Canada (including our very own Richard Hastings) had a very credible 2-3 defeat to Brazil on Sunday  :clapping03:  clicky

That's a good result!!

well done!!

:clapping03: :clapping03: :clapping03:!!

Yes, Richard rarely seems to get the credit he deserves on our forum, but he seems to be a regular in the Canada team which has performed pretty decently whilst he has played for them.  Well done.

Yes, Richard rarely seems to get the credit he deserves on our forum, but he seems to be a regular in the Canada team which has performed pretty decently whilst he has played for them.  Well done.

Actually dont think Richard fares that badly on here. Most - but not all - can see past the error in judgement he made in playing for County and because he has been pretty solid since we entered the SPL, most have also forgiven him for that error  :004:

On the Canadian side, and their fan message boards (which I can assure you can be a lot more vicious than the worst we allow on here)  it was interesting to note that many people were loudly lambasting his selection by the new Canadian coach for the Gold Cup last year but had changed their tune by the end of it and were lauding him as having a good tournament especially when he showed some excellent leadership, grit and determination in the final that Canada had stolen from them by a refereeing performance that makes McDonald or McCurry look like they have the ability of Collina !!!

Canadian fans used to have him on the hitlist as the player they wanted gone first, he is seldom if ever mentioned in those terms now as he has been putting in excellent performances at the heart of central defence for the team.

With 46 caps, only Pat Onstad (GK), Paul Stalteri (D), and Dwayne De Rosario (MF) of the current squad are ahead of him in games played for Canada and a couple more games will take him into Canada's all time top 20 of most capped players (highest is 82 [source: http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/...t=10d&sub=3]).