Reply With QuoteI think the second half lapses on Wednesday had much to do with the change in personnel.
Canada - Ecuador Post Game Thread (Non-Attendance smack/Petty regionalism thread)
For those of us that want to discuss the game without dealing with attendance smack and the usual b.s. of regionalistic differences.
Anyone else wondering what is the cause of our second half lapses? It seems like almost every second half in recent memory has seen our opposition come out stronger than us and in most cases score early to mid second half.
Are they making more adjustments?
Are we not emotionally ready to compete coming out of the half?
Are we expending too much energy in the first (doubt it)?
Are we too content with our strong first half performances and/or is our opponent taking us too lightly in the first and they rebound in the second (my favourite)?
Last edited by jpg75; 06-03-2011 at 12:37 PM.
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I think the second half lapses on Wednesday had much to do with the change in personnel.
The loss of Jakovic before the end of the 1st half was a part of the 2nd half lapse. He defended high up the field with McKenna supporting, which made things a bit easier for the inside mids Hutch and Dunfield. After his loss, there was a gap that McKenna and Hainault had to face, with Hutch and JdG trying to cover.
But I don't think it is a coincidence that the two goals came after man of the match Simpson left the pitch.
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I agree with Jono's post. But would that it also had to do with a quality opposition! We are also lucky they didn't have Valencia, to say the least.
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I agree, but what about the other matches? Not sure we can blame substitutions for the Peru, Ukraine or Greece lapses.Originally Posted by jonovision
"We are back bitches" - Adolf Hitler.
I think for the Ukraine and Greece matches we can partly blame the oppositions subs for the second half turnarounds.
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Oh sorry.
I'll vote for it being mainly an issue of Ecuador going in a halftime and working on adjustments, while Canada goes in and discusses how to make sure they keep doing exactly what they were doing in the first half.
A journalist really needs to question Hart's half time team talks
I wouldn't say that Canada was flat for very long against Greece.
As for Wednesdays game it seemed that every offensive rush hinged on De Ro and Josh. When Josh was subbed off that obviously took away from our ability to hold onto the ball. And after the first goal by Ecuador De Ro seemed discouraged and frustrated, which led to mistakes and giveaways.
Last edited by mserson; 06-03-2011 at 02:33 PM.
Anyone else notice Simpson come up with a bit of a limp late in the first half? I know I saw it, the half finished a few minutes later, then a few minutes into the 2nd he was subbed.
Haven't seen any mention of him from an injury standpoint, but I did see the limp/hamstring grab and was concerned.
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