Anyone who is getting beat by Morgan on the dribble is both extremely slow to learn and too lazy to read a scouting report.Originally Posted by jloome
That said, I agree give it a shot. Lovitz just doesn't work.
Anyone who is getting beat by Morgan on the dribble is both extremely slow to learn and too lazy to read a scouting report.
That said, I agree give it a shot. Lovitz just doesn't work.
I actually think that the Nelsen type 4-4-1-1 would work really well for this roster.
Just put in Oso instead of Delgado, then it should be good. We need to use Delgado's energy in the 2nd half.FWIW
I'd like to see them actually try this. We gotta try Altidore at the tip and Seba on the left or we will never really know if it works.
line up above looks great to me
Yeah, defensive look in the mid against a team that plays well at home. Is Kofi still out?
Yeah like that alot too
No idea tbh, how has he played for them?
Gonna be a grinder, think we have the edge on attack but they have the edge in general for being at home on turf
He was off on a red last game but is back against us. New England hasn't looked very coherent so far.
They have nobody on the updated as of yesterday injury list and we have only Simonin.
they are getting some players back from suspension as well.
From training today, apparently Endoh is doubtful again with his leg contusion. Williams sick but should still travel with team.
Good piece on how the long ball is currently not working for us:
http://thehighpress.blogspot.ca/2016...ct-attack.html
That article is based on a logical fallacy, though. Just because we haven't attempted to play on the front foot doesn't mean we can't or don't intend to in the medium to long term. It's beside the point. If the main goal of this road trip is to integrate the youngsters, build a solid defensive foundation and try to gain 8 points from these 8 games, then great. We're pretty on track to meet all those goals.
Because Altidore's been out that means that in the short term we're going to have to use an attacking strategy that doesn't suit many of the qualities of our attacking players. Once he's fully back and the team feels comfortable with the defensive base they've built, then it's quite likely we'll break from our shell and demonstrate the attacking prowess and proactive ability on the ball we showed many times last season. Nothing has demonstrated so far that the way we're playing atm is the style of soccer Vanney wants to play for the rest of the season. It's more about balancing a number of different necessity's and being pragmatic in choosing which of those are most important in the grand scheme of things. Playing the way we've played so far has been more of a necessary evil than anything else.
Last edited by molenshtain; 04-08-2016 at 05:06 AM.
I'm not sure I buy the thesis.
The author suggests long ball / bunker + counter is our tactic. I'd say the inability of the FW to transition quickly and provide outlets is leading to more long passes than ideal.
We'll see how Altidore does on the hold up play this year but I've historically found this to be an underwhelming aspect of his game given his size.
Bottom line is roster needs tweaking and we need guys who can put the ball in the net when called upon. 2016's FW is 2015's RB position, except it's a less noticeable eyesore.
Reds in fligtht to Boston.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
dems some nice sweaturs
I would actually consider buying one of those.
i still rather see Lovitz buffing shoes and making Vanneys in-game espresso
I think I saw Endoh at the end of this.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/torontofc/status/718443831088320512
Pretty sure that's Chapman at the end
bah....Endoh.....Chapman.....what's the diff??
The problem is when alitidore comes on and only tries cheeky flicks and back heels. That needs to not happen. He needs to hold the ball up and either feed a through ball to gio or get something on target. If i was vanney i would have been furious with his few minutes last match.
bah....Endoh.....Chapman.....what's the diff??
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/KurtLarSUN/status/718527908076265472
This is our only game at NER this season. After this, the only 3 plastic pitches we will play on our Portland and 2 games in Orlando.
i feel a 3 nil loss....i will be glad to be wrong
Long balls from the back, more often than not end up in dispossession and should not happen unless the defender is under duress. Hoofball sucks to watch.
potentially 4 ... we make it thru CCL -- all three teams on other side of the bracket have field turf
Game Day
I am feeling a 0-2 win today! get back on the winning track. Gio and Jozy to score our goals.
Red card from Will Johnson today and then we proceed to get destroyed 3-0 hope I'm wrong
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