I have no idea if they have anything lined up, or can line things up (they should be able to), but before that next round in the Spring Canada Soccer NEED need to setup friendlies again similarly ranked Euro teams to the next Concacaf group teams. They need to regain the confidence that we saw earlier in the group (the games before the blowout game) and have since clearly lost.
Can't play teams that are too good that they're in awe of and make excuses as to why they lost, but can't play minnows like St Kitts and draw them either.
Canada got a gift to avoid the US and Mexico in the second stage, and they have to take advantage of that. They'll get blown out of the water with performances like the last two games...sure, its opponents that they are clearly playing down to and they've proven they can play down to opponents, but can they play up to similarly or higher ranked opponents? I'd rather not find out the hard way in the next group stage, rather get some of that worked out in friendlies before that.
I stand beside my predicition that if they can through round get into the Final round, they will have gained the confidence and the glass slipper and do the unfathomable and make the WC. Don't ask me how...just a feeling....but I think the biggest obstacle will be next year's grouping.
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