Match Day 6 - Time to Mop Up Those Pee Stains - TFC @ Columbus Sat April 15th 8pm

[Auzzy]

Time for Altidore to take a free kick?

[ag futbol]

Should get Rickets on for Edwards.

Please no. Edwards has already found giovinco 3-4 times with forward passes. That's more than Ricketts can manage. I like the guy, but if it's not chasing down balls played over the top in a stretched game he has little use.

I think Chapman deserves a run out. Vasquez hasn't been too great in this one.

[69Chevy396]

In defense of Gio:

He recently had a new baby. That's a very trying time for a person, and it's possible he's not sleeping well and he's a bit distracted.

Also, it's been crappy fall/winter/spring weather since the playoffs last year. He always seems to excel in the summer when it's warmer.

And I just don't see him not trying. He's trying. His body language looks positive. It's just not quite all there for him at the moment.

Not to mention he's often double- and triple-teamed.

I can't remember the last time he scored on a free kick. I love the player, but he isn't the same.

[MightyDM]

Somebody explain to me how Delgado and Chapman can't find any minutes in this midfield... They both put in a good number of quality minutes last year and now we don't trust them?

Tired of seeing Cooper for Osorio, Osorio for Cooper every game and us not getting results. Can we mix it up please? Should've started Osorio and put in Delgado if we had the lead now or put in Chapman if we needed a goal. Or even start Delgado, he's dependable if unspectacular and his defensive work rate probably would've helped with us having a makeshift back line.

We have legitimate options in midfield, it's not exactly working, but we aren't changing anything. Am I crazy?

right now it's Vasquez Cooper Oso and likely Chapman Delgado, in that order. I'm not a fan of Cooper, but it's hard to argue that he's behind Chapman and Delgado

[__wowza]

is it just me or has columbus been reading our chant book?
there's only one song i've heard out of them that we don't sing at BMO.

[69Chevy396]

Please no. Edwards has already found giovinco 3-4 times with forward passes. That's more than Ricketts can manage. I like the guy, but if it's not chasing down balls played over the top in a stretched game he has little use.

I think Chapman deserves a run out. Vasquez hasn't been too great in this one.

Really. Vas has been their best player in my opinion

[Auzzy]

Great pass from Edwards earlier, why the hell didn't Giovinco one-time that?

[notthesun]

right now it's Vasquez Cooper Oso and likely Chapman Delgado, in that order. I'm not a fan of Cooper, but it's hard to argue that he's behind Chapman and Delgado

Something's gotta give if we keep drawing games. At the very least try Chapman or Delgado off the bench instead of always going to whoever of Cooper and Osorio didn't start.

[jloome]

Great pass from Edwards earlier, why the hell didn't Giovinco one-time that?

Perhaps he's lost his third gear. He seems to look this year like his best days are behind him. Given that a striker's best years are usually 26-30 and he's 30, he may be coping with having to alter his style for lost quickness. That may also be why he went to talk to a physician in Italy, if he feels it's something physically correctable, or was hoping as such.

Certainly, he doesn't look joyous when playing, his free kicks are way off. He has the yips, no doubt.

[ag futbol]

Something's gotta give if we keep drawing games. At the very least try Chapman or Delgado off the bench instead of always going to whoever of Cooper and Osorio didn't start.

Agreed. While I generally concur the latter are better, the former should at least be given an occasional opportunity to keep everyone honest.

[jloome]

Great pass from Edwards earlier, why the hell didn't Giovinco one-time that?

Edwards is a really promising winger but not much of a defender.

[jloome]

Agreed. While I generally concur the latter are better, the former should at least be given an occasional opportunity to keep everyone honest.

We've become predictable in this formation. Everyone is pressing the deep outlet man now because we build through Bradley dropping back every time. We should change formation.

[__wowza]

my favourite part about all of this is hearing about how vanney's secret plan is to put pressure on the offensive third that'll cause columbus to make mistakes.. and then we see shit turnovers like that happening against us by a team that can actually pull it off a couple of times a match.

[MightyDM]

They need to bring Edwards off. I'd say Ricketts Chapman for Vasquez Findlay

[DinamoTFC]

Giovinco a shadow of his former self. Not consistent enough to be considered best player ever in mls.

He's literally losing every ball and can no longer score from free kicks.

Vazquez and Giovinco don't contribute enough defensively. We might need to go back to 4 at the back so we can have more midfielders on the field.

[Auzzy]

Edwards is a really promising winger but not much of a defender.

For sure, I'm surprised Edwards is still playing, but that was good by him for a change.

[MightyDM]

We've become predictable in this formation. Everyone is pressing the deep outlet me now because we build through Bradley dropping back every time. We should change formation.

yes, very good point.

[jloome]

They need to bring Edwards off. I'd say Ricketts Chapman for Vasquez Findlay

Edwards has provided the last three decent balls into the box. We just need him playing higher and a real wing back, or to go to a flat four and play him wide up top with Giovinco and Altidore centrally. But he's definitely a defensive hazard right now.

[__wowza]

that was just frustration from bradley there.
i don't blame him. i wanna kick the shit out of my TV.

[MightyDM]

What a pass by Osorio!

[jloome]

Ouch. Then Edwards does that.

[69Chevy396]

Perhaps he's lost his third gear. He seems to look this year like his best days are behind him. Given that a striker's best years are usually 26-30 and he's 30, he may be coping with having to alter his style for lost quickness. That may also be why he went to talk to a physician in Italy, if he feels it's something physically correctable, or was hoping as such.

Certainly, he doesn't look joyous when playing, his free kicks are way off. He has the yips, no doubt.

He needs to turn it around, or this will be a tough season for TFC. Seba scored pretty easily against some woeful expansion sides, and started to look mortal after his injury.

[PizzaEatingYeti]

NOw this was very bad from Edwards.

[__wowza]

there's that attacking pressure vanney was talking about!

too bad it's columbus that's executing it..

[MightyDM]

Edwards has provided the last three decent balls into the box. We just need him playing higher and a real wing back, or to go to a flat four and play him wide up top with Giovinco and Altidore centrally. But he's definitely a defensive hazard right now.

Agreed. Wide left in a 4-4-2. But he doesn't have the defensive presence to be a wingback, yet.

[Auzzy]

Yippee Ricketts, what a surprise. Columbus defenders aren't playing high enough for Ricketts to be useful IMO.

[MightyDM]

Cheyrou! Yay! I love Cheyrou.

[__wowza]

seeing osario fight for those balls gives me hope.

[Detroit_TFC]

They are falling in love with Cheyrou? Should we be the ones singing that?

[Auzzy]

I hope Williams doesn't score a goal against us...