Now that more than a week has passed since CanMNT last played, it would be a good time to briefly review their November 12th match against Costa Rica, the tactical adjustments that Herdman made during the game and identify further areas of improvement to break down a low block.
It was clear that Costa Rica was happy to cede possession to Canada, as we almost doubled their possession (62% to 38%) and actually doubled their shot total (14 to 7). However, despite this dominance in possession and shots, Canada only mustered two shots on target and had a relatively low expected goals number of 1.