oh canada
GOLD
Hoping for a US v. Canada matchup on 10/17 in the Final.
US has shown ball control/skill weakness when teams can high-press them. e.g., Australia. But, that takes an extreme amount of fitness to do for 90 minutes. Canada now has some players that can go toe to toe with the Americans. But, coach still building for future (avg. age is 24 for Canada -- US is 28).
Will be a great barometer for our "little" country to the north whose population is smaller than California's Great to see teams finally play in games that actually mean something.
Mexico could be a spoiler (very unlikely tonight)...any of the other countries even close? Cuba has a team???
US has shown ball control/skill weakness when teams can high-press them. e.g., Australia. But, that takes an extreme amount of fitness to do for 90 minutes. Canada now has some players that can go toe to toe with the Americans. But, coach still building for future (avg. age is 24 for Canada -- US is 28).
Will be a great barometer for our "little" country to the north whose population is smaller than California's Great to see teams finally play in games that actually mean something.
Mexico could be a spoiler (very unlikely tonight)...any of the other countries even close? Cuba has a team???