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Originally Posted by Matty81
Yeah agree with you guys proud of the performance. They played good courageous possession based attacking football just a little weak at cb and finishing but gotta remember that is the best team in the world that have been in almost every major final in recent history
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Courageous, or naive?
If Canada had a proper manager like Mourinho or Trapattoni, we'd be able to achieve so much more. Sure, going up against the world champions is tough. I'd give even the best manager, with a fully healthy squad and the best possible tactics, about a 10% chance of beating Argentina.
The way Jesse Marsch sent these guys out to play tonight was downright criminal. He gave them a 0% chance of success. Argentina have better players at all but one position, along with a far better bench. Trying to take them on toe to toe might be exciting to watch, but it will NEVER work against such a talented team.
Morocco bored the crap out of me in every match in the World Cup, but guess what? They put ten men behind the ball and would up in the semi-finals. They had their tactics right, worked hard as a unit, and achieved greater success as a team than the individual strengths of their players would suggest. Canada needs a manager that can do that. This group of players is capable of so much more.