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Originally Posted by JHikka
Canada looked....ok against Martinique. Attack looks greats but the back line is awful. Doesn't help that we have to play two midfielders on defense (Hutchinson & Kaye). I fear Mexico's going to exploit us quite badly. On the upside, it looks like Canada should be able to safely beat Cuba. Davies is on another level and was easily the best player on the field.
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That's not quite right. Yup, the D had some shaky moments and Borjan had to come up with some big saves but the Herdman philosophy is to have flexibility with players positioning and be able to play multiple setups at will. You saw that with the women who changed after 10 minutes with New Zealand and they couldn't come up with a solution.
It wasn't a matter of us not having capable defenders it was about getting the best players on the field. How do you bench Atiba and MAK for a true defender? In this instance we were lucky but they also got a game under their belts with that positioning.
As for Davies being far above everyone else that's a bit much. Offensively we were very good and there was one guy who scored two who had not a bad game.
You'll likely see Cavallini starting against Mexico as he is familiar with many of them.