Canada's head coach Beverly Priestman wins an eight-team tournament with a 6-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago at the BBVA Stadium in Monterey, Mexico. It was the way I was trying to get started
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After all, it was an impressive scoreline and a good start to the Canada Women's Soccer Team's Concacaf W Championship.
A 6-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago at the BBVA Stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, when Canadian head coach Bivali Priestman is about to start an eight-team tournament. It was the way I was. There was some criticism in the outcome of the victory, given that four goals were scored in the last 11 minutes of the match against an opponent who was exhausted on a hot and humid night.
"The first group got the right to score goals in the second half," Priestman said following the victory. "Why did I work positively instead because I knew it was true?
" The story about the lack of goals affected players and they were nervous. I'm happy to be able to lay it down now and focus on the process. The group does it, relieves that tension, and trusts us to stick to the process and move the ball quickly. I think some of the things we've been working on were the result of some goals, we've seen. ”
Canada , 15 minutes into the match, relied on Christine Sinclair's goal to divide the team on the scoreboard.
Canada continued to waste opportunities in the first half, including Jessie Fleming's penalty kick mistake, which left Trinidad and Tobago in the match. Janine Beckie also returned a cross from Sinclair who was called back with a clear offside. Canada tried 27 goals, nine of which reached the goal, but Trinidad and Tobago only once.
Priestman invited four players to try to change the rhythm of the contest in an hour. He inserted forward Adriana Leon and Jordyn Huitema and added midfielder Julia Grosso and defender Allysha Chapman to the mix.
Grosso scored two goals and launched an attack. Fleming, Becky and Huitema then closed the score in the last few minutes of the game.
"In half the time, my message was about people getting off the page a bit," Priestman said. "You think about the goals we scored, the opportunities we had. Offside goals, penalties, it all came from people doing something different.
"Sometimes we stick too much to the script and run away from it, and I give them the freedom to express themselves. Go make mistakes and get the ball back quickly. Play safely for this team. I never say that. I think I have to remove the handbrake. It was a message to the half-time fullback. Please remove the handbrake and take part in the attack. That's what we need. That's why. "
Canada has never lost to Trinidad Tobago and won 40-0 in nine meetings. With this victory, Canada topped the group in a match between Panama on Friday and Costa Rica on Monday, closing the opening round.
The top two teams will advance to the semi-finals and automatically compete in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Concaft Tournament is both the World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers.
Tournament winners will automatically compete in the Olympic Women's Soccer Tournament in Paris, and finalists will advance to the Olympic playoffs with the third-place finisher in September.
"I think everyone came because there was a lot of fire in them," Grosso said. "We had a lot of fires and were ready to go. Everyone else in the field had a big impact. They helped us and immediately rejuvenated us in the field. So it wouldn't have been possible without everyone. ”
The two goals were the first to be achieved by Grosso on national teams of all levels, especially with early finish issues. If it continued, it was to keep Vancouver's products in good condition with Priestman.
Grosso, 21, will convert the penalty of winning a gold medal shootout to defeat Sweden at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, and then face Juventus of Italy. became.
"With Julia, she needs to believe in herself and move forward. That's exactly what she did (Tuesday) and her credit," Priestman said. rice field. "She's working hard on the defensive part of the game, but I think she's taking part in the attack in the box. I think it's off the handbrake. That's where she can succeed. I think everyone else ran in the box (early), and she could just arrive late, and she was great with it.
"At the Olympics, Some games were started by Julia, others by other midfielders. I think this is a real pleasure as a coach, not just a specific lineup. Julia's achievements, I think she was great.
If Canada can pass Panama and Costa Rica in the next two games, it could face Jamaica in the semi-finals.
Jamaica confused host Mexico 1-0 in the opening round on Monday, beating Haiti to finish second in the group. The United States defeated Haiti 3-0 to open the tournament.
"I'm really happy with the six goals and the clean sheet (shutout). It's not ridiculous," Priestman said. "It wasn't perfect, I was sometimes frustrated, and the player was, but it would come, and we just have to keep rolling."
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