Canadian NWT's offence needs to solve its Sinclair dependency

Should the Canadian women's team's lack of goal-scoring punch be cause for concern? 

It's a question that has been asked repeatedly over the past few years, especially as captain Christine Sinclair inches ever so closer to retirement. The longstanding issue over Canada's scoring problems was once again raised after the team's 0-0 draw against South Korea in an international friendly on Sunday at Toronto's BMO Field. 

Canada enjoyed the lion's share of possession (67 per cent) while outshooting South Korea by an 11-3 margin. But for all of their statistical domination, the Canadians hardly looked threatening in attack, and struggled to create scoring chances against an opponent that sat back deep in numbers.

Three of Canada's four shots on target came in the final minute of injury time off a corner kick, such was the quality of South Korea's defensive organization on the day. Before that, goalkeeper Yoon Young-geul had little to do. 

The game was Canada's lone tune-up ahead of the CONCACAF W Championship, which runs July 4-18 in Mexico. The top two nations in both groups of the eight-team competition qualify for the World Cup. The CONCACAF W champion also automatically qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Coach Bev Priestman believes the stalemate in Toronto provided her Canadian team with a taste of what's to come in Mexico. She expects first-round opponents Trinidad & Tobago, Panama and Costa Rica to take a page out of South Korea's playbook and bunker down in an attempt to frustrate the Olympic champions. 

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"It was the perfect preparation because we're going to be playing against teams in a [defensive] block," Priestman told reporters after the game. "There