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He is ahead of Piette who gets called to the National team, and as Bison pointed out, pushes Liam Fraser off the team. If he develops, Canada may have a top tier DM on their hands which gives them options with Kone and Eustáquio. If he stays the same, we have a Piette replacement who is younger and perhaps upgraded. As it stands right now, not a huge development, but has the potential to be very important in the future.

Good stuff Our midfield is getting deep and right back is too He probably replaces Piette on the National team. Next stop, a transfer to a bigger club.

Have we gotten to the point where we can have a decent A roster, B roster, North American roster and Europen Roster?

Everyone everywhere is a descendant of immigrants if you go back far enough. I am generally a pro-immigrant guy, but it is pretty apparent Canada's current immigration policy is unsustainable due to a shortage of housing. Canada also had an immigration policy which prioritized skilled workers and economic immigrants. Now, Canada is letting students enroll in low-quality colleges for fake diplomas or watered-down programs designed to make money, not to educate. Ideally, Canada would crack down on fake education, reduce immigration in the short term, build more houses, then increase immigration again. But that will never happen.

Here is something interesting At the Copa, the USA had 14 players from top-5 leagues Canada currently has 7. I don't count Luc de Fougerolles who isn't playing, but it could be 8 if he plays. Also, we have Bombito left to move and a few others. Mexico had 1 player from a top-5 league. Granted, the Liga MX is probably on par with leagues like the Netherlands, Portugual. I remember when Davies first played in MLS and thought, "Wow we might have a top tier player" Now I think, "Wow, we are catching up to the USA in depth" Life comes at you fast! The biggest change for Canada now is playing for Canada can help your career. If you play well in a Canadian shirt, European teams are scouting you.

I meant that when I wrote college,

Development in Canada is an extension of the US/MLS development, and looking at the players in the Copa America illustrates that. I think this type of development has pluses and minuses. Plus Most players are not ready to be full-time pros until their early 20s. We can piggyback on the US development system, which has produced many good players. Minus Elite players can find it challenging to break through and get playing time. Playing for any pro league will end your NCAA eligibility. St. Clair - College Crepeau - MLS Montreal McGill – Europe Johnson - College de Fougerolles - Europe Miller - College Waterman - Can lower leagues Cornelius -Can lower leagues/ Europe Bombito - College Davies - MLS Vancouver Laryea - College Ahmed - MLS Vancouver Hiebert – College Piette - Europe Eustáquio - Europe Kone - Can lower leagues/MLS Montreal Osorio - South America Choinière - MLS Montreal Larin - college David - Europe Bair - MLS Whitecaps Russell-Rowe - MLS Toronto/College Shaffelburg - MLS Toronto Millar - Europe Tani - College 9 college 8 MLS 7 Europe 3 Can lower leagues 1 South America The best thing for Canadian development would be for the CPL to make itself a viable avenue for players to go to Europe. The more players that get sold to Europe, the more players will be willing to develop in Canadian clubs rather than in college. I think it is about making professional football more viable so the top talents go pro and the people who might be late bloomers go to college.

Osorio is 32- there is no guarantee he will be on the team in 2026. I see Choiniere as Osorio's eventual replacement on the national team, whether sooner or later.

Canada has played one good game under Jessie Marsch so far and that's France. That Argentina game was not good, so many give aways that could've blown us out of the water. Against Peru, the same story. Plenty of terrible give aways and zero shots on target. Not a good half from Canada, tighten it up and at least test the keeper

Could've been a blowout like Holland- not impressed

Larin probably has 3 of the top 5 goals all time for Canada. Hastings, DeVos, and Larin with winning goals against Mexico, the USA, and now the goal to take us to the Copa. Whatever happens with the rest of his career, he is an all time legend.

I am interested

Jaden was born in January 2007, and Jonathan got his Dutch passport in February 2008. My guess is since Jonathan was in the process of obtaining Dutch citizenship, he never filed any paperwork to obtain Canadian citizenship for his son. Why would he? I believe Jaden is currently ineligible to play for Canada. However, I am not 100% certain he cannot obtain a passport. A citizenship lawyer would know that answer. Nevertheless, considering Holland's strict rules regarding citizenship, there are many reasons why he may not want a Canadian passport. It's not 0%, but it isn't good.

I thought about this when I read it

I want tickets, that's all.