Match Thread: April 30, 2023 - Cavalry v Valour

[jonovision]

Just now, Soccerpro2 said:

de Brienne boosters from last week, where are you? That was the kind of defending I was worried about.

On a team with 0 healthy centre backs remaining, I'm not going to bother worrying about the left back.

This season is over for Valour.

 

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Wippersuna said:

Went down holding his calf.

Valour look outclassed here today. Not going to get better with no CBs either. 

Wow, hard disagree. I've only watched the last 20 but they've been the better team.

[Soccerpro2]

Just now, jonovision said:

On a team with 0 healthy centre backs remaining, I'm not going to bother worrying about the left back.

This season is over for Valour.

 

It's game #3. A tad pessimistic for an entire season.

[Big_M]

crisis of york was worse....a number of 15-17 year olds on the bench...de brienne easily turned inside out by the seasoned musse who gives to bevan for the 1-0

[jonovision]

Just now, Soccerpro2 said:

It's game #3. A tad pessimistic for an entire season.

They have 12 healthy outfield players with no one seemingly close to returning. They have maybe 4 starters that would start for another CPL team. 

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Big_M said:

crisis of york was worse....a number of 15-17 year olds on the bench...de brienne easily turned inside out by the seasoned musse who gives to bevan for the 1-0

Valour's CB pairing is a hobbit midfielder and a League 1 Ontario wingback

[Soccerpro2]

Just now, jonovision said:

They have 12 healthy outfield players with no one seemingly close to returning. They have maybe 4 starters that would start for another CPL team. 

I think they've played way better so far this season than they did to start last season.

I'm not as doom and gloom as you are.

[jonovision]

4 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

I think they've played way better so far this season than they did to start last season.

I'm not as doom and gloom as you are.

Eventually you simply run out of bodies. If I'm Cavalry I'm really worried that they haven't managed to go up 2 or 3-0 already against this group. They appear to be well-coached, as they have in every PDS season, but they already start each season behind the 8-ball roster-wise, and can't afford to have literally half their squad out hurt.

Edited April 30, 2023 by jonovision

[jonovision]

"What a goal it was" says Jenkins at the half. A two-metre tap-in from a defensive error.

[K Edgar]

13 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

de Brienne boosters from last week, where are you? That was the kind of defending I was worried about.

de Brienne was argueing about the throw-in instead of getting back into position.  Painful learning experience for the youngster.

[jonovision]

2 minutes ago, K Edgar said:

de Brienne was argueing about the throw-in instead of getting back into position.  Painful learning experience for the youngster.

Fair enough too. The throw-in call was obviously wrong.

[Big_M]

williams goes shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...1-1

[K Edgar]

Williams! 1 - 1

[jonovision]

Wow! Didn't see that coming.

[Wippersuna]

Good finish by Williams. Second half has been a lot more Valour so hopefully we can keep momentum. 

[jonovision]

Hold the fort! Escalante rolling around?

[jonovision]

Hume is hilarious. He can't figure out why Niyongabire has been less effective today when it's obviously because the injury substitution has forced him to play on the wrong side.

[K Edgar]

2 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Hume is hilarious. He can't figure out why Niyongabire has been less effective today when it's obviously because the injury substitution has forced him to play on the wrong side.

He is correct Niyongabire has been holding on to the ball too long.  Add in a pass for a change.   ... and again!

[jonovision]

Just now, K Edgar said:

He is correct Niyongabire has been holding on to the ball too long.  Add in a pass for a change.   ... and again!

More often than not there is no pass available. The midfielders aren't playing forward, which is what you'd expect since they have to provide support for black hole at CB

[Wingback6]

What is Hume talking about. Clean tackle by Guti.

 

 

[jonovision]

Valour are running on fumes now. Hope they can hang on.

[jonovision]

Ulloa has to play in Novak or Ponce there.

[jonovision]

Start the bus and get out of down. Stolen points there for Valour.

[Big_M]

cavalry looked flat and wheeldon out of ideas and couldnt push his team to a home win over a heavily depleted valour...after five years it will probably be time for a new voice

[jonovision]

Great crowd for Cavalry. Not coincidentally, looks like great weather in Calgary too. 

On that note, 21 C forecast for Saturday's Valour home match. 15 degrees warmer than the home opener, no Jets, top of the table. Fill it up.

Edited April 30, 2023 by jonovision