Free kick Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just now, archer21 said: Think he’s done it at times for TFC (or at least as more of a box to box midfielder than attacking mid/wing) but yeah I agree, that’s not really his role with CMNT. Never been his role with TFC either. Ok maybe once or twice who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I agree thats not a switch I would make, but didnt Oso play some DM with TFC when Bradley was injured? He laid back and did a lot more defensive work that year. ghostknownunknown, Ivan, Club Linesman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostknownunknown Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, Free kick said: Never been his role with TFC either. Ok maybe once or twice who knows. 2020 while Bradley was out and Oso was part of a midfield 2 with Delgado was the best TFC has played since the CCL final. gator and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Bison44 said: I agree thats not a switch I would make, but didnt Oso play some DM with TFC when Bradley was injured? He laid back and did a lot more defensive work that year. Yes, perhaps when Bradley was injured. In pinch, i am sure it happened. But that was always one of the thngs Vanney wanted him to improve on, his defensive play, and he did. But i maintain, its not his primary function. Bradley was the #6 on the team and did all the clean up work (ball winning and launching the attacks). Oso was the guy who was counted on to maintain possesion in MF and in the final third and link up passes to the FWD’s. And also chip in with teh occasional goals. The only true sub for Bradley was Fraser. Vasquez kind of displaced Oso to a little more on the wing. Edited January 28, 2022 by Free kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I didnt think the pairing of Piette and Atiba was working all that well and that Oso was coming in for one of them, before Piette got injured. At this level, for the national team, you can expect guys to do the dirty DM type work if it means them getting on the field/contributing and plenty of these mids are capable of it, even if its not their cup of tea at the club level. The pairings need to work though, which is more chemistry between the 2-3 central mids and how they play off each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 hours ago, P-O said: Am I the only one to think we should go full rotate, play tight and aim for 1 point. Let's go for the W in Salvador. Probate not. Completely disagree though. Home match against the USA? Bad optic, wasted marketing opportunity and the wrong message to send to the public. Don't mess with the juju if it's working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballer123 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Any ideas for what people outside the voyageurs sections can bring into the game to make some noise? I'm not sure how strict the rules are to whats allowed so I was thinking those plastic clappers since most will be wearing gloves and they a relatively cheap and easy to hand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Any sense as to how many Yanks will be at the game? I presume due to limited capacity, the damned cold, the pandemic, we will not see a large American contingent, but what are you hearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, The Beaver 2.0 said: Any sense as to how many Yanks will be at the game? I presume due to limited capacity, the damned cold, the pandemic, we will not see a large American contingent, but what are you hearing? My guess is 10-15%. The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, theaub said: My guess is 10-15%. That seems high for me. I am thinking more like 5% tops. I'd like to imagine many of them got squeezed out by the re-sale. It's hard enough for committed Canada fans to endure all of that and still travel for games, so I think some Americans aren't going to bother. Maybe I am being overly optimistic though. johnyb, The Beaver 2.0, Approve My Account Pls and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Last night's match and Sunday's have been the headline on local news radio all day, they spoke about restrictions at the stadium, besides the reduced capacity there will be protocols in place for concessions to prevent congregation! I expect this means the barrels we use as tables in the concourse will have been removed, they will probably want us to stay at our seats as much as possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Bison44 said: I didnt think the pairing of Piette and Atiba was working all that well and that Oso was coming in for one of them, before Piette got injured. At this level, for the national team, you can expect guys to do the dirty DM type work if it means them getting on the field/contributing and plenty of these mids are capable of it, even if its not their cup of tea at the club level. The pairings need to work though, which is more chemistry between the 2-3 central mids and how they play off each other. Piette was replaced by another D mid (Fraser). And it was due to injury. Oso and Laryea came in for Larin and Hoilett. Which makes sence. Edited January 28, 2022 by Free kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Osorio has played as part of a midfield 2 numerous times. I don't think that's his best position (always thought he was best as the inside left midfielder as part of a 3) but he's done it a bunch. He's been the deepest mid in a diamond a couple times, but I wouldn't say he has enough experience there. I also don't think it suits his skill set all that well. Free kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 43 minutes ago, footballer123 said: so I was thinking those plastic clappers Please, no. Use your voice. ted, gator, Free kick and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Free kick said: Yes, perhaps when Bradley was injured. In pinch, i am sure it happened. But that was always one of the thngs Vanney wanted him to improve on, his defensive play, and he did. But i maintain, its not his primary function. Bradley was the #6 on the team and did all the clean up work (ball winning and launching the attacks). Oso was the guy who was counted on to maintain possesion in MF and in the final third and link up passes to the FWD’s. And also chip in with teh occasional goals. The only true sub for Bradley was Fraser. Vasquez kind of displaced Oso to a little more on the wing. Not saying, I want to see it for Canada but Osorio played several months in that role in 2020 while Bradley was out and it was some of the best Toronto FC has ever looked and it was arguably some of the best footy Osorio had played in his career. Was also captaining the team during that stretch as well. I'm not hear to push for Osorio to play that role for CMNT but he 100% excelled at it with Toronto FC for 3/4 months. I don't believe Osorio should ever be deployed in a two man midfield either. Eustaquio & Kaye or Eustaquio & Atiba are the best combinations for a 2 man midfield. I didn't think we had enough control with Piette & Atiba in there and a better squad probably would have exposed us greater. Can't complain with a result in San Pedro Sula though, so what do I know. ghostknownunknown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Really hope they rotate Mckenzie. Couldn’t really care less about Adams,Pulisic, Weah, etc. We got lucky Mckenzie was an idiot and got himself benched for our first matchup vs them. Xavier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, scullion44 said: Really hope they rotate Mckenzie. Couldn’t really care less about Adams,Pulisic, Weah, etc. We got lucky Mckenzie was an idiot and got himself benched for our first matchup vs them. McKennie scares me - he’s very dangerous in the box and great on set pieces. The rest of their squad is very solid but not particularly dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Floortom said: McKennie scares me - he’s very dangerous in the box and great on set pieces. The rest of their squad is very solid but not particularly dangerous In general yes McKennie is a player to worry about. He's also arguably the most in form US player at club level right now. However, I watched most of the first half before our game started and I thought he was trying too hard with his dribbles and held on to the ball too long a few times. That's not really his game. He's far more scary when he picks up the ball and drives through the middle, or makes late runs into the box, or gets up on set pieces. I was only watching half-heartedly, so maybe I just wasn't paying attention, but I never saw any of that. He never played bad, had some nice touches and combinations, especially with Dest, but I just felt he was trying to do too much against El Salvador and therefore wasn't really as scary as he could be. He'll probably get back to basics against us, because I don't see him trying to overplay against a team of our caliber, and he'll be dangerous if he gets back to doing what he's good at, but if he continues trying to do too much it'll be to our benefit on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Floortom said: McKennie scares me - he’s very dangerous in the box and great on set pieces. Hmmmm...I wonder who Doneil's next victim is??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, scullion44 said: Really hope they rotate Mckenzie. Couldn’t really care less about Adams,Pulisic, Weah, etc. We got lucky Mckenzie was an idiot and got himself benched for our first matchup vs them. I think you mean McKennie. I actually read it that way, to be fair, but there is a McKenzie who was on the bench (he's a teammate of Ugbo at Genk), so just correcting for the sake of clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Ram Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Eep... Gonna feel like - 22C Bundle up and stay warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) Don't know if it's been posted already, but American fans seem to be expecting something like this in Hamilton: ---------------------------Turner------------------------- Cannon/Yedlin---Zimmerman---Robinson----Robinson ---------------------------Adams----------------------------- -------------------McKennie--Musah/Acosta------------------- Arriola/Morris--------------Pepi---------------------Pulisic/Aaronson The spots with multiple players are where there's not consensus over who to expect, just based on fan comments I have seen, articles I have read, youtubers I have watched, etc. Edited January 28, 2022 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Canada Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jedi Ram said: Eep... Gonna feel like - 22C Bundle up and stay warm Seeing -6C feels like -11C at game time on Sunday.....hand warmers - check, toe warmers - check .....LOL...... Jedi Ram, Obinna, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Obinna said: Don't know if it's been posted all ready, but American fans seem to be expecting something like this in Hamilton: ---------------------------Turner------------------------- Cannon/Yedlin---Zimmerman---Robinson----Robinson ---------------------------Adams----------------------------- -------------------McKennie--Musah/Acosta------------------- Arriola/Morris/Aaronson----Pepi---------------------Pulisic The spots with multiple players are where there's not consensus over who to expect, just based on fan comments I have seen and articles I have read, youtubers I have watched, etc. Thats less rotation than I would expect. Would Pulisic and the whole midfield start again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Obinna said: I think you mean McKennie. I actually read it that way, to be fair, but there is a McKenzie who was on the bench (he's a teammate of Ugbo at Genk), so just correcting for the sake of clarity. Yes Mckennie idk what I was thinking Xavier. and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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