Started watching an AFCON match this morning. Some good football and a good young defender in there. …. and then? Well I knew I was warned, they started playing ads. So fk em, I moved on hoping that the streaming we’re forced to pay for isn’t all going to go that way as they grub for more profits. I may have to go to reading reports and looking for highlights, dropping a couple of streaming companies that I’ve only signed for to get football
watch for this to be happening a lot at Goodison - one of these days one of those nutters will, literally, boo his head off.
You are lucky you didn't watch the group stages and the first knockouts - because good football was nowhere to be found. not even close.
I think a win puts Canada 4 points clear of the USA. US has lots of the ball but doesn't seem to now what to do with it a lot of the time. 2-0 goal in added time, cracker of a shot. FT 2-0. well done, lads!!
not yet through. in top spot, but Mexico can go 2 points behind if they win vs Costa Rica later today... both with 4 games left to play. USA 4 points behind, 4 games to play. bbc: Canada stay top of qualifying after remaining unbeaten in their first 10 games, plus six wins out of six in previous rounds. Three wins from their final four games - which are against El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Panama - would guarantee a place at Qatar 2022. Second-placed US' fate is still in their own hands with the top three qualifying automatically and fourth place going into a play-off.
Meh, we've never just walked thru qualifying and this group is a disjointed bunch. And we have absolutely no one to play up top. We dominated Canada everywhere but where it counts...
each time I watch the US team - and I've felt this for a long time - my impression is always: great athletes, some with very good skills, great commitment, but nothing for opposition teams to get overly concerned about.
Bit of a change up here. CONCACAF in the past was just a set up for the US and Mexico to get a free pass to the WC by beating the likes of Montserrat. Big money from these 2 countries. Now that they’ve both dropped to the level of the opposition, it gives the likes of Canada a chance.
Canada right now has a better group of players than ever before and those players have also gelled into very competent group under John Herd . They work their socks off for each other. It's been a winning formula for them so far and I hope they can continue as it's a wonderful thing for the game in this country.
Hang on - the name I tyoped was a member of the Santana band ... I mean the guy who plays left back with Bayern?? whose name eludes me at the mo...???
Alphonso Davies is recovering from myocarditis following a bout with COVID-19. So far no timeline yet for his return to action.
thnx Speke - (couldn't get past Alphonso Johnson there!!!!) Hope he is back when Bayern play Citeh in the CL QF!!