Originally Posted by
Auzzy
This is the thing for me: Creavalle came on in the 83rd minute. At the moment, TFC was leading 4-3. Creavalle came in to replace Jackson -- which may have made sense, not sure, but Jackson was running lots and probably needed a break. Creavalle could have been used to shore up the defensive midfield, run like crazy to pressure the NY midfield, and protect the lead.
However, Vanney didn't put Creavalle in at midfield, even though Creavalle has often played quite well there. Instead, he put him in at RB, where he's screwed up numerous times previously.
As a result, Vanney also shifted Morrow from RB (where he was playing OK) to LB. Although that's Morrow's natural position, he's also mentioned in interviews, that the hardest thing about playing both LB & RB is switching between them. To do it for the last 7 minutes of the game, w/o a real need for that, is crazy IMO.
At the same time, Vanney moved Lovitz forward from LB, where he was OK but not spectacular, and into midfield -- but further unsettled the defense for no real reason.
Plus Perquis was subbed out in the 76th minute due to injury, so the defense was already jumbled (and it was never great to begin with). Add to that the scrambling of the wingbacks, and you've mixed up 3/4 of your defense for the last few minutes of the game. And Creavalle gifts NY a goal.
Finally, Vanney only made 2 of the available 3 subs, and one of those was forced (Perquis). WTF -- why don't you make all three subs, first to protect the lead; or to protect the tie & regain the lead?
In no way am I big on firing coaches willy nilly, but stuff like that really pisses me off. Sure we need defensive reinforcements, but Vanney's not even making best use of the limited resources available.