Floro: Osorio was a victim of the numbers game, Bekker “a very good player” 1 Sep 2015Canadian national-team coach Benito Floro re-affirmed his belief in Kyle Bekker, but said that the return of veteran midfielders Atiba Hutchinson and Will Johnson meant that there was no room at the inn for Jonathan Osorio.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 26/NASL Week 20 31 Aug 2015Tesho Akindele started for FC Dallas and scored on a penalty kick. Cyle Larin set the MLS rookie scoring record when the Orlando City striker notched his 12th goal of the season.
Red-less: No Toronto FC players on the roster for Canada’s WC qualifiers against Belize 27 Aug 2015It says something when the three Canadian MLS teams put a grand total of four players on the national side — and none of those four players are what you’d consider “regulars” for their club sides.
The Impact threw away the Voyageurs Cup 10 minutes before Cabrera was sent off 26 Aug 2015Montreal’s four-on-two was a comedy of errors. It should be shown to atom-age players as a lesson on how not to attack.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 25/NASL Week 19 24 Aug 2015So, in fairness, it needs to be noted that a milestone was hit this week. The Impact is no longer the weakest of the five Canadian first- or-second-division sides when it comes to Canadians first-team minutes. On average, the Vancouver Whitecaps now give Canadians the lowest minutes-per-game of any of the five north-of-the-border MLS or NASL sides.
Floro has talked tough in past, but can he twist arms to help the Olympic roster? 18 Aug 2015“We are expected to know soon if coaches from European and MLS clubs are going to allow us our players to at least attend all the games and whether it’s possible for them to attend the pre-tournament camp,” Floro said. “We trust that the Canadian USL teams are going to allow players to attend the camp and in all the games. If clubs don’t allow several players to attend the games, it will be much more difficult for us. We hope the clubs will allow all the players with us.”
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 24/NASL Week 18 16 Aug 2015Quietly, Atlanta Silverback Kyle Porter has taken over as the Canadian who has seen the most minutes in 2015, either in NASL or MLS.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 23/NASL Week 17 9 Aug 2015Currently, there are only eight Canadians who have got over 1,000 minutes of playing time each in either MLS or NASL this season. To put that in perspective, 1,000 minutes is just a little more than 11 full games.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 22/NASL Week 16 3 Aug 2015Cyle Larin tied the MLS record for rookie goals in a season. In just 1,046 minutes of game action, the Brampton, Ont. native has scored 11 times for Orlando City.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings — Looking at the USL 29 Jul 2015But, don’t say that we don’t occasionally cave to reader pressure! We’ve crunched the numbers as best as we can (please let us know if you notice we’ve missed a player) and evaluated USL minutes.
