Reality is, neither are that great. All this fuss about Bendik is misplaced - our defence has been horrible. That is where the focus should be.
Doesn't matter who's been in net this season, that back 4 has let the team on a consistent basis.
Reality is, neither are that great. All this fuss about Bendik is misplaced - our defence has been horrible. That is where the focus should be.
Doesn't matter who's been in net this season, that back 4 has let the team on a consistent basis.
xGA is important. Defense is horrible, that's a constant value, therefore statistically speaking, you are expected to give up 15 goals as opposed to other teams where you are expected to give up 5 goals. However, of the 15 goals you are expected to give up, Bendik will give up 5.2 more and Konopka will give up 2.7 less. Now you are looking at a choice of giving up 20 goals or give up 12 goals. You tell me which one you want given the defense is bad.Originally Posted by jabbronies
TFC fans really do love to place all the blame on one player. If we replaced Bendik, next would be Kantari isn't up to it. Then it will be another player, and so on.
Realistically until TFC go through a whole season without losing a game there will always be "if we replace that ONE player everything will be different". But, in the end of the day, its a team game and the whole team are to blame if we lose, not one individual player.
quite a bit of generalization in your post but i see your point.
however, that's how any team/organization grow.
always have your best available 11 out at each game to maximize what you can get
always identify the weakest link to upgrade (training, coaching, or straight up replacement)
repeat ad infinitum
it's never ONE player solve everything, it's always ONE improvement at a time
the back four hasn't been that great, but the general keeping like control in the box on set plays, shot stopping, GK positioning being vocal, distribution hasn't been any better.....
theres attributes to a goalie that still have to shine regardless of your defence, and I'm leaning more on the GKs than our back line.
Its not so much the fact that our defense is balls and more goals scored against as a result....its the quality of the goals that are scored on him.
They've made their temporary choice:
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/08...-toronto-fc-ii
Speculation is that was 45 minutes to give Konopka some time before Saturday.
... and that was correct. He wasn't really tested against Orlando, it will be interesting to see how he does against MTL.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
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