Friendly: Japan vs Canada - Friday, October 13th - 6:35am Eastern / 3:35am Pacific - Niigata, Japan

[Shway]

Just shows there really wasn't much thought in the squad selection orrrr David and Larin were expected to play as much as they did considering their form. 

[Joe MacCarthy]

Just for the icing on the cake and to piss people off here, Brym is gonna score

[youllneverwalkalone]

Just now, InglewoodJack said:

Using Brym as your last sub. Comedy. 

Andy Kaufmann

[jonovision]

Getting up this early in the morning is not good for most of you. 90% of the posts are self-parody by this point.

[cronaldo7]

Biello really didn’t wanna upset any of the regulars on this team. 
 

[Unnamed Trialist]

Interestingly, some of our best controls, dribbles, and passing, done right with clarity, has come from David and Larin. And even Davies. There are times when the former fall into the midfield and the midfield clicks properly. You could put those two as attacking mids behind another striker, and we'd probably play better than with Kone or Paton, or any other creative mid. 

I didn't mind Osorio today. Nor Piette, though both have their limitations and are not at the top of their game. 

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist

[DeRo_Is_King]

Just now, jonovision said:

Getting up this early in the morning is not good for most of you. 90% of the posts are self-parody by this point.

Thoughts on the game?

[Obinna]

If the coaching staff love Brym so much why not start him and see what he can do over a full 90 or at least from the start? Hard to make an impact when you are a substitue and your game is not being clinical. I think he needs the chance to grow into a game. At least spare us this last sub thing with him everytime, especially in this case not giving LDF a run out. I really don't get that. 

[TOcanadafan]

Stupid Biello to sub on Vitoria instead of LDF… selfish move.

[Shway]

Just now, jonovision said:

Getting up this early in the morning is not good for most of you. 90% of the posts are self-parody by this point.

At least we have something else to laugh about. 

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, DeRo_Is_King said:

Thoughts on the game?

Lots of individual mistakes, Japan a bit quicker to most balls. No reason to write off any players or the team's chances.

If David scores the penalty it's probably still a close game late.

Edited October 13, 2023 by jonovision

[Obinna]

Excellent from Millar there!

[jhoops__]

Need a new coach from outside the system who doesn’t have any loyalties…

[Obinna]

Good defending from Laryea. Very smart to block off the passing lane there and force Japan to the right. 

[Shway]

Well done Liam.

[Unnamed Trialist]

1 minute ago, Obinna said:

Excellent from Millar there!

Attacked that beautifully and we deserved a goal there.

[trc2014]

Biello clearly just doesn’t have an individual ideas.  This is exactly how Herdman would have coached this game.

[Obinna]

Not the best pass from Davies.

[cronaldo7]

Hopefully not giving LDF a cap doesn’t come back to haunt us like it has many many times in our history.

[Obinna]

Man I really like Laryea in this RCB spot. He's a little quicker than Johnston and is good shielding the ball.

[canuckgbp]

Why wasn’t Millar on early. His pace and fight is refreshing. 

[Obinna]

YES! Junior!

[DeRo_Is_King]

4 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Lots of individual mistakes, Japan a bit quicker to most balls. No reason to write off any players or the team's chances.

If David scores the penalty it's probably still a close game late.

I agree not to write anyone off. I think the loss is well-deserved due to the mistakes. A converted pen would have made a huge difference, but there have been far too many mistakes to say it would have been close. 

Edited October 13, 2023 by DeRo_Is_King

[Shway]

Just now, Obinna said:

YES! Junior!

Wtf your feed must be way ahead of everyone's lol

[cronaldo7]

Like @Unnamed Trialist said, not over yet but tying this half would mean something internally I’m sure.