoff. Thanks BC Hydro.

[jonovision]

2 minutes ago, Floortom said:

I mean they have JDG, Tos and beckie doing analysis vs. 2 non Canadians (Caldwell and Kilbane - both of whom are naturalized Canadians and live here full time). Seems a bit odd to complain about this 

Wileman and Caldwell doing the pbp grates, for me.

[Floortom]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

Wileman and Caldwell doing the pbp grates, for me.

Which ex Canadian international could do the PBP? Dolan is decent but all the others I've heard just arent good enough (Hume, Bernier, Brennan, Edgar...). Say what you will about Caldwell but he's clearly competent in that role. 

[SthMelbRed]

9 minutes ago, jonovision said:

And in Davis Cup, Sportsnet is OneSoccering us with some technical difficulties at the worst time.

2 points away, potentially!

[gwsmith63]

4 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Wileman and Caldwell doing the pbp grates, for me.

You spelled ‘greats’ wrong. 

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