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#TFClive Starting XI: Cesar, Morrow, Henry, Caldwell, Hagglund, Rey, Osorio, Bradley, Jackson, De Rosario, Wiedeman
No Gilberto/Orr/Bloom again. I really hope their injuries aren't serious.
Lineup doesn't surprise me. That's our starting lineup in Seattle minus injuries and Defoe.
Hopefully Orr and Gilberto will take it easy and be fully ready to go by then.
I like starting midfield group for this game since they most likely going to be our starting midfield for first game.
need to see meaningful minutes today for our starters. Minimum 60, ideally 70. Have more creativity and be more threatening even tho missing Gilberto and Defoe. Weeds has speed and Dero can still shoot.
If Nelson pulls almost everyone at halftime I will be very disappointed. To build chemistry we need these preseason minutes.
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Philly has switched to a 4-3-3 lately to accomodate their new midfield; will be interesting to see if they're 'gelling' and how we contain three up top.
with no RBs playing today it will mean that neither Orr or Bloom will have seen much playing time with the projected starting XI. Its still early but it is worrisome if the entire back line isn't on the same page to begin the season, especially with all the newbies in the team.
I like the line up, pretty close to what we will see on day1, pumped to watch this game at work...With my luck there going to call a meeting right at kick-off
Is there a YouTube stream?
No countdown or warm up on the stream yet? Just a little worm doing circles?
Anyone else got owt yet?
It's on the Union website. If it's stuttering, turn off hardware acceleration. Must be link on the page to the original on youtube too.
http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/live
Here's the Youtube link:
http://youtu.be/FIZM55l9lVY
http://www.torontofc.ca/live
Seems ok so far, though dark. All the other streams so far have been rubbish
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Thanks
IIRC, its Sporting KC that is taking care of the streaming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZM55l9lVY
About to start now.
A big win in this game and everybody goes from demanding Nelsen (or Nelson according to half the people who want him fired) to be hung, to singing and praising his name. Preseason becomes what? L/D/W if we win today? Preseason results, don't really bug me much. I'm gonna make my judgement of him based off the opening game in Seattle.
Nelson has a big hard on for Wiedeman, and the center back but now under the great coaching abilities of Nelson tuned right back Hagelund.
bah. Rey goofed on that. needs to be better aware to be not offside
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Bradley's frigging everywhere so far. Wow.
Nelsen has no other options at forward. He's playing DeRo up top with him, while he's experienced as a forward, especially for TFC id argue he's more of a midfield playmaker.
Who would you rather see played at forward today? Perhaps we could wheel Dike on field in a wheel chair, Gilberto could partner him on crutches, and and... Defoe could parachute in from the skys seeing as he's in England probably eating dinner right now.
As for Huggland, he's a kid and he's just throwing him some minutes, isn't Orr and Bloom both injured aswell? Id say its pretty smart tactically for him not to throw players with slight muscle strains, etc out onto that pitch to hurt themselves so badly that they can't play in the season opener. Not to mention the high risk for dirty tackles, and bad officiating in preseason.
I'm worried about Bradley, he's been forward a lot but i've also noticed him basically nose to nose with Caldwell a lot. This is how Frings got taken out of games so often, playing so far back into the defensive line.
Does anybody here watch Roma a lot? or the USMNT? Whats Bradleys endurance like, can the boy run for days?
what the heck was that, Henry?
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Cesar so good with his feet.