TORONTO — While goals have been hard to come by for Canada under Jesse Marsch, Jonathan David has been at the centre of what offence there has been.
With four goals and three assists, the 24-year-old from Ottawa has been directly involved in seven of the nine goals Canada has scored in Marsch's 12 outings as coach.
"He's the smartest player I've ever coached," said Marsch, whose resume includes stops in MLS, England, Austria and Germany."And so his understanding of what's happening in the game and how to move around to find the game in the right way, to help the team, I think is at a really high level.The even-keeled David, who also has 16 assists for Canada in his 58 appearances, says he needs to use that intelligence on the pitch.
"For me it's fairly easy to be honest," he said."Because I don't really focus on these things. What I do on the pitch is the most important thing. And this is what will get me to the best level that I can be." In quarterfinal action Monday, it was No. 61 Jamaica at the 18th-ranked United States and No. 39 Panama at No. 50 Costa Rica. No. 16 Mexico hosts No. 77 Honduras on Tuesday.
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