CMNT Friendlies Thread 2016/2017

Discussion in 'Canada' started by Polygong, Oct 11, 2016.

  1. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

    Chelsea
    Canada
    Apr 19, 2017
    Toronto, Ontario
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Canada wins 2-1

    Alphoso Davies (16 years old) is the real deal. He will be in Europe in a top league in no time. My god he's good at such a young age.

    Larin still struggles in team Canada...we don't get it...

    Hoilett is just pure quality talent. Arfield being at the Gold Cup will strenghen further our midfield. Bernier was solid as always...Piette very physical.

    Jackson-Hamel is unbelievable!!! Montreal are crazy to not start him, let alone make him the new face of the franchise and he's from Quebec on top of that. Montreal Impact marketing is bizarre...or is it an MLS thing?

    Defense is crap, except James. Give the spot to Cordova who's from Chile.
     
  2. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

    Chelsea
    Canada
    Apr 19, 2017
    Toronto, Ontario
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
  3. Kingston

    Kingston Member+

    Oct 6, 2005
    Some sloppy play but we still got the win. There are two take home messages here:

    First, it's definitely good that we're doing more friendlies and especially this one before the Gold Cup to knock the rust off our team play.

    Second, we don't need to consider Montreal again as a host city for national team games any time soon.
     
  4. Polygong

    Polygong Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 8, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Toronto's going to have to improve on its attendance record for the Jamaica game or it'll Vancouver forevermore.
     
  5. Kingston

    Kingston Member+

    Oct 6, 2005
    I'm also in favour of spreading things around, especially for friendlies. Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and maybe even Hamilton would all be good choices.
     
  6. Initial B

    Initial B Member

    Jan 29, 2014
    Club:
    Ottawa Fury
    I think they'd rather play of grass than turf, so I'm guessing for competitive matches they'll play in Toronto in the summer and Vancouver in the winter. But yeah, spread the friendlies around to different locations.

    I am a little frustrated that Canada had to fight hard to beat a nation of 160,000, but then look at Iceland...
     
  7. Polygong

    Polygong Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 8, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    I'd imagine though that their players get a lot of their training in the Dutch system.

    Population doesn't mean too much really. China is ranked 82 and India is ranked 100.
     
  8. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    India is up from 163rd a year ago. Indonesia is 175th with an estimated population of 263,510,000 and Pakistan is 200th with an estimated population of 201,995,540.
     
  9. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2017/m=6/news=elephants-lions-and-a-tank-2895288.html says:

    "16 years and 223 days was the age at which Alphonso Davies became Canada’s youngest-ever player on Tuesday. The Vancouver Whitecaps player broke the record of the late Domenic Mobilio, who was 17 when he debuted in 1986."
     
  10. Polygong

    Polygong Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 8, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Pretty decent turnout at BMO tonight for a friendly. Guessing that Toronto wants to win back some of the competitive matches from Vancouver.
     
  11. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    More impressive than the attendance was the very professional performance of the team.

    Except for that one moment when Davies maturity level actually matched his age the squad were all very good.

    Skipping MOTM for a more Canadian 3 stars.....

    1. Hoilett
    2. Piette
    3. Osario
     
  12. legendofzola

    legendofzola Member

    Jun 4, 2006
    Cape Breton
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Davies hardly made contact but a Rivaldo like performance made sure the red was out. At least that mistake was not in a WC qualifying campaign. He will learn from it.

    Junior Hoilett - yes indeed. And how great was it to have Atiba back out there? Such a classy player. His press allowed Hoilett to create the first goal.
     
  13. adrenaline11

    adrenaline11 Member+

    Jul 29, 2010
    Toronto
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    I think this game proved once again that Larin is a liability. I rated him behind Cavallini before this game and afterwards, I'm not sure he's better than AJH.

    Another talking point was the partnership or lack thereof between James and Jakovic. It's unfortunate that we don't have anyone in the player pool who can challenge Jakovic as he's not good enough IMO. Perhaps things would be different if Johnson were in midfield to guard the backline but Jakovic is not particularly good at winning headers either. It's a shame Doneil Henry has fallen off the map.
     
  14. legendofzola

    legendofzola Member

    Jun 4, 2006
    Cape Breton
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Where is Henry?
     
  15. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Has he kicked a ball since his ACL injury in Denmark last fall (late summer actually)?
     
  16. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Soccerway says his last game was for Horsens on October 30.
     
  17. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Think that was his second game for them (out on another loan from West Ham) and where he sustained the injury.

    My guess, he is pretty much done.
     
  18. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
  20. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

    Chelsea
    Canada
    Apr 19, 2017
    Toronto, Ontario
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
  21. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
     
  22. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
  23. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Canada 0-1 El Salvador. Denis Pineda scored the only goal in the 75th minute.
     
  24. TOareaFan

    TOareaFan Member+

    Jun 19, 2008
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    A home loss has gotta hurt
     

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