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

[dyslexic nam]

Damn that was a nice chance.  

[bwilly11]

Ho leeee fawwwk

[Hawkguy]

Oh my god! I thought we had it for sure! 

What a game!

[maplebanana]

HFS that was an incredible chance

[kacbru]

Well done by Larin.  

[Cadeau]

1 minute ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Get me one of them bags too! 

[Unnamed Trialist]

5 minutes ago, Borjans Sweatpants said:

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

That's Kone. He's still a limited player and isn't fast thinking in the crunch. Which is why he needs a move to get out of pace pace pace kick and run Championship.

[DeRo_Is_King]

4 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

7 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. 

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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.   

Largely agree. I threw them all out at the same time, but those are the later subs I'd make. 

[Ally McCoist]

Honestly? I'll fuckin take it.

[narduch]

Scoreless at the half 

[bwilly11]

Easy there Max 

[scullion44]

Thank god they started Alvarez over Laurato

[Free kick]

Half time......  Pretty damn good I would say

Edited June 21 by Free kick

[InglewoodJack]

We kinda looked like the better team tbh

[vancanman]

...and, breathe

[Jack1997]

Wow. Hell of a half

[bwilly11]

We are unbelievable in the first 45 under Marsch. What would this look like under Herdman?

[74 Whitecap]

Who knew I could hold my breath for 46 minutes.

I think the biggest positive change made by Marsch so far is pairing Davies and Millar on the left side. Loved the teamwork to beat the Argentina press ahead of that chance (so unlucky) for Staq

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Individual mistakes gave them chances 

And snuffed out ours.

 

In theory the system is okay.

[narduch]

Just now, InglewoodJack said:

We kinda looked like the better team tbh

We had the better chances

[kacbru]

I would like to place an order for a 2nd half of the France variety rather than the Netherlands.

[InglewoodJack]

Bombito and Cornelius have low key been incredible. Two guys that can play against the best of the best. 

[Dominic94]

Just saying Kone’s interception lead to the chance…

[A.D.I.D.A.S.]

Some really great chances. Really liked some of the quick passing we've done.

[Floortom]

Every Canadian will take this 

Kone was very poor that half imo. Early sub candidate