Alex Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 minute ago, CanadaFan123 said: Definitely the World Cup group. Going off the purely first impressions we drew a World Cup finalist and #1 ranked team. Chile and Peru are good but Morocco and a Croatia are objectively tougher sides. I hope you’re right because I want 4 points here Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Styles make fights. I like our style v Peru & Chile Canuckia and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Eleven Vs Argentina 5-3-3 ............... Shatner ............... Moranis Aykroyd Reynolds D.Foley Carrey MoeDiamantopulos M.J Fox Wolverine. M. Short M.Myers Bench Rogen Buruchel Deadpool Bublee Levy Ironside Fraser Unnamed Trialist and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 25 minutes ago, JAVIERF said: Eleven Vs Argentina 5-3-3 ............... Shatner ............... Moranis Aykroyd Reynolds D.Foley Carrey MoeDiamantopulos M.J Fox Wolverine. M. Short M.Myers Bench Rogen Buruchel Deadpool Bublee Levy Ironside Fraser a) I like your strategy for beating Argentina. Trotting out an extra player. Genius! b) I hope after all this, you're referring to Liam Fraser, who may have some acting chops I'm not aware of. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Brendan F. Though the Kids in the hall could cause some root up front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, Floortom said: The U.S. has really cemented themselves as top dog in the region by quite a margin. The interesting thing is how far Mexico has fallen off. That #2 spot is wide open. Even looking at their roster - there’s not much to be scared of. They’ve scored one goal against the U.S. in their last six matches. We’ve scored 6 against US in the last six. Maybe Flores gets called up my Mexico soon …. Ochoa > crepeau gallardo <davies vasquez > miller montes > bombito/cornelius or whoever sanchez/araujo> johnston.... this could be fairly close though? Alvarez = staq chavez< kone sanchez< david lozano< buchanan although this one could go either way? antuna < Millar jimenez/Gimenez = larin Head to head, I think our roster is just about past them. Our biggest difference is they have a better floor than us and much higher quality defenders. If we end up with 2 prem level defenders, then I think we are superior to mexico.... on paper. They also seem to have a more balanced squad. Buchanan might become an elite wingback but lozano is a proper winger. They have a proper CDM in alvarez and can let their mids be more creative. GasPed, Unnamed Trialist, Corazon and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 The Canadian Moe Howard has been a revelation for the last few years ... His last name is endless I know the guy played Mork too he must be greek for Stamateapuolous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, Bigandy said: Ochoa > crepeau gallardo <davies vasquez > miller montes > bombito/cornelius or whoever sanchez/araujo> johnston.... this could be fairly close though? Alvarez = staq chavez< kone sanchez< david lozano< buchanan although this one could go either way? antuna < Millar jimenez/Gimenez = larin Head to head, I think our roster is just about past them. Our biggest difference is they have a better floor than us and much higher quality defenders. If we end up with 2 prem level defenders, then I think we are superior to mexico.... on paper. They also seem to have a more balanced squad. Buchanan might become an elite wingback but lozano is a proper winger. They have a proper CDM in alvarez and can let their mids be more creative. Not so much the yanks they have depth that's all they have but nothing else espectacular. Listen, last time I checked it's only eleven a side Mon frère !!!!! Hahaha Jamaica should have killed that match off !!! They couldnt without the two main strikers Nicholson and the Everton winger Gray Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Güerito Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, JAVIERF said: Eleven Vs Argentina 5-3-3 ............... Shatner ............... Moranis Aykroyd Reynolds D.Foley Carrey MoeDiamantopulos M.J Fox Wolverine. M. Short M.Myers Bench Rogen Buruchel Deadpool Bublee Levy Ironside Fraser No way Bjorn Ironside doesn't start.. he's Canada's Erling Haaland incarnate. JAVIERF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Alex said: World Cup group: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco Copa group: Argentina, Chile, Peru Which one is tougher? Keep in mind before the wc we didn’t think Morocco was as good as they turned out to be. I thought Morocco would be tougher than Belgium. Check the receipts😉. But, with a lot of familiarity bias, surely it has to be the World Cup group. Chile - Brereton Díaz can be very dangerous but very streaky. Sanchez can still produce some magic. Marcelino Nunez I know has some deep passing guile for Norwich. There is a centre back who seems to mostly start for Monaco. Any body else we should watch? Peru is less known to me. A couple? MLSers, a teammate of Cornelius, and a guy mostly on the bench at Feyenoord seem to be the highlights. Again any more knowledge? Canuckia and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 minutes ago, Güerito said: No way Bjorn Ironside doesn't start.. he's Canada's Erling Haaland incarnate. I loved him in The Machinist , V, all those crazy fun movies like Starship troopers and in Alfred Hitchcock 's The Edge with Mark Hamill lovely episode !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 2 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: I thought Morocco would be tougher than Belgium. Check the receipts😉. But, with a lot of familiarity bias, surely it has to be the World Cup group. Chile - Brereton Díaz can be very dangerous but very streaky. Sanchez can still produce some magic. Marcelino Nunez I know has some deep passing guile for Norwich. There is a centre back who seems to mostly start for Monaco. Any body else we should watch? Peru is less known to me. A couple? MLSers, a teammate of Cornelius, and a guy mostly on the bench at Feyenoord seem to be the highlights. Again any more knowledge? Canada needs an international football coach , without that will be 4th because of streetwise southAmerican footie, mate WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 My Copa America starting XI would look like this (4-2-3-1) GK- Maxime Crepeau LB- Alphonso Davies CB- Kamal Miller CB- Moise Bombito RB- Alistair Johnston CDM- Stephen Eustaquio (captain) CDM- Ismael Kone LW- Liam Millar CAM- Jacob Shaffelburg RW- Tajon Buchanan CF- Jonathan David Larin comes off the bench as a super sub costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 costarg, SpursFlu, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 12 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: My Copa America starting XI would look like this (4-2-3-1) GK- Maxime Crepeau LB- Alphonso Davies CB- Kamal Miller CB- Moise Bombito RB- Alistair Johnston CDM- Stephen Eustaquio (captain) CDM- Ismael Kone LW- Liam Millar CAM- Jacob Shaffelburg RW- Tajon Buchanan CF- Jonathan David Larin comes off the bench as a super sub Shaf should not be used at CAM. His best and pretty much only attribute is speed down the wing. Putting him at cam nullifies this and puts lots of responsibility on him to defend in midfield, contribute to the build up play and find creative passes. costarg and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 5 minutes ago, red card said: What do you think is in that cooler? Maple Syrup? Cheeta, TGAA_Star, MtlMario and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: I thought Morocco would be tougher than Belgium. Check the receipts😉. But, with a lot of familiarity bias, surely it has to be the World Cup group. Chile - Brereton Díaz can be very dangerous but very streaky. Sanchez can still produce some magic. Marcelino Nunez I know has some deep passing guile for Norwich. There is a centre back who seems to mostly start for Monaco. Any body else we should watch? Peru is less known to me. A couple? MLSers, a teammate of Cornelius, and a guy mostly on the bench at Feyenoord seem to be the highlights. Again any more knowledge? There are a few Chile u-21s on B teams and in 2nd division in Spain, like Sebastián Pino on the B team of Alavés. I think the only one in La Liga is Claudio Bravo, who is 40. He's still good, and their season is fine. Brereton was sent on loan to Sheffield from Villareal because he did not perform for them. Then there is Tomás Alarcón, who was in La Liga with Cádiz, was loaned to Zaragoza in 2nd division, then loaned down to a weaker 2nd tier team, Cartagena. One of the thinner Chile squads in recent memory. With Chile players it is similar, Alexander Callens went to Girona with Taty Castellanos, then they've loaned him to AEK Athens, then Renato Tapia is consistent on a struggling club like Celta Viga. If you know anything about these teams they compete like hell, they play as units, are very professional, and are dangerous when they have their national shirt on. I don't think either match is going to be pretty, we may find it a rather hard-ass group stage. I think if we go through, it'll be painfully, and then, in a knock-out, things may get fun. GasPed, costarg and WestHamCanadianinOxford 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Peru latest results johnyb and Unnamed Trialist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 43 minutes ago, Bigandy said: Shaf should not be used at CAM. His best and pretty much only attribute is speed down the wing. Putting him at cam nullifies this and puts lots of responsibility on him to defend in midfield, contribute to the build up play and find creative passes. I dunno, selling him a bit short. Did he not advertise a rocket of a shot over the past couple of weeks? One, unlike many of his compatriots, that actually finds the back of the net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 35 minutes ago, MauditYvon said: Peru latest results I think all those results seem reasonable. La Paz is tough. Losses to Brazil and Argentina are no surprise. Even at Chile would be difficult. I'd say the Peru game is Canada's best chance of getting a result, but that it's not a guarantee. johnyb and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, red card said: Jeez - could you fit any more stereotypes in? Brazilian dancing, Mexican faking an injury on the ground and Canada bringing the beers! costarg, Canuckia, narduch and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Obinna said: What do you think is in that cooler? Maple Syrup? Molson Canadian!! MtlMario, Cheeta, Obinna and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treppy2 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Might be a bit early, but here are some power rankings for Copa America: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/copa-america-power-rankings-argentina-are-top-but-the-usmnt-crack-the-top-five-ahead-of-this-summer/ We're the second-highest ranked team in Group A! Canuckia, eramosat, CanadaFan123 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 13 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: If you know anything about these teams they compete like hell, they play as units, are very professional, and are dangerous when they have their national shirt on. Can we not say that about the Central American teams as well. We have done generally okay with them as of late? Bravo was City's backup for quite a while but he wasn't playing last I checked in on Jimmy Fornals and El ingeniero (another Chilean) at Betis. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eramosat Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, SpursFlu said: Styles make fights. I like our style v Peru & Chile imho, it will be miraculous if Canada strings together an overall competitive match versus those two squads. nothing Canada has shown for quite some time indicates it will do so. but one match at a time. Requires heroic (e.g. perfect) effort on defense. and extremely keen and insightful on the counter. I don't see us managing the play very much, and that could be good as it is more in the squad's DNA than taking the offensive. A lot of practice required before we can learn ourselves into that approach on the Top50 stage. All in all...it is excellent practice for our squad, to take the measure of themselves and what their best approach is. players and staff hopefully learn a ton, what else is this tournament for? WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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