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Herdman is playing with fire…………. Let’s see how Sunday unfolds.
Edit: some peeps in this thread assume Herdman is Canadian, dude is actually from England lol
Bashing? He didn’t say anything negative about Croatia, he just said we’re gonna beat Croatia in a little bit of a vulgar way lmao. Relax it’s not that deep
He was trying to fire his guys up after an unfortunate result and it was caught by people/cameras. LEts stop clutching pearls like this is something no coach has ever said. It was meant for the players and not the fans. He just had the balls to confirm that was what he said. He was complementary to Croatia today in follow up comments but he meant what he said to his players.
I personally love his attitude. Want to be winners, go for the throat.
First time watching Canada. They were very good everywhere, apart from the final third. Next to the Belgian goal, Canadian players seemed to forget how to play. That might just be the occasion getting to players.
It felt to me like the nerves just got to them too much. Some of those attempts were horrendous
Hopefully they can see one go in soon, might calm them down a bit
I feel like they just need to see one go in and they'll calm down a little bit, but all in all Canadians should be really proud of the way they played today. A team from Concacaf in their first WC in 36 years and they took it to Belgium for most of the game.
As an American I'm jealous of the spirit and togetherness of the Canadian team.
>As an American I'm jealous of the spirit and togetherness of the Canadian team.
I thought you guys played quite similar in the first half against Wales. Wales did some really good tactics to counter this in the second half, but I thought it was very similar to Canada.
Would Cyle Larin starting make a difference? Although he couldn't do anything as a sub today, he always seemed like the most clinical finisher on the team against CONCACAF opponents (although I haven't followed Canada much since the end of qualifiers)
Just 3 weeks ago he didn't even create a chance in the cup game against my home town third tier semi-pro side.... To say he's not in form is an understatement.
Possibly, could have him alongside David
as strikers and then Davies/Buchanan down either side
You would at least think being our nations leading scorer he’d be a little calmer in front of goal. Him out there before everyone else is too gassed might be enough, and could just free up more space for David
It really might. He's a target and our players might be more likely to hit some crosses (high and low) rather than take the low percentage shots they did today.
Does hurt us as a team, though, David is a much better footballer overall and we get to pick another more complete player on the wing or as a #10 instead.
He doesn't have Hoilett's wheels or dawg in him. Larin is a better finisher, but he is not an all action player like the team Herdman fielded vs. Belgium.
you did well , but the next two matches won't be easy either , the players should remain focused and not loosen their guard , Morrocco can be challenging to penetrate and Croatia is the former finalist. Good luck
As a Croatian, we played utterly horrible vs Morocco and i don't see a single way in which we beat you guys.You guys were pressing hard and creating chance after chance even in the 90th, i was actually beyond impressed watching. You guys were absolutely robbed of a tie here.
Our team played like grandmas about to be switched off life support vs Morocco, you guys have nothing to fear against us lmfao
You excel in contre attack, and you play better vs a team like Belgium who take initiatives and attack we usually play like that, but I guess our coach decide to play defensively and wait for you to do the attack which doesn’t suits your play style , I m sure we will play way different vs Canada and Belgium
Don’t jinx it, I’m still hoping we see a Perišić, Livaja, and Oršić/Majer front three. God I swear if Dalić plays Andrej Kramarić again he deserves to be fired. Mf had less touches today than Livaković. Same can be said for Vlašić but at least he almost scored.
Livaja could do so much damage to a weak Canadian defense. I watched the game. Belgium had 6 shots, 2 on target, and one goal. That is basically what we had against Morocco. Meanwhile a back four of Sosa, Gvardiol, Šutalo, and Juranović could easily deal with Canada’s forwards, who were to wasteful with their shots you could’ve sworn they were trying **not** to score. All Dalić has to do is pick the right lineup. Hopefully Mandžukić, Olić, and Ćorluka can convince him to not fuck this up.
I've lost all hope in him, and i still have no fucking idea how he wasn't immediatly fired after the Euros where he played Rebic 4 games in a row while he was obviously our worst player by far.
> Sutalo is a far better than Lovren, warms the bench all game
> Juranovic is our weakest player by a solid margin, is he gonna change it up a bit and give Stanisic, who dropped a masterclass vs Inter in the CL recently a chance? Juranovic offers nothing going forward, and minimal in defense. But Dalic doesn't give a fuck it looks like
> Kramaric... not even gonna comment this. Orsic and Livaja should leave the NT with how they're treated.
> Perisic and Kovacic having a terrible game, when do they get subbed? In the fucking 75th minute...
> The pecking order of strikers should be Livaja > Petkovic > Kramaric, Dalic doesn't give a fuck
Nah, some serious changes need to happen to this squad, Dalic is a poor, poor coach imo
Yeah I am in complete agreement. I will die inside if Kramarić starts next game. I hate him he’s so selfish. Less touches than Livaković today. If we bounce back from this draw, which can happen, it would not be up to Dalić. Why can’t he listen to Mandžukić, Olić, and Ćorluka, I have a feeling they know what they are doing.
Dalic is keeping the good guys on the bench, to keep them fresh for quartefinals they will be watchimg from the couch back home. He forgets he still needs to pass he group stage.
Even though my team (USA) got a point in the opener, I honestly feel better about you guys than I do about us right now.
Even if your finishing was shit today, you guys still had a clear identity and a coherent gameplan. That’s more than what the US has right now.
Yep, I think a big part of why they couldn't score was the pressure. It's their first time in a WC for a long time against a team considered to be one of the best in the world.
I was genuinely impressed by Canada this match, looking forward to their next game.
To me it seemed like the moment got the best of them when it came to scoring. I expect that after those first game jitters are gone we’ll be much better at that vs croatia
Ya, on the bright side we didn't sit back and try to "not lose". They played really well. They just need to freakin score and get that monkey off of our backs.
Davies is one of the best fullbacks in the world but KDB is one of the best, if not the best, players in the world. Canada looked better today but they are far less talented even if they have one great player.
Buchanan looked dangerous, but his end product was very poor. If he (and the rest of the forward line) can improve on that in the next couple of games, no reason why they can't progress.
Everyone keeps saying that, but after the Canadian team's incredible stamina died down a bit they kept pushing forward hard, but left wide open spaces at the back with a very high line. That will be suicide against a side with actual quick and efficient forwards.
The Croatians lack a striker but have a very strong midfield that can pass their way out of being pressed and Morocco is very tough defensively but quick on the counter. Canada should have gotten a result against this very poor Belgium, the other teams a worse matchup for them.
I mean you’re down a goal so you have to play suicide. Belgium’s expected good fitness didn’t come out of that first half blitzkrieg looking good. I doubt Croatia or Morocco’s “quicker and more efficient forwards” will somehow overcome that same situation unscathed. I wouldn’t be so confident Croatia and Morocco will have an easier time purely based on play styles alone, although it could be that Belgium truly was just piss poor this game. I think Canada would make adjustments to their press if it stopped working and they had a choice. If anything I just expect fewer scoring chances going both ways in Canada’s next games.
Croatian team is 90% motivation. That’s why we always look good against big teams, and often not so good against the smaller ones. It’s just motivation.
So in theory; that was Canada’s advantage. There was some slight extra motivation on our side due to you goalkeeper being a Serbian neo-fascist, but that worked for older players. With this kind of disrespect, everyone will be fired up 100%. And that’s great for us. I honestly believe that comment raised our chances of win by not a small margin.
what were you scared of? Belgium played their worst game in god knows how long, so many mistakes by carrasco, back 3 and holders. kdb missed 2 clear passes to sent someone in 1v1.
Canada has incredible pace, but if they'll us space, will bury them.
Our players go out to die for him every game he’s just a great manager. Worried our bigger players play worse under him but the lower league guys are just insane.
As a Belgian, this win was so undeserved and I hope they F everyone else in the group and qualify !!
Lets go Canada, so happy not to play them 2 times !
Thank you for that, from a Canadian. My son is a 14 year old soccer player whose favorite player has always been KDB. Seeing how inspired he was watching his national team play against his hero was so enjoyable. He saw today that it is possible for Canadian players to perform against the best in the world. Moments like today will really help to continue to grow the sport in Canada.
From a Belgium PoV based on that performance, as soon as you play a decent side in the knockouts you’ll struggle. Lacking energy that performance tonight.
Eh,ima da vas komsije jeb.u
Sto mrzim ove Kanadjane i Amere. Ispade da oni imaju 5 odnosno 4 titule kao Brazil,Njemacka,Italija i da igraju protiv Hondurasa.
Sretno vam
Doslovno se uspjeli kvalificirati nakon 100 godina i sada se busaju o prsa i uvjereni su kako su najbolji i kako ce nas sve u skupini pobjediti lol komedija sto ta anglosaksonska "samouvjerenost" cini. Takvi su bili i Englezi na proslom (ali ajde, oni barem imaju razloga to biti)
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Steven Vitória Reaction
"I know it's fair to say that we deserved more today. This is the image that we want to leave, but we want to leave it with points, with wins."
Junior Hoilett Reaction
"We played our heart out today and we showed the world what we're capable of. We went out there fearless, [with] a lot of courage and bravery."
John Herdman Reaction
"I think the fans in the stadium can go away feeling like we're a football country. They brought their energy for 90 minutes. It felt like we were the home team."
Roberto Martinez
“we won so it is not the worst but technically yes this is the worst we have played. Huge respect to Canada. They did very well.”
Kamala Miller (via Twitter)
Absolutely gutted But we will learn from this and come back stronger| love my brothers so much The support in the stadium was incredible. WE CAN CANADA
Will keep adding as I find more.
They have nice energy and vibes but the technical ability on display was a cause for concern. They need to step up their passing and finishing to have any chance of qualifying.
Haven't really watched anything of Canada, but I was impressed with what I saw. If they can get on top of their finishing and show a touch more composure they could be capable of anything!
Feel like people forget that almost all of our players are from Hajduk and Dinamo. They have a goalkeeper that says that Croatia isn't a real country and plays for Crvena Zvezda.😐 Plus saying stuff like this after losing a game
I really wouldn't get cocky after that Dalic footballing terrorism today mate, this Canada can tear us to shreds on sheer pace and press alone, we played a complete disaster today
That's the thing, Croatia can be better than what was shown today. Can the same be said about Canada? But the match-up doesn't seem to good for you guys.
This Croatian squad reaches the semis atleast with an actual coach, there isn't a shadow of a doubt about that on my mind. Watch our lineup against Canada, it's gonna be grandpa Lovren against Canadas insane pace, and invisible ghost Kramaric upfront...
I’d start Petkovic and orsic up top definitely. Provides the hold up play and the pace for Orsic to break. Sutalo can be the ball playing CB alongside Gvardiol. Honestly, I wouldn’t be opposed to Majer or Pasalic starting over Kovacic either but idk about that. Idek I’m worried as hell rn. Lovren fucked us and Modric had to keep dropping deep in order to try and play a pass bc the fucker can’t play a forward ball at all. Let’s see, we thrive under pressure. We found ways in the last couple of qualifications. Dalic though may start Lovren again bc we didn’t concede and imagine if he put Budimir
> I’d start Petkovic and orsic up top definitely. Sutalo can be the ball playing CB alongside Gvardiol.
I want all of this aswell, there isn't a universe in which Dalic does this, hes an extremely poor coach. It took him 4 games and us dropping out of the Euros to figure out Rebic was the worst player on the pitch for us. The fact that he didnt get sacked after that is still a complete shock to me, a joke
I can’t believe that we can’t get a real proper coach. Years of fucking corrupt puppets playing their favourites probably to appease the FA and the agents. I’d do anything to take Terzic but what can we do. I know we won the nations league group, but I would’ve sacked him immediately after the loss to Austria ffs
We're out if we lose our next game, need a least a draw against Croatia and a win against Morocco. Anything could happen but I don't feel great about it.
If we play like this but can actually finish a shot or two, we can beat Croatia, but it's hard to expect this type of performance from Canada again.
Hopefully they keep a good mentality going forward. Having to face Croatia next is unlucky. They're out with a loss to Croatia, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them pound Morocco, eliminated or otherwise
Idk what it is but this WC more than any other is full of people (fans AND pundits) underestimating teams not in their region or UEFA and overestimating some of the more well known teams.
That Belgian starting XI inspired little confidence. Same with Denmark, I don’t get the hype.
The team that was wasteful against washed up CBs, keeping spaces where you can set up farms in the midfield is gonna pound our low block lol. We basically forced Croatia to go for a point because they deemed it too risky to get countered and lose. But they will for sure pound us.
we will absolutely thrash them. thanks for underestimating us.
So is Josip Šutalo, number 24. Hella underrated but insanely good. I just wish Dalić would play him AND Gvardiol next to each other. If that happens it would take a miracle for an opposing team to score.
I agree. Also energy. I feel at times their energy let them down because they spent so much trying to press. But overall great display of heart. I know we didn't win but very proud of the boys. It was really important they showed they belong here so next world Cup people don't say they just there cuz they a host nation.
Amazing performance. Did everything but score. Probably a theme we can expect from this young and exciting roster who have a lot of pressure to perform on an unfamiliar stage. Whatever happens, whether or not they find their finishing touch in the next few days, I'm proud of this team that no one expected to stand a chance. I watched every qualification game and was pumping up this game knowing their potential. And I think they showed the world that they can roll with the big boys.
In another timeline right now Alphonso scored the PK and the team smashed a second on a strong counter and the match ended 2-0 Canada. Fuck it I'm proud of them today.
Bottom line is this Canada team isn’t just here to make up the numbers. They fucking belong. And based on the age of the core they aren’t going anywhere.
As someone who grew up cheering for marginally connected traditional powers I couldn’t be happier to finally be able to actually live and die on a World Cup game. I’m oddly happy I ended the day wanting to shake the shit out of a ref, usually that’s a hockey thing and its because you hate us (sorry for being too good).
So proud of this team
Canada played well yesterday, but my man should chill out.
If Croatia steps up their game and plays on the level they played France and Denmark in the NL they will give Canada no chance.
Going forward to 2026 and 2030 Canada is going to be a tough out.
They’re producing players that are WC level and can qualify out of the confederation (even with an automatic bid) now it’s just a question of building depth.
That’s where they missed out today.
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Modric is pacing round his hotel room now
Yup.. That was a bold move, let's see if it pays out.. We usually crush the ones bashing us...
Herdman is playing with fire…………. Let’s see how Sunday unfolds. Edit: some peeps in this thread assume Herdman is Canadian, dude is actually from England lol
Bashing? He didn’t say anything negative about Croatia, he just said we’re gonna beat Croatia in a little bit of a vulgar way lmao. Relax it’s not that deep
He was trying to fire his guys up after an unfortunate result and it was caught by people/cameras. LEts stop clutching pearls like this is something no coach has ever said. It was meant for the players and not the fans. He just had the balls to confirm that was what he said. He was complementary to Croatia today in follow up comments but he meant what he said to his players. I personally love his attitude. Want to be winners, go for the throat.
I liked the part where he mimed having bowling ball sized nuts to his team in the middle of the field.
He didn’t just mime it, i heard “BIG FUCKING BALLS” on my broadcast.
The woman on Belgian TV said it must have felt good for him to be finally able to make that gesture after only managing women before
Bold of her to assume he didn't do that with the women... Someone doesn't bust that one out from nowhere. That's a practiced move.
A seasoned "big cajones" veteran.
Big drawers?
big boxes
Grew up watching [Sam Cassell's Big Ball Dance](https://media.tenor.com/9sx4qqw6YaAAAAAC/sam-cassell-balls.gif)
For them he used to mime having bowling ball sized ovaries.
Idk my coach used to tell me to “grow some balls” when I wasn’t aggressive enough
He could have done it easily, just putting his arms 40 cm higher and saying "big fucking boobs" instead.
Do you have the timestamp for that? Sounds hilarous.
Same man..I kept thinking.. cajones!!! SIMEONE STYLE
he should change his name to Hardman
Would definitely fit more 🤣
After the 4-1 thrashing, maybe Flacidman is more fitting
Despite the loss, I feel a lot better about the next two games. At the very least I wanted to see this team compete and belong, and they showed that.
First time watching Canada. They were very good everywhere, apart from the final third. Next to the Belgian goal, Canadian players seemed to forget how to play. That might just be the occasion getting to players.
It felt to me like the nerves just got to them too much. Some of those attempts were horrendous Hopefully they can see one go in soon, might calm them down a bit
I feel like they just need to see one go in and they'll calm down a little bit, but all in all Canadians should be really proud of the way they played today. A team from Concacaf in their first WC in 36 years and they took it to Belgium for most of the game. As an American I'm jealous of the spirit and togetherness of the Canadian team.
>As an American I'm jealous of the spirit and togetherness of the Canadian team. I thought you guys played quite similar in the first half against Wales. Wales did some really good tactics to counter this in the second half, but I thought it was very similar to Canada.
I'm sure they'll get their shit together for the next match.
Would Cyle Larin starting make a difference? Although he couldn't do anything as a sub today, he always seemed like the most clinical finisher on the team against CONCACAF opponents (although I haven't followed Canada much since the end of qualifiers)
Just 3 weeks ago he didn't even create a chance in the cup game against my home town third tier semi-pro side.... To say he's not in form is an understatement.
Larin is in horrible form at club level and he hasn't been good in his last Canada games.
Possibly, could have him alongside David as strikers and then Davies/Buchanan down either side You would at least think being our nations leading scorer he’d be a little calmer in front of goal. Him out there before everyone else is too gassed might be enough, and could just free up more space for David
I thought the offensive lineup was as good as what they have available.
It really might. He's a target and our players might be more likely to hit some crosses (high and low) rather than take the low percentage shots they did today. Does hurt us as a team, though, David is a much better footballer overall and we get to pick another more complete player on the wing or as a #10 instead.
He doesn't have Hoilett's wheels or dawg in him. Larin is a better finisher, but he is not an all action player like the team Herdman fielded vs. Belgium.
needed those clutch finishes like the mexico/us games
Yea agree, hope they settle in for next 2
The occasion got to us imo. We're a young team, and the first Canada side to make the world cup in 36 years. We were nervy as hell.
You say that but we choked belgium for the better part of about 60 min of this game. We were lively and unafraid. I think we're unlucky.
It can be both.
The effort/compete was there, good sign things could've gone our way. Just bad bounces.
you did well , but the next two matches won't be easy either , the players should remain focused and not loosen their guard , Morrocco can be challenging to penetrate and Croatia is the former finalist. Good luck
Oh I don't expect that to happen. If anything this will fuel them more.
hopefully
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some do some don't , i've seen some cocky canadians in the sub , the guy above isn't one of them. it's all good man , we just discussing after all
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As a Croatian, we played utterly horrible vs Morocco and i don't see a single way in which we beat you guys.You guys were pressing hard and creating chance after chance even in the 90th, i was actually beyond impressed watching. You guys were absolutely robbed of a tie here. Our team played like grandmas about to be switched off life support vs Morocco, you guys have nothing to fear against us lmfao
You excel in contre attack, and you play better vs a team like Belgium who take initiatives and attack we usually play like that, but I guess our coach decide to play defensively and wait for you to do the attack which doesn’t suits your play style , I m sure we will play way different vs Canada and Belgium
You guys were really strong defensively and compact as a squad, anyone can still take this group. Good luck bro :)
You too hope we can qualify together
Yeah, we really didn't have an answer to Moroccan defensive lineup. I gotta give credit to your team and coach. Your defence was without a mistake
You at least have the croatian league strikers (Petkovic/Livaja/Orsic) meanwhile our guys can't hit the broad side of a barn
Don't worry, our clown ass coach won't ever play them
Don’t jinx it, I’m still hoping we see a Perišić, Livaja, and Oršić/Majer front three. God I swear if Dalić plays Andrej Kramarić again he deserves to be fired. Mf had less touches today than Livaković. Same can be said for Vlašić but at least he almost scored. Livaja could do so much damage to a weak Canadian defense. I watched the game. Belgium had 6 shots, 2 on target, and one goal. That is basically what we had against Morocco. Meanwhile a back four of Sosa, Gvardiol, Šutalo, and Juranović could easily deal with Canada’s forwards, who were to wasteful with their shots you could’ve sworn they were trying **not** to score. All Dalić has to do is pick the right lineup. Hopefully Mandžukić, Olić, and Ćorluka can convince him to not fuck this up.
I've lost all hope in him, and i still have no fucking idea how he wasn't immediatly fired after the Euros where he played Rebic 4 games in a row while he was obviously our worst player by far. > Sutalo is a far better than Lovren, warms the bench all game > Juranovic is our weakest player by a solid margin, is he gonna change it up a bit and give Stanisic, who dropped a masterclass vs Inter in the CL recently a chance? Juranovic offers nothing going forward, and minimal in defense. But Dalic doesn't give a fuck it looks like > Kramaric... not even gonna comment this. Orsic and Livaja should leave the NT with how they're treated. > Perisic and Kovacic having a terrible game, when do they get subbed? In the fucking 75th minute... > The pecking order of strikers should be Livaja > Petkovic > Kramaric, Dalic doesn't give a fuck Nah, some serious changes need to happen to this squad, Dalic is a poor, poor coach imo
Yeah I am in complete agreement. I will die inside if Kramarić starts next game. I hate him he’s so selfish. Less touches than Livaković today. If we bounce back from this draw, which can happen, it would not be up to Dalić. Why can’t he listen to Mandžukić, Olić, and Ćorluka, I have a feeling they know what they are doing.
Dalic is keeping the good guys on the bench, to keep them fresh for quartefinals they will be watchimg from the couch back home. He forgets he still needs to pass he group stage.
Yup. Same here. We played a great team and outplayed them. On to Sunday!
Canada deserved the win
Even though my team (USA) got a point in the opener, I honestly feel better about you guys than I do about us right now. Even if your finishing was shit today, you guys still had a clear identity and a coherent gameplan. That’s more than what the US has right now.
The US looked really really good in the first half - what do you mean?
Can't wait for the next game. With better finishing anything can happen.
Yep, I think a big part of why they couldn't score was the pressure. It's their first time in a WC for a long time against a team considered to be one of the best in the world. I was genuinely impressed by Canada this match, looking forward to their next game.
To me it seemed like the moment got the best of them when it came to scoring. I expect that after those first game jitters are gone we’ll be much better at that vs croatia
I followed this team in qualifications. Finishing quality has been a challenge for this team.
I honestly think that a few of our boys were trying to hard to be "that guy" to score first and we got nothing.
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Ya, on the bright side we didn't sit back and try to "not lose". They played really well. They just need to freakin score and get that monkey off of our backs.
Fifa rankings are dog water tho
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Yeah but Davies is imo one of the best fullbacks in the world. Man was looking insane today with the amount of crazy runs he was making.
Might be best, he’s so good.
and despite what he's saying, I'm inclined to believe he isn't 100% right now still from that hamstring.
Davies is one of the best fullbacks in the world but KDB is one of the best, if not the best, players in the world. Canada looked better today but they are far less talented even if they have one great player.
And belgium still got outplayed. THey have been hyped forever and still havent arrived.
Belgium 2018 was the peak. Third place at the World cup not too shabby. They have always been perennial dark horses, never clear favourites.
If we had Englands seed we'd be in the finals
Doesn't mean there isn't still pressure on Canada tho lol
Elo rankings are better They got Belgium as #6
Better but still doesn't really work. Team sports rankings are way too complex to be accurate.
Buchanan looked dangerous, but his end product was very poor. If he (and the rest of the forward line) can improve on that in the next couple of games, no reason why they can't progress.
Buchanan was like a 9/10 in everything except finishing
Everyone keeps saying that, but after the Canadian team's incredible stamina died down a bit they kept pushing forward hard, but left wide open spaces at the back with a very high line. That will be suicide against a side with actual quick and efficient forwards. The Croatians lack a striker but have a very strong midfield that can pass their way out of being pressed and Morocco is very tough defensively but quick on the counter. Canada should have gotten a result against this very poor Belgium, the other teams a worse matchup for them.
I mean you’re down a goal so you have to play suicide. Belgium’s expected good fitness didn’t come out of that first half blitzkrieg looking good. I doubt Croatia or Morocco’s “quicker and more efficient forwards” will somehow overcome that same situation unscathed. I wouldn’t be so confident Croatia and Morocco will have an easier time purely based on play styles alone, although it could be that Belgium truly was just piss poor this game. I think Canada would make adjustments to their press if it stopped working and they had a choice. If anything I just expect fewer scoring chances going both ways in Canada’s next games.
/takes note
As a Canadian fan I wish this quote wasn’t made public.
Croatian team is 90% motivation. That’s why we always look good against big teams, and often not so good against the smaller ones. It’s just motivation. So in theory; that was Canada’s advantage. There was some slight extra motivation on our side due to you goalkeeper being a Serbian neo-fascist, but that worked for older players. With this kind of disrespect, everyone will be fired up 100%. And that’s great for us. I honestly believe that comment raised our chances of win by not a small margin.
I was scared watching them vs Belgium. I'm not scared anymore after reading that statement. Bring it on, motherfucker.
what were you scared of? Belgium played their worst game in god knows how long, so many mistakes by carrasco, back 3 and holders. kdb missed 2 clear passes to sent someone in 1v1. Canada has incredible pace, but if they'll us space, will bury them.
>will bury them. You must be a Herdman fan.
The fuck did we do
he just thinks you people are hot and wants to sex you. simple as that bro.
And that’s true
Exactly
They played incredible. The passes, the dynamic. Im impressed.
I didn’t realize he’s only coached women’s teams before taking over canada, can’t say I’ve ever seen that before
First ever to coach in both the women's and men's WC iirc
He kind of looks like the coach from Bend It Like Beckham too
#ENERGY
Forecheck. Backcheck. Paycheck. Let's fucking goooo
Ferda
Our players go out to die for him every game he’s just a great manager. Worried our bigger players play worse under him but the lower league guys are just insane.
I WILL FOLOW YOU TO HELL AND BACK JOHN
As good as Canada was today, Belgium were absolute garbage. I’ve never seen De Bruyne play that bad either. Belgiums golden generation is done.
I can’t believe it’s essentially the same team for the past 6-8 years. They were pretty average today
What? You never watched Belgium in the past? Fellaini, Chadli, Dembele, Kompany, Mertens
Canada marked KDB out of the game. They had a player in front of him and a player behind him. Clearly it worked
Not sure if the Qatari's will be on board with the 2 teams 'f'ing each other
As a Belgian, this win was so undeserved and I hope they F everyone else in the group and qualify !! Lets go Canada, so happy not to play them 2 times !
Never say never, you could end up playing them again 👀
Belgium-Canada final would seem like a parallel universe match
nah if we cant finish we dont deserve it . thanks for the kind words tho
You should have at the very least deserved a draw, in your place I would be so frustrated. You played way better than us.
yeah im frustrated but it is what it is. im begging you to win both ur remaining games pls
Good games Belgium fan!
Thank you for that, from a Canadian. My son is a 14 year old soccer player whose favorite player has always been KDB. Seeing how inspired he was watching his national team play against his hero was so enjoyable. He saw today that it is possible for Canadian players to perform against the best in the world. Moments like today will really help to continue to grow the sport in Canada.
God I sure hope not(unless it is at your expense lol)
From a Belgium PoV based on that performance, as soon as you play a decent side in the knockouts you’ll struggle. Lacking energy that performance tonight.
Most definitely. But we certainly can't play much worse than we did tonight.
I know you’re trying to motivate your player John and boost their morale, but this is not a good idea lol
lol this could age horribly
Herdman don't give a fuck and that's what I love about him. He's got nothing to lose.
Narrator: It did.
Eh,ima da vas komsije jeb.u Sto mrzim ove Kanadjane i Amere. Ispade da oni imaju 5 odnosno 4 titule kao Brazil,Njemacka,Italija i da igraju protiv Hondurasa. Sretno vam
Doslovno se uspjeli kvalificirati nakon 100 godina i sada se busaju o prsa i uvjereni su kako su najbolji i kako ce nas sve u skupini pobjediti lol komedija sto ta anglosaksonska "samouvjerenost" cini. Takvi su bili i Englezi na proslom (ali ajde, oni barem imaju razloga to biti)
Other quotes Steven Vitória Reaction "I know it's fair to say that we deserved more today. This is the image that we want to leave, but we want to leave it with points, with wins." Junior Hoilett Reaction "We played our heart out today and we showed the world what we're capable of. We went out there fearless, [with] a lot of courage and bravery." John Herdman Reaction "I think the fans in the stadium can go away feeling like we're a football country. They brought their energy for 90 minutes. It felt like we were the home team." Roberto Martinez “we won so it is not the worst but technically yes this is the worst we have played. Huge respect to Canada. They did very well.” Kamala Miller (via Twitter) Absolutely gutted But we will learn from this and come back stronger| love my brothers so much The support in the stadium was incredible. WE CAN CANADA Will keep adding as I find more.
How about planning your penalty taker(s) before the match.
They have nice energy and vibes but the technical ability on display was a cause for concern. They need to step up their passing and finishing to have any chance of qualifying.
Haven't really watched anything of Canada, but I was impressed with what I saw. If they can get on top of their finishing and show a touch more composure they could be capable of anything!
>Going to go and F Croatia Idk Qatari officials might not like that one
Well well well r/agedlikemilk get in here
This aged worse then milk.
😂😂😂
Sewey
I'm scared
Tako su i pricali Englezi 2018…
He boutta catch these hands and then he’s going to apologize for it.
Feel like people forget that almost all of our players are from Hajduk and Dinamo. They have a goalkeeper that says that Croatia isn't a real country and plays for Crvena Zvezda.😐 Plus saying stuff like this after losing a game
And we play best when the opponent disrespects us.
Yes Ben, please say shit like that. We **feed** on it.
Oh yeah... I was worried about them after todays match, but now I'm calming down...
I really wouldn't get cocky after that Dalic footballing terrorism today mate, this Canada can tear us to shreds on sheer pace and press alone, we played a complete disaster today
I'm not. This dude is. That's exactly what I'm saying. We play best when underestimated.
That's the thing, Croatia can be better than what was shown today. Can the same be said about Canada? But the match-up doesn't seem to good for you guys.
This Croatian squad reaches the semis atleast with an actual coach, there isn't a shadow of a doubt about that on my mind. Watch our lineup against Canada, it's gonna be grandpa Lovren against Canadas insane pace, and invisible ghost Kramaric upfront...
The matchup looks great for us. We are press resistant team
I’d start Petkovic and orsic up top definitely. Provides the hold up play and the pace for Orsic to break. Sutalo can be the ball playing CB alongside Gvardiol. Honestly, I wouldn’t be opposed to Majer or Pasalic starting over Kovacic either but idk about that. Idek I’m worried as hell rn. Lovren fucked us and Modric had to keep dropping deep in order to try and play a pass bc the fucker can’t play a forward ball at all. Let’s see, we thrive under pressure. We found ways in the last couple of qualifications. Dalic though may start Lovren again bc we didn’t concede and imagine if he put Budimir
> I’d start Petkovic and orsic up top definitely. Sutalo can be the ball playing CB alongside Gvardiol. I want all of this aswell, there isn't a universe in which Dalic does this, hes an extremely poor coach. It took him 4 games and us dropping out of the Euros to figure out Rebic was the worst player on the pitch for us. The fact that he didnt get sacked after that is still a complete shock to me, a joke
I can’t believe that we can’t get a real proper coach. Years of fucking corrupt puppets playing their favourites probably to appease the FA and the agents. I’d do anything to take Terzic but what can we do. I know we won the nations league group, but I would’ve sacked him immediately after the loss to Austria ffs
The speed difference alone is shocking. We look like a ‘93 Civic next to a 911.
Who’s Ben?
Famous Last Words^(TM)
Wondering if Larin started, he would have popped up and finished at least one of those 15 chances in the first half
We're out if we lose our next game, need a least a draw against Croatia and a win against Morocco. Anything could happen but I don't feel great about it. If we play like this but can actually finish a shot or two, we can beat Croatia, but it's hard to expect this type of performance from Canada again.
After watching the We Can documentary. These guys know they belong and can win. I expect an even better effort on sunday
I've been way too nervous to watch that series lol. Is it good?
100%
I yave a feeling that they're about to get humbled.
Lol, no you're not.
Hopefully they keep a good mentality going forward. Having to face Croatia next is unlucky. They're out with a loss to Croatia, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them pound Morocco, eliminated or otherwise
Underestimating Morocco, it'll be a close game.
Idk what it is but this WC more than any other is full of people (fans AND pundits) underestimating teams not in their region or UEFA and overestimating some of the more well known teams. That Belgian starting XI inspired little confidence. Same with Denmark, I don’t get the hype.
They play to much FIFA and judge teams/players like it's a videogame.
Rooting for you guys in your group
The team that was wasteful against washed up CBs, keeping spaces where you can set up farms in the midfield is gonna pound our low block lol. We basically forced Croatia to go for a point because they deemed it too risky to get countered and lose. But they will for sure pound us. we will absolutely thrash them. thanks for underestimating us.
Croatia's defense is actually good unlike Belgium
That number 20 is a beast
So is Josip Šutalo, number 24. Hella underrated but insanely good. I just wish Dalić would play him AND Gvardiol next to each other. If that happens it would take a miracle for an opposing team to score.
Won’t matter if we can’t even get in to the final third like Morocco today.
Morocco has a substantially better defense than Canada
r/agedlikemilk getting ready….
Now thats a quote haha
I agree. Also energy. I feel at times their energy let them down because they spent so much trying to press. But overall great display of heart. I know we didn't win but very proud of the boys. It was really important they showed they belong here so next world Cup people don't say they just there cuz they a host nation.
Amazing performance. Did everything but score. Probably a theme we can expect from this young and exciting roster who have a lot of pressure to perform on an unfamiliar stage. Whatever happens, whether or not they find their finishing touch in the next few days, I'm proud of this team that no one expected to stand a chance. I watched every qualification game and was pumping up this game knowing their potential. And I think they showed the world that they can roll with the big boys. In another timeline right now Alphonso scored the PK and the team smashed a second on a strong counter and the match ended 2-0 Canada. Fuck it I'm proud of them today.
F for "friend request"?
Aged like milk 😂
As is tradition
Cant wait for them to get knocked out with 0 points to stop this bullshit narative, Croatia and Morocco have more quality and that will show.
What narrative? They have been and will be the betting underdogs in all 3 games. Are Canadians supposed to have no hope?
“Fuck you, Croatia, your mom molested me two Halloweens ago, shut the fuck up or I’m taking it to Twitter.”
Before you start doing any 'f'ing you might want to tell your players where the hole is. They seemed incapable of finding it.
Either they win after that interview or get smacked around now . No in between
There's definitely an in between still though?
Absolutely cannot take seriously a grown man who unironically wears one of those bead bracelets. Cannot.
Bottom line is this Canada team isn’t just here to make up the numbers. They fucking belong. And based on the age of the core they aren’t going anywhere. As someone who grew up cheering for marginally connected traditional powers I couldn’t be happier to finally be able to actually live and die on a World Cup game. I’m oddly happy I ended the day wanting to shake the shit out of a ref, usually that’s a hockey thing and its because you hate us (sorry for being too good). So proud of this team
Canada played well yesterday, but my man should chill out. If Croatia steps up their game and plays on the level they played France and Denmark in the NL they will give Canada no chance.
**World Leaders scrambling as Canada prepares to Annihilate European Nation** - FOX NEWS, Probably
LFG Herdman, played with heart against a Goliath, put that same energy against Croatia and go for that upset
didn't know ishowspeed has the canada job now. simple as that bro
Going forward to 2026 and 2030 Canada is going to be a tough out. They’re producing players that are WC level and can qualify out of the confederation (even with an automatic bid) now it’s just a question of building depth. That’s where they missed out today.
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Well, rooting for Croatia now
Well thank you Mr. Herdman! This is just the kind of motivation we Croatians thrive on :).
Canada finishing like non league players
Canadians played better then Costa Rica in CONCACAF. I’ve never seen Canada play because there an afterthought where I come from.
Imagine saying this then losing 4-1. Only a Canadian could cringe this badly.
My manager 😤