WCQ: El Salvador vs Canada- Wed, Feb 2, 9pm EST / 6pm Pacific - San Salvador

[jonovision]

This El Salvador keeper is awful. That ought to be worth a goal even if we don't pull up our socks.

[gwsmith63]

Just now, spitfire said:

It’s not water … I played in that stadium u17 WQC qualifiers…

Piss jugs. 😂😂😂

[Lansdude]

Don't want Henry playing line-splitters from the back, gave it away a couple times that way. Our second ball anticipation doesn't seem great. Also wondering if Milan has to crank it to the centre circle every time cause we don't seem to be winning aerials in the middle.

[El Hombre]

1 minute ago, sose said:

We need something here tonight to be comfortable... away in Costa Rica and Panama are setting up to be tougher matches than this one.

El Salvador 0-0 USA
El Salvador 1-0 Panama
El Salvador 1-1 Jamaica
El Salvador 0-0 Honduras
El Salvador 0-2 Mexico (includes penalty scored in the 93rd minute)

El Salvador is no pushover at home.

[kacbru]

For some reason my employer isn't keen on allowing me to stream the game from hesgoal, so I'm left with updating this thread in between meetings.  Well done all, keep the updates coming!

[JohnnyFranchise]

2 minutes ago, jonovision said:

This El Salvador keeper is awful. That ought to be worth a goal even if we don't pull up our socks.

He definitely made a meal of that free kick where eustaquio slipped while he was hitting it.

[Unnamed Trialist]

David so fit, pressing, moving into spaces, more playmaking.

Osorio as a false 9 or a 10, don't mind that.

Hoillet is in an odd position, often disappears. Millar is wide left and carrying plays, but needs to look at the goal as well. Staq fine, skilled. Hutch looks like he is a bit slow. Laryea his usual loose screw self, never know what he is going to offer. Henry a bit rash and we'll probably have to sub him off in a few minutes.

Apart from that, I do like seeing a normal pitch, fans screaming at things they scream about --every foul, card, gesture, or nothing at all-- some feistiness from the rivals. Then we controlling the match, mostly, and coasting a bit. Possession, little sweat. 

All we need to do is do what the States kept saying they did not do the other day: intensify. 

 

[TOcanadafan]

6 minutes ago, ShaneC06 said:

Is Sportsnet now shit for anyone else? If so can I snag a stream? 

Big time.  Buffering all the time and couldn’t watch anything for the last 5 minutes of the half

[El Hombre]

1 minute ago, kacbru said:

For some reason my employer isn't keen on allowing me to stream the game from hesgoal, so I'm left with updating this thread in between meetings.  Well done all, keep the updates coming!

I've had enough to drink that I'd be happy to provide play by play.  Might be a lot of swearing though:

"Another chickenshit tackle from that bastard in blue."

" 'Ole' that, bitches!"

[Metro]

So I looked at the rules because I'm a total nerd.  If you replace a player with a sub before kick off your number of subs are not reduced, but you cannot add another player as a sub.  So if the ES keeper goes down or is carded, they have to put an outfield player in.

[footballfreak]

As much as I really want to win the Ocho, I feel the need to be pragmatic right now. Go Mexico.

[sose]

3 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

El Salvador 0-0 USA
El Salvador 1-0 Panama
El Salvador 1-1 Jamaica
El Salvador 0-0 Honduras
El Salvador 0-2 Mexico (includes penalty scored in the 93rd minute)

El Salvador is no pushover at home.

very true.. but Costa Rica and Panama aren't going to be any easier, with them both fighting for a top 3 spot also

[Lansdude]

I'd like us to pick up the tempo on Free kicks, goal kicks, corners, etc. We seem to be slowing the game down when we need to speed it up.

[vancanman]

4 minutes ago, Lansdude said:

Don't want Henry playing line-splitters from the back, gave it away a couple times that way. Our second ball anticipation doesn't seem great. Also wondering if Milan has to crank it to the centre circle every time cause we don't seem to be winning aerials in the middle.

Not being able to win aerial battles against El Salvador is worrying.

[JAVIERF]

6 minutes ago, sose said:

David looked the most dangerous .. he got in good spaces 3 or 4 times.

Yeah but as the irish Mark Lawrenson says at BBC. ...he should have buried it!!!!!!!   Wasn't bad, but that chance was pure gold

[JAVIERF]

They are almost out they should take some risks

[gwsmith63]

7 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

El Salvador 0-0 USA
El Salvador 1-0 Panama
El Salvador 1-1 Jamaica
El Salvador 0-0 Honduras
El Salvador 0-2 Mexico (includes penalty scored in the 93rd minute)

El Salvador is no pushover at home.

So you’re saying there is a chance? 😀

[kacbru]

3 minutes ago, El Hombre said:

I've had enough to drink that I'd be happy to provide play by play.  Might be a lot of swearing though:

"Another chickenshit tackle from that bastard in blue."

" 'Ole' that, bitches!"

"Wheels comes through in the clutch with a great call"

[vancanman]

Two Hondurans left the match with hypothermia?!  

[Floortom]

el salvador has to be the slowest team I've seen in a while

[vancanman]

Ow!  Someone touched me!

[El Hombre]

Just now, Floortom said:

el salvador has to be the slowest team I've seen in a while

Haven't watched Costa Rica lately then?

[vancanman]

No behind the back from the ES coach.

[sose]

Just now, vancanman said:

Ow!  Someone touched me!

Ow! Someone breathed on me! *fixed for you*

[narduch]

Another One Soccer fail trying to get the Mexico v Panama game going on a 2nd screen