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OneSoccer @onesoccer.bsky.social
Jul 4, 10:13 PM

Does Morocco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ actually have no weaknesses, as Jesse Marsch said? ๐Ÿ‘€ Or is the CanMNT ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ head coach playing mind games ahead of today's Round of 16 clash? ๐Ÿค”

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"This is a team that has literally zero weaknesses. What did you make of the Gaffer's assessment of the North African side? I don't think any of us are buying it that Morocco has no weaknesses. This isn't a team full of Lionel Messi's. They have one star player in Akimi and a lot of really good players as well. They could sometimes be wasteful in their chances in attack and they commit so many numbers forward, especially putting their fullback so high that it does lead them all to transition, which actually plays to Canada's strengths. I agree with you. I think it's a little bit of a tactic by Jesse Marsh, but I don't have a problem with it. He believes his team can fully win if they're committed, if they disrupt Morocco, who are the better team here. So you just double down on it and you say this is a team that has very little weaknesses or they have no weaknesses. And it leaves tremendous upside for Canada, effectively takes the pressure off. But they believe internally, you have to believe that internally, they believe they can win this match. I don't expect him to say the same thing that he's saying to us and he's saying to his players. It's his job to find weaknesses. It's his job to tell his players you can exploit this team in these areas. It's certainly not his job to tell us what those areas are. I can tell you that in the press conference, there was almost an uncomfortability about the fact that some of the Moroccan journalists shifted in their seats a little bit unusual hearing a coach with such universal praise about their side. I have no problem with the coach flipping it on his head and saying, this is the favorite team and they should definitely be winning this game to us."

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OneSoccer @onesoccer.bsky.social ยท Jul 4, 03:03 PM

Does Morocco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ actually have no weaknesses, as Jesse Marsch said? ๐Ÿ‘€ Or is the CanMNT ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ head coach playing mind games ahead of today's Round of 16 clash? ๐Ÿค”