https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPLOVJ0u94
Have At It People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPLOVJ0u94
Have At It People
I don't like to give points away but we have the luxury of being able to afford it.
I am really worried about tired, older guys getting hurt, especially on the plastic. We have just earned/added two guaranteed-to-be-physically-brutal Montreal games to the schedule in June.
Play the Ottawa leg one lineup ex Traintor, but pull Morrow. I would sit Morrow, Beitashour, Vazquez. Even if it means Endoh at fullback. (I have never been happier about the international call, would far rather that Bradley and Altidore play on grass elsewhere that day, as they will. Wish Morrow had also gotten called, as he should have been.)
Thanks for the music Og! I'll be listening to two of my favourite albums now that you reminded me...
I agree, I'm expecting absolutely nothing from the NE game. The Revs are a hit-&-miss team, but have a very good home record (undefeated 4-0-2). With low expectations, perhaps some of the young TFC players can surprise us.
At least a draw just to keep the undefeated streak alive though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auzzy
I missed the beginning of the Ottawa game... Will Ricketts be out/injured for Saturday?
Screw the hoping for a draw and not expecting nothing from this game talk. We can beat the Revs. I expect us to be competitive and have a decent chance at winning. I refuse to lower my expectations of this current team.
seems like Big Ben and Jhams will get another shot to play
Jhams hold up play is really improving. looks like hes been hitting the weights too
Our B team can beat most MLS squads. The Revs are nothing special.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Kool
Way Seba was talking last night, he's playing for sure. I believe we are giving them a full strength squad, running the 3-5-2 right at their less then stellar FB's.
Its an away game on turf, so anything could happen. But we go in as favourites.
Is the New England turf really that bad or is this a narrative we are all buying into? I mean, all turf is bad, but theirs can't be worse than anyone else's can it?
I'm not sure, it might just be post-Danny-K PTSD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canary10
If I recall we lost Koevermens (career ending I think) and Altidore to long term injuries on this turf in the past so maybe just a bad taste in the mouth because of that. It hasn't been kind over the years but it is what it is and shouldn't be an excuse for anything. Turf fields are complained about by every MLS team that normally play on grass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canary10
They should complain. Turf fields are harder on joints and tendons. I just can't imagine New England's is worse than anyone else's. They do have a professional football team playing on it too, and I can't see them being happy with crap turf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Kool
I tend to agree, I think it is the supporters that are more paranoid, we see many MLS teams playing on turf and their players aren't getting injured, I agree that the ball is more difficult to control and it rolls and bounces funny. Field a strong lineup and blow the doors off of New England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auzzy
It's got to be better than the Shite at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
I honestly have no idea how the league approved that one...
NE upgraded their field turfQuote:
Originally Posted by woolly
http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/05...ldturf-surface
The upgraded installation of Gillette Stadium's synthetic turf surface is now complete and will make its debut when the New England Revolution host Real Salt Lake on Saturday, May 13. The new surface features FieldTurf's latest monofilament technology. FieldTurf has been the surface of choice at Gillette Stadium since transitioning from grass in 2006.
Thats what they said about the turf at BMO in year 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by backbeat
Well its good enough for Tom Brady.
They just replaced the turf at Gillette Stadium this month. It's not the same stuff that tore up DK's knee back then. I'm okay with our players playing on it because it's probably in its best condition it's ever going to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canary10
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/p...kiJ/story.html
oh i hate field turf but at least they have a newer surface than the cement they had before so that may enter into the decision of who playsQuote:
Originally Posted by woolly
bono
zava moor mavinga
beta oso cheyrou chaps edwards
seba hamilton
http://nesn.com/2016/11/tom-brady-wo...natural-grass/Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
I say play the best squad... go for it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJr5l2WLe7A
bonoQuote:
Originally Posted by reggie
edwards zava moor mavinga
cheyrou endoh
cooper oso chaps
hamilton
fixed...Quote:
Originally Posted by reggie
bono
zava moor mavinga
endoh oso cheyrou chaps edwards
spencer hamilton
Ricketts likely out
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/JohnMolinaro/status/870325841175203845
As for Spencer, the guy's a pylon. Bench only because we have no other forwards.
I really can't see where the goals are going to come from in this one.
We have two weeks off after this game. Nobody is going to get rested except the injured.
And NER's defence is particularly cruddy.
Goals will come from Seba, Hamilton, Vasquez, Morrow, Delgado et. al.
I was just saying that because I said it before the last game and look what happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim