CNL FINAL: Canada vs USA - Sunday, June 18th - 8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT - Las Vegas

[Corazon]

Brutal all around.  Kamal bad giveaway.  Then Kennedy turned inside out.  Goes out for corner, then Johnston is out-jumped and then Borjan is gonna want another chance at that.

Edited June 19, 2023 by Corazon

[dyslexic nam]

1 minute ago, king1010 said:

I dunno it was a nice downward header going the opposite direction. 

For me, Milan is cheating right before the ball is even headed and can’t shift back the other way.  

[El Hombre]

Next time break an ankle Kennedy.  Make it worth it.

[Hawkguy]

Pretty bad from Borjan, but he saved our asses many times last game. If he deserves to be criticized about anything so far it's the awful ball distribution. 

[Razcal]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

No.

Yes, really bad. A keeper at this level needs to have that.

[kacbru]

1 minute ago, Corazon said:

Brutal all around.  Kamal bad giveaway.  Then Kennedy turned inside out.  Goes out for corner, then Johnston is out-jumped and then Borjan is gonna want another chance at that.

On the corner, it is Miller that lets Zimmerman get body position to go over the top of Johnston.

[Hawkguy]

I'm also not a fan of a back 3 against USA. 

[kacbru]

Forgot Laryea was playing.

[narduch]

We were down 1-0 in Nashville too.

We can turn this around 

Edited June 19, 2023 by narduch

[BearcatSA]

17 minutes in and we have posters here thinking we're done  

Lots of soccer left to play here, gang.

[El Hombre]

Just now, Hawkguy said:

I'm also not a fan of a back 3 against USA. 

It's tough to take off another player though.  Our defensive setup already has someone like Buchanan relegated to the bench.  Pulling another off for a defensive player means that we're playing for a 0-0 draw.

[Corazon]

Nothing against our defenders who have been great for us these last few years.  
But their level of play really drops against top level opponents.

[dyslexic nam]

Hindsight is 20-20 but so far Richie isn’t faster than Robinson (Buchanan probably would be) and the goal they got was in the air (where Vitoria is our biggest asset).  

[Hawkguy]

Just now, El Hombre said:

It's tough to take off another player though.  Our defensive setup already has someone like Buchanan relegated to the bench.  Pulling another off for a defensive player means that we're playing for a 0-0 draw.

I don't think so at all. I would have probably just left Buchanan and told Laryea to play more cautious to begin. 

[frmr]

6 minutes ago, jonovision said:

No.

It went right through him. 

[jonovision]

Just now, Corazon said:

Nothing against our defenders who have been great for us these last few years.  
But their level of play really drops against top level opponents.

That's not how I would put it. They simply don't have the level of the top opponents. No shame in that, but Kennedy, Miller, etc. are not top tier players and never will be.

[Hawkguy]

Just now, dyslexic nam said:

Hindsight is 20-20 but so far Richie isn’t faster than Robinson (Buchanan probably would be) and the goal they got was in the air (where Vitoria is our biggest asset).  

I love Kennedy, but in a 4 or 5. We don't have a solution to replace Vitoria. 

[VinceA]

Canada's passing is brutal to watch. Did these guys all forget how to weight a ball

[jonovision]

Just now, VinceA said:

Canada's passing is brutal to watch. Did these guys all forget how to weight a ball

Do you even like this team?

[dyslexic nam]

Just now, VinceA said:

Canada's passing is brutal to watch. Did these guys all forget how to weight a ball

Kone didn’t.  But after that it hasn’t been great. 

[Hawkguy]

Bad decision by Laryea. If he cuts back he has so much time. 

[Razcal]

Alistair is having a shocker, what the heck is going on? He's usually so solid.

[VinceA]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

Do you even like this team?

I love them that's why this hurts😂

[El Hombre]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

Do you even like this team?

I ask myself the same question with half the posters on a game thread.

[BearcatSA]

Just now, Razcal said:

Alistair is having a shocker, what the heck is going on? He's usually so solid.

I think he is crocked up somewhat.