Scianitti on Canada and Qatar's match, Davies' return and David's scoring redemption
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What are the highlights of Canada's match against Qatar?
Let's head out to Vancouver. Here's our TSN World Cup reporter. There he is, Matthew Shinetti, making the walk. I love it, making the walk out there. It's a beautiful sight.
I got to be in front of Canada's locker room and do interviews when they arrive. So it's crazy on match day, boys. Good to talk to you. Although I'm seeing a jersey on Hayes and a jersey on Noodles. Oh, dog, what's going on, man? Where's the jersey?
Great question. Shinetti, it's just, you know this, I'm too cool to put that on a national TV, buddy. I have respect for the job.
He's a journalist.
He's a journalist.
He's objective. So, Alfonso Davies, what can you tell us? Like, what are we expecting from him today?
If Canada absolutely needs him, Jesse Marsh said yesterday he's going to use Canada's captain. What that situation is and how long, that's the question. Alphonso Davies hasn't played since the beginning of May when he injured his left hamstring against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinals. So there have been extra physio here with the Canadian team to make sure that Davies and Bambino and all the injuries they've had, Jacob Schaffberg, Ali Ahmed, that they're all good. It looks like Ali Ahmed's up to full health, and so is Jacob Schaffelberg. The two surprising things are that Canada's confident that Alphonso Davies is, again, not 100%. He's not going to start this game. But that he is somewhere that if Canada need him, in the worst-case scenario, that they could use him.
I mean, and that's the thing. Jesse Marsh doesn't want to use Alphonso Davies or Moise Bambino tonight. He wants the guys who are going to be on the field to take care of the job. Because this is the perfect opportunity to do that. And if they have to rely on Davies and Bambino... then it means they absolutely need them, but they don't want that to be the case tonight.
Shinetti, we were talking earlier. It would be nice if these guys could have a convincing performance, put up some offense, and get everybody kind of on board in Vancouver, in the country, as opposed to just hanging on for dear life and just getting a draw. They just need to get some positive mojo.
What impact does Alphonso Davies' return have on the team?
Do you believe that can happen? I know they're looking for offense. Do they have the ability, or is this just what they are?
This is an opportunity unlike anything the men's program has ever had. I was walking to Vancouver Stadium today, and in my many years covering this team and covering Canadian soccer, I have never, ever seen anything like this. There are jerseys everywhere, Canadian jerseys everywhere. So the opportunity is here. The chance for them to really cement an impression across the country is right here and right now. The last time they were in BC, they scored six goals against Honduras. Jesse Marsh was talking about how good the field looks. It looks great in here. But they cannot spoil this. They cannot have happen what happened to Switzerland. They can't give Qatar an opportunity to give them a sucker punch.
They got to go on them quickly because they want the 50,000 in here that are going to be wearing red to be with them the whole time and not have it be nerves as it was in Toronto last week.
How much pressure on Jonathan David in particular to be the guy to lead the charge offensively today?
Jonathan David has to score. Kyle Lahren told me after last week, when Canada needs me, I score. Well, guess what? Canada needs Jonathan David today. Jonathan David has to score. He does so much for this team, and he has so much conviction to play for Canada. He always enters the country's call, and he does so much more than just score goals. Ask anybody on the team. But today is the day he has to put the ball in the back of the net. He can't have happen what happened last week, have that clear opportunity in front of Bosnia's net and kind of scuff it. Jonathan David is a clinical striker. He is the leading scorer in the history of the men's program. He has to show up tonight.
With Matthew Shinetti in Vancouver, Canada, Qatar coming off kickoff at 6 p.m.
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