Time to give Hamilton a shot. He's been with us long enough to get some burn, Moore is offering little, and TFC II couldn't find a striker with a clean pass to save their life (aka he's not getting much out of playing down there).
The only other alternative I see is move findley up top to stretch the field a bit... But not crazy about that one.
Armen on twitter:
"Jozy felt something in hamstring, felt enough he felt not good to go but said it's on the very minor side. #TFC"
Very good news if it turns out to be the case.
If you have the game taped go back to around the injury Jozy mouths the word "cramp", I'm not worriedOriginally Posted by notthesun
Luke Moore is not lazy.... seriously, he defends more than the average striker.
Take a break from the trolling.
I am very surprised if that is true. Seemed like a serious injury at the time. I hope so though.
I don't know about that. Vancouver is replacing theirs after today's game btw...
Depending on how long Jozy it out. We might have to recall Dike.
PS that was a very nice road performance against the first place team. I'm extremely happy with it. Yes Konopka had to make big saves but New England was equally lucky that we didn't bury a couple more of our big chances.
I am hoping he said a big FU to the turf, felt something and didn't want to risk it on that painted concrete.
I hope Konopka gets a chance to be number 1. Nothing against Bendik but Konopka seems a far more imposing presence.
great road effort, loved that they went for it against a top club.
if there is an Argos announcement in the next few days hope someone in the press brings up Jozy and turf at the event
The biggest problem with Hagglund is he is digressing.....not getting better with game time
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The playing surface, the salary cap at 3 million, and the refereeing are the leagues last three hurdles to becoming top 10 league in the world as they would like.
No. Bez and Vanney alone own this one.
You don't race your Ferraris on dirt tracks.
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for sure a big yes
Hagglund isn't a starter but nobody else has shown the necessary athleticism to play forwards like we see in MLS. Not sold on Zaveletta based on Montreal.
I suspect a CD and a RB are coming in July.
Please elaborate
EDIT: never mind, I'm slow.... you always race your Ferraris in the race! Don't you want to win?!? Koevermans on the other hand I wouldn't race because he was a 1978 Ferrari.
Last edited by Alonso; 05-16-2015 at 09:30 PM.
Vancouver is a worse pitch and we played em all there.
Danny K's injury was obviously turf related. Altidore's not so much.
But the New England Patriots have some very expensive Ferraris. Is the track really that much of an issue? As far as turf goes, this isn't the plastic pitch of BMO's early days.
Perquis was and is a lone man at the back with Hagglund
Man how we could use a decent Cb to partner Perquis
can getting Glik from Torino be a dream??
If you are going to invest $100M in players, it is a terrible decision to use them in games where there is an obvious likelihood of injury.
In 2000 Greg Popovich shut Tim Duncan down, even though San Antonio was a contender and Duncan and his doctors said he would be able to come back from a knee injury, just because Pop knew Duncan was special and it wasn't worth the long term risk.
Last edited by ensco; 05-16-2015 at 09:38 PM.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
There's a difference.. soccer is all legs..you don't only have to run and jump but you to kick the ball also.. Jozy pulled up after he ran down the right side and made a cross into the box.. Playing on turf after coming off a hamstring injury is always risky...
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True, but the impact is completely different. How many minutes in an NFL game do the players actually spend running around on that surface? Soccer players are running several miles per game, and constantly having to twist and turn on it.
I don't necessarily know if I agree with ensco's philosophy of taking our top players out of the game completely, but it would be an interesting public statement to make (even though I suspect New England would like it just fine).
Bottom line is that the league still allows teams to have turf fields, so you have to deal with it until they don't.
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So NE should get the home advanatage of nobody playing their Dp's on their field then? assuming all coaches and Gm's do their jobs?
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I know Pop has taken starters out of games before, but that's when he knew the outcome was no longer in doubt, or when he wanted to not risk them in pointless games before the playoffs. If they were in a dogfight for a playoff berth, I can't imagine he would sit Duncan, if Duncan was cleared to play.
“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
So teams should bend over when playing there? I get your reasoning, I know the "Turf monster" is a real thing, but common this is on the league.
Teams have to play players when they think it will be a competitive advantage, we cant have teams afraid of playing their best.
MLS needs to rectify these issues.
Last edited by Richard; 05-16-2015 at 09:41 PM.
Vanny took the risk and played Jozy because he knew Luke Moore is doo doo.
All our eggs are in one basket. We have no depth, no Plan B, whatsoever.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Anyone know of TFC supporters forum?
Atlanta will be turf.
Vancouver will stay turf until they can get out of their contract with BC Place.
NER isn't getting out of turf until Kraft can make serious coin with a SSS somewhere else.
Seattle will remain turf because their whole psyche is tied to that stadium.
Porland doesn't have the cash to change it up. (If they did, they'd be in a SSS by now)
So...turf....its reality in this league.
LOL...
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