It was great win and also that Ryan Johnson, Eddy Viator and Andy Iro all took time to sign my TFC photos after the game. I now have 100 of 103 players who have played at least one minute for the Reds in all competitions.
It was great win and also that Ryan Johnson, Eddy Viator and Andy Iro all took time to sign my TFC photos after the game. I now have 100 of 103 players who have played at least one minute for the Reds in all competitions.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
I am responding to a general flavour of the posts that have dotted the pages prior to this one not any one in particular.Originally Posted by ensco
There is good and bad with the win. I highlighted the pending travel as a possible negative that will be hard to overcome. Others have looked at the 2-1 outcome.
That said, I do think that the comments with the words "shit" describing the performance are over the top and like newspapers, appear to be biased towards the negative.
Not you. But it's really coming on lately.
To your last point, truth to that. Eg those were beautiful goals by Plata. That free kick would have gone in against Man Untied.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
You see?
Touche.
How's Iro looking to you, Pigfynn?
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Holy crap, that's impressive. Who are you missing?
I guess Diaz Kambare, that scout we signed for one game and Rick Titus.
He's looking slow and pretty unsure when pressured. We NEED a CB to play along side of him that is much better with the ball. I do think he will be ok though and his size and positioning are assets.
Just not as any kind of answer on his own.
My take on it was that Ecks had the situation under control. He left the ball though instead of clearing it which implies that Kocic called him off. I don't see Ecks dallying on the ball in that situation for any other reason
I'd play a counter attacking 4-5-1. As you (I think mentioned) they need to open up and attack us. I'd pack the midfield to overcome our shoddy defense and look to hit them on the break. We would look to score a goal or two doing this though.
Unfortunately, we only have one tactic these days.
This x100.
This is a tougher task than some make it out to be. To add my own concerns to this the very big one I quoted:
- we are poor defensively
- we have new players still learning to play together - chemistry in the back takes time
- we are bad on the road
- we have a history on not getting results on the road to in the CCL against teams we should comfortably beat
- We have a long trip to get there and that takes a big toll
- we only have two days rest between the Portland game and this one
That's not being negative or a downer. This is being realistic.
Who are you missing?
Real Esteli Match
Couldn't make it down last night, first game missed in I can't remember.
Thought TFC showed a lot of improvement last night even though the competion wasn't the greatest.
Real proud of my fellow RPB for the support everyone showed.
Weird being on the other end watching everybody instead of being in the thick of things. Could hear everyone singing the whole game very clear on my Laptop, and was singing along a home.
We will beat these guys at home next week...
And to close all I have to sing is Ole Ole Ole Ole...Plata Plata
The best thing about last night is that we won the game. About Plata's goal. I wouldn't characterize it as a gift, but at the end of the day, I'll take it however we get it.
That is true. I hope he'll be OK.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
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If (when?) JDG is released at the end of this season, I'd be okay with seeing them split that cap room on a couple of above-average CB's. Or maybe even go the route of one stud CB.
Can't help but wonder if having a proven name back there would have the added benefit of calming the defenders around him, and giving them more on-field direction from someone that knows what they are doing.
Splitting that money on a couple of defenders would probably give us a clear upgrade over the guys we've got now, and give us good depth.
Of course, I have no idea who those signings would be. I suppose that's the hard part, haha.
- Scott
“Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and the corrupt.” ~Christopher Hitchens
Does anyone know of anyone making the trip down for the game on Tuesday?
I've refrained from commenting because I don't volunteer opinions on games unless I see them myself, win or lose. This game I missed so I only caught the game in 6 minutes but I thought the team looked pretty good from what TFC showed. I dunno. I can't tell. But the 2nd goal from Platita was gorgeous.
Unfortunately, that away goal for "El Tren del Norte" is worrisome.
Remember, this is exactly the same position Vancouver found themselves in coming into BMO Field.
to see a winning result was good and also flags are good for you
If you are referring to the NCC, Vancouver came into Toronto with a 1-1 draw at home. Toronto will be going into Nicaragua with a 2-1 victory at home.
Shoot you're right. I think the away goal mixed me up for a moment.
If your looking for Rick Titus's autograph he still plays for the York Region Shooters of the CSL. Also coaches youth soccer at North Mississauga Soccer Club.
And Vancouver went up 1-0 in Toronto forcing TFC to score 2 in the 2nd half.
Come on you REDS !!
i thoroughly enjoyed this game (except for the goal against!). I mean, I felt like TFC finally put into practice what Winter has been preaching. We saw the style that could be possible. Now, Real Esteli was very bad, but with a bit better luck on some headers, it coulda been a blowout (and we all know the final scorelines of games don't always reflect the run of play).
The goal against complicates things, but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. The goal against provides a nice challenge for this team, particularly for the young players. It means they can't relax and end up have a Montreal-Impact-Santos-Laguna type meltdown surprise. If they pass the test, they'll only come out stronger.
Some random reflections:
1) the two CBs for Real Esteli look just a little bit taller than Plata! TFC had a massive size advantage at many positions. Even their tallest guy, the forward, was slightly shorter than Henry.
2) That Real Esteli free kick that went to the corner was hilarious... had a good laugh at that.
3) I was never worried RE would score... their offense was enemic. They only scored because of a pure fluke.
4) Their keeper tries to make simple saves look difficult. LOL.
5) Morgan's crosses were perhaps the best I've seen from our LBs this year
6) Can't say enough about Plata. He's the steal of the 2011 draft -- better performance already than all the third round guys above him and most of the second round guys drafted... i would say he's performed close to the first round picks.
7) Frings bossed the midfield in a way that I had hoped JDG would when we first got him -- his vision was fantastic
8) Soolsma didn't look slow because surprisingly, the RE players were pretty slow too.
Last edited by rocker; 07-28-2011 at 11:48 PM.
On the attendance issue, Anselmi was on the FAN 590 yesterday to defend MLSE's petty lawsuit over the naming of Maple Leaf Gardens.
When asked about the low attendance, he blame the short sell time due to the NCC final being moved.
^ I wish sometimes that they would let us guest host. How about last year's 10,000 and this year's 9,000 being something of a trend for CCL? And the tickets sold but unused for regular MLS matches?
^ No. But they should stay vigilant untill they see that the ball is in fact safe.
But again I do not think that they are to blame for the fuck up an goal, but the defenders shuold be aware of what is happening with the ball and were attacking player ect, are. Our are not always on the ball, every season I see a gola against us like that, were the ball just gets loss in our box, and multiple TFC players stand around while the opposition pounce on it. This was to deep in and behind the defenders, but idealy some of them are able to run back and pressure the shooter.
Last edited by trane; 07-29-2011 at 08:43 AM.
I didn't hear it, but this is classic Anselmi on the Fan when it comes to TFC. He's done this before. He says any nosestretcher he feels like to McCown, because McCown has no knowledge/ability to contradict.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
It is somewhat legit that the late finish with the Vancouver game impacted ticket sales.
If that game finished that stormy Wednesday evening then there would have been much more time to ramp up and advertise the game. As it stood we risked not having that game at all pending results.
The thing that I think caught most people off guard was the low seasons ticket renewal rate. It was confusing, I don't regret asking for that ticket to be taken out of the upfront payment but I almost missed the deadline without knowing it as did many of the guys that sit around me.
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