Copa America: Canada vs Peru - Tuesday, June 25th - 6pm Eastern / 3pm Pacific - Kansas City, Kansas

[jonovision]

Just now, Hawkguy said:

75% of the giveaways are Kone. 

I think David had more giveaways than Kone in that half.

[CanadaFan123]

Just now, Hawkguy said:

75% of the giveaways are Kone. 

Choiniere on at half for him. One of our fittest players and he deserves a shot.

[Gian-Luca]

We are playing poorly because of the heat. That was obvious even before the linesman collapsed from a heat stroke. If there was lightning this match would be delayed for the safety of those on the pitch, so what the fuck is the difference here exactly?

[JAVIERF]

Torrid first half CANADA Cant deal with a scorched match .

 

Always a second late too pedestrian CANADA.   DITTO this the headbutting of Johnston is always a red 

 

Streetwise ?  In JEEPERS CREEPERS LAND !!

 

[Big_M]

its crazy that marsch thought in 34 degree weather and such a high intensity game that its a good idea to start a 29 year old who is just back from injury and who has played 20 competitive minutes in the last 4 months

[Macksam]

The half started ok but ever since Peru took control by the 25th minute, they never let go of it. All the sloppy bullshit turnovers are 50% of the problem. 

[Free kick]

7 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said:

This match should be abandoned and rescheduled 

The game started at 5Pm local time.   That's ridiculous.  the next game tonight is at 9 and its at Met life stadium in new york.  why did they have to start this game at 5Pm

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

Kone loves Watford so much he needs to sabotage things when the transfer rumours start flying.

[Cadeau]

1 minute ago, CanadaFan123 said:

What a damn shame that we have so few meaningful matches and yet many are ruined, or nearly ruined, by some sort of inconvenience ALWAYS. Weather, refereeing, player strikes etc. always some sort of nonsense. We’re cursed. 

We're still in it! We can do this!

[Ruud]

Funny digression.  Am trying to stream the game in Europe and had it on with British commentators and took me 3 minutes to realize it was a video game version on Peru Canada 🇨🇦 

[gator]

1 minute ago, bwilly11 said:

Not putting any stock into that shit half. 100% impossible to judge a performance properly in that heat. Just gotta grind out a result now.

Yes, I was in Havana in 2012 when we ground out a 1-0 win in the heat, this board was going crazy, I was over heating in the shade with a cold Cristal in hand, I really don't know how these guys can play in this!

[Cheeta]

1 minute ago, Hawkguy said:

75% of the giveaways are Kone. 

Wouldn't even know he was dressed except for...

If he comes out after the half that's on JM.

In no world I've visited isn't that head butt not a red.  No blood no foul?  I'm in.

[JAVIERF]

Inhuman!!! World cup can't be played in this heat!!! Is unbearable 

 

 

[Hawkguy]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

I think David had more giveaways than Kone in that half.

There's a big difference in the style though. Kobe's are open field and unforced. David is taking players on or being given the ball in bad positions. 

[Dominic94]

Are they better or are we just playing poorly ?

[El Diego]

I'll be repeating some of the same stuff I've read in the thread, but my thoughts:

We are getting outnumbered everywhere, be it in the middle, on the flanks, on the counter etc. This shape is not working, and individual players are also playing poorly. Peru have been the better side, I don't think it's quite as dominant as people are making it out to be, but yeah we're comfortably second best after an ok start. I am not confident we can turn it around in the second half. We will be more tired than Peru. I would guess they have a natural advantage in this weather. Marsch (and the Red Bull way) tires players out, I was worried about how hard the training was going and I don't think it helped our conditions. We have trouble playing sensibly and slowly, we have no outball.

Individually, Millar, Larin and Kone have been poor. Eustaquio, apart from a horror minute which nearly led to a goal, has saved us time and time again. He has to do the work of two men when Kone is playing the way he is today. It's not just the giveaways from Kone, it's also the lack of presence when Peru are passing through us. Then later in the half there was a moment he makes a decision to press all out, individually, which was extremely naive. Millar and Larin are losing too many duels.

[Unnamed Trialist]

1 minute ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said:

We are all frustrated mate.  

No need to spam the thread with your silly, really getting boring, biases. 

The bias is the standard expected of a player. You can see what is expected of Kone. Johnston too. Laryea shows why he couldn't even break into that level. 

Others may be having bad games but the difference is they know they are, while Kone continues plodding just fine like an ox in a rice paddy. 

If you have been trained, grown up, and felt the demand, by fans, coaches, teammates, for some technical minimums, then that's going to show in your game. 

In Championship noone is derided for dumb giveaways, they don't care. 

The hypocrisy is that just a few days ago you were criticizing him just as harshly. 

[spitfire]

Too hot to play..VAR fix is in...Need to settle down... worried about Laryea on a yellow...

[PegCityCam]

18 minutes ago, Lansdude said:

This tournament is a fucking joke.

I second this. Absolute shit show. Refs have been bought.

[vancanman]

My feed just showed a wide angle of the stadium, with everyone in the shade, and the bit that's still in the sun completely empty.  The linesman goes down, and still we carry on.

I guess the Peru manager was incorrectly translated, being quoted as saying "with our fists" when what he actually meant was a headbutt or two.

[Canuckia]

Well, hopefully the ref has a look at the red and realizes he owes us one

[spinrack]

Just now, Dominic94 said:

Are they better or are we just playing poorly ?

The latter.  Canadian team is better than this.

[DeRo_Is_King]

5 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said:

What a damn shame that we have so few meaningful matches and yet many are ruined, or nearly ruined, by some sort of inconvenience. Weather, refereeing, player strikes etc. always some sort of nonsense. We’re cursed. 

It's truly remarkable. 

[The Ref]

Would have make more sense to have these hot games later in the evening when it is a bit more fresh.  That AR that collapsed  maybe did not pass the physical tests for referees.

 

Edited Tuesday at 11:04 PM by The Ref

[eramosat]

2 minutes ago, JamboAl said:

Not great.  A few had to go into the concourse as they had heart palpations.  This is by far the hottest game I’ve ever experienced

Be careful.