I thought that was a good game. I think that we are doing well, and that we have alot of work to do this season, which might mean what are you really going to do to win. If you wondered if they are content with draws, you might say that it would be interestting, the stop in Philedelphia. Its ultimately like saying, if you wondered whether we can shoot the ball more, it would be a good idea to me. Thanks,
PawTar711
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Omar Gonzalez had a good game.
Zavaletta alternated between brilliant and awful.
Soteldo very good as always.
Jozy seems fitter.
Too bad that soft goal was let in, but still the defense is much better than under Armas. Reinforcements still desperately needed.
Onward!
Frustrating lack of energy in the last twenty
Jozy was kind of a hindrance all night. Bradley was way too conservative. Delgado and the defends were sloppy
Richie was okay but also killed several transitions.
Disappointing second half.
We really, really need to stop fucking around in the offensive zone and try to actually hit the frontmen occasionally.
If Bazakos calls that PK himself it's not coming back. Same with the penalty shout in the first half
Instead we get the shaft end of two borderline calls and don't win
Best Zavaleta has looked for a while. Might be the confidence from his el Salvador (captain's!) performances but I think it's more to do with him just being much better as part of a back three
Until Jozy is off the books completely we don't have much options.Quote:
Originally Posted by gracos
Morrow is the new Ashton MorganQuote:
Originally Posted by Inklink
It’s like your playing with a little over 9 men on the field with Morrow on the pitch
This explains the tie score
I mean, I don’t know how any striker scores as rarely as we out the ball into the box
Which is why i feel unless he decides to take a paycut he may need to be shopped around, at his current salary it doesnt make senseQuote:
Originally Posted by Richard
The summer of Dom is dragging on a bit too long for my liking.
6 points dropped at home now. Going to be tough to make the playoffs after that.
From the stadium
Defence did ok. Bono was solid
Osorio is better than Delgado or Priso.
Jozy is a deceptively good passer of the ball.
Mavinga going forward was neat to see.
Soteldo has this ability to gain 5 metres against an opponent quickly.
Richie needs a game off.
Has Perez used more than 3 subs in a game?
The undefeated streak continues but these ties are missed opportunities.
not if we keep winning away lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mowe
Look at the celebration for Omar's goal. Man is Yef small.
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Thanks for this. Some thoughts from someone also at the game:Quote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
We had control for the most part. Perez has gone back to a possession based system and it works for us.
Zavs looked competent. The back 3 might be here to stay. Much more organized.
As for Bono, he got beat near post off a throw in, otherwise didn't have a lot to do, so I'd disagree a bit there. Again came from him not commanding his area. Smart teams now target crosses right at the top of the 6 knowing he doesn't come for them.
Also, while I agree with Oso > Marky / Priso, Priso looked pretty good after the first 15 mins or so. Bradley solid; he has really had a resurgence this reason.
Dwyer playing like the player you need to defend a late lead, but no sign of scoring or contributing to scoring. Mullins a bigger scoring threat.
will be interesting to see what is really going on with Poz. he has looked off all year.
From where I was sitting it looked a very clear pen on Laryea.
I didn’t catch the game but I was impressed in the extended highlights how many times Priso was able to get into passing lanes and break up the play. That seems to be his biggest strength. Unfortunately, I also noticed him sometimes losing a runner or cheaply giving the ball back after he did the hard work of winning it in the first place. Hope he continues to find minutes but I completely agree with your assessment Osorio (and likely other options) are better.Quote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
A fair assessment but he needs to get minutes as he looks like he will improve massively each game, particularly playing beside the General. Plus his quickness not a bad thing to have there beside MB - I thought that was the best MB has looked in 18 months, and possibly Priso had something to do with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ag futbol
I think Priso is good. Just Oso is soooo much better.
considering he is 8 yrs older and makes 10 times more money he better beQuote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
Priso is a better first-year TFC player than Oso was. Until he'd been with us for three seasons, there was serious doubt Oso would ever be athletic or dynamic enough to become a good player.Quote:
Originally Posted by reggie
the prob is we move the ball too slow and we not getting goals from strikers,jozy seems in shape but is not a dp caliber player at this point,maybe its rust?to me the nashville goal was a foul throw in,its like var wanted nothing to do with this game,the last 2 refs at home are old out of shape that cant keep up with the play,those 2 refs were done 5 yrs ago
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Originally Posted by reggie
LOL, well reg, you've hit on about six differn topics in one paragraph there and you're right about all of them.
Bazakos is a terrible ref. He just calls nothing short of someone being shot within his line of sight.
I don't understand how the last play of the game wasn't even reviewed at all, absolutely criminal.
On the topic of Priso I think he should be an everyday starter, he clearly has talent and athletic ability, Okello is similar but probably a little behind him in development.
If the playoffs are out of reach they need to be appearing in all games as a substitute the very least.
I know xG doesn't tell the whole story but....our xG is horrible.
We spend a lot of time getting the ball to their 18 & then stop advancing from there
... I think it didn't get reviewed because dufus with the whistle blew for the end of the game before they got a chance to intervene. On watching the replay the defender missed the ball and cleaned out Laryea ... penalty any day of the week. He should have let Nashville take the goal kick then blow for full time like most refs do. That way VAR would have had the opportunity to tell him to look at it but when he ended the game it's game over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
We never hit the open man, or the runner trying to break the back line. It's all short passes trying to create an open look or crosses, and they always play for the best chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by OgtheDim
But xG is based on chances, and that in turn is based on actually shooting the ball. We rarely do it.
Why was Richie even thinking of bringing that ball down late in the box, instead of just hitting it? Why don't we just take the chances that are available? Half the goals in this league are junk rebounds or deflections off half-chance shots.
Sort of ironically, this was the stuff I was skeptical about with a Vanney coached team. Basically a latter years Arsene Wenger Arsenal, pass it into the net or die trying.Quote:
Originally Posted by jloome
I think the problem for us (much like it was for Arsenal when they got saddled with debt) is a lack of quality across the roster to play such a style.
We’ve got to be pragmatic enough to score ugly too and be a little more direct in the attacking 3rd
With the exception of Jozy and usually Oso, we don’t shoot - even Poz amd Soteldo hesitate to shoot. But I’m calm about this. Perez said he’s solving the defensive problems first. Judging from the well rehearsed free kick, he’s going to add some organized and rehearsed pattern plays - once he sorts the defence. I look forward to the ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by jloome
So far, he has under promised and over delivered. We do need to start picking up 3 points though. .
I watched most of the game on replay today. My earlier post about the players performance was unfair to Bono - he made at least two excellent saves. Also, both penalty shouts were penalties - on the Jozy one the guy kneed him in the hammy (but I can see why the red didn’t call it and I would rather have a wrong call on a softie than VAR) and the Richie one was blatant. He took him right out. Should have been both a pen and the no call reversed. Clear and Obvious. That said we didn’t do enough to win, so not an unfair result.
I don't think that's it. Remember in 2019 when a Atlanta got a penalty call AFTER the referee blew the final whistle (and Martinez proceeded to miss it)? Or, at least I am pretty sure the penalty call came after the whistle.Quote:
Originally Posted by buddies