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Johnny199r · 01-09-2017, 10:35 PM

Teams that are clearly ahead of us in Concacaf right now:

Mexico, Costa Rica, U.S, Panama, Honduras

Teams that are close to even with us:

Jamaica, T&T.

If Concacaf got an extra spot or two for World Cup 2022, do I think we'd make it? Not at the moment.

However, we have some great young players (age 16-20ish) that can change the trajectory of our program - Alphonso Davies, Ballou Tabla, Cyle Larin etc etc. Fast, dynamic attacking players, the opposite of the typical Canadian Kyle Bekker national teamer that only lives to back pass

I'm more optimistic than I've been since the 90s. Our program is slowly shaping up (rumoured Canadian premier league, expanded Canadian domestic spots in MLS) to be consistently better.

We need a manager that believes in our players (the opposite of Floro) and we need the players to have a breakthrough moment at some point to build enthusiasm in this country.

01-09-2017, 10:35 PM	#1104
Johnny199r First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Uzbekistan Exp:	Teams that are clearly ahead of us in Concacaf right now: Mexico, Costa Rica, U.S, Panama, Honduras Teams that are close to even with us: Jamaica, T&T. If Concacaf got an extra spot or two for World Cup 2022, do I think we'd make it? Not at the moment. However, we have some great young players (age 16-20ish) that can change the trajectory of our program - Alphonso Davies, Ballou Tabla, Cyle Larin etc etc. Fast, dynamic attacking players, the opposite of the typical Canadian Kyle Bekker national teamer that only lives to back pass I'm more optimistic than I've been since the 90s. Our program is slowly shaping up (rumoured Canadian premier league, expanded Canadian domestic spots in MLS) to be consistently better. We need a manager that believes in our players (the opposite of Floro) and we need the players to have a breakthrough moment at some point to build enthusiasm in this country.