Cyle Larin’s goalscoring prowess in World Cup qualifiers has helped propel Canada to the top of the Octagonal standings. Jimmy Conrad and Heath Pearce make their picks for Concacaf’s Top 5 most in-form players.
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You know this one is going to cause alot of debate and canada being stronger then before is better for the usa because it means more meaningful games with teams in concacaf. Hopefully other teams get stronger in concacaf better opponentsbring out the best of you .
Musah has not been attacking at all. I think he is playing well, but not top 5.
These guys are never right on McKennie. Look at his touches, his passes always make something happen. They're talking about like 3 touches the entire match. His pass to Aaronson was wasted, his other ball end ended with Arriola bicycle kick. Just ignorant.
i actually got vega, instead of tecatito (or martin). but tecatito is finally getting back to his best form, hopefully by march he will be there.
Goal keeper in sweat pants. Lol
Where is pulisic ? Should be top ten
Id take Larin, Davies, David, Borjan and play 4v5 and instead take the option, of the 2 words Borjan , said in his press conference when asked "Whats changed for Soccer in Canada". Answer- "Two words…..John Herdman"
It's pronounced Boar-Yawn, not Boar-Han, it's not spanish
Milan Borjan has been excellent in european continental competitions for years. He's obviously a top 3 goalkeeper in concacaf, but you guys can't even prinounce his name right so how would you know. Probably don't know where he's been playing over the years.
lets be real… on form, the top 5 players are all canadians. Larin, Brojan, David, Adekugbe, Johnston for me.
I actually don't have Davies in my top 5 (exclusively based on performances this window) but there should be an honourable mention for him ! He has the same effect on the team that Navas has for Costa Rica ! If Pulisic had an X factor like free kicks, speed, power, vision instead of being just good at everything he'd have the same effect on the USMNT imo.
Alexis Vega!
Stephen Eustaquio as been phenomenal for Pacos De Ferreira the past 2 years, very composed in midfield and just comes across as the type that makes guys around him better. He just moved to Porto for a short loan with a 6 million euro buyout. Being Portuguese I follow the league and root for the luso-canadians in the national team like him and Steven Vitoria.
Overall this is my top 5
1. Davies
2. David
3. Lozano
4. Antonio
5. Mckinnie
yooooo it's bor-YAN not bor-HAn …. he's not Mexican lol
The difference between how the experts view the last match and the Canadian team/talent vs. how they are talked about by the average USMNT fan is MILES apart.
David/Larin/Johnston/Laryea/Adekugbe/Buchanan/Vitoria/Borjan – and the rest of concacaf after these guys
You can tell Heath is really fixated on his own looks. Bet he spends half the day looking at himself in the mirror.
I don't really get to follow the other teams much, so I really appreciated the insights here.
Roldan, Arriola, Zardes, Lleget, Morris…..Top Five
fair lists from both. It may seem Canadian top heavy to most but….BOTH of you expressed repeatedly that it's based on this window. So both lists are accurate. Opinions may vary but both lists are well thought out.
And to think CYLE Larin will be without a contract come summertime, Besiktas, won't even shell out 2.5 m for him. Besiktas are in a financial situation in the Turkish Super League and have only offered him 1.75m…If your a Team needing a striker (offence), this would be a huge bargain. Apparently things have gotten so bad in the contract negotiations that the fans in Turkey have turned against Larin and all want him gone now…🤯
How is Larin barely able to receive 2m, and he is scoring at the same rate as Jonathan David who's market value is around 60 million Euro's????
How can Weston Mckennie not be on this list?!!
Canada can still plummet to 4th place if:
Canada loses all its games,
Panama wins all its games,
US wins against Mexico & Costa Rica but loses to Panama
Mexico wins against Honduras & El Salvador, having lost to the US
Costa Rica is out
If Canada has one tie:
Canada will be in 3rd place due to goal differential, unless Panama scores 14 goals plus an extra goal for every Canadian goal in 3 games