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Have at It People
Not feeling that great about Wednesday night, but I guess in this league, who really knows?
As entertaining as that was, we play a very rested team in four days, having just gone 120 minutes with a depleted lineup. Ciman and Mavinga got beat up. Delgado too.
Need Jozy for this one.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I agree generally. Mavinga, Delgado, Altidore, and Gonzalez all with potential injuries for Wednesday. Ciman got his hand stepped on badly; I'm not sure what else. And all the other starters tired, after a hard-fought game with overtime.
I think Citi Field might also have a smaller field than normal? For once this might help a bit, if our players don't have to run as much. However they're going to need some really smart tactics for that game, and for a number of players to really step up (both regulars and folks that are normally on the bench, or not even in the 18).
Road trip!
Who scheduled this? Why do we only get 3 days off in the playoffs? Ridiculous.
This will be a tough game to get a result. How can you not have a full week between games in the playoffs is mind boggling.
I think Vanney said Jozy and Omar would be ready for wed. So that helps with some squad rotation.
I liked what I saw when Auro and Laryea were both playing on the right side. Either move Auro to LB cause Morrow went a full 120 or play Auro and Laryea at RW.
Westburg
Auro-Omar-Ciman-Morrow
Poz-Bradley-Oso
Laryea-Jozy-Benezet
Maybe Deleon gets a start? Moor could probably play 90 on the small pitch. Decisions....
I understand they're trying to shoehorn the playoffs between the international breaks, but they could have done it on weekends. I'm guessing they don't want to have to go up against College and Pro Football on Saturdays and Sundays. 4 days, then 6 days, then 11 days? I would think games every weekend would be better. TV deals and media availability rules, I guess.
They should start the season a week earlier (let the warm/mildly warm cities start at home). Go back to top 6 make the playoffs. Do the one off wild card games before the October international window. Then you can back to the home/away semi and conference finals. Make the finals the weekend after the November window. The old way was better, but needed a little tweak, not complete overhaul.
Playing at Citi Field is going to be crap, its somewhere that does not have much experience with setting up a pitch and this one will be more or less no where near the seats. The league should have brokered a deal to play this at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bull are at Philly to its empty Wednesday night.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
Playing at RBA, their biggest rival and NYCFC’s insistence on playing games in the five boroughs would have damaged NYCFC’s legitimacy as a club beyond repair. They would rather play in baseball stadiums in the boroughs than play in Harrison, New Jersey.
Speaking of which, Yankees Stadium is open again.
Citi field has more space. But NYC has said it will be set up to the same dimensions as at Yankee Stadium. But then most observers think NYC lie about how small those dimensions actually are at Yankee Stadium.
The issue for both teams will be the sightlines - once you are used to Yankee stadium, you know where the background is.
Is there any chance for another game at bmo this year? Or not matter what will tfc be playing away?
NYRB with the early lead in philly. The possibility of an additional home game still exists.
Andre Blake shocker, flapping at a corner way over his head and Red Bulls are up 2-0.
Blake is having a shocker
3-1 for NYRB who are finally playing like they used to under Marsch
Rbny are up 3-1 at half. This game is crazy with seemingly no defence and tons of mistakes.
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Tie game!
This Philadelphia team is very good.
No more games at BMO this year
No TFC finished with less points during the regular season than any of the remaining playoff teams in the west so even if TFC makes the MLS Cup final they can’t host. Also TFC finished with the less amount of points than the remaining teams in the east so TFC can’t host anymore playoff games in the east .
LAG had more points then us - they would get the final.