Paul James
writes James on Soccer at GlobeSports
Lessons from a 5-0 defeat
With the 19th edition of the FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa only a few weeks away, it was encouraging to see our Canadian national team competing against one of the world’s iconic football nations. It gives Canadians a flavour of what international football is all about at a festive time of football celebrations around the globe.
Canada’s game versus Argentina was an excellent match up for our senior men’s national team. The Canadian Soccer Association, with president Domenic Maestracci and general secretary Peter Montopoli at the helm, should be given huge credit for organizing this and other games for our national team in 2010. It is the only way for our men’s team to be more competitive when qualifying begins for World Cup 2014 in the CONCACAF region.
There comes a point when the CSA cannot be blamed for the results of our men’s national team. The game versus Argentina is that point. No amount of CSA change will alter the facts and realities of this particular pairing, which is why it is so important we compete in games like this in the first place. Even hardcore critics do not know where to turn for explanations.
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