Canada head coach Bev Priestman is expected to utilize a different lineup when two teams face each other again at the Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on…
The homecoming saw goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe play her final game, striker Christine Sinclair return as the most prolific international goal scorer of all time, and Canada pull out a 2-0 victory.
“I think it’ll be a balancing act of trying to get some flow heading into the summer and then within the game, a chance to see some players and give more minutes and opportunities to players. It’ll be a blend of everything.”Article content “I feel like the team know where we need to head,” Priestman said. “We want to be clinical and we don’t want a team like Nigeria to be a banana skin at a World Cup or a similar team in a World Cup qualifier, so we know we have to be consistent and we’re clear on getting there. I get the sense from the group they’re really focused and ready to push forward.Article content
“What I will say, is that we are creating more chances statistically and I think it’s about demanding more from players to make sure they put those opportunities away,” Priestman said. “I think the team is aware of it, and hopefully, we can be clinical with what we get .”Article content “I didn’t expect them to play a back five; they’ve only done that once, which was against the US and they US struggled,” Priestman said. “It was a 2-0 game, but the US didn’t score until later, but credit to the respect they showed us at that moment in time, but also a reflection of they coming in late and all the rest of it.
Both Fleming and Janine Beckie were outstanding in the contest and striker Adriana Leon was dangerous up front, although unable to bury the handful of opportunities she created.
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