Surely, by now, the one thing Canada will not do in this evening’s vital Olympic qualifying game is underestimate Haiti.
There’s been fair warning. At senior level memories remain fresh of a late June evening at Reliant Stadium, Houston not two years ago, when they lost a Gold Cup quarter-final after cruising to a 2-0 lead, and then there’s the fact that Haiti’s only ever victory in Olympic qualifying came against Canada in 2008. That result prevented the Canadians from topping their group, thus having to face the USA (rather than Honduras) in the semi-finals.
Mauro Biello is certain to guard against any form of complacency this evening.