Match Thread: Voyageurs Cup - 1st Round - TSS Rovers v Valour - April 19, 2023

[toontownman]

Wow. 

I would say that's a little harsh but gut said penalty on first view. Crazy

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, toontownman said:

Wow. 

I would say that's a little harsh but gut said penalty on first view. Crazy

It wasn't but ball doesn't lie.

Only Adam Mitter has had a worse defensive performance than Chandler today.

[Soccerpro2]

After the game vs York, I thought Valour had put to rest my concerns about no depth and no offensive prowess.

Boy was I wrong.

[Bison44]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

It wasn't but ball doesn't lie.

Only Adam Mitter has had a worse defensive performance than Chandler today.

Murell kicking the table??

[Soccerpro2]

Ponce gets ball in midfield on a break and dribbles it directly to an opponent.

Glad he's on the field now.

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Soccerpro2 said:

Ponce gets ball in midfield on a break and dribbles it directly to an opponent.

Glad he's on the field now.

Ponce just created Valour's only chance of the game, but Novak Novaked it.

[Soccerpro2]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

Ponce just created Valour's only chance of the game, but Novak Novaked it.

Today is confirmation of all my offseason worries about this team.

[Big_M]

If he gets fired it think it would be his second time getting fired after a voyageurs as he was with big bro at whitecaps

Polisi saying hey Phil you didnt wanna sign me? Let me show you how much better I am than these players

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Soccerpro2 said:

Today is confirmation of all my offseason worries about this team.

I'll wait to see it happen in the league first. This team clearly didn't take this game seriously and they've deserved every bit of this.

[Soccerpro2]

Just now, Big_M said:

If he gets fired it think it would be his second time getting fired after a voyageurs as he was with big bro at whitecaps

Polisi saying hey Phil you didnt wanna sign me? Let me show you how much better I am than these players

He's not getting fired.

But the result is catastrophic for team confidence and belief.

[Soccerpro2]

2 minutes ago, Big_M said:

If he gets fired it think it would be his second time getting fired after a voyageurs as he was with big bro at whitecaps

Polisi saying hey Phil you didnt wanna sign me? Let me show you how much better I am than these players

He won't get fired. But this is terrible for team morale.

[jonovision]

Well, that's Ohin done for another 12 months.

[Bison44]

Terrible for my morale....

[jonovision]

At least the refereeing is still terrible. What a clown.

[jonovision]

This is such a dark night for Canadian soccer.

[BearcatSA]

6 minutes ago, jonovision said:

This is such a dark night for Canadian soccer.

Definitely not for Rovers supporters and neutrals who like an upset.

 

[jonovision]

2 minutes ago, BearcatSA said:

Definitely not for Rovers supporters and neutrals who like an upset.

 

This is the nail in the coffin for the existence of pro soccer on the prairies. Valour won't exist after October.

Edited April 20, 2023 by jonovision

[wallflower]

I called a TSS win earlier in the thread (before game start) with TSS 1 – 0 Valour.

(Did Nolando as well? Kingston was waffley.)

 

I would like to point out that I originally wanted to put 2 GF TSS.

The reason I decided against 2 was: Valour has had a much more substantial preseason than TSS plus a league winning game on the belt.

Squad for squad, when looking at the players (thank you MM3 for posting TSS), I decided WIN for TSS was in the cards.

TSS has a few CPL+ calibre players.

Does Valour?

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, wallflower said:

I called a TSS win earlier in the thread (before game start) with TSS 1 – 0 Valour.

(Did Nolando as well? Kingston was waffley.)

 

I would like to point out that I originally wanted to put 2 GF TSS.

The reason I decided against 2 was: Valour has had a much more substantial preseason than TSS plus a league winning game on the belt.

Squad for squad, when looking at the players (thank you MM3 for posting TSS), I decided WIN for TSS was in the cards.

TSS has a few CPL+ calibre players.

Does Valour?

I think Valour finishes 5th in the league and they absolutely have quality players. But PDS did not set up his team to win today, and by sitting Gutierrez he told his players he didn't care to win. Just an awful job by him. 

I don't think he'll be fired but he'll be out of a job anyway when the team folds in October.

[Big_M]

What is the main reason Dos Santos will give for the loss??

1-Simply bad performance of his team

2-Reffing

3-Field

4-Injuries/resting players

[jonovision]

3 minutes ago, Big_M said:

What is the main reason Dos Santos will give for the loss??

1-Simply bad performance of his team

2-Reffing

3-Field

4-Injuries/resting players

#1, 4 and a sprinkling of 3. The reffing was atrocious but not particularly one-sided.

[wallflower]

1 hour ago, Big_M said:

What is the main reason Dos Santos will give for the loss??

1-Simply bad performance of his team

2-Reffing

3-Field

4-Injuries/resting players

Missing Jordan Haynes

[jonovision]

My moment of the match was when Terry Dunfield said "Valour haven't been that poor".

That was probably the worst each of those Valour players could possibly have played, individually and collectively.

Edited April 20, 2023 by jonovision

[Raven]

Well that was fun as a neutral 😃!!!

[wallflower]

I wasn't able to watch the game. How did the penalty goal happen? I mean, what was the penalty?