Straight yellow there shoudlve Been obvious
Straight yellow there shoudlve Been obvious
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Originally Posted by ag futbol
Most of their soccer culture has been focused on "see this guy is playing in Europe" discussion on bigsoccer that have morphed into "see this guy is playing in the Bundesliga" on twitter.
Quality of play though is sometimes as bad as that Laryea miss.
The manner in which they lucked their way to a Gold Cup was pretty amazing. Outplayed by Canada, Qatar and Mexico, and yet…Quote:
Originally Posted by ag futbol
This is probably the best 1st half that TFC have had in a while. It's a shame that Atlanta got their fortunate lead. Despite the rotations, the fresher legs have helped big time.
We can’t exactly afford to rotate with where we are at the momentQuote:
Originally Posted by MightyDM
Also would have been played onto his weak foot facing away from goalQuote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
Neither team is particularly tight or impressive. We’re doing alright. Usual problem of no real goal threat.
Can we take that giant god damn GE appliances banner down. Screw off with that…
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Originally Posted by portu
Which is why I agree with this season really being done. I think that decision was made before the NER game.
*******
Westberg's distribution is so good.
Hate to say it, but Shaff has looked more dangerous in terms of delivering balls in the box than Soteldo has over the last couple of games.
Fair playQuote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
Okello is not giving his teammates an outlet.
Soteldo's a right-footed player on the left, and his only move there is to check back when he's in the final third. Shaffelburg can rely more on beating his man for pace and getting enough space for a cross. Soteldo would benefit from having more passing options and runners to drag defenders away, but he often has to beat two defenders on his own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slick
Soteldo suffering from “doing too much syndrome”. So desperate to drag this team to wins he’s turned to quantity over quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slick
did he have another growth spurt? I swear he looks six ten or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
surely at some point they have to decide he should be a ball-playing Center half.
Zava is good for a goal a game
I think he’s an attacking midfielder. He’s so smooth on the ball, deceptively quick because of the long strides. He’s my favourite prospect at the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by jloome
We don't have a choice. Poz has been struggling with injuries and needs rest. Soteldo maybe but who else are you going to play? Bradely / Okello likely more effective against Martinez than Bradley / Delgado. And Shaff is doing well on the left; should have caused them a red.Quote:
Originally Posted by portu
well, he needs to learn positioning if he's going to ever be a CBQuote:
Originally Posted by jloome
Kilbane is great at halftime but we are under using his talents and propping up the brain-dead oaf
kilbane is really good at breaking down plays and isn’t afraid to criticize tfc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ag futbol
Soteldo is theoretically very good with both feet. You can see that in his highlights from before he came to TFC. As Portu wrote, he often just tries to do too much. Starting him on the bench might be a bit of a message. But it’s also a matter of other players supporting Soteldo. Sometimes others get mesmerized and watch him too much rather than getting open.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omar
Atlanta does a good job of pressing in a spread-out fashion w/o leaving major gaps. TFC often overcommits by pressing with multiple players in one area, but if you get past them other areas are way too open.
Separate issue: Watch how quickly Atlanta gets open on their own throw-ins. With TFC there’s too many players standing around & watching. It slows the game down, and they often lose possession.
Also Kilbane points out the turf issue
Nah, he’s too rangy to be sitting back there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jloome
Midfield should be his place. They just need to define his role a bit more and turn up his aggression.
Pin point kick from Q to Shaff
Hockey line change by Perez.
Glad Zavs is off
oso hurt. Looks like hi sankle got stuck in the turf. well, foot.
Morrow at centre back might be a move
Guzan shows what distribution can do - not that time, but in general. gives a control to the club