Originally Posted by
ensco
This is the first time I have seriously wondered about Vanney. Sitting Pozo was a major waste of a critical resource, and nearly cost us. Vanney needing to do that is evidence of some sort of serious problem.
We have a window here. A lot of key players are older. We need to compete for MLS Cup this year. That is MORE IMPORTANT than Vanney's need to send messages and/or exert control in the room.
It is almost September, and two of our three most important attacking players have played something like a total of 25 minutes together.
It is past go time. The best XI needs to go 90 minutes game in and game out now, that has been true for a few weeks. But we sit the TAM guys, then play them without Pozo? That is impossible to explain. If Gallardo can play, he needs to play with Pozo. All the time. Period.
Winning that game last night (which we were lucky to do, whatever the stats say) was not the only thing, or even the most important thing.
I am not thrilled by the ambition of lurching into the 6 or 7 spot by eking it out against inferior teams, and maybe stealing a round.
How the f&$k is this team going to develop the form to go into Atlanta and beat them?