Canada vs. Chile 5 TAKEAWAYS | Match Highlights & Recap 

What was your biggest takeaway?

Congrats and good luck to my Maple Syrup brothers from the USA, you’re flying the flag for all of CONCACAF now!

Getting by Venezuela will take a monumental effort...and goals. Only to face Argentina (probably) AGAIN.

Happy Canada dav‼️

Congrats rooting from you from USA

HISTORY IS MADE

Not sure why beating Venezuela should be considered a monumental effort. There's only 4 teams in CONMEBOL that are perennially formidable: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia. The remaining 6 are average or weak. It's been that way for a very long time. Exception is that Chile had a short run above Colombia for a few years. Venezuela has always been in the bottom 2, along with Bolivia. So regardless of whether its the 20th century or the 21st century, Canada has always had a chance against Venezuela. IF indeed this is now Canada's golden generation with stars playing in many big leagues and a top tier manager, Canada should be winning this match. Except for Adekugbe, Canada had - and continues to have - their top 30+ players to choose from. No injuries or suspensions. We should be scoring 2 or 3 goals against Venezuela and conceding no more than 1. Also remember that Venezuela is only on top of Group B because they too got to play against a 10 man Ecuador, AND against a mediocre Mexico and Jamaica. Bottom line is that this bracket set up is a gift for Canada to come 4th in a Copa America, and maybe even 2nd if Ecuador upsets Argentina - which is not improbable, especially if Messi is not 100%.

Yes, this is the time to roll out the 4-2-3-1. It could well be that Kone will gain a lot more confidence from having Osorio in there as well. And my goodness, imagine if we can actually have David up where he can score tap ins like he's so good at. Let's see it!!

I like your analysis Josh. Often I think it’s better than the experts on One Soccer. I think a lot depends on how Canada and Venezuela match up in tactics and individual players. I haven’t heard too much talk about that. Based on the highlights I noticed that Jamaica really took it to them. I see Canada as a Jamaica with stronger defense. I think Canada may score a goal or two based on that.

Watched the game in Orlando and it was a crazy but great experience

¡Vamos 🇨🇦 c****jo, sí se puede!!!… will be tough, though!!! 😳

Mano tengo fe, vamos Canadá 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

What about Bombito's elbow on the face of the chilean player?

Josh, sorry; but I totally disagree with you. Shafflelburg played a very good game vs Chile & now that Buchanan is hurt, he will definitely start again. You are also totally undervalueing Larin's contribution to this team. He has brought experience & a very strong defensive game & he made a wonderful pass to set-up the only goal scored. Don't mess with a good thing. You have been pushing all along not to start Larin & again sorry; but you have been wrong about this. Larin will start again! I actually had faith in this teSm & predicted that Canada would make the quarterfinals. The offense needs to adjust to Marsch's new system; but that will come, as the talent is there.

I've said it coming into the tournament and will continue to say it. There needs to be high expectations for this team. I'm disappointed that the soccer heads in this country aren't raising the bar for the team. The talent level on this team is high enough that I expected them to get out of the group. Did I think it was going to be easy, no but these are teams that we can get results from. I look at Venezuela no different that Peru or Chile. They are good team and should be respected, they can beat us but they ARE NOT unbeatable. Canada does need to finish the chances they get. These are quality teams and you aren't going to get dozens of chances, you need to make the most of them. It didn't count but Oluwaseyi's finish is exactly the kind of thing this team needs.

The problem with Canada’s attack is that both Larin and David are hold up type of strikers. Therefore when played together they can’t take advantage of one of them holding the play up and the other making a run or trying to connect passes with one another.

Hard to say the back line has looked good when it has faced 2 teams with 10 men.

THERE HE ISSSWW

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