The Return of Cunningham Game Thread

[TFC USA]

FC Dallas @ Toronto FC.

I think we win 2-1.

COME ON YOU REDS!!! :D

[King Jeff]

Hoping we can get an early goal. You have to think Dallas' confidence is shaky right now; if we can get the lead, their heads may go down pretty quickly.

Expecting/hoping for a 2-1 win.

[TFC USA]

Is it now new for TFC to have 4:00 PM kickoffs? Used to be at 3:30.

[spezz44]

Toronto starting lineup: Frei, Harmse, Brennan, Serioux, Wynne, Cronin, Ibrahim, Guevara, Robinson, De Roario, Barrett

[dantdot]

Hmm...lineup looks good, Ricketts is benched, if only Vitti started instead of Barrett.

[TFC USA]

This Gina chick is smoking.

[dantdot]

lol King Dave

[Inklink]

Hmm, not sure why Barrett is starting. I want to see Dichio and Vitti play together for an extended period of time. Not just 15 minutes.

LOL, yes King Dave, lay down that law!

[Inklink]

So when can Phoenix Brennan play for Canada??

:D

[TFC USA]

Did they even mic the crowd for the anthem? Sounded weaker than last time and the instrumental piece was amped up.

[TFC USA]

Cunny is on the bench.

[TFC USA]

Terry Vaughn the ref.

Shite.

[MUFC_Niagara]

5 of us today in the game thread? Like a nice son, I let my mom go with my dad to the match. Reeeeeeeeally wish I was there though.

[MUFC_Niagara]

I would have liked Vitti and DeRo up front instead

[MUFC_Niagara]

Oooohhhhhhhhhhh

[TFC USA]

HOLY CRAP WE NEARLY SCORED!!!! DeRO HAD THAT AND IT WAS OFF THE LINE!!!

FAST START!

[MUFC_Niagara]

nice ball from ibby

[TFC USA]

This team is crap, we have to eat them up.

[MUFC_Niagara]

good start....

[MUFC_Niagara]

This team is crap, we have to eat them up.

agreed....after last week I demand a response from our squad

[MUFC_Niagara]

whats with our defenders and not being abke to track movement off the ball?

[TFC USA]

We got a call in our favor?

[MUFC_Niagara]

barrett.....straight at the keeper...

[TFC USA]

Barrett screws up again. Great chance and shoots it at the keeper.

[TFC USA]

Come on Ibby.

[MUFC_Niagara]

The one thing they are doing better is getting more width.....but we need to take our chances when we get them.

[TFC USA]

I am now expecting a 4-0 pounding like in 2007. COME ON YOU REDS!

[Shakes McQueen]

Barrett screws up again. Great chance and shoots it at the keeper.

In fairness to Barrett, it looked like the mess of legs prevented him from getting much on the shot.

@ The City of Toronto: ENOUGH WITH THE GALE FORCE WINDS ALREADY.

- Scott

[TFC USA]

Good save from Frei.

[MUFC_Niagara]

decent strike

[TFC USA]

Yeah Wynne! Love seeing him run.

[MUFC_Niagara]

lots of empty seats there today

[TFC USA]

Barrett doesn't even pass right.

Get this asshat off the team.

[TFC USA]

I sense a goal coming in the next 5 minutes.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeroooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TFC USA]

Told you! AND THERE IT IS!!!! A GOAL FROM DERO!!!!!!

[TFC USA]

Van Den Burgh FAIL!

[MUFC_Niagara]

Let's keep going and get number 2 before the half

[TFC USA]

RPB and U-Sector are making some noise!

[TFC USA]

Ibrahim what the hell was that?

[MUFC_Niagara]

the boy should have done better there

[Shakes McQueen]

So, anyone gonna get on Fuad for that brutal miss?

- Scott

[TFC USA]

Yeah, I don't care if you're 17 or 71 you have to do better.

[Shakes McQueen]

Man, our passing could be so much better if the boys would just hang on to the ball for a second, and think about what they are doing with it first. Bad give away by Jimmy B there.

- Scott

[MUFC_Niagara]

So, anyone gonna get on Fuad for that brutal miss?

- Scott
A thread will be started by LucaGol after the game calling for his transfer

[TFC USA]

Barrett is closed down quickly trying to get a shooting angle? Why? He'll miss anyway.

[Shakes McQueen]

Barrett is closed down quickly trying to get a shooting angle? Why? He'll miss anyway.

That's the spirit.

- Scott

[Cannon]

TFC actually have possession of the ball today.

Also, Frei has been very steady in the net so far.

[Shakes McQueen]

Frei has been great. Worth way more than the peanuts we are paying him for his services.

- Scott

[TFC USA]

Dallas is so bad. This coach is fried.

[Shakes McQueen]

Is it just me, or is the ball bouncing like crazy today? Players seem to be having a ton of trouble getting it under control - it's like playing on a corn field or something.

- Scott

[TFC USA]

Serioux playing catch with the goalkeeper. Heh.

1-0 TFC after 27 minutes.

[TFC USA]

Guevara is playing very well right now.

Harmse just made a smart play. Holy crap.

[Shakes McQueen]

Awesome pass by Barrett there, to send Guevara streaking forward.

- Scott

[TFC USA]

Cunningham with the header? What the hell Nigel?

[Inklink]

All the Hoops need to do is lobby for a call and the ref will change his mind instantly.

[TFC USA]

off the bar on a deflection!

BARRETT YOU MUPPET MISS ON AN OPEN HEADER

[Shakes McQueen]

Augh, two heart attacks from Barrett and Guevara there.

Barrett just needs to get his first goal, so he can get this albatross off from around his neck already.

- Scott

[Mojo]

Ohhhh my Chaddington Bear, come on buddy.

[Inklink]

Uhh, I could've scored that blindfolded. Why's Barrett playing?

[Shakes McQueen]

I really want Barrett to succeed. He displays good movement and has fired off a few good passes so far.

But the misses... my god, the misses. Just calm down Chad, and shoot with some confidence.

- Scott

[Cannon]

As soon as Barrett breaks the ice he's going to get about 6 in the next 3 games

[Shakes McQueen]

HOW COULD YOU NOT GIVE THAT PENALTY REF.

- Scott

[MUFC_Niagara]

That was a very clumsy tackle....should have been a PK.

[Shakes McQueen]

That looked cool DeRo, but that was kind of a ridiculous spot to try a bicycle kick in. :D

- Scott

[Super Cereal]

Why is every ref in this league so fucking retarded?

It's un-fucking-believable how these fucktards don't know how to call a fucking PK.

[Inswingingwingman]

Blindfolded, that ball was hard and spinning. And his head is full of small blood blisters after.....yer a moron buddy. Watch the replay, you can't head a ball spinning that hard without it going crazy wide. And he's paid the price, probably will end up with a concussion...

[Shakes McQueen]

What the hell was that? Cooper just stood in the box with the ball, and basically dared TFC to foul him. So Serioux went to ground, and took it away.

- Scott

[TFC USA]

That was close.

[MUFC_Niagara]

poor defending.....again

[Inklink]

Please take Barrett and Ibbe off at half time.

[MUFC_Niagara]

we are defending like Man Utd right now!

[Cannon]

Barrett has made lots of good plays if you ask me. He's just getting unlucky finishing again.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Please take Barrett and Ibbe off at half time.

You what? I think Ibbe has been good today...

[Detroit_TFC]

Our guys need to settle down, everything seems like a scramble.

[Krasno.pL.]

isnt he 18 still? playing better than rohan and johan put together..

[MUFC_Niagara]

great wing play today...what does this mean for ricketts?

[Shakes McQueen]

Barrett has made lots of good plays if you ask me. He's just getting unlucky finishing again.

Aside from that header, he has looked fine. Quite a few effective passes to send other guys forward.

Ibbe hasn't been terribly impressive, but it's his first playing time of the season. I suspect we will see Ricketts in for him at some point, if only because Ricketts plays better defense.

Frei has been great. Serioux has been good. Jimmy B and Harmse have been pretty "meh".

One thing that is bothering me, is that it's taking far too much time, and too many players, to take the ball away from Dallas at the top of our box. It has routinely taken 2-3 players to get the ball away.

- Scott

[BRed]

Guevara is playing dissapointing, trying to do too much.
Barrett is trying hard but he's not finishing or making any good passes/decisions.

I like Ibrahim over Ricketts, eventhough he's a little weak he's alot more productive and fit than Ricketts.

Serioux & Cronin are playing solid.

Great Goal Keeping as well.

DeRo and Wynne get the match stars so far.
Aside from a really good chant at the 19th minute the atmospheare is tamed. And what the #$%^ is up with the empty seats on the east side? Same as last week.

[TFC USA]

What a miss from Rocha!

[Cannon]

Frei with another nice save!!

[TFC USA]

Stefen Frei = Great

[TFC USA]

We need another defender so badly.

[MUFC_Niagara]

we need another goal....at 1-0 it can go pear shaped very fast

[TFC USA]

Cunny coming in with a chorus of boos. :D

[Cannon]

I'm glad FCD put in a player who can't score. Can only mean good things for us.

[TFC USA]

Ricketts in for Ibbe.

Ugh.

[Cannon]

Ibbe played quite well IMO. Held the ball nicely, played well under pressure and moade some good passes.

[TFC USA]

Cunny misses again!

[TFC USA]

Fu Cunny!

[TFC USA]

We really should be 5-0 up.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Adrian Serioux is our Rory Delap!

[Cannon]

Dichio needs to be careful or he's going to get another card

[TFC USA]

Goal Dallas.


This team sucks.

[MUFC_Niagara]

We were very wasteful in front of our own goal and we are getting all we deserve...

[Detroit_TFC]

Damn it, the price of poor clearance.

[TFC USA]

Now CARVER BRINGS IN VITTI??!!

This man is stupid.

[TFC USA]

If Dallas wins this game I want Carver out.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Get ready for the bitchfest after this game.....just sayin

[TFC USA]

Postgame thread up.

http://64.13.252.151/forums/showthread.php?p=464249#post464249

[Detroit_TFC]

Wow, we got two shots on goal against the worst team in the league. Thats quite an offensive powerhouse we have.

At least Frei did his job. No way he could have done anything about that goal.