CNL: Canada vs Jamaica - Tuesday, November 21st - 7:30pm EST / 4:30pm Pacific - Toronto

[Watchmen]

I appreciate the players strategy of devaluing the program to make the $3m CSB payment look like a steal.

[scullion44]

2 minutes ago, narduch said:

It's not a guess.

Concacaf said its based on Concacaf National Team Rankings.

Once the Mexico v Honduras match finishes we will know our opponent 

Where have they confirmed this? Can’t find a source anywhere

Edited November 22, 2023 by scullion44

[maplebanana]

1 minute ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

That's how it works for the winners. Not the losers.

It's CONCACAF rankings for the losers.

I will make a thread when the Mexico vs Honduras match is over.

Oh thank god. I've never been so happy to be wrong.

[prairiecanuck]

3 minutes ago, costarg said:

Stache had literally no time to react.  I feel 4/5 times that does not get called.  Kone had an amazing game, the giveaway could have been a foul.  

The guy grabbed Kone's jersey..plain as day.  He fell down.  If you're going to call a ridiculous hand ball you can't say he went down too easy on a play when it was clear the player grabbed him.  It was a foul for sure.

[The Beaver 2.0]

1 minute ago, phil03 said:

As much as we can point fingers at specific mistakes from players, coach and referee the fact remain that this is the kind of things that happen when you play only two games together in like six months. Hermand kept saying that there was bound to be bad consequences if the money BS continued and he was right. We can get results in spite of the mess but we will only turn the page from shit like this when we will find a solution to the money stuff one way or another.

Yeah, there was no way that Herdman was going into a second world cup with our lads IF the organizational (and financial) shit wasn't fixed fast.  As noble as the guy might be, this is his career and he knows that his resume takes a shit dive if he can't get lots and lots of high quality games for his emerging side.  The long road to qualification was just what we needed!  

[king1010]

4 minutes ago, costarg said:

Stache had literally no time to react.  I feel 4/5 times that does not get called.  Kone had an amazing game, the giveaway could have been a foul.  

Taking about his give away on the first goal. Not the pk call. 

[gwsmith63]

2 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said:

I blame Gareth Wheeler for the loss, constantly jinxing the team by quoting all these undefeated stats throughout the match. It’s like he put the hex on the team deliberately 

😂😂😂

Not a fan of him at all but that is a helluva theory. 

[doopy]

5 minutes ago, maplebanana said:

I think we're stuck with CRC. Of the losers in QF:

1. Canada (3 pts, 0 GD, 4 goals scored)

2. T&T (3 pts, -2 GD, 2 goals scored)

3. CRC (0 pts, -5 GD, 1 goal scored)

If MEX beats HON by 3, then MEX advances and HON is eliminated with 3 pts and -1 GD, which puts them in 2nd.

If MEX beats HON by 1, then HON advances and MEX is eliminated with 0 pts and -1 GD, which puts them in 3rd.

If HON beats MEX by 1, then HON advances and MEX is eliminated with 0 pts and -3 GD, which puts them in 3rd.

If HON beats MEX by 3, then HON advances and MEX is eliminated with 0 pts and -5 GD (and if 3-0, no goals scored), which puts them in 4th. 

If MEX beats HON 5-3 (or more), then HON advances on away goals and MEX eliminated with 3 pts and 0 GD with 5 goals scored, putting them in 1st. I think this is the only way we can play T&T.

Bottom line: we're playing CRC. It's almost a certainty. 

I see thanks for that… Go Honduras!

[narduch]

2 minutes ago, scullion44 said:

Where have they confirmed this? Can’t find a source anywhere

 

 

[BearcatSA]

26 minutes ago, Califax said:

I mean that’s kinda the biggest part of his job here tho.

Can’t really blame the secret service either…  other than allowing President Kennedy’s car to make the right onto Elm at Dealy Plaza at 10 mph in a convertible. 

So tomorrow, Nov 22, we can watch this replay of the match like the Zapruder film.

Too bad our bandwagon drove off the bridge at Chappaquiddick.

Edited November 22, 2023 by BearcatSA

[Ally McCoist]

RIP to the Canada Soccer social media admin who probably had a "QUALIFIED" graphic already prepared.

#BielloOut

[costarg]

30 minutes ago, Dominic94 said:

What do you want him to do on the goals ???

No issue with the goals, but he absolutely poked the bear with the dribbling.  Soooo not necessary.  Goal was scored like 25 seconds later.  And I told my GF that we will pay for that.

[phil03]

4 minutes ago, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Yeah, there was no way that Herdman was going into a second world cup with our lads IF the organizational (and financial) shit wasn't fixed fast.  As noble as the guy might be, this is his career and he knows that his resume takes a shit dive if he can't get lots and lots of high quality games for his emerging side.  The long road to qualification was just what we needed!  

Pretty much, and the end of the day nobody on the men's side of Canadian soccer is going to do well if the national team doesn't do well. 

[BearcatSA]

7 minutes ago, saladroit said:

saving grace is that the game was on onesoccer so hardly anyone had to sit through that

I am curious when they'll have the replay up to watch.  They were pretty quick for the first, in contrast to the Japan match.

[jonovision]

3 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said:

RIP to the Canada Soccer social media admin who probably had a "QUALIFIED" graphic already prepared.

#BielloOut

A social media admin who didn't have such a graphic prepared in advance probably shouldn't have the job.

[costarg]

31 minutes ago, Shway said:

I have to laugh at this, because I've been saying it doesn't work for us 

We were playing great, when David was playing deep as a 3rd mid, he moved forward back to two strikers in the 2nd half.  Just plain dumb.  The 3rd mid is necessary with our squad.

[Cadeau]

IMO Davies, Lareya and Adekugbe should be on most of the time, theyre the bravest with the ball. This idea of Miller being on instead of Adekugbe is silly.

[The Beaver 2.0]

1 minute ago, costarg said:

We were playing great, when David was playing deep as a 3rd mid, he moved forward back to two strikers in the 2nd half.  Just plain dumb.  The 3rd mid is necessary with our squad.

yeah, i liked how he'd lined up in the first. 

[Joe Keeper]

So, how valuable would 3 more games in the last windows have been for properly preparing us for this huge opportunity to qualify for the Copa America which we desperately need to prepare for a home WC?

Trick question ladies and gentlemen. 

Canadian Soccer is in deep, deep shit right now on and off the pitch. We need to take a comprehensive look at our problems now or we are only going to fall further in to crisis.

There are a lot of obvious answers already but many fans, the program, the finnanciers, media and CSA dont seem to have realized yet a wholistic picture of our problems already exists and we need to talk about it. Much more needs researched.

But no, lets just keep debating the state of the game like its almost fine. Lets keep analyzing and talking about the whole in neat little water tight compartments. 

If we just come up with enough content and hype we can keep pretending that after qualifying for a World Cup and about to host one that we arnt pissing it all away in record time.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Joe Keeper

[costarg]

31 minutes ago, Floortom said:

Lol come on.

Borjan’s half-second juggle had nothing to do with Eustaquio’s horrendous giveaway, the iffy penalty and Kone’s giveaway. First goal should have been saved? All he could do was stick a leg out and hope he got lucky. Let’s be real - Borjan wasn’t a problem tonight 

Wrong.  Watch the game again, including what he did to Gray.  Not necessary.  That is not a veteran.  He's a great shot stopper and fun presence.  But he's cost us soo much soo many times with his brain farts.

[ADP10]

I normally risk missing the go train to applaud the players but I just wanted to leave. This organization is a disaster. Biello out (Eustaquio subbed out???)out with the old guard, where the hell is Choniere

 

[VinceA]

JANUAURY CAMP

[VinceA]

Double

Edited November 22, 2023 by VinceA

[VinceA]

Triple

Edited November 22, 2023 by VinceA

[Vasi]

41 minutes ago, prairiecanuck said:

Rowe for Eustaquio when they are down to 10 men was mind blowingly stupid.

I agree.