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Bombito was MOTM for sure. David quite good as well. I don’t think this game was as bad for us as people are saying. I thought we really had full control in the first, then let Panama back in, but came up big when it mattered. The quality scoring chances were heavily in Canada’s favour. Sure we don’t convert enough of them, but what else is new? 😂
Bmo field pitch was so bad. It led to a lot of our players looking bad especially the ones that look to dribble and control the ball. Embarrassing to me i understand the crappy countries in concacaf having a bad pitch but we’re a country that should not. Heck bmo field is a World Cup venue and the pitch is absolutely terrible right now. Embarrassing for Canada
Max is still making some boneheaded decisions (especially when you consider that he is playing with one of the best leftbacks in the world). Hopefully he cleans that up before 2026.
I feel that Davies shares some responsibility for this. If the keeper is not confident the full back will have something covered they're obviously going to feel they need to come out and deal with it, which inevitably involves risk. We saw Davies get upset when Max almost got caught that one time, but if I were in his position I wouldn't feel super confident. We've seen Davies fail to make essential clearances that resulted in goals and we've seen him out of position many times that either result in goals or very nearly do. And actually, as such, responsibility would lie with Marsch as well. Davies was clearly essential at full back for Copa but Adekugbe should slot back in there, imo.
Choiniere didn't have a good night, but it was nice to see him on corner kicks. Reliable delivery. Just need someone getting on the ends of 'em. Sure would be a good question for the press to be asking Marsch about ahead of '26. It's an obvious problem.
Nice summary Josh. I agree with your assessment on all fronts. I would add a few observations. Cornelius was also strong and his contribution allows Bombito to play with a little more freedom. Remember when CB was our Achilles heel? The fullbacks were also solid. Davies got caught wrong side of his man on the turnover which resulted in the Panama goal and it got into his head for a few minutes, but he was still involved in the attacking play that lead to the winning goal. Laryea was rock solid. A win is a win and what matters most, but......central midfield had some consistency issues and made some poor passes, Crepeau was lucky on a couple of poorly timed attempts at being a sweeper keeper.....and the most concerning was the poor play of Schaffelburg. He didn't create much space or contribute positively to the attack. His pressing wasn't as good as his counterpart Ahmed. When Millar came on, the attack down the left was better. I think Schaff's lack of form and playing time for Nashville is having a negative impact on him presently.
Great thoughts. So many positives to talk about. But even though Millar was fabulous on the winning goal, it was very disappointing to see him sub on for Shaff instead of Adekugbe coming on and Davies pushing forward. Davies is just not strong enough defensively, and we've seen Adekugbe and Davies look really strong in years past - time to see that again. I'm torn on this though, because Davies up at left wing is not the kind of player that will provide David the service he needs (as Millar did in this case). We simply don't have a strong left wing option right now. It may be that if/when Buchanan is back and strong that Ahmed switches to the left. Or Buchanan plays left as he has for Inter and Ahmed goes right. They could easily switch freely as Davies and Buchanan have done in the past. But again, I don't think Davies should stay at the back, he just doesn't have reliable instincts for the role, so it's probably Davies left wing and Buchanan and Ahmed trading off on starts on the. right.
David was great. Obviously Bombito was the MOTM. Let’s talk about what didn’t work. Davies game is better when it’s simple. If he’s playing LB he doesnt need to push up and play the overlap. It was clear Jesse/coaching staff were letting or giving Davies instruction to do that. That resulted in heavier legs and him making mistakes in our own half. Jesse and co. should not be desperate or concerned of our wingers not making their own chances. If Davies can just focus on playing LB, along with Bombito, Cornelius and Johnston (or Laryea), Canada would probably have the best defense in CONCACAF by some margin
I was hoping Choniere would have taken another step towards solidifying his role but I think he had a poor game. Canada is thin & needs creative midfielders. I think it’s their weakest area Thoughts?
@@djknox2 the biggest issue for me is the 2 man midfield, on the world stage I'm not sure it's the best strategy. A 3 man midfield of Koné, Eustaquio, Sigur or even Ahmed would change everything.
Canada got punched in the mouth when Panama equalized. The word on Canada, especially during WCQ, was that they often didn’t have to deal with a lot of adversity. Well, the pitch was torn up, the weather was frigid, and Panama equalized late, but Canada went on to find the winner. Impressive. 🇨🇦 ⚽️
Yes. I'm loving Marsch and have very little criticism of him. But frankly, I feel like Christiansen out-tactic'd him in this match but Canada's superior squad overcame. Exciting win.
Its was definitely a chilly night at BMO, but at times Canada looked good. A couple shots directly at the keeper and Bair's header in the 2nd half could have given us more. Bombito was insane. He does little things you don't even notice on TV. What a player.
I didn't think Shaffelburg had a good game... he seemed a bit off on his timing and form. Millar did look good subbing in. Overall, the better team won, and that's the bottom line.
@@paulprendergast3184Shaff was not his usual self, holding on the ball too long, poor touches, bad crosses, yeah not good. Millar has always been good for Canada but was always messing up in the final 3rd, yesterday was the first time I saw him decisive and taking good decisions in the final 3rd, nice to see. Millar is already very good defensively, if he can maintain this type of play he should start.
@@JerC-h3q Agreed. Millar and Shaff obviously offer different things and it'll likely be back and forth as to who provides what's needed in any given match. But I still think the best case scenario might well be Adekugbe slotting into the back and Davies pushing up to left wing. Was disappointed to not get a look at that setup last night. Not sure if Adekugbe was 100% or what, but hope we see that pairing again soon.
@@greglawrence9230 It could be another nice option but man having a back 4 of Johnston, Bombito, Davies and Cornelius is not something you want to mess with. If we're trailing and looking for a goal you make that second half switch but otherwise it is tough to justify.
@@JerC-h3q Sure, we're on a high right now and that's reason enough to not change things. At the same time, it's about analyzing where things are strong but where there are weaknesses and potential for greater strength (prepping for '26). Davies is spectacular carrying the ball forward but he's quite consistently out of position defensively and creating defensive holes that opponents hurt us on. It's been happening consistently. It seems to me that we can get everything we want/need from Davies as a winger, still allowing/encouraging him to be up and down the field (still contributing defensively), but with the stable defensive awareness of Adekugbe behind him. Davies wants to roam and should be allowed to - why leave a hole behind him to do that? Shaff has been exciting on the wing but he and Davies have not meshed well at all. Is Millar so good up field that we'd prefer him there than Davies? Not me. Adekugbe is very strong when he pushes forward, with great crosses (he created the goal against Morocco). I think we'd be stronger both defensively and offensively - still utilizing Shaff and Millar as subs. At very least it's worth a look in a friendly - hence my disappointment we didn't see it this window.
@@greglawrence9230 I disagree. He only got 12 minutes and he looked way more useful than Larin did. I also cant see it happening, but its super frustrating to be giving Larin more time when he is clearly not what he used to be.
Davies at LW will always be a no-go. Playing LW or higher up the pitch with Bayern is not the same as playing LW with national team. Why? At Bayern, Davies is not their biggest talent or threat. If he pushes forward there, other teams are worried about Bayern’s 3 or 4 players who are more offensively dangerous than Davies. You put Davies at LW with Canada and he’s automatically their most dangerous winger and any organized team will double up and clog up his lanes. And then he tries to dribble, which is not his strong suit. We don’t need to see it again.
It would have easily been 2-0 with the 2018 world champions with H. Lloris P. Pogba A. Griezman K. benzema N. Golo Kante K. Mbappe R. Varane b. Pavard C. Tolisso L. Hernandez S. Umtiti🔥🔥🔥😎
It would have easily been 2-0! with 🇫🇷 other best players with M. Maignan C. Tolisso A. Griezman K. benzema N.Golo Kante K. Mbappe R. Varane b. Pavard S. Umtiti L. Hernandez T. Hernandez🔥🔥🔥
Great to see Lopez joining the squad against Panama. Also, nice to see Bassong and Poku up. Bottom line: Since he joined CanMT Marsch has not hesitated to introduce fresh talent onto the roster with an eye towards developing them ahead of WC2026. This is important given injuries are a fact of life and in case we get hit by the injury bug, we'll likely be ready for the tourney without a huge drop off in performance.
@@JacobSim-s1l I dont think it's age as he's 27 (and Cornelius is 26, Waterman is 28, Adekugbe is 29). More likely fitness, form and/or player profile not fitting w the coach's vision for the team
JRR needs a move. he's at the perfect age to go to Europe. Apparently Celtics came for him in the last window. He needs to push for the move. Beside Jebbison, he's the only striker with a high ceiling among the next wave of players.
Congrats to Kwasi Poku, Forge and the CPL. Developing young players and having them move on to higher leagues and the national team demonstrates that the CPL is working. How can we not be excited to see Santiago Lopez. He will be a key player for Canada and hopefully he will commit to Canada over Mexico.
Aren’t the draws for the nations league based on the concacaf rankings, not fifa? The logic is still the same (need the win to get the best draw), but looking at the concacaf rankings it’s even more important as we’re in 2nd spot and ahead of the US by 20 points… So if we beat Panama and the US beats them as well, our draw comes down to the US playing Mexico in Mexico…
There was a young Canadian guy a Fifa a few years back, I think his last name was Habibulla, in game he grew like a weed, in a matter of a season or two in game he was up in the ranks of Johnny and Phonzie. Now I know it's just a video game, but they usually are good at predicting young talent. Leads me to the question of, what ever happened to that guy in real life? I honestly don't know if I've heard of him in years now.
Someone who needs a move the most outside of David is Eustaquio , way too talented to be benched by players who Hes arguably better than. Porto are just tryna market/sell these young guys to bigger clubs which put Eustaquio on the back burner .
For shaffelburg, i seen him moving to either a middle table championship club, a mid table Portuguese club, or a Turkish team. Considering the quality players from said leagues, i would say he would be a good fit there, maybe having a wonder season, and/or getting loaned
The only CanMNT players who don't need a transfer are the 4 who just moved to Ligue 1 and Choiniere at Grasshoppers. Davies needs out of Bayern unless Kompany plans on using him better than what he's experienced the past couple of seasons. Eustaquio really needs a move. Larin not getting the minutes consistently. The key MLS players (Ahmed, Schaff, etc) need a move. They may have to go to Sweden, Switzerland or Scotland to get their first EU experience.
