Canada National Thread

[Surlympics 186]

2 minutes ago, Canada4thewin said:

OMG is this for real !!!!!!

I know it feels surreal, still can't believe they won that especially after three missed penalty shots

[Monzanator 3,593]

Just now, NearPup said:

Labbé is the tournament MVP for Canada, easily.

 

Sinclair was almost a non-factor this tournament, but after carrying so many mediocre Canadian teams it's just so good to finally seeing a team carry her.

 

I'm not a big fan of such carrying. When you're too old, you're too old. I can only assume the depth of women's football in Canada doesn't allow you to ditch Sinclair? USA has the same problem, Rapinoe & Lloyd are too old anymore and 3rd place for USA must be considered a huge failure for them.

[james89 438]

This is truly insane. I definitely was expecting a silver medal with the faint hope of a gold. Going into this Olympics I wouldn’t have pegged Football as our best chance. 
 

 

[orangeman 1,314]

Sinclair made a generation of Canadians believe they could win gold.  That generation just FUCKING WON GOLD!

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

 

I cannot believe it! HOLY SHIT! 

[NearPup 2,156]

6 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

I'm not a big fan of such carrying. When you're too old, you're too old. I can only assume the depth of women's football in Canada doesn't allow you to ditch Sinclair? USA has the same problem, Rapinoe & Lloyd are too old anymore and 3rd place for USA must be considered a huge failure for them.

It's hard to really figure out how fit she was tbh. The entire Canadian offence was terrible all tournament.

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5 minutes ago, NearPup said:

It's hard to really figure out how fit she was tbh. The entire Canadian offence was terrible all tournament.

Yes, this is basically how Greece won Euros 2004. Play defense, ugly stuff up front and hope for 1-0 wins thru set pieces. It works once every decade for someone. It's gonna be hard for your women to win anything again if Labee remains the best player on the team.

[intoronto 4,201]

14 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

I'm not a big fan of such carrying. When you're too old, you're too old. I can only assume the depth of women's football in Canada doesn't allow you to ditch Sinclair? USA has the same problem, Rapinoe & Lloyd are too old anymore and 3rd place for USA must be considered a huge failure for them.

I think it's having respect for the greatest goal scorer of all time. Imagine the headlines if they left Sinclair off the team?

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3 minutes ago, intoronto said:

I think it's having respect for the greatest goal scorer of all time. Imagine the headlines if they left Sinclair off the team?

 

Sinclair is 38 years old. She'll have to be left off the team one day

 

Brazil keeps fielding Formiga and they haven't won anything in women's football for decades.

[intoronto 4,201]

1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

 

Sinclair is 38 years old. She'll have to be left off the team one day

 

Brazil keeps fielding Formiga and they haven't won anything in women's football for decades.

Sinclair is likely retiring after this. She accomplished the title she was missing

[intoronto 4,201]

Of the big two sports, the men won all the Athletics medals and the women in swimming. Imagine if they could have both genders be equal in both sports. Possibilities are endless.