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

[canuckgbp]

4 minutes ago, Floortom said:

If Herdman is being truthful here, it shows how a focus on loyalty and brotherhood can actually hinder the squad. Of course he could simply be saying this to support Atiba, but the fact that he wasn’t subbed out earlier tells me that Herdman believes it.

Now that is a bad quote. 
 

Actions speak louder than words right? Didn’t sub him out until the 72nd min. 

[InglewoodJack]

weak on Herdman 

[canuckgbp]

1 minute ago, Floortom said:

 

So if Herdman would have buttered up Croatia we would have owned them? Haha. 

[JAVIERF]

6 minutes ago, Floortom said:

If Herdman is being truthful here, it shows how a focus on loyalty and brotherhood can actually hinder the squad. Of course he could simply be saying this to support Atiba, but the fact that he wasn’t subbed out earlier tells me that Herdman believes it.

I dont think Atiba was bad At all he just needed someone like Kone or Fraser to block the midfield

[jonovision]

Just now, InglewoodJack said:

weak on Herdman 

That's a gross comment from Dalic. Sore winner. 

[gwsmith63]

A lot of these post-game quotes are confusing and predictable. 

On both sides. 

🤦🏻‍♂️

[Floortom]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

That's a gross comment from Dalic. Sore winner. 

I think Herdman had the same comment towards the Panamanian coach after our 4-1 win

[JAVIERF]

3 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said:

weak on Herdman 

Strong words from Dalic,  moreless he called Herdman a coward

[TGAA_Star]

27 minutes ago, Nick P said:

A lot to learn and build on from this tournament but I’m telling you Canada could be a scary team at the 2026 World Cup.

I doubt it unless Canada phase out certain older players and have youth within the side but also have maybe a few or even a couple old heads

[jonovision]

Just now, Floortom said:

I think Herdman had the same comment towards the Panamanian coach after our 4-1 win

If so, I would say the same.

Who cares if the opposing coach didn't come up to kiss the ring?

[canuckgbp]

Herdman avoided the Croatian manager? I didn’t watch much of the post game, saw the team did a lap and all that. 
 

Seems difficult to believe Herdman wouldn’t shake his hand? Or is he saying something else? Like he did shake but wouldn’t congratulate him? 
 

 

Edited November 27, 2022 by canuckgbp

[JAVIERF]

Germany playing 4-4-1-1 now

[football_world]

One thing that I hope for Alphonso Davies is that Bayern Munich can eventually start playing him in midfield or as an attacking midfielder.  The issue for Alphonso Davies is that he is a beast in the attacking midfield position in the MLS and also in CONCACAF. But the problem is when Alphonso Davies starts to face top defenders, he makes mistakes and his passes aren't as sharp.  Of course, this is what top defenders will do to you, which the MLS doesn't have at the moment, and CONCACAF doesn't have either.

From my understanding, when Alphonso Davies went to Bayern Munich, he started out in midfield on the wing, which was the position he was comfortable playing at in the MLS.  But in the Bundesliga, he was struggling in that position and eventually, he was moved to left back, which he found immense success at Bayern Munich.  But still, left back is where Alphonso Davies is a world class player - he is not a world class player as an attacking midfield player.  For this reason, I hope that by the next World Cup cycle, Alphonso Davies will get more opportunities at Bayern to play as an attacking midfielder, and that Bayern develops him at that position.

Otherwise, even though Alphonso Davies it Canada's best attacking midfielder and possibly the best attacking midfielder in CONCACAF, that is still not the position that he plays at in Champions League, in the Bundesliga, etc.

[JAVIERF]

Gundogan playing the roam role #10,  thats for me is Alphonso best role for Canadá  in my view

[trc2014]

Yikes

[jonovision]

All these reporters trying to bait Herdman into saying Hutchinson was bad. He's not going to, no matter what he actually thinks.

[canuckgbp]

2 minutes ago, trc2014 said:

Yikes

The brotherhood makes the subs? 
 

sorry lol

[narduch]

Just now, jonovision said:

All these reporters trying to bait Herdman into saying Hutchinson was bad. He's not going to, no matter what he actually thinks.

I don't think Herdman even thinks he was bad. Would have yanked him at the half if he did

[JAVIERF]

And Think Spain was write off because there were no world class players,  teamwork 

[jonovision]

Hutch was good in the first 15 minutes of each half. But just dreadful for the middle 30.

[canuckgbp]

The reporters should ask him how did he think the game was going to go when you put 2 in midfield (one slightly injured and one 39 with questionable legs and speed) against an elite Croatian midfield 3. 

[JAVIERF]

Dont think Hutchinson was bad,  but after the goal dissalowed i would have replace David or Larin for Fraser or Koné ,  the equalizer was coming

[canuckgbp]

2 minutes ago, narduch said:

I don't think Herdman even thinks he was bad. Would have yanked him at the half if he did

Should send alarm bells off. Not blasting his players in the media is fine but actions speak louder than words. 
 

And to get ahead of any posts, no, that doesn’t take away from everything Herdman has done for us. 

[mpg_29]

So with Eustaquio and Atiba out...who would you put in the midfield? 

Because nobody is actually saying who they would put in.

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

18 minutes ago, Floortom said:

 

Touché. Honestly I can't even be mad about that response.