Kadenge Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Unfortunate we can't field our best starting XI (sans Davies), but if Miller is not ready to go vs Japan, hopefully Cornelius starts. Gotta see what some of the backups can do vs high profile opponents. These injuries during training sessions, Henry & now Staq, are concerning. Hope Staq pulling out of practice is just precautionary johnyb, PegCityCam and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 as much as we want to field our full line up against japan, in the end this is a friendly. It would be a shame to see anyone injured 6 days before the World Cup. I'm sure most of these decisions are purely precautionary. Staq has played a ton of minutes recently. Might be good to give him a rest Floortom, johnyb and gigi riva 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Looks like Macnaughton is involved in the videos from training. Just filling up the numbers for scrimmages I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) Edited November 17, 2022 by Joe MacCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CanadaFan123 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 42 minutes ago, tarnado1555362291 said: Looks like Macnaughton is involved in the videos from training. Just filling up the numbers for scrimmages I guess? Probably to fill the numbers for backline as well vs Japan. May not want to rush Miller and probably don’t want to give Vitoria a full 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 The amount of podcasts, shows, know it alls that have sprung up in the past year….I’m feeling inspired to start my own. Maybe I’ll get a onesoccer gig. Jack1997, El Hombre, grigorio and 8 others 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Shway said: The amount of podcasts, shows, know it alls that have sprung up in the past year….I’m feeling inspired to start my own. Maybe I’ll get a onesoccer gig. What's funny is that they all basically repeat each other. Right or wrong the level of analysis is superficial and facile. Kusch to the Corner, Pottsy3, cornerkick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 58 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said: I don't know if it's just on my end but the sound cuts out halfway through. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sal333 said: I don't know if it's just on my end but the sound cuts out halfway through. No, they really did fuck up the sound for 80% of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, Lansdude said: What's funny is that they all basically repeat each other. Right or wrong the level of analysis is superficial and facile. We could collectively do a podcast where we all take turns reading the posts here. "Today on Canadian Soccer News, we are going to have a look at what is being posted over in the covid thread." narduch, Kusch to the Corner, gator and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 38 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said: Thanks, but overall this is a pretty poor analysis of Japan. He basically just looks at the guys with lots of caps and says "Look out for xxxx". He thinks Yoshida is the key to their defense (and he is a big part of it), but then he names Sakai as also key - but Sakai is a fullback. The real key is their two other CB's - Itakura (Gladbach) and Tomiyasu (Arsenal). Then he says Minamino is Japan's "goal-scoring machine" but Minamino has hardly played over the last year, and there's a good chance he won't play much in the World Cup either. I mean, I get that research on other teams isn't easy, but just a little googling on these guys can go a long way towards being semi-informed vs. being basically clueless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, GasPed said: Thanks, but overall this is a pretty poor analysis of Japan. He basically just looks at the guys with lots of caps and says "Look out for xxxx". He thinks Yoshida is the key to their defense (and he is a big part of it), but then he names Sakai as also key - but Sakai is a fullback. The real key is their two other CB's - Itakura (Gladbach) and Tomiyasu (Arsenal). Then he says Minamino is Japan's "goal-scoring machine" but Minamino has hardly played over the last year, and there's a good chance he won't play much in the World Cup either. I mean, I get that research on other teams isn't easy, but just a little googling on these guys can go a long way towards being semi-informed vs. being basically clueless... Yup. I've accepted it's nearly impossible to get a good report on another team from one of your own. Always look for an opponent's journalist. Edited November 17, 2022 by PiedPilko GasPed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 48 minutes ago, Lansdude said: What's funny is that they all basically repeat each other. Right or wrong the level of analysis is superficial and facile. I was just skimming the posts, quickly read yours and assumed it was UT (sorry UT). Lansdude, El Hombre and grigorio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 All I really wa let to see from this game is 90 minutes of Onesoccer working perfectly. No lags, no Japenese feed, no "sorry we are experiencing technical difficulties". We could get blown out and that would still be a win in my books. narduch, GasPed and Floortom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, Sal333 said: I don't know if it's just on my end but the sound cuts out halfway through. It's not even up on OneSoccer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Keeper Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 OneSoccer is still not archiving recent mens or womens national team games. Does anyone know if this game will be available to watch anywhere online after the live broadcast tomorrow morning? I dont know anything about NHK. gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Joe Keeper said: OneSoccer is still not archiving recent mens or womens national team games. Does anyone know if this game will be available to watch anywhere online after the live broadcast tomorrow morning? I dont know anything about NHK. I am interested as well, I'm thinking it is more likely to be posted on YouTube, I won't know the score of the match as I am playing hockey, it's not like any of my hockey bros will be checking the score on their phones and spoiling it for me! Pottsy3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerkick Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 some reports / articles from Japan: https://www.soccerdigestweb.com/news/detail/id=120501 Sounds like Herdman admires the Japan NT, based on the translation. I skimmed this with CC...two reporters (?) in Qatar who are speculating on how Japan will setup for the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, cornerkick said: some reports / articles from Japan: https://www.soccerdigestweb.com/news/detail/id=120501 Sounds like Herdman admires the Japan NT, based on the translation. I skimmed this with CC...two reporters (?) in Qatar who are speculating on how Japan will setup for the game That's exactly what it is. And my Japanese is weak, but yes, I can say that they are doing a lot of guessing as to the personnel and formations. They do mention that some key players are out - Tomiyasu at CB, Mitoma at LW, Endo and Morita at MF. So their speculative lineup is: Asano Kubo Kamada Ito Tanaka Shibasaki Nagatomo Yoshida Itakura Sakai Gonda (GK) If I were to grade this lineup, I'd say it's a C+ to B for them - it's definitely missing their best players at midfield. and one could argue Asano should be out and instead Mitoma or Doan draw into the forwards. Tomiyasu is arguably their best CB too. Having said that, it's still a very formidable group especially on the attacking side. But who knows if this is really how they'll lineup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: I was just skimming the posts, quickly read yours and assumed it was UT (sorry UT). No comparison, I do "puerile". And always have "obtuse" up a sleeve. Edited November 17, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist GasPed and dyslexic nam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I wonder why Furuhashi and Haraguchi aren't part of the Japanese team? The Japanese forwards don't blow me away, and Furuhashi in particular looks like he is on good form, with 10(!) goals in 13 league games for Celtic. Pottsy3 and jhoops__ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: I wonder why Furuhashi and Haraguchi aren't part of the Japanese team? The Japanese forwards don't blow me away, and Furuhashi in particular looks like he is on good form, with 10(!) goals in 13 league games for Celtic. Because Moriyasu's a moron. He plays his favourites. Someone I worked with last year was almost at the point that he wanted Japan to not qualify just so Moriyasu would get the sack. GasPed and Bertuzzi44 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 scullion44 and Jack1997 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Stryker911 said: All I really wa let to see from this game is 90 minutes of Onesoccer working perfectly. No lags, no Japenese feed, no "sorry we are experiencing technical difficulties". We could get blown out and that would still be a win in my books. There’s really no excuse at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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