Turned it off when I saw Michael Bradley in that crouched defensive stance anyone can get past.
Most players would be fighting to get that loose ball.. nope not him!
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Turned it off when I saw Michael Bradley in that crouched defensive stance anyone can get past.
Most players would be fighting to get that loose ball.. nope not him!
I think Bradley had a pretty decent Gold Cup. The problem is that in Gregggg's system that it puts a lot of pressure on the midfielders, and Mexico was just overloading them. At some point, our guys just ran out of steam and are getting outmanned.
Not sure if his system will work against top flight teams that are capable of adjusting like Tata did. Gregg got outcoached.
Damn. So basically the MLS version of man United v liverpool in terms of ratings
I was too busy losing my shit to post, but I totally agree! I traded in my Army tickets for seats in the Duracell Deck for Saturday's game. Can't wait to experience a full game up there with the sunset and the breeze.
That'll be awesome! I'll be in the Army Saturday as usual. But seriously, the LAFC/Timbers Open Cup game was spectacular. I don't really recommend rewatching games, but this one is absolutely worth watching. The game was just back and forth constantly. It was genuinely one of the best defensive games I've seen in mls in a very long time. Super entertaining.
There's a certain irony in City fans complaining about people jumping supporters during away games.
It really is remarkable how much better they've been after coaching staff changed. Holy shit.
He didn't have much to work with down in Mexico either. The Quakes front office made an ideal hire for once.
Lol Zardes heads a perfect cross straight down into the turf.
Dom Dwyer gets a red. This is getting fun. Oh yeah, on replay, elbows the defender pretty hard.
Dom Dwyer gets a red. This is getting fun. Oh yeah, on replay, elbows the defender pretty hard.
Yeah that game got weird. What looked to be a dive for a PK and then the Minnesota keeper saves it. Fun to watch.
Yeah, that was really beautiful. Pozuelo had a golazo earlier in the game too.
So some guy on MLS Reddit decided the league should adopt a free substitution rule for the first 30 minutes in case of an injury... Which just happened to have happened with Atlanta today...
LOL why am I not surprised?
To be honest though, you should get a free sub in the case of a head injury. That's something I'll always support. Concussions are serious enough that if you've potentially got on you should probably be pulled.
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The most bootleg ass New Jersey goal. He was clearly pointing at the fucking corner but RBNY go with a throw-in (???)
They catch NYCFC sleeping and just run with it.
The ref's this year have been the worst since the past - 5 years? They've never been brilliant, but that shit is a fucking joke.
They catch NYCFC sleeping and just run with it.
The ref's this year have been the worst since the past - 5 years? They've never been brilliant, but that shit is a fucking joke.
Looks like the center ref overruled him and said it was a throw in. It happens.
The funny thing is the NYCFC defender was screaming that it was a throw in.
Also if they took a quick corner they still would have caught them sleeping and the same exact thing could have happened.
The funny thing is the NYCFC defender was screaming that it was a throw in.
Also if they took a quick corner they still would have caught them sleeping and the same exact thing could have happened.
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Real talk, White has been developing fast. At this point I'm fine with super-sub BWP. Just imagining the looks on the faces of opposing back lines when he comes on in the 60th make me smile.
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Btw, Scuffed podcast had a very good (and difficult) breakdown on US-Mexico, Berhalter, and where the US goes from here. They noted on the podcast that they've heard Boyd was injured for the last couple of games of the GC (minor hamstring tweak) and they didn't want to jeopardize any potential move by either talking loudly about it or worsening it through playing him.
Brek Shea out the rest of the year with a torn ACL, minisicus and other stuff in his knee. De Boer said almost everything that can be destroyed in his knee was destroyed. Sucks for him.
So with left backs.. Bello was first choice and he's been out since the first game with an injury. Now Brek is out. Ambrose was injured for a while and just came back but he's a USL level player and may not be fully healthy. That leaves Parkhurst and Ambrose. Parkhurst is likely in his last year and doesn't have the speed to keep up with anyone so ideally you don't want him playing LB against a winger. They could play Dom Pereira there but he's normally a winger. Or possibly Mo Adams as mentioned below, though he's probably more suited to defensive mid to win back balls.
They're trying to add a left back, it sounds like unless they sign Benitez from the USL to an MLS deal. This might be an option.
So with left backs.. Bello was first choice and he's been out since the first game with an injury. Now Brek is out. Ambrose was injured for a while and just came back but he's a USL level player and may not be fully healthy. That leaves Parkhurst and Ambrose. Parkhurst is likely in his last year and doesn't have the speed to keep up with anyone so ideally you don't want him playing LB against a winger. They could play Dom Pereira there but he's normally a winger. Or possibly Mo Adams as mentioned below, though he's probably more suited to defensive mid to win back balls.
They're trying to add a left back, it sounds like unless they sign Benitez from the USL to an MLS deal. This might be an option.
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God I love the NPSL.
AFC Ann Arbor & Rochester Lancers had a playoff match tonight to see who will face Cleveland SC on Friday. AA set the kickoff for 6:30 and kept it there despite inclement weather rolling in...and their stadium not having LIGHTS. After an early lightning delay, they managed to get through 69 minutes including Rochester's coach subbing himself into the match and still had to call it when it wasn't possible to keep playing.
And they have no idea when they'll play the rest of the match. Amazingggggg
fuck ann arbor
and oh*o
AFC Ann Arbor & Rochester Lancers had a playoff match tonight to see who will face Cleveland SC on Friday. AA set the kickoff for 6:30 and kept it there despite inclement weather rolling in...and their stadium not having LIGHTS. After an early lightning delay, they managed to get through 69 minutes including Rochester's coach subbing himself into the match and still had to call it when it wasn't possible to keep playing.
And they have no idea when they'll play the rest of the match. Amazingggggg
fuck ann arbor
and oh*o
It gets even better ever since.
Tl;dr version is this really might be settled with a coin flip. This twitter thread is everything we know right now:
And this youtube video is a interview with Rochester's coach by a Detroit supporter:
I can laugh because it's not us, for sure, but god bless the absolute mess that is the NPSL.
I'd like to see the 3-5-2 continue next game so we can see if the success was at least partially from a formation putting Josef on less of an island. Also, Gressel playing right wingback like prior two years seemed to make him way more effective as well as Josef, and De Boer agreed after in his press conference.
Yes that was fun, and it wasn't just Houston being at 10 men. We didn't look nearly that effective and smooth on offense against NYRB.
But yes, very fun. :)
Jozy had a nice backheel goal tonight. He and Pozuelo look great playing together.
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I had Gressel on my fantasy team for a number of weeks in a row and nothing.. value kept dropping. Swapped him out for Meram this week.. Meram doesn't start and Gressel gets over 20 points tonight. :*(
Meram has started out really well and I think he would have played well tonight if they started him. His role is one that they have several options so with so much schedule compression, I think they just wanted to give him a night off. Got DC on Sunday.
With two victories in a row, both conference rivals, TFC is moving up in the very tight Eastern Conference.
This seems like a lot of cash for Houston, cannot wait for expansion to end so Sugarman finally sells out.
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PRO has got to go. Fucking garbage organization. There is no way that is a penalty. He moved his arm up to his chest to deflect the impact of the ball. His arm is in contact with his chest the entire time. VAR does nothing.