blueseeka Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I went to ESPN to check the Commentary on the game yesterday first. I saw.. 83' Flores substitution 85' Flores wins free kick 87' Flores wins free kick 87' Flores wins free kick 89' Flores shot saved I was like wow. He was so involved in ten minutes. Glad that i came here to get some context to why he won so many free kicks narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Matro25 said: So he can still play in the Guatemala match without filing for anything? If that's the case I hope the kid answers the call. If I recall Mitrovic said in his interview his team is trying to figure out if the friendly impacts his eligibility as well. Anyone know if our January friendly will be official or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Tyler55 said: If I recall Mitrovic said in his interview his team is trying to figure out if the friendly impacts his eligibility as well. Anyone know if our January friendly will be official or not? Friendlies are official in the sense you gets caps and such and they're approved by FIFA. But they're not official in the sense of being part of an official FIFA competition. Tyler55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 10:07 AM, BuzzAndSting said: Look at that list of sponsors... Jealous. We got Big Oat. BuzzAndSting, Approve My Account Pls, Ol'Bill and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, VinceA said: Friendlies are official in the sense you gets caps and such and they're approved by FIFA. But they're not official in the sense of being part of an official FIFA competition. @Tyler55 And therefore the assumption is they amount to nothing more than an off the books training game, so we assume Flores and Mitrovic should be able to participate. Tyler55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 3 hours ago, prairiecanuck said: When I was 18 I was very slight. Some 18 year olds are full grown men. Other's will mature into their 20s like I did. It's pretty clear that Marcelo needs fill out some. There's a reason he's not even playing under 23s for Arsenal. Corbeanu was playing under 23s at that age and dominating and at 19 is playing with the owls and according to fans is dominating too! The size question is not a problem, not if you know how to play to your virtues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Similar to the closed door friendly we had with Trinidad & Tobago back in June of 2019 for a pre-Gold Cup warmup. That was an unofficial game (scrimmage) that did not count for caps for players. I believe Arfield scored twice in a 2-0 win that day. And if I'm not mistaken, Canadian eligible goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh played for T&T that day. It is possible that this Guatemala game is similar to the T&T game in that it is more of a scrimmage vs another country than an official friendly. That is probably the only way Mitrovic & Flores could play. Edited December 9, 2021 by Corazon TGAA_Star, Obinna and Tyler55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Corazon said: Similar to the closed door friendly with Trinidad & Tobago back in June 2019 as a pre-Gold Cup warmup. That was an unofficial game that did not count for players. I believe Arfield scored twice in a 2-0 win that day. If I'm not mistaken Canadian eligible keeper Ranjitsingh played for T&T that day. It is possible that the Guatemala game is similar to this T&T game and more of a scrimmage vs another country than a official friendly. That is probably the only way Mitrovic & Flores could play. Yeah but we have to get Flores and Mitrovic to switch nationalities to play for us or do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Sorry why couldn't an uncaptied not just play for us? It's not a tournament/qualifying game so they should just be able to show up without a switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, narduch said: We got Big Oat. They're coming. If and when we qualify, I would expect multiple announcements like this. Also great for CPL. MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, narduch said: We got Big Oat. Reason #623 of why I love OneSoccer: their Twitter game is on point. johnyb, GasPed, costarg and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) The fact that Jamie was asking who can go makes me believe this is more than an unofficial friendly. Edited December 9, 2021 by Shway thanks @obinna Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Shway said: The fact that Jamie was asking who can go makes me believe this is more than a friendly. You mean more than an unofficial friendly, right? 7 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: Yeah but we have to get Flores and Mitrovic to switch nationalities to play for us or do we? We do ultimately, but not to play in what amounts to a pick up game with Guatemala. If the friendly is official, they need to file the switch or they can't play. TGAA_Star, Corazon and Shway 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Shway said: The fact that Jamie was asking who can go makes me believe this is more than a friendly. You think it's a qualifier? They're turning the Ocho to the Nueve? Shway, Obinna, RS and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The size question is not a problem, not if you know how to play to your virtues. Or you sign with a club with a decent training regime like Davies did. The physical growth after a year at Bayern was amazing. The Real Marc, johnyb, Mattd97 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) There are two types of friendlies. There are the official friendlies that get FIFA approved, count as caps, adds to your FIFA ranking and all that. Then there are "unofficial friendlies" that they don't submit to FIFA and it is basically a practice exhibition match. Usually it's something like when a national team faces their own U20 team or something, but we did that once vs Trinidad. Since it's not submitted for approval, technically it doesn't exist, which is why Flores and Mitrovic would be able to play because it wouldn't count as a cap. Heck, Davies could play for the other team and it wouldn't matter because it's not a "real game" (not that he would, I just mean it's unofficial so they can do whatever they want, it's like when in a scrimmage the coach switches up the rosters mid-game. Rosters don't matter for FIFA rules because it wouldn't be a FIFA friendly). It doesn't even have to be 90 minutes because its unofficial( ie. play 3 30 minute periods, make it a 60 minute game, etc.) If it is an OFFICIAL FRIENDLY, it requires a one-time switch and affects their eligibility. They would require a one-time switch because they played youth national matches with another country. If it is UNOFFICIAL, then they wouldn't because the game "doesn't exist". That's why they are looking into it to be sure. Edited December 9, 2021 by rydermike Corazon, Tyler55 and Obinna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Footy Fan Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 57 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The size question is not a problem, not if you know how to play to your virtues. And the fact that Marcelito was getting bodied by random 18y/o Chilean midfielders shows that it’s an issue for him currently. Hopefully he can figure it out. Bison44 and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 10:07 AM, BuzzAndSting said: Look at that list of sponsors... Jealous. Double edged sword. Huge pressure in Mexico on players and coaches. No wiggle room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 42 minutes ago, ted said: Or you sign with a club with a decent training regime like Davies did. The physical growth after a year at Bayern was amazing. I've heard this quite a bit about Davies, and Bayern certainly have a track record of bulking up players. I'm not saying it's untrue with Davies, but this is the kid getting his medical with Bayern at 18. He was also incredibly athletic and mature for his age physically while still in Vancouver Xavier., Obinna, HochelagaFC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Aird25 said: I've heard this quite a bit about Davies, and Bayern certainly have a track record of bulking up players. I'm not saying it's untrue with Davies, but this is the kid getting his medical with Bayern at 18. He was also incredibly athletic and mature for his age physically while still in Vancouver He was physically bodying men at 16. Were so quick to attribute the success or growth of players to others vs immediately giving it to our own. Davies is built like a Olympic sprinter. (side not have you ever wondered how he would do?) Edited December 9, 2021 by Shway Obinna, Sal333 and Matro25 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Im honestly not sure it matters if he plays or not. Spending time with Canadians in camp, getting to know the lads, and watching how the guys he's spent time with play together, should be enough to make a case for us. Also, I have literal chip crumbs on my gut while looking at that picture of Phonzie hahaha johnyb, Approve My Account Pls, kobasew19 and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matro25 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) It helped that Alphonso Davies got tall quick before he left Edmonton. They list him currently at 5'11 but I'm pretty sure he's at least 6 feet. With that speed and height the only big time player I can think of who matched his attributes was Bale, ironically also a LB when he got noticed in Tottenham. This is him with Mcdavid whose 6'1 just a couple years ago. Practically the same height. Edited December 9, 2021 by Matro25 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matro25 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Califax said: Im honestly not sure it matters if he plays or not. Spending time with Canadians in camp, getting to know the lads, and watching how the guys he's spent time with play together, should be enough to make a case for us. Also, I have literal chip crumbs on my gut while looking at that picture of Phonzie hahaha Don't even need to see videos, just photos of him wearing a Canadian kit. Mexican media will go bonanza that week with their headlines 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Matro25 said: It helped that Alphonso Davies got tall quick once he left Edmonton. They list him currently at 5'11 but I'm pretty sure he's at least 6 feet. With that speed and height the only big time player I can think of who matched his attributes was Bale, ironically also a LB when he got noticed in Tottenham. This is him with Mcdavid whose 6'1 just a couple years ago. Practically the same height. I will say that most hockey players listed heights are somewhere in between their actual height and their height on skates. I'm a bit under 6 feet and I've met a few guys I've comfortably looked down upon that are "officially" 6'0 or 6'1. Same with Lowry and FVV from the Raptors, both are officially 6'0 but cannot be more than 5'10, maybe 5'11 if we're being generous. Xavier., Matro25 and Club Linesman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJet Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I can understand how Marcelo could be influenced to join team Mexico. Mexico has always been a strong CONCACAF team, usually qualifying for the WorldCup.... However, Canada's mens team has improved greatly and is playing much better than previous years. It's a new era in Canadian football! I would love to see Flores play along side C.Larin, L.David, A.Davies (and the other great players) and be a part of team Canada in Qatar! WC 2022 - Go Canada!! TGAA_Star and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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