Match Thread: July 1, 2023 - Valour v Cavalry

[narduch]

Game is at 2pm CT (1pm MT, 3pm ET) on One Soccer and Fubo 

[jonovision]

Cavalry is the slight favourite of the bookmakers.

[K Edgar]

In Valour's last game Ponce exited early with an appartent leg injury (hamstring?).  Anyone heard anything on his status?  I think we can assume Ohin and Haynes are still out.  De Brienne is appartently ready to go and Williams is "day-to-day" (which means out for another week or two from past Valour injury update experience ).

[jonovision]

https://canpl.ca/article/preview-valour-fc-vs-cavalry-fc-2023-match-50

CPL preview states that Ponce "could miss out" and that de Brienne is expected to play "some minutes". Neither features in their predicted XI, but Williams does. 

Here's mine (predicted, not necessarily preferred): Yesli, Baquero, Samake, Pianelli, de Brienne, Campbell, Gutierrez, Sanchez, Niyongabire, Siaj, Ulloa.

[K Edgar]

39 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Here's mine (predicted, not necessarily preferred): Yesli, Baquero, Samake, Pianelli, de Brienne, Campbell, Gutierrez, Sanchez, Niyongabire, Siaj, Ulloa.

I think your lineup could be correct.  Possibly Novak for Siaj, I have a slight preference with Siaj but neither have impressed... yet!

[jonovision]

Twitter not loading for me, so no lineup graphics to be found.

Edit: never mind, found it on instagram. 

My predicted lineup was mostly right, but no de Brienne, so Campbell remains at LB and Polisi remains in midfield.

Edited July 1, 2023 by jonovision

[narduch]

[Cheeta]

34 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Twitter not loading for me, so no lineup graphics to be found.

Edit: never mind, found it on instagram. 

My predicted lineup was mostly right, but no de Brienne, so Campbell remains at LB and Polisi remains in midfield.

Thought Ulloa had a heck of a shift last match, hope he keeps them coming.

Going to be a hot one.  Ug.

[Cheeta]

And worth mentioning winner climbs the ladder into 3rd.  Not expecting a draw today, someone will get the result.

Tonybet has Valour paying 2.60 and Cavalry 2.65.  Weeee!!!!

Edited July 1, 2023 by Cheeta

[Soccerpro2]

Siaj starting up front. I hope he proves me wrong with all the smack talk I’ve thrown his way this year!

[jonovision]

What a shit goal to allow. Really poor fron Campbell.

Edited July 1, 2023 by jonovision

[Soccerpro2]

Dante Campbell just let his man run by him on the wing. The Cavalry player then received a long ball and had a simple cross into the box for a tap in.

Really lazy and crappy from Campbell.

[Soccerpro2]

Siaj tried to volley a cross and it hits his ass. You can’t make this up.

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Soccerpro2 said:

Dante Campbell just let his man run by him on the wing. The Cavalry player then received a long ball and had a simple cross into the box for a tap in.

Really lazy and crappy from Campbell.

Not going to rag on Campbell too hard. He is not a left back by any stretch.

[Soccerpro2]

3 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Not going to rag on Campbell too hard. He is not a left back by any stretch.

A lack of effort is disappointing. No ripping him for a lack of technique or skill.

[jonovision]

Just now, Soccerpro2 said:

A lack of effort is disappointing. No ripping him for a lack of technique or skill.

Seems it's tactical to have the outside backs play high up. Baquero for beat in exactly the same way on the opening sequence of the game.

[jonovision]

There is not a single left footed Valour player on the pitch and it is killing them.

[Soccerpro2]

Siaj has not proven me wrong so far today.

[jonovision]

Tough to see from my seating angle: has Siaj actually missed a chance? Seems like service has missed him entirely.

[jonovision]

If de Brienne is actually healthy enough to play some minutes he needs to come on ASAP. Otherwise the Valour attack is entirely one-sided.

[jonovision]

It's been a few games now - this referee is the best in the league.

[jonovision]

Calgary starting the time wasting at 63 minutes...

[jonovision]

Stone cold penalty 

[Soccerpro2]

3 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Stone cold penalty 

Stone cold miss from 2 feet out a minute later.

The whole team is embarrassing in the opposition end.

Edited July 1, 2023 by Soccerpro2

[jonovision]

Looked over the line from where I was sitting