Here you go.
Strong first half... a bit scary near the end but we definitely were the better side tonight.
Post Game Thread - Chivas USA at Toronto FC
Here you go.
Strong first half... a bit scary near the end but we definitely were the better side tonight.
Chivas USA @ Toronto FC Post-Game Thread
Celebrate!!!!!
Congrats Stefan on your first clean sheet
I can say it - Surprised the heck out of me, but a job well done... (The 3pts that is.. Frei's 1st, is just that.. of many)
Amado, Well finished!
Barrett - 50/50, Flashes of brilliance, Flashes of ... something (Likely offside... WTF, Will someone teach him the rule...)
DD - Inspiration... Presence... Out of Gas... (After a good effort, So no qualms there...)
Vitti - Like what I see
Serioux - MONSTER
The rest of the Dline - Consistent
Midfield - Consistent distribution, lots of flare
Carver - Tactics on (Flame away)
4-3-3 is where it is at....
Last edited by Gixmo; 04-22-2009 at 08:45 PM. Reason: Post Game Thread Flareup :)
Chivas USA @ Toronto FC (Post-Game thread)
And now it's all over. Home win. 1-0 over the number one team in the league after five weeks. Sweet!
Carver is sent to the stands (AKA off the pitch) and we win?
Coincidence?
Seriously, great game, great formation, should've scored more. Everyone except Barrett (who was average) played very well.
To those who say Dichio can't play a full 90 you just witnessed it.
COME ON YOU REDS!
What a miraculous recovery by Guevara
Ya, bit weak Batman - Clearing going for the glory of number 1 therelol!!!
Congrats Stefan on your first clean sheet
I can say it - Surprised the heck out of me, but a job well done... (The 3pts that is.. Frei's 1st, is just that.. of many)
Last edited by Gixmo; 04-22-2009 at 08:37 PM.
Frei finally gets his clean sheet too.
with the exceptions to the off sides and some iffy defense at the end, AMAZING game. we got our groove back.
What's going on with the threads?
Anyway -- I like this formation, finally putting Cronin where he should be instead of out on the wing, using all of our best players . . .
And even though I don't like the whole 'run out the clock' strategy in the last 10 mins of a game, it worked this time.
Now we have to carry this momentum through to KC on the weekend.
First ever win against Chivas!
Holy crap what a game! Barrett looked solid, Dichio looked solid, Serioux was great, even Velez had a game! There was about 15 minutes, from a few min before the Amado goal onto the second half where we just played outstanding. The ball movement was great, the offball movement too, the vision. It all just... Words failing. yaaaaaaa lol
and ya. LOVED Cronin. Loved him. Loved the alignment. Loved the pressure we had for most of the game. Just wish we had a BIT more composure for the last few min. Boy god when Serioux headed that out for a corner... haha.
Disagree with Barrett and Dichio... Barrett was doing outstanding duty tracking back and was almost an extra halfback, and Dichio was clearly gassed by halfway through the second half... I thought Ibbe was coming on for him.Originally Posted by TFC USA
Carver is sent to the stands (AKA off the pitch) and we win?
Coincidence?
Seriously, great game, great formation, should've scored more. Everyone except Barrett (who was average) played very well.
To those who say Dichio can't play a full 90 you just witnessed it.
COME ON YOU REDS!
He still makes the shit happen, though...
Outstanding work ethic for the whole teeam. constatly snapping up loose ball and fighting for possession.
yes sulfer I will and did...up until now I was merging the 3 post game threads
3 of my 4 boys are running around chanting TFC TOR ONT OHOHOH!!!!!
one note. FUCK MLS Refs , we won sure but.
Vitti getting punched in the head?? no red on kleijstan
before that he intentinally handed the ball - no yellow
Although that Ridiculous punch on vitti was disgusting , reminded me of bertuzzi.
Looked like a different team. Amazing what a different formation can do. Feels so damn good to win, especially against the top team.
Great game tonight ... only real negatives were the missed chances and offsides by Barrett and the last 10 minutes of the game where Vitti was subbed off and Chivas dominated possession.
And as I said before in the other thread, exceptional performances by Dichio, Vitti, Guevera, Serioux and Cronin. There were a few mistakes in between them but for the most part, they played exciting and productive football. Cronin is defintely one to look out for.
Amado is obviously hooking up well with vitti, there both speaking in spanish.... >.>
That was the best game I've seen us play this season. I think a lot of it had to do with the 4-3-3 formation, because it gave the midfield more options to pass to up front. I hope Carver will keep this formation for most of the season, because it will work well against many of the teams in MLS. I think our boys did a great job out there, with a lot of running and perseverance from the whole team. Guevara was outstanding this game, putting beautiful passes down the middle of the field. Overall, a job well done.
Last edited by Zidane10; 04-22-2009 at 08:49 PM.
Feeling great about our chances against the Wizards.
Keep Barrett on the wing! solid team tonight everyone played amazing!
I know that it is not quite that simple, but as many have said, when Dichio plays we win. It continues to hold true. He needs to see more playing time. He makes the other forwards, attaking mids better. Vitti looked great, Guevarra looked great, Barrett looked much better playing more outisde, Serioux had a great game, Robbo and Cronin, need to play to protect our back line , tehy did and it worked. Brennan made some good runs. Wynne made some good runs, but made me nerous at times by lingering in the attacking end. CArver needs to keep this basis system. When De Ro returns I would not mind pushing Brennan to CB, and having Cronin play at LB. As I said I want our best players to be on the field at the start of the game.
Fucking embarrassing. Can't stand that shit that was like Honduras Canada deja vu. Walk off the pitch ffs like a man if you are hurt. Makes me proud to be Canadian when we have champs like Julian De Guzman who gets his legs basically snapped and lands on his head and walks off the pitch. Or Iain Hume who gets a career threatening blow to the head and cracked skull and yep walks off the pitch.What a miraculous recovery by Guevara
But thank god Amado is ok!!!
AGREED!
The trick is to keep this effective lineup each game -- Vitti & Dichio need more playing time to start linking up properly.
Yes.
kljiestan = bitch...... god a hate that ugly motherf**ker
I agree. Screw this super sub concept. Dichio should start every game. If he can't play the entire game, I'd rather he play the first half of the game rather than the second.
Don't get me wrong, Barrett works hard. But that can't offset his several missed chances and 4 offsides. He never creates for other players.
He's going to get 1 more start I think this Sunday but once DeRo comes back then Barrett should see the bench unless he bags another one.
Serioux is legend.
^ Dichio Vitti are two of them. As Jack noted trying our "wingers" just forthe sake of ahving wingers makes no sense, if they are not delivering.
Barrett, I jsut do not see him better suited for teh in the hole striker winger role. That is how he was played today and it worked.
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