Ottawafan Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Seem thin on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 No Choiniere, Nelson, Corbeanu? Wonder why... johnyb, DeRo_Is_King, costarg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I feel had for Eustaquio and now respect him even more for joining us for this tournament. He could have easily asked for the summer off. jhoops__, Canuckia, Unnamed Trialist and 18 others 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP10 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I want to see St. Clair given a chance Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbacons Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Good to see McGraw and JRR on the squad but very disappointed to not see Jebbo. Seems like a perfect opportunity to make his mark. johnyb, costarg, jhoops__ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 In: ZBG, McGraw, Ahmed, Brym, Millar, JRR, Shaffelburg Out: Davies, Johnston, Kone, Larin, David, Hutchinson, Buchanan Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Corazon said: I'd be shocked if we don't rotate all positions in the Group stage. We should be able to win this group with rotation. If it's Guadeloupe, Guatemala and Cuba none of those are opponents that would have been regarded as a definite win only a few years ago and quite a few of the strongest CMNT players are not going to be there. Think most of the rotation would be happening in the third game if qualification is secured in the first two. Edited June 19, 2023 by Ozzie_the_parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I'm sure there are many reasons for some of the omissions but I would have liked to see: Jebbison (dual playing for another youth team) Koleosho (dual playing for another youth team) Ugbo (unsure club future) Corbeanu (full preseason with new club) Nelson (in season) Hiebert (surprised after being on "A" squad in March) Choiniere (CF Montreal players seem to be staying home except for ZBG) I'm excited with the players called in and realistically we couldn't fully switch over the team completely. This team is still competitive enough. I wonder if Kaye is completely off the radar at this point. Personally, I'm more excited for Bombito and McGraw than Hiebert & Waterman. Canuckia, jhoops__, PastPros and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Jebbison is probably not ready to commit king1010, dyslexic nam and Corazon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 27 minutes ago, grigorio said: That midfield and those forwards are going to be so starved offensively... Explain to me how keeping Choiniere at home makes sense for a roster like this... Maybe Montreal begged to keep him? PegCityCam and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Just now, narduch said: Maybe Montreal begged to keep him? Might explain why Sirois & Waterman are excluded as well. narduch, PegCityCam and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Quite a lot to like about this squad but also some disappointing omissions. Pros: McGraw, Ahmed, Loturi likely all getting minutes, JRR too. Schaffelburg deserves it on the form he has brought lately. Cons: I would have liked to have seen Kone grow more into the team and this is the tournament for it. He is still new. Buchanan would have been handy too. Waterman and Heibert must be scratching there heads. Choiniere must be pulling his hair out. I am happy to have Borjan there as a leader within the group but I hope he doesn't take away minutes from McGill/St. Clair Strikers and CM look bare. I didn't expect Jebbison to join yet but Ugbo should have been there surely. cronaldo7, jhoops__, johnyb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 1 minute ago, narduch said: Maybe Montreal begged to keep him? Just now, Corazon said: Might explain why Sirois & Waterman are excluded as well. I can see this being the case. They are all starters. Meanwhile Piette hasn't played yet so his omission is logical. Corazon and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Choniere, Heibert and Kaye are the omissions for me. I dont think jebbo is ready to commit, ugbo clubless, Nelson in mid season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I’m actually expecting Brym to be really good for us up front… johnyb, Canuckia and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I wouldn't be surprised if Ugbo or Corbeanu refused. It's true they have not gotten much playing time at their clubs, but the national team has not provided them with any hope either -- having been snubbed entirely or given garbage minutes. Floortom and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Peter Galindo will be on the Canada staff for this tournament toontownman, johnyb, YorkRegionFan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 With Borjan here I am assuming that rumoured move to Slovan Bratislava is not happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Looking at this squad, I am guessing John Herdman goes with the more traditional 4-4-2 so the new defenders in the back can be supported. However with the limited amount of midfielders called up, I wonder if he will go with the 4-3-3 system instead. I can envision starting the usual names, and once it gets base 60 minutes, then the new guys will be subbed in. With all the time they are spending together during the Gold Cup, hopefully they spend some time developing a scheme on how to defend the set pieces. DeRo_Is_King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 If Borjan doesn’t start, does Oso or Staq get the armband? jhoops__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Knowing Herdman Borjan will start. Maybe 3rd group game another gk gets a shot Jack1997, YorkRegionFan, dyslexic nam and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 ^ Staq Canuckia and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 1 minute ago, narduch said: Knowing Herdman Borjan will start. Maybe 3rd group game another gk gets a shot Sad but true. HochelagaFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Jack1997 said: If Borjan doesn’t start, does Oso or Staq get the armband? I imagine Vitoria if he plays. johnyb and CanadaFan123 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Disappointed not to see Nelson, but I am hoping it is a negotiated absence to help him with his club role (same as Choiniere and others). Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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