Canada 2-1 Panama 5 TAKEAWAYS | TWO New CanMNT 30-Goal Scorers🇨🇦 | Here are Josh’s 5 Takeaways from the CanMNT vs. Panama match that saw Cyle Larin and Jonathan David put home goals to win 2-1 over Panama. What were your takeaways from the match? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
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17 Comments
What was your biggest takeaway?
Yeah Bombito and David were great
Bair should be starting over Larin. Even though Larin scored, it was the biggest sitter of all time, and other than that he was quite bad
I didn't think Shaffelburg had a good game… he seemed a bit off on his timing and form. Millar did look good subbing in. Overall, the better team won, and that's the bottom line.
Its was definitely a chilly night at BMO, but at times Canada looked good. A couple shots directly at the keeper and Bair's header in the 2nd half could have given us more. Bombito was insane. He does little things you don't even notice on TV. What a player.
Cyle Larin put one in…
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Canada got punched in the mouth when Panama equalized. The word on Canada, especially during WCQ, was that they often didn’t have to deal with a lot of adversity.
Well, the pitch was torn up, the weather was frigid, and Panama equalized late, but Canada went on to find the winner. Impressive. 🇨🇦 ⚽️
I was hoping Choniere would have taken another step towards solidifying his role but I think he had a poor game.
Canada is thin & needs creative midfielders.
I think it’s their weakest area
Thoughts?
David was great. Obviously Bombito was the MOTM. Let’s talk about what didn’t work. Davies game is better when it’s simple. If he’s playing LB he doesnt need to push up and play the overlap. It was clear Jesse/coaching staff were letting or giving Davies instruction to do that. That resulted in heavier legs and him making mistakes in our own half. Jesse and co. should not be desperate or concerned of our wingers not making their own chances. If Davies can just focus on playing LB, along with Bombito, Cornelius and Johnston (or Laryea), Canada would probably have the best defense in CONCACAF by some margin
Nice summary Josh. I agree with your assessment on all fronts. I would add a few observations. Cornelius was also strong and his contribution allows Bombito to play with a little more freedom. Remember when CB was our Achilles heel? The fullbacks were also solid. Davies got caught wrong side of his man on the turnover which resulted in the Panama goal and it got into his head for a few minutes, but he was still involved in the attacking play that lead to the winning goal. Laryea was rock solid. A win is a win and what matters most, but……central midfield had some consistency issues and made some poor passes, Crepeau was lucky on a couple of poorly timed attempts at being a sweeper keeper…..and the most concerning was the poor play of Schaffelburg. He didn't create much space or contribute positively to the attack. His pressing wasn't as good as his counterpart Ahmed. When Millar came on, the attack down the left was better. I think Schaff's lack of form and playing time for Nashville is having a negative impact on him presently.
1:21 'shrooms kick in
Can ANYONE remember the last time Canada scored on either a set piece OR a shot outside of about 12 to 15 yards?
Max is still making some boneheaded decisions (especially when you consider that he is playing with one of the best leftbacks in the world). Hopefully he cleans that up before 2026.
Not really 2 new scorers Josh, but yeah they added to their tally last night, hahaha!! 😊
Bmo field pitch was so bad. It led to a lot of our players looking bad especially the ones that look to dribble and control the ball. Embarrassing to me i understand the crappy countries in concacaf having a bad pitch but we’re a country that should not. Heck bmo field is a World Cup venue and the pitch is absolutely terrible right now. Embarrassing for Canada
I agree 👍
Bombito was MOTM for sure. David quite good as well. I don’t think this game was as bad for us as people are saying. I thought we really had full control in the first, then let Panama back in, but came up big when it mattered. The quality scoring chances were heavily in Canada’s favour. Sure we don’t convert enough of them, but what else is new? 😂