That was fun. Zlatan & Bradley going at it. Seba atomic ant goal. Altidore beast mode. Zlatan with the goal of the year. Sure the defence suks but great fun.
That was fun. Zlatan & Bradley going at it. Seba atomic ant goal. Altidore beast mode. Zlatan with the goal of the year. Sure the defence suks but great fun.
There is definitely an imbalance in the quality of defenders in MLS compared to mids and strikers, which results in soft goals and high scoring matches like tonight. I can't see this changing until the salary cap or TAM is increased. I would add goalkeepers to the list as well. Neither keeper made any big saves tonight.
Unfortunately I missed this game as my son woke up puking at 4:00 am, and by the time I got back to bed I was so exhausted I slept through it.
But at least we won. I guess there's still a smidgen of hope.
Zlatan on Bradley:
“He thinks he’s a philosopher of football. I have more goals than he has [played] games, so he should follow my rules,” Ibrahimovic said.
That is some quality burn.
But we still won, so we know who actually came out on top in that exchange.
Van der Wiel's cross was perfect on the first goal. I hope we can see more of that next season.
Not as much a burn as a salve for Zlatan's ego. (among other things Bradley has over 560 games)
The whole arguement is below.
Zlatan comes in as big man on campus to tell Bradley to STFU.
Bradley has none of it.
Zlatan loses his cool because somebody is standing up to him.
They jaw at each other, Bradley laughing at him, Zlatan trying to intimidate him still.
After the game, Zlatan is still annoyed at being stood up to so uses his humour to try to get keep his perch as top dog.
Bradley - moves on.
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For reasons I can't figure out, the team spends the first half NOT going up the right & always going to the left or down the middle. In the second half, they discover the right side is attackable. This has been consistent for 3 seasons now, no matter who is out on the right (even when Morrow was out there a couple of times).
Never made it to see the best game of the year, traffic was horrendous, 3 hours in car, just turned around and went to a bar.
Dissapointing
Ya noticed a lot of people getting to the stadium very late , yes people get to BMO late on most games but last night it seemed even later than most games. Remember reading something somewhere a few weeks ago that Toronto was like number 4 on a list for having the 4th. worst traffic in the world and whoever did this study is probably right, this city and the GTA as a whole is a mess when it comes to traffic.
Crazy rollercoaster game! Tfc looked great for the first 30 minutes, looked super nervous for the next 30 but finished the game strong. I thought they played well with Bradley playing deep with the CBs. It was sort of 5 in the back but once he moved further forward, they had trouble moving the ball.
I think you nailed it. Two alpha males asserting dominance. Bradley was not going to let Zlatan pull one over him, no way.
Btw, Zlatan's goal was easily one of the best we've ever seen at BMO Field. It deserved the applause that it got for the unbelievable skill in pulling it off. I'm really glad the game didn't end with a Galaxy win, though.
Also Team Canada were playing their Davis Cup tie at the Cola Cola Colisium (Ricoh). Finished 45 mins before the match. Extra 10,000 cars on the road around the stadium.
and jason aldean concert at ontario place.
traffic/transit to toronto will never be fixed unfortunately.
“Philosopher of Football” is awesome. I’m wearing a Bradley tshirt today in honour of the man.
But the best part for me was that Tfc scored their 5th goal while Zlatan’s face was still red from the exchange.
And yes, his goal was unreal.
I would 100% support a Philosopher of Football tifo with Bradley in classic The Thinker pose next time we play the Galaxy at home.
Great game for sure...and not surprised that it was sold out. But surprised by the amount of empty seats in section 107-108
Any word on VV's condition. Felt a knot in my stomach as soon as he went down again.
He had a good meter or 2 distance from Hagg. Clean excellent goal.