Tag: John Herdman
Full disclosure, I’m not here to categorically say that Canada should fire the men’s National team's most successful coach since the eighties. But football is a fast, results-driven business. It’s not March 2022 anymore, and after a run of form that has seen Canada soccer handed a big reality check, perhaps it’s time we examine … Continue reading The Uncomfortable John Herdman Problem
Two games was all it took for Group F to seal Canada's World Cup fate and send them home, and after one more game, worth something in terms of this World Cup only for Morocco, Canada's time in Qatar has come to a close. On paper, a 1-0 loss to Belgium, a 4-1 loss to … Continue reading Canada Has Nothing to be Ashamed of After World Cup
While they still wait for their players competing for club teams in Europe to arrive, the Canadian Men's National Team took to the field against Bahrain in their second-to-last tune-up game, ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. The pitch at Khalifa Sports City Stadium certainly gave football traditionalists a difficult time arguing why turf … Continue reading Canada Fights Back to Earn Draw With Bahrain
Although 13th-ranked Uruguay is sandwiched between Mexico and the United States in the world rankings, there was a different feel about Canada's latest World Cup tune-up game. The result, a 2-0 loss for the Canadians, was not what people were hoping for. Upsetting Uruguay would have been something special, but it serves as a reminder … Continue reading No Reason To Panic For Canadian Men’s National Team
After the high of qualifying for the World Cup in March, this was a strange and awkward window for Canada to say the least. Games against Iran and Panama were both cancelled due to reasons that are well known by now, but there were still two competitive games to be played in this window - … Continue reading What We Learned From Canada’s June 2022 Nation League Games
It just wasn’t meant to be it seems. After the debacle of arranging a friendly against Iran and then cancelling it, the game against rearranged opponents Panama has now also been cancelled due to a player's strike. The players and the governing body, Canada Soccer Association (CSA) failed to reach an agreement regarding how World … Continue reading The Possible Fallout From a Tough Few Weeks for Canadian Soccer
