Definitely. Worked his ass off.Originally Posted by ag futbol
Definitely. Worked his ass off.
It's like we don't want to win this match, or even score another goal. All that buildup always wasted.
Just not enough invention from this group of players. When it comes to breaking down a team that's defensively set, very few are offering anything.
That's lucky for us. He should have been sent off.
Gantar as usual an amatuer, but at least to our advantage.
Edit: okay, well then...
Last edited by ag futbol; 07-05-2014 at 07:58 PM.
The decision to take off Orr meant we lost control of the midfield. Poor, Poor decision from Nelsen.
That actually did look like a handball on Defoe's shot but with the number we've gotten away with I can't complain.
Can't argue that red. Not a good night for Hagglund.
What's been killing us this match is a poor defensive display.
today sucks
Is he re-injured?
Agreed, nothing should have changed at half. We just needed to keep getting the chances with our possession.
moore was fouled hard before that play even happened , after the shot was blocked the whistle should have been blown for no advantage, no?
or at least a yellow for the foul , bah.
My my my. This team seems to be getting worse every game. Gotta say that every trade so far looks like a bad idea. More dropped points...
But something tells me that Nelsen is the kind of bloke who doesn't want to win, if it isn't with HIS guys. The team was winning, we moved pieces, took some guys off, because they have unconventional skill sets... and now the team looks win-less in three.
Blame Bekker, somehow.... or Morgan..
Defence hasn't been great, but we generated a few okay opportunities in the first half and not a lot else.
We got lethargic and paid for it.
He's being schooled by Ben Olsen
It wouldn't hurt for people at BMO to make some noise. The place was a ghost town - even during the first half.
Nah. Two individual mistakes, on the giveaway for the first and Hagglund's poor marking/Bendik's staying on the line for the second. We haven't been broken down all game, seriously. D.C. has not fashioned a single chance themselves.
It's our offense. Completely out of ideas once D.C. is set in front of their box. We only score on the counter.
Nope, or so says Kristian Jack. I guess Nelsen just wanted pace on the wings. Osorio and Bradley should also have reversed roles today.
2/9 = 22.2% since the WC break; these games I feel are critical to see if TFC will go to the postseason and we just haven't lived up to any expectations of advancing to postseason; 8 years of no playoffs is just wrong and why have we not learned to cope because of turnover of coaches and players
Fuck.
This is why we needed to win the last two road games. There are going to be slip ups at home. We're starting to lose ground.
These are the types of games TFC have to win if they want to be an elite team. They didn't show very much today.
If you're going to acquire Dominic Oduro, at least give him the ball and let him try to run at someone once in a while. Otherwise, why did you trade for him?
Everyone needs to calm down on this one. We're in a playoff position with three games at hand. We're not losing ground, just slightly stuttering. every team has these small runs of poor form.
The thing about Oduro is that he needs space out on the flank or in behind the defence to be effective. In a game where we're down a goal and the other team has left no space in behind, he has very few tools that will allow him to be effective.
Sacrificing him or Jackson for someone like Lovitz was an inevitability. That being said, I would prefer if we had a higher quality version of Lovitz who we could just start in the first place and be more positive about our play.
Another goal given up from a corner,another red card.What will be the excuse this week.Bradley would have played 90 minutes today in Brazil.Fuck give him the rest of the week off,but leave him on the field.DC were below us last year and are now in first place in the division with a lower pay roll.This team will have a hard time making the play-offs.I have never seen a team shot itself in the foot so much.
Caldwell throwing away possession by needless hoofs upfield.
Warner wasting corners.
Jackson throwing away good looking attacks by skying it over the net.
These three things have/will cost us half a dozen points over the course of a season.
Sort it out Nelson.
Bradley looked flat all game. If he was going to play the starting role was the right choice as Osorio's level of energy compared to everyone else on the field definitely worked to our advantage when he came on.
Leave it to TFC to make DeLeon look like Messi.
Nelsen needs to figure out the attack. Quickly.
Our defense is fine. It's above average compared to the rest of the league, in fact. Individual mistakes hurt us today, and every so often they'll hurt us again. It won't matter as long as we start scoring.
Isn't it ironic so many of us here were criticizing our heavy bunkering tactics pre-WC break, and now that we've started to possess more of the ball and have more of the play, we're dropping points? Our attack is clueless when the other team is defensively set. Our goal today came off a quick counter from midfield. We've now outplayed our last three opponents and gotten 2 draws, and it's because we can't break down defenses. We only score through counters, defense-splitting balls from deep in midfield, and the occasional set piece. Once a team is defensively set outside the area, we're useless.
Maybe we should just go back to bunkering. At least when we were getting hammered, the few chances we'd create were quality because they were dangerous counters.
Other things:
- Henry for Hagglund next game
- Bendik should have came off his line and punched to prevent the second goal
- Good bounce back game for Jackson
- Nelsen should have subbed Bradley in rather than starting him. Maybe just shouldn't have played him at all. Really had no impact.
DC traded for a lot of aging MLS experience in the offseason. Good for them but it's won't be sustainable after this or the following season.
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