Canada's Quest For World Cup 2018 [R]

NASL and USL players won't get Canada to a World Cup while concacaf is weak it's not that weak and more countries are sending their players to better leagues in this region. Yes those clubs are probably seen as stepping stones into the MLS but that isn't a model that will move Canada past its current level

 

Then it is not clear to me how a CPL will (as seems to be the consensus opinion)......is it really felt deeply here that some sort of canadian professional league will be playing at a higher level than NASL or USL?

 

Realistically, the CPL will at best be equivalent to the NASL/USL. We will not want to be stocking the NT directly with CPL players.

If we're going to go the CPL route, what we will also need is a very clear route for the best CPL players to move on to MLS or other higher level pro leagues. While the CSA won't be able to financially backstop the CPL, it could hopefully help set up that pathway.

 

They won't be, at first. But it'll mean 150+ Canadian pro players. That's probably double what currently exists around the world. Young players can develop in the league, veterans can return. With a USL or NASL team (except academies), you're still looking at a majority of American players.

http://oot-football.blogspot.ca/2016/03/canadian-content-numbers-explainer.html --> This guy tracks minutes by Canadian/foreign players on Canadian teams, and ALL our MLS/NASL teams have AT MOST 31% of their minutes played by Canadian players.

The CSL of 1987-1992 didn't have a great calibre, but it gave an opportunity to many players that served as the base of our 1994 and 1998 WCQ teams that reached the Hex. Honduras, who has beaten us twice to the final WCQ round in the past two cycles, boasts half their team from the domestic league. Currently, Canadian internationals are simply NOT playing enough club football, as many are relegated to bench roles.

The national team is better off with a handful of all-stars from a forthcoming CPL, who are playing and scoring, than benchwarmers in MLS.

 

fair enough, well thought out response....still not sure why a few MLS starters were left off that last squad though in favour of some of those bench role players you mention.......it still will come down to selecting the best players...no?

 

If that is the case, you have just knocked me off the fence....he should be fired immediately.

 

Maybe he did not make it clear enough....Benito Finito!

Canada Soccer confirms Benito out as coach. #canMNT

— John Molinaro (@JohnMolinaro) September 14, 2016

 

Not all that surprised. I had a feeling that he would be on his way out, no matter what people thought. The question is, what now?

As an aside, it would appear that Davies is not going to be a flash in the pan, and that's VERY good news going forward.

 

But what gets me is they have no coach waiting in the wings, they simply jettisoned him now as a cost saving measure. I guess we shouldn't expect much for next year's gold cup.

 

His contract was up. They simply chose not to renew.

There's nine months between now and the Gold Cup, or ten if the Gold Cup is in July. That's plenty of time to do the due diligence and make the right hire.

Montagliani also said that we'll have an interim coach in place and that should come soon as we're playing Morocco next month (source).

 

http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-men-s-national-team-matches-in-october-p159917

CSA announces that we will, in fact, be playing two games at the Marrakech.

Oct 7 vs Mauritania
Oct 11 vs Morocco

 

I wasn't sure where to post this, but I'm looking forward to the friendly match between Canada and Korea in November.

 

Up here it is one never ending qualifying campaign...if/when we actually qualify then we can decide if we want to differentiate between them.