-si- Careful not to give away too many key Canadian tactics or gold nuggets of inside info, Jay.
I’ll leave that to John Herdman; who’s an incredible manager. He’s totally changed the culture and success rate of both the women’s and men’s national teams.
I’m not so worried about our attacking players. Even our midfield is pretty strong with players who ply their trade in Europe and the Champion’s League. What concerns me is our back line, which is largely composed of MLS players who haven’t had that much exposure to world class attacking players besides those from Mexico, Uruguay and the US (with their Premier League players). Uruguay took us to task in our recent friendly and it was largely our back line that struggled. We held our own elsewhere on the rest of the pitch and even had a few decent chances at goal.
The forthcoming Japan friendly should be a good indication of our tactics going forward and how we’ll fare. Herdman does switch tactics accordingly though - unlike some managers who are stuck in x formation. He has definitely embraced the high pressing football that’s en vogue right now and amazing to watch as a fan.
Either way, I’m excited as a pig in shit! No more having to cheer for my ancestral country of Germany in the upcoming World Cup!
