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Originally Posted by shermanator
The point I'm trying to get at (albeit this post is much less influenced by alcohol) is that the problem with the national team runs far beyond a coach who makes some bizarre callups, starting 11's and substitutions. Floro's contract is done after this qualifying cycle, so barring a big swing in goal differential he'll be gone next week anyways.
In a country where there is very limited money spent on the game, there will not be success in that sport until there is investment by both the big players, and the little guys who want to spend there few dollars on the sport.
Our MLS clubs are more American than Canadian. Our NASL clubs are haemorrhaging money with one having incredibly low fan support and another with not enough to break even, and neither look long for that league. No one shows up to support our USL, PDL, League1 Ontario or PLSQ clubs, which are the ones that are key to developing the 16-23 age range. Being a professional footballer is not achievable for most of those in this country with the talent, and not an attractive career path for those who happen to get noticed.
Until we as a country put our money where our mouths are and invest at both the grassroots, and professional level, nothing will change.
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Not sure I agree. Other than England nobody watches lower league football. It's about coaching and academies. The US got good well before MLS was popular. Argentina now has a 30 team first division because those teams would fold otherwise. Yes money plays a part but it's about tactics and development. We need a big name coach since we do have the parts. We're just too timid. 4-5-1 with Larin up front is an absolutely idiotic formation. Larin isnt a guy who can hold the ball yet, maybe in 4 years he'll develop that aspect of his game. We scored off of a corner but yet we refuse to take long throws or launch balls into the box. I agree with most here, the El Salvador match was what killed us, not yesterday.
While the PDL is fun, it's not the players that are going to play for Canada and the team isn't Canadian, it's under the American structure still.