Originally Posted by
Steve
I'm sorry to everyone on this board. When you guys keep on picking players to rag on (sometimes arbitrarily) I thought it was just people looking for things to complain about, but look what has happened this season.
Target 1: Velez - He's a pylon, he can't defend for anything, he belongs in the USL (pub league, my son's U-5 team, take your pick), etc.
Result: He's become one of our more solid defenders, and scored 2 goals for us. He has a call answer chant in his honour.
Target 2: Dichio - He's past his prime, he's slow (true), he can't finish, he shouldn't be on the pitch.
Result: 5 shots on goal, 5 goals. Passing, holding the ball up, and scoring on a freakin' volley (seriously? Danny boy? I mean, I knew you were good with your head, and can sometimes slot them in on the ground, but that shot? Crazy!)
Target 3: Ricketts - He's Welsh 2.0. Looks fancy, does nothing. Doesn't know when to pass, doesn't know how to play, there's a reason he left England.
Result: Last night, Brilliance. 2 Goals including the game winner, both GOTW material. Dribbles around people like they aren't there, and actually lays out great passes.
Now, cunningham might kind of escape this, but I think it's also because people refuse to give him his due even when he does well (his finish in Houston was crazy, I didn't know he could do that).
My suggestion for the next target: Edu. I mean, I know people have been down on him, but where are the "Go back to California!" and "My blind 3 legged dog could play better than you!". People just aren't being nasty enough to him. Maybe if you all got together and ripped into him like he doesn't belong on the same pitch as Lombardo (another failure of this board), he would step up and be as skillful as he can be, hmm?