Canada has struggled to create offense in its opening two games of the group stage and will need to make some tactical adjustments, starting in midfield, writes Nick Sabetti.
Canada might be on course to top Group A at the Women’s World Cup, but some tactical changes are needed.
The same lineup that squeaked by China on Saturday by a score of 1-0, only just managed to survive New Zealand on Thursday in a game that finished 0-0. On both occasions, Canada created very little offensively—the only goal it got was from the penalty spot—so although Herdman’s Canadian side is stronger than China’s and New Zealand’s it struggled to demonstrate so.