I was super happy with Herdman throughout all of qualifying. He pulled all the right strings and pushed all the right buttons. Those matches in Edmonton are some of my all-time best memories. I literally handed Borjan my Canada flag.
But when the draw happened and Croatia & Belgium popped up, already then people were saying Atiba will be out of his league vs those midfields. It was a head scratcher that Herdman didn't adjust at all and kept betting on that horse. Then all the media shenanigans and it makes you wonder if the moment got the better of him. Hopefully he learned his lessons, but I get the same feeling as Browna... he might coach his last game for Canada on Thursday.
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