Jesse Marsch

We know we can score goals.

So I think we're at a point now where, of course, we know that the World Cup is a different level of attention and play and everything.

But this team really doesn't fear anyone.

And that's something we should be proud of as Canadians.

Yeah, I think Uzbekistan was a good performance, but I think we know we have to be better.

And the attention to detail and the intensity will be higher in this match.

And then this puts us one week out from a big match.

The other part about Uzbekistan is we did a big fight.

physical fitness element when we were down in Carolina so the players weren't all fully at like fresh 100% freshness and now we'll give them a little bit more time to recover and recharge and now let them fly so I expect a really strong performance against Ireland which will give us confidence going into the first match against Bosnia then we'll use that last week to prepare and get ready in every way to make sure that we make this country proud

It's still the last preparation, so we'll probably ramp up minutes for certain players.

We'll measure things carefully to make sure that each player is kind of getting what they need, but then also make sure that we get the kind of performance as a team that we need.

We've also scheduled a...

practice match the next day against a U.S.

semi-pro team.

So, like, to make sure that all the players get what they need from a fitness and tactical perspective in this last week before we head into the move to Toronto and the match against Bosnia.

So, you know, that's the, we've really tried to kind of

build things in this overall process so we can get guys fit.

We'll get guys healthy first from injuries, then get guys fit, and then ramp them up as we go along so that in that first match, they're ready to fly.

Well, you know, I mean, my day job is to, to get this first team, right.

You know, to make sure in the big tournaments that, that we are ready to represent the country and play at our best.