If you still think we have any chance of playoffs please give me what your smoking.
If you still think we have any chance of playoffs please give me what your smoking.
I think the current CB pairing we have are not as bad as some others we have had but the gulf between them and the rest of the league is the largest I've seen in all our years.
Mind you, Hagglund is a more effective attacker right now then Rickett's.
They're professionals, they're supposed to be motivated day in an day out. They're grown men, not manchildren.Originally Posted by shwade
Josh Kloeke of the Athletic did mention a few factors. Fatigue from overtraining, short off-season, and the gruelling schedule early on. Our academy products are nowhere near as good as we think they are. Telfer is a nice player, and the reason why Raheem is expendable. Liam Fraser is not. Hamilton has regressed and Spencer made Fellaini look dangerously quick and competent. While Bradley is a leader, he also have insanely high expectations and is hard to get along with. He's the bad cop that needs a good cop along side him as well, which is where Jozy comes in.
Maybe it was a mistake to re-sign Bono instead of selling him to Europe, but it says more about who Bono is rather than us.
The season is basically lost
Season is over all that’s left is a bunch of exhibition games for the rest of the season exciting stuff.
That really was our last chance tonight. A six-pointer if ever there was one, and with Montreal winning I’d say that’s our playoff hopes gone. It seems last season was a one off rather than the start of a dynasty it should be. What bothers me more than losing is the gutless, heartless way it has happened. At no point this season has this side looked to have the self belief necessary to be winnners. You can blame injuries, and to some extent you’d be right. However the number of early goals we’ve surrendered tells me the players are sent out both disorganized and lacking confidence, and I’m sorry but that’s down to the manager. Bez doesn’t skip blame either as both VDW and Aketxe has been a complete waste of cash. Even Auro is a pale shadow of Beta. For Vanney to say we don’t need new players just everyone fit tells me he’s lost touch with reality. We need a quality striker to challenge Séba and Jozy and act as replacement if either is injured. Hamilton and Ricketts just don’t cut it I’m aftraid. We also need a replacement for Moor as Hagglund and Zavaletta need an experienced head next to them and without one both make fundamental schoolboy errors
I felt like this for 3 games now. Bradley been pushing. Yelled at telfer in his 2nd start and u could see telfer gesture to Bradley stay cool.
I think May be he has negatively impacted those who weren't around for the champions. Combine that with the humidity and the evilness that it to anyone out in that condition with the fact he couldn't score a gimmie goal.
Think guys like telfer, ager a. Maybe it caused a rift with Vasquez sticking up for.him.
A lot of odd shit going on.
No info on vdw, auro, VV.I hope not
I don't agree with a lot of this but the one thing you have to give Bez over Vanney is the ability to admit fault and say it's not good enough plain and simple.
<ironic mode on>
Very proud of the boys' performance tonight.
After reading declarations from players, staff, journos, that this match is in fact a 6 point game in the fight to catch a (maybe the final) playoff spot, the team came out exactly as I expected. Motivated, concentrated, leaving it out there all on the field, from the first minute to the last!
But we lost to an excellent Orlando team, just a little bit better tonight than us.
It's a nice feeling knowing that playing many more remaing games through this approach, we'll have zero problems being a solid playoff team by the end of the season.
<ironic mode off>
Last edited by PizzaEatingYeti; 07-14-2018 at 09:36 PM.
Funny thing about Delgado is people rag on him but he completed every single one of his passes (close to 60).
Does he find space in the attacking 3rd? No.
Can he score right now? No.
Does he make the decisive pass to spring a player? No.
But, without him, our attack falters because we don't move the ball around.
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If we have our lock down tight defence of last season, we win that game. (The attack can't mentally cope with going down because they know they need more then 1 with that back line right now). This loss is all on the defence. Everything else...all the drama we think is going on...its all down to a couple of CB's who have seriously regressed & don't provide the support & information flow that most MLS teams CB's are giving their team.
Last edited by OgtheDim; 07-14-2018 at 09:28 PM.
This is too good
Giovinco was awful..lost the ball easily many times, shots almost all off and breakaway missed..Bono way off on positionning and reactions..Hamilton starting and Chapman, Fraser, Ricketts subbed on when down 2 shows how weak the squad is currently
i dont know what to say at this time, just disappointing
big 6 pointer next week v chi....wonder if any of our boys made of glass will be able to play.and haggs is our best striker so far this year. ottawa are licking their chops...
If he hasn't lost the locker room already, saying this in front of the press will lose it for sure. Bez can say it because he's the GM, he's not in the clubhouse day in and day out. Vanney couldn't, because as coach, the moment you yourself don't believe in the team, you have lost the team.
We should have won the Champions League. Delgado missed an absolute sitter. Didn't even hit the target. That fucked with his head. He has played shit since. That's why people shit on him.
You've pointed this out before, and I think you're right. Strangely enough, none of the Toronto beat soccer journalists seem to have picked this up.
That was another brutal game. Only bright point was seeing Jozy on the bench, so maybe he will be back soon. While the defence wasn't great, the lack any sense of urgency in the first half from the whole team was difficult to watch, and even in the second half when the team seemed to wake up, we seem to have lost almost any ability to finish (until it is too late, of course). I am happy to continue to support our Reds, but the games are increasingly unenjoyable to watch. It is not good football...obviously not compared to the world cup...but even compared to any reasonable measure of good football.
Did we ever figure out why Bradley was subbed?
lets hope vdw is sold or on a loan somewhere,what a farce of a off season by bez.he should be fired
i wonder if his act is wearing thin with the other players
Well said , unfortunately.......there seems to be a lot of fans accepting this as watchable and willing to wait for , how long ? And I’m waiting for those injuries to heal then all the support players miraculously picking up their game and crushing the opposition . With the parity in the league that is a huge call . We are simply being outplayed in every position right now . Minor changes won’t effect anything . Is it the players or the coach or mgr not hamstringed by the cap ? It is horrid football and I do not look forward to the games now , sad . But FACT ! As entertainment it fails . How does the hope return . With the same cast next year ?
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without Jozy, VDW, Mavinga, Moor and Vazquez this is what you get
with all starters this is by far the best team in mls
without all starters it is close to the worst team in the mls
im starting to wonder if this injury stuff was done on purpose by tfc to try out the other guys to see what they have??
there is just way too many injuries, do other teams have this many starters missing every game?
was this done in the league to allow other cities teams to think that they have some hope??
how do we know they are really injured?
just a theory,
i really don't follow this league other than tfc so i dont know if other teams have this many injuries
I paid a lot of money for two season tickets this year and this is what I get.
I get to watch bench players as starters all year
Last edited by stevep; 07-14-2018 at 10:52 PM.
Trade to LAFC for Kaye!!
To each his own I guess but I don’t get how people who have season tickets have no clue about other teams in this league? I don’t mean you have to sit down and even watch MLS games that don’t include TFC but at least be informed a bit about the other teams in the league and it’s not that hard to do in this day and age of technology . It’s more enjoyable I think anyways when you have a bit of an idea of the opposing teams TFC is playing, rather than just watch TFC and know hardly anything about the league and other teams and players , I don’t know maybe it’s just me I guess .
Me too, I've worked with people with his attitude usually pretty good workers but annoying and holier than thou
Whatever it is, its certainly not irony.
Off-topik did you change your username? Dont't recognize this one despite you beeing active.
Here's the fact. A team paying out 3x plus more in wages is at the bottom of the league after half season. Any other league in the world this would mean drastic changes. But for some reason with this situation it requires more patience. Is that acceptable? Isnt anyone accountable? If injuries then why isn't the training staff called out? Roster then then GM staff failed. Finally with team management then Vanney dropped it.
Fact is the MLS campaign is a complete disaster and no one has been held accountable. If they continue this downward spiral into ticket renewal season then those with financial interest will feel the effects.
WE STARTED FROM THE TOP NOW WE’RE HERE...sounds like a good hook line for a new Drake song.
That game was comical. I know we have injuries but man. Giovinco gets paid how much and he can’t even hit the net with any shots. Defensive play is a joke right now. I just tune in for game days now. I don’t want to read the press out there these days on this team.
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