Things may be bleak for the Canadian national team, but we're not Moldova bad.
Nope. Sure, Bulgaria is above our level, but not tiny little former Soviet republics sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine.
Moldova is only ranked 99th in the world on the latest FIFA list and...CRAP!
So, Canada's ranked below Moldova. It's really come to this.
At least Benito Floro thinks it's a chance to prove Canada's 110th place ranking is not accurate.
The coach's thoughts on the upcoming friendlies between Bulgaria and Moldova:
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"This camp is only for players in Europe with two or three players from MLS or from Canada," he said. "We need to play against Bulgaria with good, experienced players because it will be a difficult game.
"Bulgaria is a very good national team. It plays well but at least we have a good lineup and I trust in our players because the training was very good and they have a good mentality for playing this game.
"We realize it is very difficult because the level of Bulgaria is better than our level. For us, the most important question is to play well and play as if it was an official game."
However, things were different when it comes to Moldova.
"Moldova will be another situation but we need to win because it is very important for us to improve our psychology and mentality. For us, there are two games that are very important."
So, there you have it. Expectations of a result. This is a good thing after the year that has just passed.
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