https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s
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Have at It People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s
*****
Have at It People
Wow!!! Who would have thought we’d make it to MLS Cup Final
How do we get tickets?
Wonder why Saturday night didnt make sense?
Game really gonna be at noon pacific time? Seems strange for a final
I'm happy whatever the result is... that being said,
COME ON YOU REDS. I want to see us storm their house and bury it.
Westberg
Auro-Gonzalez-Mavinga-Morrow
Delgado-Bradley-Osorio
Pozuelo-Altidore-Benezet
Laryea and DeLeon as supersubs
Drew Moor as a 90th minute sub ala Cheyrou in 2017
TFC lifts trophy
Can't wait for the rubber match!
One aspect of this game that I think changes things a lot.
Both teams are not going to let this game define them. There will be no massive pressure to succeed. Everybody wants to win, but there is no overarching "we HAVE TO win this game" mentality like there was in 2016 & 2017.
I think both teams will go in with a lot of freedom to play a fun expansive game, knowing full well that this one game isn't the be all and end all for the franchise.
I cant fucking believe it. what a run. what a team. westberg needs a statue
How's everyone getting there? Flying to Vancouver seems to be the best play, really tempted to pull the trigger on flights there
I can't believe it! This is amazing! What a fuckin' good team!
There is only thing left to do this season ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-hDl6OALv4
I wonder if MLSE will open up BMO or Scotiabank for a viewing party on the 10th?
The Leafs play on the 9th and are away in Chicago the next day. The Raptors play in LA on the 10th. Inside it will be nicer and closer to the screens.
You couldn't write this east/west playoff if you tried. Unbelievable.
I can't believe it. What a trip.
So the wife won't let us spend $3000 to fly the family there for the game.
Time for a divorce?
How many reds are Expected at the game? I know Seattle had a very decent turnout when they came here in 2017 and 16 for that matter
I think what we are seeing is all the champions league experience from the main core. How many times did we go down to Mexico, and endure wave, after wave, after wave of attacks. We bent but did not break, and stole the game when we needed to.
This is true. The dismal nature of their one win & the fact they were outplayed badly in both finals will be something they will want to change. Rui Diaz is the danger man - he’s playing like Giovinco through these playoffs and is the big difference in their team
I've used this with the raps during their run, proud to do the same for tfc.
Let's get it, don't stop
Any one driving down lol
What section are supporters
I like this but I think with the large field at Century Link and there quickness up front, we have to be a little more conservative. I'd go with:
Westberg
Auro-Gonzalez-Mavinga-Morrow
Bradley
Deleon-Delgado-Pozuelo-Benezet
Altidore
Sub- Laryea-Osorio and Moor to lift the trophy.
I'd run out the same line up and same sub pattern with hopefully the third one being Jozy instead of Mullins or (hopefully) Omar to hold the fort late.
Don't mess with what's working.
2019
Patriots win the Super Bowl, as the road team.
Blues beat the Bruins 3/4 times away, including Game 7 in Boston to win the Cup.
Raptors beat the Warriors 3/3 times away, including Game 6 in Golden State to win the Larry OB.
Nationals win the WS in 7 games, all road victories.
Both MLS Conf Finals, road wins.
I mean, that's kind of cool....
It wasn't working very well last night though. We were incredibly fortunate to advance. We capitalized on the only 2 chances we generated.
With another week and a half to recuperate, I would definitely start Gonzalez. With Jozy, we'll have to wait and see where he's at.
I would agree with this analysis.
I think you start Gonzalez. To be fair, Ciman has impressed me over the last few games. For the most part, gone seems the out to lunch sprawling tackles (though he did one just before the penalty last night). But he has been a stay at home, more conservative defender for the most part, and that pass to Benezet was wonderful. But I would take the stability of Gonzalez, which also should allow Bradley to roam upfield a bit more, and even Mavinga as well.
With respect to Altidore, I bet he is 50/50 even with another week and a bit. But if he can go, I think you start him. I liked the Mullins sub last night, because it allowed Pozuelo to drop back and try to influence the play more. Pozuelo is great in many ways, but he is not strong on the ball, can't do hold up play and if he holds on too long, he often gets pushed off by a defender. So with Altidore's strength up front, you have a Route 1 channel, and Pozuelo can drop back into what is a more natural (and effective) position for him.
I might also start Laryea. I think it has worked very well to have Auro do the first half and then Laryea come in later, but it takes up a substitution. When Mavinga went down with what looked like an arm injury last night, I got a little scared as we had used up all our subs. I think we need to take it to Seattle and get an early goal, so having Laryea running down the wing earlier in the game, sounds like the right approach.
Now it is obvious that my years of armchair coaching far outweigh the skill and experience of the TFC coaching team, so they should obviously just do as I say :-)
To be honest, they don't think like that about their win and 2017 at all. They know how they won & why they lost. They are cool with it.
To both them and us, this is all just part of the journey.
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Which raises another point.
Our team defined itself by that 2017 win...and then redefined itself in 2018, negatively, by the pain of the CCL near miss.
I think our team has finally put that past them and redefined itself as
fkn team fkn works
No matter what happens in this game, TFC are here again - a fkn team that fkn works
Agreed with ManUtd4ever and GerMc.
One thing to keep in mind that was evident in the Atlanta game is that when the opposition can cut off channels to Pozuelo is when he seems poor up front.
That's different from the DC United and NYCE games where Pozuelo was able to play a key role because there were channels to get him the ball.
I expect the Seattle game to be more like the Atlanta game, so having a tall target man like Jozy up front would be a positive because Pozuelo can't do the hold up role. I'd play Jozy, if fit, which means Pozuelo plays out wide or Vanney switches from 4-3-3.
Having Jozy beasting his way around the box will open things up for Pozuelo just it did for Seba. Gives them more space to operate and do their thing. The uncertainty of Jozy playing or not will be a the forefront of the 10 days. Will be interesting to see how the Reds play it, guess it will come down to what they know from the scan he had earlier this week.
First 10 minutes were horrendous for Ciman last night... up until Westberg made the PK save it looked as though it was going to be a very dour evening for us at the stadium. From our view you could see in super detail how different the ball bounces on that pitch, and how well trained the Atlanta players are tuned to it. They were pouncing on our defence like vultures. Thankfully the boys adjusted and were able to stem the flow after that. We also stopped making suicide lateral passes in the back. A nerve racking one and very fortunate to come out with the W!