Canada, minnow in the CONCACAF region

A logical defeat given the appalling performance of the Canadian national team, which seemed very far from the level required to hope to emerge victorious from this confrontation.

This is what bothers me.

This team has made impressive progress since the arrival of John Herdman in 2018, reaching the World Cup in Qatar, and even watching exceptional individual talent exported to the highest European level.

Successes and successes that encouraged us to dream big dreams, except that the reality has been completely different since November. And the final he lost on Sunday night leads us to question the coach’s philosophy.

First, in terms of tactical options.

I was surprised to see Tajon Buchanan on the sidelines on Sunday night.

The person who seemed to have unveiled Canada at the last World Cup ended up being the substitute for this very important final that would have allowed us to erase 23 years of scarcity at the continental level.

An even more losing option as the offensive sector seemed to lack creativity throughout the meeting, against an American team that was rarely concerned.

In addition, the relationship between forwards Kyle Larraine and Jonathan David seems to be showing its limits.

How do we explain that a boy like David, who was neck and neck in the scoring charts with Kylian Mbappe in the French League last season, is unable to exploit his full potential in the national team since the World Cup?

Services that contrast, for example, with those of Folarin Balogun.

The American striker from Stade Reims in the French League, who has scored 21 goals this season, has been in all the right moves thanks to the movements and creativity of his partners around him.

There are obvious misfires that fall to the Canadian coach.

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These services push players to play their own part, at the expense of collective influence.

The tenure of Scott Kennedy, who plays in the bottom depths of the German division at Jahn Regensburg, did not seem to me at all justified by his tough performance.

More than that, it is the lack of cohesion and tactical chemistry that bothers me the most watching this team play.

Alphonso Davies is a fantastic footballer, certainly one of the best players in the world today in his position. But in order for him to be able to give the maximum in the national team, he must be I managed commensurate with his talent.

However, he exaggerates exaggeration, and this is nothing new.

The Canadian prodigy seems under the impression that she has to settle for savior status for the nation when the team is in trouble.

Which leads him to play at the wrong time, or not to release the ball at the right time. A defect that is repeated and deserves to be corrected by the coach quickly.

John Herdman has shown great ambitions since his arrival. And in order to make it a reality, he must completely come to terms with the material in front of him, without finding any excuses.

This was one of his great strengths when he took office. A freshness that contrasts with the speeches of the past, which gave the impression that every player could demolish mountains by listening to his speeches before the match or at a press conference.

Words and values ​​I could not find for many weeks, as if their function seemed worn out.

Yes, the federation should give more resources to the Canadian team to support its development.

Yes, John, I agree with you when you criticize your team’s readiness terms versus those of the United States.

But that’s still an excuse…

On Sunday we had a competitive team that didn’t show up and didn’t show up for the event.

And these apologies, while good, made me feel like I was going back 20 years. The time the national team accepted defeat and seemed comfortable in its status as the minnow of the CONCACAF region.

Those days are gone, thanks in large part to John Herdman, by the way.

He has no ambitions in souponnées grâce à son travail sur le terrain et grace à his communicative passion… sauf qu’il doit continuer d’assurer pleinement la responsabilité de ses propres rêves afin de nous of frir une compétitive équipe dans les grands rendez -you all.