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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4004432, member: 405"]
The best thing is to hope for separation between the top 3 and the rest.  That requires lower table teams winning once in a while.  Panama won't stay Top 4, like they are right now.  (Edit:  Well, maybe they will - see below.)

We got 6 points from 3 games, we rotated a lot of guys and gave them chances, and some new guys became part of the family in this last game - thinking Weah, Dest, Musah in this game tonight.

Every time one of these young guys has his own "special moment", that's like earning your stripes among the crew.  They know you can deliver the goods.  The more guys we have who are a threat to ripple the nets, the better!

In November we're back to "only" a 2 game window.  Mexico home, and away to Jamaica.  Jamaica's in last place in the Octagon, but have good athletes on the counterattack.

Panama has an easy October, playing 2 of the bottom teams (at Honduras, home to El Salvador), and will be expected to get 6 points from 6.  That would give them 14 and make them pretty solid for Top 3 after the Third Round of Five (only January and March remain after the next 2 game window).

Canada, 1 point behind Panama in 4th, has 2 home games next time - Mexico and Costa Rica.  This will be the huge window for them of qualifying.  If they come up empty, or with say only 1 point from 2 home games while Panama runs 6, Canada will be in big trouble.

But it could be good for us.  That's the separation the top 3 aspirants are looking for.
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