Floro inches away from looking like a genius; instead, he’ll be under heavy criticism 14 Jul 2015 Then, the replay; it showed Haber was a step ahead of those three defenders when the ball was struck. The linesman had got the offside call correct. We couldn’t even have the cold solace of a conspiracy theory.
Does Miller deserve an apology? Comparing Canada’s scorelessness to FCE’s scorefulness 12 Jul 2015 Now, two years later, it’s looking like the cabal of Miller critics owe the man an apology — at least for the criticisms of how he handled the national side. While Canada flounders through another goalless Gold Cup (as Morrissey once sang: Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before), Miller’s FC Edmonton leads the NASL in goals scored.
Oh no: Canada starts another Gold Cup with a scoreless effort 9 Jul 2015 But at no time in that scoreless 2013 run did Canada have a chance as clear-cut, as golden, as the one that Cyle Larin spurned in the first half of the match in Carson, Calif. against El Salvador.
Floro: Lack of Canadian content on Canadian MLS teams puts national team in “bad position” 6 Jul 2015 “We have three teams who are playing in MLS,” said Floro. “But only two or three players are starting. That’s a bad position for us, no?”
Roberts: The thrill of playing for Canada took a couple of minutes to kick in 19 Jun 2015 “I don’t want to be the player who was only called into one game,” he said. “The experience, it was huge. I gained a lot of experience from it. There are so many players there who have careers in Europe, from around MLS and other teams in North America. I can see that’s where I want my career to go.”
Don’t panic: Canada good enough to beat Dominica 11 Jun 2015 "I think we played a very good game," coach Benito Floro said after the match. "We proposed that we would be serious in this game and to play Dominica with a lot of respect. We developed a strong pressing game, and at the same time we have had at least 12 or 13 scoring chances. Unfortunately we only scored once from open play and the penalty. The result was not correspondent with the play but it was good."
Floro: Akindele, Roberts and Johnson all “new” to me 9 Jun 2015 Canadian national-team coach Benito Floro is working with three “new” players as the team prepares to begin its qualification process for the 2018 World Cup. FC Dallas striker Tesho Akindele, FC Edmonton defender Mallan Roberts and, um, Portland Timbers midfielder Will Johnson are all new players, in Floro’s eyes. Wait? Will Johnson? The Canadian national-team veteran? Floro put him in …
Decision made: Akindele on Canadian roster for WCQ 2 Jun 2015 The decision has been made. FC Dallas forward Tesho Akindele has chosen to represent Canada.
Akindele “99.9 per cent” committed to Canada; Floro unhappy with double standard applied to his call-ups and Klinsmann’s call-ups 14 Apr 2015 Even though he needed the aid of a translator — and some of the answers were not delivered in perfect English, Benito Floro let us in the media see some of the frustrations he experiences in coaching the Canadian national team.
Canada’s win over Puerto Rico sorta sets up first World Cup qualifier vs. Dominica 31 Mar 2015 “There are two things in which we can focus. First, we are going to play Dominica on a pitch similar to this one tonight in these conditions so it has been a good test. Considering that Puerto Rico is a young team but with three or four good players, we consider this game is a good practice to play against Dominica. We have a lot of respect for Dominica because the most important thing is to win the qualification game.”
