WCQ: Canada vs USA - Sunday, Jan 30, 3pm EST / noon Pacific - Hamilton

[Vasi]

Any updates on Staq???

When is Herdman's presser?

Hope we get some info. I'm hoping there is  video of him walking off the plane with some Eye of the Tiger music..lol

[Acid-Tone]

24 minutes ago, Acid-Tone said:

Canada does recognize a previous Covid positive test as an exemption to the "fully vaccinated" requirement, but only for 90 days.

I was basing my original comment on my travel there in the fall.  But I just went back and tried to confirm that info a moment ago and this is what I found.

Canada eliminated that exemption on January 15th. 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/fully-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada-covid-19.html

 

(Sorry Al, I'm just trying to clarify the Timothy Weah issue)

[shorty]

41 minutes ago, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Brie, it turns out, is not an approved COVID vaccine in Canada. Go figure.

Did you hear about the explosion at the French cheese factory…?

 

De Brie was everyWeah

[JamboAl]

5 minutes ago, Acid-Tone said:

I was basing my original comment on my travel there in the fall.  But I just went back and tried to confirm that info a moment ago and this is what I found.

Canada eliminated that exemption on January 15th. 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/fully-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada-covid-19.html

 

(Sorry Al, I'm just trying to clarify the Timothy Weah issue)

I don’t mind some general discussion.  I just don’t want it to deteriorate into something more.

[narduch]

7 minutes ago, Vasi said:

Any updates on Staq???

When is Herdman's presser?

Hope we get some info. I'm hoping there is  video of him walking off the plane with some Eye of the Tiger music..lol

In waiting for the hype video with the drone flyover of Tim Hortons Field 

[RS]

1 hour ago, Metro said:

Anyone know when Herdman takes the mic today?

15 minutes ago, Vasi said:

When is Herdman's presser?

3:30 ET

[Approve My Account Pls]

 

Lets hope he's wrong or Herdman asked him to misinform the Americans

[Ally McCoist]

7 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said:

 

Lets hope he's wrong or Herdman asked him to misinform the Americans

It'll be key here to look at how the betting odds change as a result of this. 

[Big_M]

hutchinson taking two ice baths a day to be ready for this one

[Floortom]

It always seemed a huge stretch that he would have played in this one. Hope El Salvador is still possible though.

Assuming Piette is out leaves the midfield thin. I wouldn’t want to start Atiba again on short turnaround. Maybe we only go with two midfielders with MAK and one of Oso / Fraser

[QBCS]

1 hour ago, sstackho said:

No Eustaquio news is bad Eustaquio news. 

 

100% agree, but imagine if noone sees anything online, then they come out for the anthem and you see that stache. oh baby that'd be sweet.

[QBCS]

28 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said:

 

Lets hope he's wrong or Herdman asked him to misinform the Americans

just saw this. damn.

[Ruud]

7 minutes ago, QBCS said:

just saw this. damn.

Wonder if they were always going to re-assess after the Honduras match, all things considered.  

[Ally McCoist]

Eustaquio confirmed to not be coming. Look at the comment he just made on canadasoccer's instagram page on the post with Borjan's save. Two emojis signalling he's not coming.

[jonovision]

I don't think it changes the tactics a whole lot. Even with Eustaquio (and surely he was never being considered for 90 minutes) you'd have to think Canada would be looking to concede the midfield to the US and hit on the counter. The bigger issue is the health and fitness of the other midfield options. Was Kaye really being held out in Honduras for yellow card reasons only? Is there a chance Piette could play a role? Will Osorio and Kaye and Fraser have the stamina for 90 minutes? Could Hutch play a role?

Not ideal, but Canada has had a lot of success in the Ocho, lots of coming from bypassing the midfield. I think in what will likely be a low scoring, cagey game, where Eustaquio will be missed most is his set piece delivery.

[king1010]

4 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

Eustaquio confirmed to not be coming. Look at the comment he just made on canadasoccer's instagram page on the post with Borjan's save. Two emojis signalling he's not coming.

Thats not what those emjois mean lol

its a play on the csa emojis used in the original post of borjans save

im not saying hes coming, but those emojis dont confirm him to be not coming

Edited January 29, 2022 by king1010

[The Beaver 2.0]

2 minutes ago, jonovision said:

I don't think it changes the tactics a whole lot. Even with Eustaquio (and surely he was never being considered for 90 minutes) you'd have to think Canada would be looking to concede the midfield to the US and hit on the counter. The bigger issue is the health and fitness of the other midfield options. Was Kaye really being held out in Honduras for yellow card reasons only? Is there a chance Piette could play a role? Will Osorio and Kaye and Fraser have the stamina for 90 minutes? Could Hutch play a role?

Not ideal, but Canada has had a lot of success in the Ocho, lots of coming from bypassing the midfield. I think in what will likely be a low scoring, cagey game, where Eustaquio will be missed most is his set piece delivery.

Kind of think we need to plug up the midfield, then.  I get the impression Kaye is ready to go, and I imagine one of Oso or Fraser will start.  We'll need to be very disciplined in the middle of the pitch. McKennie has been the only really good thing going for the US these past few games. 

Should be an interesting battle.  I'd say we are slight underdogs here, a position our guys will relish.

[Yoginess]

Hope Staq can at least join Davies livestream

[masster]

2 hours ago, canuckgbp said:

 

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!!

[chalms04]

32 minutes ago, QBCS said:

100% agree, but imagine if noone sees anything online, then they come out for the anthem and you see that stache. oh baby that'd be sweet.

I wanna see a super-sub…

 

[king1010]

5 minutes ago, masster said:

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!!

Wrong forum. 
 

Posters need to stop dropping grenades in these threads. 

 we’re here to talk about canada soccer. Not politics. 

Edited January 29, 2022 by king1010

[Stryker911]

I have absolutely no idea what to expect for tomorrow lineup, but I would like to see something like this. Especially with the CBs not sure what to expect. The front 6 could be great. 2 super fast guys on the wings feeding to a poacher in Ugbo and a guy that always makes good runs in David.

 

[QBCS]

29 minutes ago, king1010 said:

Thats not what those emjois mean lol

its a play on the csa emojis used in the original post of borjans save

im not saying hes coming, but those emojis dont confirm him to be not coming

Dont wanna pitch the fire more, but the first emoji is what this guy said. And the second is more used for being impressed by something

[shorty]

41 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

Eustaquio confirmed to not be coming. Look at the comment he just made on canadasoccer's instagram page on the post with Borjan's save. Two emojis signalling he's not coming.

The stop emoji is also on Canada soccer’s comment on their own post above that. The two emojis could also be read as “cold stop”.  My brother  and I play emoji guessing games all the time and if you type in cold and stop you get variations of this. You might be right — I’m just saying other interpretations are plausible. 

Edited January 29, 2022 by shorty

[dyslexic nam]

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