Match Thread: World Cup Group F - Matchday 2 - Croatia v Canada - November 27, 2022 - 7pm local time / 11am ET / 8am PT

[Dominic94]

Tajon is going for 25M

[toontownman]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

People here are getting ridiculous.

Sometimes you go up against a much better team.

Sure you are also getting ridiculously too defensive. Given up were the wrong words, this isnt a team that throws in the towel conciously but the rest is accurate. They ground us down after they adapted to our changes and we are gassed mentally and physically. Just because the opposition is better doesn't make it any less accurate. 

[Macksam]

That great run by Buchanan to Holliet to Davies really needs an attempt on net....

[JAVIERF]

3 minutes ago, gwsmith63 said:

The first 15 minutes or so, Davies was absolutely killing their right back. Why the hell we stopped giving him the ball for the rest of that first half I have no idea, but that was where the danger was coming from if we just took it.

They slowed the tempo and got the Ball, 

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, toontownman said:

Sure you are also getting ridiculously too defensive. Given up were the wrong words, this isnt a team that throws in the towel conciously but the rest is accurate. They ground us down after they adapted to our changes and we are gassed mentally and physically. Just because the opposition is better doesn't make it any less accurate. 

Don't say "given up" then because that means something very specific when referring to a team on the pitch.

This is about the best result I could have hoped for out of this match when the group was drawn.

Edited November 27, 2022 by jonovision

[VinceA]

Since this WC is now a wash. I hope Corenlius, Waterman, Ugbo and others get minutes so they can soak up appearing in a WC.

[Floortom]

Just now, JAVIERF said:

They slowed the tempo and got the Ball, 

Everytime we got on the ball they swarmed us and we panicked and have it back to them 

[jonovision]

Hoilett has been bad since coming on.

[jonovision]

Modric a bitch.

[Floortom]

Just now, VinceA said:

Since this WC is now a wash. I hope Corenlius, Waterman, Ugbo and others get minutes so they can soak up appearing in a WC.

I mean - I don’t want to put a B team out there. We should go for the win. It’s a big match for us 

[JAVIERF]

Canada may be already out,  but played better than most teams,  group was hard,  

[mpg_29]

51 minutes ago, mpg_29 said:

The 3 goals (including the offside) from Croatia were pinpoint in the corner of the net. These guys don't miss.

 

+1 more. All pinpoint.

[A.D.I.D.A.S.]

Lol Miller getting into it with Modrić.

[jordan]

3 minutes ago, Dominic94 said:

Tajon is going for 25M

Generous at 3-1 down

[mpg_29]

14 minutes ago, VinceA said:

Herdman not taking off Atiba will go down as his biggest mistake since 2019.

Who replaces him?

[Kadenge]

We are  a few steps below Croatia in quality and experience. Getting out of this group was always going to be a bridge too far.

[JAVIERF]

1 minute ago, Floortom said:

I mean - I don’t want to put a B team out there. We should go for the win. It’s a big match for us 

Canada has to get a win and a brawl if it gets nasty,  vs Morrocco,  mistakes at this level get you out

[clamlinguine]

1 minute ago, jordan said:

Generous at 3-1 down

Bullshit. 3-1 about right.

[vancanman]

42 minutes ago, Floortom said:

I actually think Cav’s skills are best suited for this as he can hold up and be an outlet. Larin and David have been failing at that so far. Not sure if Ugbo is better option 

I agree, and I'll give you ten bonus points for saying, "skills" instead of the oddball "skillset" that's invaded the vernacular in recent years.

[JAVIERF]

I repit if Davies is gonna play this languished free role, then next to a 9

 

Canada will defeat Marroco

[VinceA]

Davies low-key has been a black hole of offense after his goal.

[rydermike]

Okay, so what we need now is a bench clearing brawl in the Croatia-Belgium game, making FIFA kick both teams out of the World Cup, leaving us to advance

[Ally McCoist]

We just need 3 other Kones on this team and we'll be good. 

[EJsens1]

Fuck this sucks 

[Dominic94]

Kone and Osorio will have opportunities to move up a level, they look very good.