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

[Borjans Sweatpants]

Kone has been too slow to react a few times and now he’s rushing passes. Gotta take a breath and get his feet back under him

[gwsmith63]

2 minutes ago, Hawkguy said:

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.

To be fair, the same can be said of at least another 194 FIFA countries. 

[Hawkguy]

2 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said:

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. 

I don't watch a lot of MLS.. is there a reason he's just breaking into the team now?

EDIT: Sorry, Choiniere. 

Edited June 21 by Hawkguy

[nolando]

Kone clearly the weak link this half.

[kacbru]

Crepeau - no ill effects from the broken leg.  Brave.

[narduch]

Crepeau has been great 

[Hawkguy]

Crepeau has been incredible so far. 

[bwilly11]

Atta boy Max

[kacbru]

Kone sleepwalking tracking back.

[dyslexic nam]

1 minute ago, DeRo_Is_King said:

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. 

Of those, the only two I would want to see on the field in this game are Richie for someone or Choiniere specifically for Kone if he doesn’t sort things out in the next 10 minutes.  I wouldn’t take of Larin, AJ, or Millar yet - and I am happy to leave Buchanan on.   

[Cadeau]

Argentina are fast

[bwilly11]

Just now, Cadeau said:

Argentina are fast

Like, best team on the planet fast

[74 Whitecap]

5 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

Is Kone an Argentinian operative? Like come on now.

Funny thing is he is actually playing well, except for the all important playing the ball part

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Hate to pile on but 

Just really simple passes right now Kone

[DeRo_Is_King]

3 minutes ago, Hawkguy said:

I don't watch a lot of MLS.. is there a reason he's just breaking into the team now?

EDIT: Sorry, Choiniere. 

Not to my knowledge. 

[Hawkguy]

1 minute ago, kacbru said:

Kone sleepwalking

fixed

[InglewoodJack]

Just now, 74 Whitecap said:

Funny thing is he is actually playing well, except for the all important playing the ball part

He breaks up an Argentina play and then just passes it right back to them?

[Borjans Sweatpants]

Fuck me man we have to be more clinical. 

[dyslexic nam]

We really gotta stop passing directly to them.  

[The Real Marc]

holy moly

[Free kick]

aw my gawd

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

[scullion44]

Millar is slowing us down way too much.

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Why Larin to Eustaquio?

Not the other way around 

[Ally McCoist]

Somebody hold me please