Post Game: TFC v. Craplumbus v. the Ref

[TFCRegina]

Discuss.

[MG42]

6 points out of 15 at BMO

[QSIM]

Well... Aaron Winter will definitely be using one word quite a bit in his post game to describe what happened... any guesses?

- Pity.

[Brooker]

Well... Aaron Winter will definitely be using one word quite a bit in his post game to describe what happened... any guesses?

- Pity.

MASSIVE?

[TFCRegina]

Well... Aaron Winter will definitely be using one word quite a bit in his post game to describe what happened... any guesses?

- Pity.

We know he isn't surprised any more.

[ricciboy]

bull shit call by the ref

[QSIM]

6 points out of 15 at BMO

Still on 1 win after an "easy" opening schedule, with plenty of games at hope. Let's hope were still improving.

[Soccerpro]

Blaming the ref for the Tchani sending off is like complaining when you get a parking ticket when you've parked in the same no parking zone everyday but have never gotten a ticket there before. You breached the rules of the game and you allowed the referee to make the decision to send you off. Is it a consistent decision? No. Did anyone force Tony Tchani to go jump in the stands? No

[James17930]

Blaming the ref for the Tchani sending off is like complaining when you get a parking ticket when you've parked in the same no parking zone everyday but have never gotten a ticket there before. You breached the rules of the game and you allowed the referee to make the decision to send you off. Is it a consistent decision? No. Did anyone else but Tony Tchani force him to go jump in the stands? No

AND WHEN EVERY SINGLE OTHER CAR AROUND YOU DOESN'T GET A TICKET?

C'mon man, seriously -- how often do you ever see that called?

[Dkolish3]

Tchani should not have leaped in to the crowd knowing that he already had a yellow, and knowing how inconsistent MLS referees are. All things considered being down ten men at half-time and still getting a point is good, however 3 points from 4 home matches is unacceptable. Negative things: Maicon looked ineffective, Gargan should have been burned if the Crew had wide players, we gave up the goal, Tchani despite scoring the goal had trouble passing along with most of his teammates. Positive things: DeGuzman looked excellent, Eckerseley looked serviceable, and Cann looks recovered, and Gordan looks like a target forward.

[Stryker]

After 20 mins I dare say Eckersly is the the best right back we've ever had. The Ecks-JDG-Martina trio could be deadly bringing the ball up the right side.
Dicoy Williams was impressive.
Plata has more heart than the entire starting eleven in past seasons.
Bormans crosses were piss poor. Hopefully thats atypical for him.
JDG as always ruined flashes of awesomeness with another off balance pass to the opposition.
Alan Gordan... I love this guy. Very hard worker.
Martina was the Martina we fell in love with the first two games. Anyone who compares him to Ricketts is retarded.

[James17930]

After 20 mins I dare say Eckersly is the the best right back we've ever had. The Ecks-JDG-Martina trio could be deadly bringing the ball up the right side.
Dicoy Williams was impressive.
Plata has more heart than the entire starting eleven in past seasons.
Bormans crosses were piss poor. Hopefully thats atypical for him.
JDG as always ruined flashes of awesomeness with another off balance pass to the opposition.
Alan Gordan... I love this guy. Very hard worker.
Martina was the Martina we fell in love with the first two games. Anyone who compares him to Ricketts is retarded.

That's pretty amazing you can say that given that he wasn't even playing at RB

[Stryker]

That's pretty amazing you can say that given that he wasn't even playing at RB

Yeah thanks tips. Where did he win most of the balls and whats his natural position again?
Away with you.

[Soccerpro]

Aaron Winter - Thank you for saying Tchani was stupid to jump into the crowd on a yellow!

[twistedchinaman]

Give some more time to Eckersley and put Gargan on the bench for a bit...I think the boy needs some time here.

Williams was a good, Plata if he keeps it up will be spectacular.

Otherwise...refs,

[Soccerpro]

Williams was solid
Eckersley was solid
JDG was the best we've seen him this year, very steady.
Plata was a spark plug

Please don't put Harden and Gargan back in.

Anyone else think Borman is a disaster waiting to happen?

[twistedchinaman]

^ You could say the same for Peterson.

[LesH]

6 points out of 15 at BMO

Looking just at the points made, this is a horrible performance (5 games at home = 1 win, 1 loss, 3 draws), but I saw some glimpses in these games which gives me some hope even for this season...

[phonzo]

Gargan isn't a starter. Last year fine we had no options but now......

[Davenport]

Eckersley proved in just a few minutes he's a footballer.
Gargan has proved in 2 years he isn't.

That was the most INEPT performance I've ever seen from a referee.
Both coaches must be pissed off.
He was shite for both teams !!

[twistedchinaman]

That was the most INEPT performance I've ever seen from a referee.
Both coaches must be pissed off.
He was shite for both teams !!

Didn't Wileman say at the top of the broadcast that it was only the twit's THIRD MLS game?



This guy was worse than "Handball" Toledo...and that's saying a lot. Give the whistle to Petrescu or Chennard next match...never to that guy again!

[canadian_bhoy]

Ecks was great.
Plata is fast as fuck.
JDG was great again (but seems to foul a lot)
Frei was Frei. Solid and left out to dry.
Martina has been kinda disappointing the last couple games.
Gargan. Release the gargan. no...seriously, release him, he's not good.

[Roogsy]

It's too bad. I think TFC played well enough to take 3 points today. That card, whether you felt it was deserved or not, was the difference in the game.

[boban]

Ecks was great.
Plata is fast as fuck.
JDG was great again (but seems to foul a lot)
Frei was Frei. Solid and left out to dry.
Martina has been kinda disappointing the last couple games.
Gargan. Release the gargan. no...seriously, release him, he's not good.

Every time he lets in a goal he's left out to dry.
Never his fault or that he could of done better no.
Give me a break, he dove with reflexes slower than molasses on that goal.

[QSIM]

Tchani should not have leaped in to the crowd knowing that he already had a yellow, and knowing how inconsistent MLS referees are. All things considered being down ten men at half-time and still getting a point is good, however 3 points from 4 home matches is unacceptable. Negative things: Maicon looked ineffective, Gargan should have been burned if the Crew had wide players, we gave up the goal, Tchani despite scoring the goal had trouble passing along with most of his teammates. Positive things: DeGuzman looked excellent, Eckerseley looked serviceable, and Cann looks recovered, and Gordan looks like a target forward.

This would never be an issue with consistent officiating.

[ag futbol]

Totally random thoughts:

- Tchani - JDG combo in the middle is a good one. Its too bad the drop off is huge if one of those guys go down.
- I think Gargan has been going to the Jimmy B school of defending opposing wingers. Guy stands 6 feet away from the attacker, and he doesn't effectively defend the space behind him or against potential crosses into the box. They might as well have a scarecrow playing RB.
- We really lack a danger man up front. Martina is rapidly becoming found out by opposing teams who realize they can simply bring the second man and he'll hold on to the ball too long trying to do everything himself. He's still a starter, but won't be carrying the load anytime soon.
- Peterson free kicks = terrible
- TFC much more composed and better at keeping their shape than in every previous season. Credit to Winter on the tactics for making the most out of some terrible decisions by the ref.

[phonzo]

Very true roogsy. I would be fine with the. Ard if it applied to others which it hasnt

[rocker]

C'mon man, seriously -- how often do you ever see that called?

I've seen it called twice before this season -- Terry Dunfield in the first Vancouver game, and Hassli in another game. Both got yellows. So it's the third time this season I've seen it called. All three players jumped into the crowd.

Players cannot leave the field of play. When I saw Tchani running over, I thought "OHHHH NOOOOOOO!!!! DON'T LEAVE THE PLAYING FIELD!!!!"

Tchani was as dumb as Hassli was.

I can't fault the ref really.

[Brooker]

I've seen it called twice before this season -- Terry Dunfield in the first Vancouver game, and Hassli in another game. Both got yellows. So it's the third time this season I've seen it called.

Players cannot leave the field of play. When I saw Tchani running over, I thought "OHHHH NOOOOOOO!!!! DON'T LEAVE THE PLAYING FIELD!!!!"

Tchani was as dumb as Hassli was.

Hassli got a yellow for taking off his jersey.... as far as the commentators were saying.

In the 4 and a bit years at BMO, how many of our players have run into the crowd (a shitload) and how many have been carded? (zero before today.)

discretion for fucks sake, referee!

[boban]

I've seen it called twice before this season -- Terry Dunfield in the first Vancouver game, and Hassli in another game. Both got yellows. So it's the third time this season I've seen it called.

Players cannot leave the field of play. When I saw Tchani running over, I thought "OHHHH NOOOOOOO!!!! DON'T LEAVE THE PLAYING FIELD!!!!"

According to the Laws of the Game you can't leave the field without permission of the ref. This was clearly the case.

No fault to the ref at all. Players need to read the fucking rules of the sport they play.

Hassli got called for taking off his shirt. yes he had another Whitecaps jersey underneath, but he took it off nonetheless.