Floortom Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 How wild is it to hear Martinez talking about Canadian players right now sstackho, narduch, Kent and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Belgium have taken over from Spain the title of "near men of world football," so a ton of pressure on them. The match up has a similar feel to Portugal losing to the USA a few WCs back. Croatia seems like an aging side but perhaps one with enough craftiness to frustrate our attack and exploit our weaknesses. Morocco has a wild card/underestimate-to-your-peril quality. Overall, I like the group for us. gator and Free kick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFranchise Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Belgium will be familiar with Tajon, so they won’t be surprised by his speed and skill How many of their players actually play in Belgium, tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: To play friendlies, you play friendlies against opponents similar to your World Cup opponents so Canada vs Netherlands (Belgium) Canada vs Algeria or Egypt (Morocco) Canada vs Serbia (Croatia) Are these teams ethnically similar or tactically/stylistically similar? Honest question, because I don't know how the international squads set up. JohnnyFranchise and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFranchise Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I honesty think we can run Croatia into the ground. johnyb and Free kick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESG Shawn Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, Free kick said: One point that hasnt been mentioned yet. None of the teams (that I am aware of) in our group is known for a huge traveling fan base. so tickets shouldnt be too to scarse. I have read Belgian media in the past whereby they're pleading with fans to make the trip to other WC's and euros. Croatia is better. but all of these countries arent huge populous countries. Interesting point. I caught both a Morocco and Belgium match in Russia 2018, and they both had huge numbers and were extremely passionate (especially the Moroccans). The majority of Moroccan supporters I interacted with were from the diaspora - lots from France and Holland who made the trip. sstackho, Free kick and gator 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, kohanz said: Are these teams ethnically similar or tactically/stylistically similar? Honest question, because I don't know how the international squads set up. A bit of both on all fronts but it makes sense doesn't it not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) So Martinez has watched Canadians, Dalic… not so much. “We’ll start preparing now” lol Edited April 1, 2022 by shorty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, JohnnyFranchise said: I honesty think we can run Croatia into the ground. The problem with longer term NT managers is they stick too long with guys past their due date, the guys that did the job for them in the past. I don't know how Croatia have looked in qualifying but they disappointed at the Euros so you are left to speculate what their old guard supporting cast have left in the tank. JohnnyFranchise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Poor Luka Modric. Not sure if his body will be able to handle being completely cleared out by Henry at his age. Hopefully Real Madrid has some sort of insurance on him. Kyle_The_Hill and Vasi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Croatia's coach is probably underestimating Canada considering how far Croatia went in 2018 going to the Final and losing to France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Henry? He would get cleaned out by Eustaquio. If Henry goes Chucky on Modric there won’t be any Modric left to insure. El Hombre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 johnyb, TGAA_Star and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 45 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: Folks, we could score our first world cup goal against Montreal-born Moroccan keeper Yassine Bonnou. How fucking bittersweet would that be... If that is the case we are probably out. Bittersweet indeed. 😕 BearcatSA and Free kick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 36 minutes ago, frmr said: The Canada-Belgium pipeline grows stronger. What are the odds that some nationalist Jupiler goon tries to take out Tajon right before the WC window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: What are the odds that some nationalist Jupiler goon tries to take out Tajon right before the WC window? Maybe we can get Club Brugge to take on Cavallini on a McSorley deal? johnyb, Kent and dyslexic nam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, gwsmith63 said: If that is the case we are probably out. Bittersweet indeed. 😕 Ya, whoopdedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: A bit of both on all fronts but it makes sense doesn't it not It makes some sense, but part of me thinks you try to get fixtures against some of the strongest teams you can, just to dispel any doubts that might be lingering with the boys that they can hang with anyone, the way they're playing right now. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, shorty said: The Duthies lived a couple of streets away from me in Blackburn Hamlet in the late 70s early 80s and I can vouch that the kids played sports, including soccer. Don’t think Jamie ever played for the Hornets though. Don’t remember. He was a few years ahead of me. Buzz and sting! El Hombre, h coach and shorty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, El Hombre said: Maybe we can get Club Brugge to take on Cavallini on a McSorley deal? Axel needs to get on that right now!! El Hombre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, BearcatSA said: Ya, whoopdedo. We need to be scoring in the first two games. Belgium and Croatia are more than capable of scoring against us. Still hopefully optimistic though. 👍🇨🇦⚽️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, kohanz said: It makes some sense, but part of me thinks you try to get fixtures against some of the strongest teams you can, just to dispel any doubts that might be lingering with the boys that they can hang with anyone, the way they're playing right now. There is some definite value in that. Our team is going to be a bundle of nerves that first game. Having quantifiable proof that you can hang with the best would be good for calming those nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, gwsmith63 said: We need to be scoring in the first two games. Belgium and Croatia are more than capable of scoring against us. Still hopefully optimistic though. 👍🇨🇦⚽️ Exactly, I was just being cheeky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, BearcatSA said: Exactly, I was just being cheeky. I know. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I may have to drop $20 on a bet for Canada to win the whole damn thing. I wouldn’t mind owning a boat… chalms04, Califax, BuzzAndSting and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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