Herdman has one eye on the future as his team celebrates the recent past
John Herdman saw plenty of rust but also lots to celebrate in Canada’s 3-2 win over Mexico on the weekend.
The B.C. Place Stadium friendly was billed as a tribute to his Olympic bronze-medal team and the Canada coach was choked up as he led a post-match tribute to the retiring Marie-Eve Nault, Melissa Tancredi and Rhian Wilkinson.
But while celebrating the past, Herdman also had an eye open to the future.
With his squad having just one camp together since last summer’s Olympics in Brazil and limited recent playing time, he was not surprised Saturday’s performance was spotty. There were giveaways galore.