Live above the line. That’s the mantra of the soccer culture John Herdman’s Canada Men’s National Team is built upon. As they bowed out of the country’s ...
Canada's Alphonso Davies, left, celebrates scoring the country's first World Cup goal with Richie Laryea during their game against Croatia on Tuesday. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaThat’s the mantra of the soccer culture John Herdman’s Canada Men’s National Team is built upon.
For all the cruelly harsh lessons learned in Qatar, for all the brutally fine margins that see them on the flight home before the knockout stages, this red brotherhood did what they promised each other they would do.As a Scot who has called this country home since 2017, I marvelled at the bravery coach Herdman showed in that opening fixture against Belgium.
Game two against Croatia saw a switch of formation to 4-4-2 and another whirlwind opening against lofty rivals ranked No. 12 in the world. As game two wore on, though, it became apparent that Stephen Eustaquio and 39-year-old Atiba Hutchinson – who was earning his 100th cap – were being outnumbered in the heart of midfield.
Some of the reactions on social media afterwards, though? Wow, with some there is an unjustified sense of entitlement. For me, Borjan, one of the emotional touchstones of this campaign, also looked suspect at his near post when Youssef En-Nesyri crashed home the second and Canada stared at a 2-0 deficit just 23 minutes in.
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