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Post by epjr on May 25, 2011 9:52:58 GMT -6
ALI GERBA SELECTED BY NATIONAL TEAM  MONTREAL – Montreal Impact striker Ali Gerba has been selected by the Canadian National Team to play in the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, from June 5 to June 25, in the United States. “This is a huge honour for me,” said Gerba. “I can’t wait to represent my country in this important championship. I hope to play well and help the national team win.” Gerba will participate in his third Gold Cup after suiting up for Canada in 2007 and 2009. He is the country's all-time leading scorer in this tournament with six goals. Along Dwayne De Rosario, he is also the country's active leading goal scorer in international matches, with 15 goals, currently in fourth place on the all-time list www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1630&Focus=0
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Post by epjr on May 31, 2011 19:56:42 GMT -6
GOLD CUP: ALI GERBA AIMING FOR THE FINAL A VERY TECHNICAL TEAM While in the US with the national team, Gerba will be out of the Impact’s line-up. In his goal of helping the team, he plans to use this experience to return as a better player. “You want to do everything you can for your team, but you sometimes need to look long-term. When I come back, I’ll bring with me something positive, which will help the club and me.” In the meantime, all his focus is on the Canadian team, a team he feels is being underestimated. “We have a very talented group. Just because we are Canadians, many of our players don’t get the respect they deserve for their skill. We have a lot of elements on this team with good vision, impressive playing skills that should leave us confident against these other teams. We have a very technical team with players who have not trouble holding on to the ball. For once that we have these traits on this team, where our previous playing style involved the long ball, we have to appreciate its true value.”  Canada is set to face off against the USA, while Panama meets Guadalupe in the first round of the group stage. The US is the groups' favourite while prognosticators see the Antilles nation finishing fourth. Looking at the FIFA rankings, that should make up for an interesting fight between Panama (67th) and Canada (76th). “These are teams that we face pretty often, especially the US. These are adversaries that we could face along the way to the World Cup. This will be a good way of measuring our level and to see what we need to work on as well.” www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1635&Focus=0
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Post by epjr on Jun 1, 2011 12:31:44 GMT -6
THE IMPACT AND THE GOLD CUP  The Impact has been regularly represented at the national level and in the Gold Cup. In 2005, half the team of the national side was made up of Impact players selected by Frank Yallop, including Greg Sutton, Adam Braz, Gabriel Gervais, Sandro Grande, Patrick Leduc and Ali Gerba. During the tournament, the team put a call in to Antonio Ribeiro as well, while Nevio Pizzolitto was part of the pre-selection process, but did not make the final 18. Félix Brillant, who played with the Impact later on, was also part of the pre-selection camp. Quebec-born players Patrice Bernier and Olivier Occéan were also part of the squad. This year, striker Ali Gerba is representing the Impact at the tournament, while two former members of the club are also participating in Andrew Olivieri (goalkeepers coach) and Mike Moretto (team manager). www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1636&Focus=0
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