Match Thread: Copa America Group A - Matchday 1 - Argentina v Canada - June 20, 2024 - 8pm local time (ET) / 5pm PT

[Hawkguy]

Just now, nolando said:

You can really see the effect that not playing regularly has had on Tajon.

I still hate that transfer. It's cool a big team wanted him. But he gets garbage minutes. He could have easily went to a mid table team and got tons of minutes.

[jonovision]

This pitch is horrible. 4th or 5th wild hop with the ball hitting a seam (last on the Davies cut in)

[InglewoodJack]

That’s why David doesn’t score goals for Canada 

[bwilly11]

Almost forgot how stupidly fast Davies is

[Hawkguy]

Oh my god Tajon... absolutely brutal decision making. David was right there. WOW. 

[Ally McCoist]

Come on camera man show us all the smoking hot Canadian baddies.

[Cadeau]

Hang in there! We’re doing ok!

1 minute ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

 

[bwilly11]

Ho lee fawk

[dyslexic nam]

Some good chances in the last few minutes.   

[Hawkguy]

This game is wide open. Chance after chance after chance haha

[Big_M]

player reactions are a half second to slow...you can see the difference between players playing at the top level and some like kone millar playing a step lower...getting balls poked away because they are playing too slow

[Free kick]

This is a better game so far than some of the Euro 2024 matches I have seen

[kacbru]

Millar, Davies, David - making stuff happen.

[Hawkguy]

Just now, Big_M said:

player reactions are a half second to slow...you can see the difference between players playing at the top level and some like kone millar playing a step lower...getting balls poked away because they are playing too slow

I have been harsh on Millar plenty. He's been fabulous so far. Kone not so much.

[Ally McCoist]

Honestly to say we took it to the world champions for (insert time of first Argentina goal) is pretty impressive (so far 34 mins).

Edited June 21 by Ally McCoist

[Hawkguy]

You can see what we lack from that Messi ball. 

We have no real duos that can both hit and receive a pass like that. Fabulous from Messi.

[Ally McCoist]

Is Kone an Argentinian operative? Like come on now.

[ktf]

Kone just finding a way to turn the ball over, even when it's difficult 

[bwilly11]

Kone, what happened to you

[kacbru]

wtf kone.

[InglewoodJack]

Kone looks like he’s actively throwing the game?? His bad passes are explicitly terrible 

[dyslexic nam]

Another bad pass from Kone.  Not ready to dump on him or anything but he is definitely not having the sort if game we need him to have.  

[Hawkguy]

Just now, Ally McCoist said:

Is Kone an Argentinian operative? Like come on now.

He's got 10 minutes to figure it out or he might be off at half. 

[DeRo_Is_King]

Only five acceptable subs if the current scoreline holds heading into the second half: Oluwaseyi for Larin. Shaffelburg for Millar or Buchanan. Kamal Miller for Cornelius. Laryea for Johnston or Buchanan. Choiniere for Kone.

That's all I'm comfortable with when it gets to that point and we need to make changes. 

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Tried to knock us out us early but slower jabs at the body now.

 

We're doing okay without, need the killer edge with the ball.

Edited June 21 by WestHamCanadianinOxford