CanPL.ca Newsroom: CanWNT debuts under Priestman, Rob Gale chat, and more
In the latest episode of the Virtual Newsroom…
Charlie O’Connor-Clarke and Marty Thompson recap the Canadian women’s team’s run at SheBelieves Cup, which ended with a 2-0 loss to Brazil, and discuss the Canadian men’s Olympic qualifying 50-man squad and the 10 CPLers that made the first found.
Plus, Valour FC coach Rob Gale joined the show to recap the club’s off-season moves, give his takes on the Olympic provisional squad and, uhh, to explain why he went for a swim in his backyard this week.
- 1:55 – “If CanWNT is going to struggle to score, the defending needs to be better.”
- 4:02 – You can see that Bev Priestman is trying to play a “commendable” style of football.
- 6:16 – Big winners from the SheBelieves Cup: Marty and Charlie go with a well-known name…
- 10:15 – Marty and Charlie agree CPL is represented “comprehensively” by the 50-man Olympic short-list, though they do offer one player who deserves a shot…
- 12:52 – Valour FC’s Rob Gale joins the show to recap his outdoor expeditions…
- 19:05 – Gale: Keep sleeping on recent Costa Rican midfielder Nestor Monge
- 21:01 – Valour eyeing a defender, midfielder, and goalkeeper as they look to flesh out their 2021 roster
- 26:53 – Gale, a former Canadian youth national team coach, offers his thoughts on the Olympic qualifying squad: “It’s a no-win situation.”
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