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Match Day 5 - The Night The Reds Drive Old Dixie Down - ATL @TFC Sat, April 8 7:30 PM
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Atlanta drew last night. A few Atlanta journos were surprised at how poor Atlanta played but they havn't faced a decent team away before. Going to require a very disciplined defensive performance.
Eg. of how they operate. When defending a corner kick, they leave two forwards up back near the centre circle.
Watched a bit of their game versus Seattle last night, did not see the whole game but from what I saw they could have actually won the game late in the game, they had some great chances to win it. They were missing their top scorer who I don't think will be there Saturday either. However, this is a dangerous team and play a brand of soccer that I've never seen in the MLS. If the TFC team of the MLS CUP final and of last night's game shows up who can't finish their chances and who has trouble unlocking a defensive then we are in for our first loss I'm sorry to say, this Atlanta team plays a brand of soccer where goals are not usually tough to score.
On the strength of performances so far, Almiron is maybe the best player in the league. He looks on a different level in the way Seba did when he came in. So does Martinez, who knows how to beat a trap cold.Originally Posted by SoccMan2
Atlanta is good for the league, but it would be nice if Seba finally sinks a few much needed goals.
With the latest injury to Irwin the club should move on. Alex Bono is the #1 goal keeper for this club.
This is a must win for TFC in my book, and the most difficult game so far this season.
I know 75% of all of you guys will say it's no problem at all if still just a draw.
But with another draw, for me the season start with 1 win and 4 draws, and with just 7 points from 15 possible will look even worst than mediocre...
Always wondered why TFC does not do this more often
I agree that it is a must win for confidence and cohesions sake, not for overall results in the table
I'd like to see Moor up his game on the ball. His passing v KC was poor but also he was very reluctant to come out from the back with the ball, even when KC were dropping deep and giving him the space. It was set up for him to come with forward with the ball and give it to mid and work the ball but he too often he just lumped it aimlessly forward and it went out or straight back to KC. We shouldn't be bypassing our mid, we have the players like Bradley and Vasquez who have or should have the ability to make the passes and break down the other teams defence.
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I agree that TFC needs to pick up the full three points against Atlanta, but they are definitely not going to make it easy. We gotta disrupt their offense and dictate more of the pace then we did in the game against KC. I have faith in Bono, I just hope our Defence can pick up more slack for the guy.
I don't see Atlanta playing a bunkering style like SKC. I think they'll match attack for attack. Should be a barn-burner of a game this weekend.
And they will. Atl almost came away with a win at Seattle and they took it to Seattle. Make sense, because their defence can be suspect at times and their attack esp through their flanks is something dangerous with veterans Garza and Mears providing some excellent overlaps from fullback positions. And they will likely start Almiron and Carmona along with rest of their usuals minus Martinez who's out injured. Key is to test their GK Kann who is either a diamond in the rough playing his heart out to not to lose his spot when Guzan comes in the summer or an inexperienced guy who's just riding out a lucky streak.
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We need to win because Atlanta needs a good spanking to knock them back down to earth.
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Atlanta are the scariest expansion team MLS has ever seen, led by their core of young, skilled & creative south american players.
Should be an entertaining match, to say the least.
Good hard clean tackles in midfield, I am fed up with this boring recycling possession football Vanney is preaching, it's MLS go for the fucking net and strike the fucking ball.
Just my 2 cents
On form and on paper, sure, but until they win it all this year Chicago should hold that title for their first year double.
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Toronto FC v Atlanta United
BMO Field (7:30pm ET)
REF: DAVE GANTAR
AR1: Philippe Briere
AR2: Jason White
4TH: Geoff Gamble
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Damn - I am missing Will Johnson already. It's time for Giovinco to get going again. We need to show that we were the better team than Seattle...no more excuses the season is on.
damn. I was unhappy with Alan Kelly last game but now I'm wishing he was taking this one as well now.....$5 on a red card being issues to Toronto for something that wouldn't be a yellow in a timbit league.
Good positioning>good tackles
Otherwise Pep Guardiola would have never became the defensive mid he was despite having poor tackling skills. Though yes, possessive football is more defensive in nature because the more you have the ball, the less chances your opponents have to score.
I hate Gantar but a tightly controlled game is usually in our favour. We tend to be on the receiving end more often than we dish it out.
Was Gantar the one Bradley publicly humiliated a couple years ago? or was that Geiger? I get the two mixed up.
Gantar - after the Gilberto called back goal in Chicago, IIRC.
Weather
8 degrees and sunny at kickoff time. Light winds.
So, coolish but not wet
FWIW
Atlanta beat reporter's predicted lineup for AU
http://www.ajc.com/sports/predicting...pzPz5r8aRfaNP/
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miss will b/c cooper hasnt been the guy that got him the contract. the extra competition hopefully lights a flame under his shorts
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