Match Day 2 - TFC @ Montreal Sat March 17 3pm - I want more, Impossible to Ignore

[Thomas]

Shut up Caldwell

[JavierMartini]

caldwell you're so fucking annoying. It was a 10/10 dive.

[Ajax TFC]

“Ooooh I didn’t really see the foul Luke, not a foul for me”
Repeat x 1000

I can't understand what he's talking about 90% of the time, but what I do hear is usually "blah blah momentum energy blah" or just repeats exactly what Luke said. Bring in Terry Dunfield

[JavierMartini]

That was a penalty.

it was a clear dive.

[Oldtimer]

TFC should have had a penalty called against them. Genuine trip with simulation on top.

[jimiv]

why is Zavaletta on the field? I lost track how many times he has been caught ball watching.

This is a question I've asked every game so far, I'd hate to think it's nepotism but starting to feel that way.

[Thomas]

Exactly. Giant professional flop.

[azorean]

I just hope we see the REAL TFC before Champions League ends, today is a mulligan, hangover, etc..

[JavierMartini]

TFC should have had a penalty called against them. Genuine trip with simulation on top.

no they shouldn't have. Piatti is an olympic diver.

[Thomas]

Yes, Zavaleta is the weakest link thus far.

[Inklink]

Brought in Hasler and he's playing that far up.

[OgtheDim]

Hasler is basically a 3rd forward right now.


Gosh Bradley has been shit.

[wopchop]

There was the chance. Dammit.

[Ajax TFC]

Hasler has been good coming into the midfield. Drives the ball forward well. Would really like to see Auro in midfield

[azorean]

hahahah, someone ragged on Petrasso this week, just like I would have done, but the guy just saved the win for Montreal, and I got him sitting on my fantasy bench with more points then all my starting defenders ...arrrgh

[Inklink]

Bradley really should be better at passing in the attacking half.

[gracos]

Well from what ive seen we are off to a very slow start, but we have time to catch up lets focus now TFC and turn it around earlier than later

[Detroit_TFC]

Not our day today.

11th in the East, nobody saw that coming.

[azorean]

The spanking this Montreal team is going to get in the home date, whenever that is...they are not very good.

[flatpicker]

Ugh.
Well, I guess it's best to get the shittiness out of our system at the start of the year.

[OgtheDim]

Some people not playing well and a lot of players without much gas left.

If we play like this every game - I'd be ticked. We won't.

We better crush RSL though.

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The one thing I will say - Aketke let players go through without attempting to cover. We have not seen that on the pitch since 2015. He sits until he plays defence.

[Davenport]

it was a clear dive.

He dived

[Inklink]

Horrible game.

[ag futbol]

it was a clear dive.

I think If he tried to play through it, Zavaleta had stuck his leg out and was probably going to topple him. However, he preemptively flopped and basically talked himself out of a penalty.

Anyway, poor game from TFC. I’ve seen more width on calista flockhart. We can’t attack through the middle every god damn play.

[tfcfans]

come on man, I don't think we have ever started quick out of the blocks, this game doesn't mean too much in grand scheme of things, but we aren't playing well at all.

I am aware of our “season starting” history - doesn’t mean that these lost points won’t matter at the end of the year - expecting another 69 point season, and winning the Shield by 12 points is likely a historic once in a decade (or more) level of dominance, we aren’t miles better than the rest of the league from what I have seen so far......I guess we will see at the end of the year how important a poor MLS start to the season was.....I hope I’m wrong, but to keep dismissing MLS results as a product of Champions League is going to be tiresome if we keep losing and don’t ultimately raise the CCL trophy.....

[notthesun]

I wasn't able to catch much of the game, but TFC seemed to control most of it from what I saw...

Eh.

[benito]

Bad game. Bad field. Bad start to the mls season. Get some rest and more practice for the upcoming matches.

[PizzaEatingYeti]

Very well deserved win by Montreal.

[Start of rant]
Each and every time TFC will come out to play a first half like they did, with zero urgency, almost zero penetration, and against mediocre teams, they deserve to get beaten the shit out of them.
[End of rant]

Just one more thought:
If the game with the Pumas in Mexico would have gone 5 more minutes, we would have had a disastrous season start.

[TFC07]

I wasn't able to catch much of the game, but TFC seemed to control most of it from what I saw...

Eh.

Yeah thats pretty much the story of this game besides fluky goal that Montreal scored.


It's obvious players looked tired. Playing TFC game on that garbage turf didn't help much either.

If wasn't lost to the Crew, this result wouldn't hurt much.

Good news is TFC will get a break with no games besides some of TFC players playing for Canada.

[azorean]

I am aware of our “season starting” history - doesn’t mean that these lost points won’t matter at the end of the year - expecting another 69 point season, and winning the Shield by 12 points is likely a historic once in a decade (or more) level of dominance, we aren’t miles better than the rest of the league from what I have seen so far......I guess we will see at the end of the year how important a poor MLS start to the season was.....I hope I’m wrong, but to keep dismissing MLS results as a product of Champions League is going to be tiresome if we keep losing and don’t ultimately raise the CCL trophy.....

2 games , 32 left ....if TFC were to barely make the playoffs , they could STILL win the Cup with this lineup. I am sure of that. I don't know about that tiresome line, reaching CCL semi finals pretty darn good, and if we go out at this stage I think I would trade even that for a slow MLS start.