I would have to agree with that take! I personally think we need to try Choiniere or Shaffelburg and let them consistently take them every game. Just to hope with lots of reps they improve.

Exactly set pieces can completely swing a football match and we must improve especially at BMO.

Not a bad idea, but who????.. lmao there.

It's a great thought but who would that be though? I think the hope now is Promise David can become that sort of player.

Exactly I think Promise David is the only possibility there.

Phenomenal footballer!

I think Marsch made some big decisions especially with the goalkeepers and backline even though defenders were forced changed. But who plays next to David is a major decision to be made now. Tani misses way to many chances and can’t be missing chances consistently especially in major games. Promise David needs a chance now in March has to be convinced to join Canada.

Surimerican, they were smart to respect Canada too much. That should have been a 3-0 result. Suriname played for a 0-0 tie & it almost happened. Had Suriname played more offensively, Canada would have exposed them even more. Remember that Canada had one of the best defences in the Copa Americas & then only allowed 1 goal for USA & no goals to Mexico in the Friendlies afterwards.

Ik denk dat Menzo het correct had gedaan. Want Paal was er niet. Dus ja. Had je een normale opstelling (je weet wel wat ik bedoel) denk ik dat Canada wel meer had gescoord en was het ook al eerder voorbij.

@@JustChillin740 facts!

@@jrcanuck1 I agree ☝️

I was very surprised to see how much Suriname played off and respected Canada. I expected Canada to control the match but didn't think to that extent, was really expecting to see Suriname control periods of the game which never happened. But Suriname trailing in the tie going to Toronto having to score really plays into Canada's hand. But I do agree with Suriname recruiting new players they'll only improve and become more dangerous.

Was a great match unfortunately not a a lot of chances but always great to see Canada in action.

Glad you agree with my choices in the back line! Great calls love the Bair take I hope he gets an opportunity to start at BMO which I'm being very optimistic about. Yeah it's great to see sides like Suriname continue to improve and better Concacaf for everyone.

Thank you so much for the positive words ❤

Good call! Totally agree about Ahmed.

I do agree these games are much more important. But for all we know Davies could've had his mind already set to sit out this window. We got to remember it's not a short trip for these guys in Europe and they got lots of fixtures.

If you are subscribed to Fubo you would be able to watch it on OneSoccer on their. Besides that I am pretty sure that is the only available place to watch the match unfortunately. Really appreciate it glad to hear you were able to find to find the channel!

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I am considering getting Fubo, if I get one of the cheaper packages will it still offer lots of sports content? (Canadian soccer, European Soccer, NBA etc..)

Couldn't agree more! Really shows how far we have come as a footballing nation and how good this squad really is.

When was the last time mcdavid played for team Canada? Mind you there is a hockey world championship EVERY year and Canada mostly send it's C or D tier players every year because all the big players does not want to play for Canada in that competition and want to play in the NHL. May be do some research before commenting things like this.

​​​​​@@MehakSohi-g8r, Lol, you know full well that championship that you are referring to, which by the way, is called the World Championships & it is hosted by the IIHF & it's always held in Europe, is absolutely not an A grade championship at all. It is only for the minimum amount of teams that don't make the playoffs. Generally Canada sends very young players for development purposes & some veterans to that tournament. Maybe you don't know that & it's you who should do some research before commenting. I simply said that McDavid would show up at the upcoming 4 Nations Cup & I did not talk about his past tournaments; but you were so anxious to criticize my comment that you didn't even read it properly. By the way, McDavid showed up for Canada in the juniors every time. He made it known that he wanted to play for Canada instead of the young guns in the last big international tournament played before Covid. He has also made it known that he is very excited to play in the upcoming 4 Nations cup. You are grabbing at straws to try to defend soccer, when you know that I am right. Fine, if you want a hockey Superstar who played in more International games in the past, use Crosby as an example, or any other Canadian star over the years, for that matter. The principle of my main argument remains the same.

Always appreciate the interactions and comments! Love seeing discussions like this but I do have to say I don't overly agree with this take. I find it extremely difficult to compare football(soccer) to hockey in this context. I will say from my point I am not a hockey fan and don't completely know the whole International hockey schedule. But from when I used to watch I do remember that hockey has very few International games or major tournaments. When I think of International hockey with team Canada the only games I recall would be Olympics and now the 4 nations. While in football (soccer) you see multiple International breaks throughout the club season. As their has already been two windows and entering the third of the club season and the next in march. As well having a major International tournament at the end of every club season. As in hockey the season is never broken up to allow players the opportunity to play for their nation almost every couple of months. So that gives footballers the opportunity to play for their country a lot more than hockey players. I am not saying that makes call ups less important I am just saying they just get a chance to play for their nation more often and when players are at the top level they potentially will want a weeks rest or spend time with their family as well. Which I would never hold any of those reasons against a player. I will say it's extremely harsh to hold this against most players but especially Alphonso Davies. I don't think we have seen many players wear the Canadian kit with more pride before. The joy and excitement he shows on the pitch especially after scoring or winning a crucial game or even streaming Canada qualifying for the World Cup. Davies does everything he can for this Canadian national team. Also footballers as in Phonzie sense play a full 90 minutes sometimes 3 times a week. So I definitely won't say it's not fatigue as we also have to remember Davies is still very young and has already had plenty of injury problems in his career so far. It definitely is a very interesting topic and discussion to bring up though. I also will possibly make a video on it as I think it is really a topic to think about but a fun one as well. Appreciate the support on the channel as well!

Of course really appreciate it! Don’t think theres enough out there and want to make the best content for Canadian football. Glad to hear your enjoying the content.

I’d join u if I could, hahaha… ¡vamos 🇨🇦 c***jo, sí se puede ahí!!! 💪🏿💪🏿

@ontherise- for sure, usa soccer coverage laps us so hard

Completely agree! With how much Canada soccer has improved the coverage needs to be larger for sure.

Great question it puzzles me as well that he didn’t get a call up this window. Perfect opportunity to cap tie him.

Really appreciate hearing that! Glad you were able to find the channel. Got lots of content coming on the channel as well.

Appreciate that glad your enjoy the videos always appreciate all the comments! No need to apologize there always learning and got to get rid of my crutch words for sure it’ll come. Just one of those sayings or words I don’t realize I use but I got it. Cheers!

I was very surprised to not see Adekugbe as well! But I do think Marsch sees Laryea and Ahmed as great back up options for Davies.

I definitely could see that happening as well! I feel like JKL has a better chance of coming on as a sub like we saw Marsch do against Panama with Waterman. Now with Davies out feel like the experience of Miller might be leaned to more as well.

@@ontherise- I think of it this way when he needed another CB to sure the back line in competitive games he chose Kamal, so i think thats the choice

Yeah Kamal will probably be the preferred choice this window. As long as we can find time to cap tie JKL as well then it's perfect.

also you actually think shoa will make the team for qf?

Aye really appreciate it! Comments like these are a massive reason for starting it. Glad you enjoy the content.

I don’t think Shola will make the final squad tomorrow. Unless he extremely impresses Marsch during training camp. Im also sure that Shola will be getting lots of trials and opportunities abroad in the off-season.

It's very confusing why Luka never got a call up or even a call from Jesse Marsch. But now we just have to turn our attention to Promise David as Canada can't lose him.

Definitely agree! Hopefully Luka doesn't get minutes and cap tied.

Yeah I can definitely understand why you might have thought I was talking about someone else. I do usually refer to Promise as David but for some supporters they might not yet know who he is so I wanted to say Akinpelu in case younger or newer Canadian supporters wanted to check his stats out. Promise has such an exciting profile and skill set that would really suit Marsch style of play. Also with Ugbo looking out of the picture right now it is amazing to see Canada have so many options. I also think Promise is leaning to Canada due to the connection with the country and also our recent success of course. But Nigeria striking options are incredible with arguably the best choices and depth in word football.

Alistair Johnston joined Celtic from CF Montreal in the MLS in January of 2023.

Way to underrated a lot of hidden talent in the country.

That's so cool! Should've tried to get a jersey from him lol

Yeah I still believe a 3 man midfield is best suited for our player pool as well. But Larin still has some very good strengths to his game it will be very interesting if Bair plays well in Ligue 1 to see what Marsch does.

The only reason I cut in and out sometimes is just because of when he scored for Valladolid a few years ago. The commentator went wild saying Lareeeen. So it’s just always stuck in my head as it sounds better lol. But will polish up on pronunciation. Yeah I think it’s mostly down to his pressing style of play and Marsch has really rewarded him with the game time. Only thing would change is it the goals dry up for Larin cause there’s so many options behind him now.

@@ontherise- , yes, but even when he wasn't scoring, Marsch loved his game & consistently started him.

Yeah I definitely agree! I feel like Larin if not scoring does so much off the ball to bring others into the game as well.

I completely agree! A 3 man midfield of that quality would control the game over any side in Concacaf. I think the best option would be a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 I really hope we don't go back to a 5 or 3 back.

Agreed! Would be great to see another exciting Canadian make the jump to Europe.

Yeah those would be great leagues to make the jump into Europe. It would be very interesting to find out which clubs have already shown interest in him.

Yeah definitely did not but I’m glad to see I was wrong.

Amazing to see the depth that Canada has in net now. Would love to see Boehmer get an opportunity abroad or a starting role in MLS.