Of Hope for a destination
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Have at It People
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Have at It People
Gonna be U G L Y at BMO.
I think this could, so far, end up being the most existentially important TFC match that I will have attended.
Last edited by Mr. Inbetween; 05-15-2023 at 04:18 AM.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/idiffidatiTFC/status/1658038107885776896
If we go with that 3 at the top....with the RB press...we are going to die quickly.
The Red Bulls are always a nightmare matchup for us.
I'm not sold that's the case. I think the 342/523 this week was taking a game they assumed we'd lose, based on missing personnel, and using it to try something new when the cost was already accounted for.
My little bird at TFC seemed fairly unequivocal about the fact that they know the tactical approach isn't working. They told me that right BEFORE he tried the 343, on Friday night. So they're not oblivious.
Whether the required humility exists to re-tool on more familiar tactical ground remains to be seen. But they're not unaware of the situation, they get that it's round pegs and square holes right now, that the mix of players, tactics and direction isn't working.
In the course of many years as a writer, it's been my experience that only the most cynical of politicians makes unequivocal statements knowing they're total bullshit, and that's because they only care that you like them until the election cycle is over.
Others worry about their words hanging them later.
The real betting line on this match shouldn't be win or goals. Should be shots.
How many shots on target do we think we'll be getting? NYRB are a pretty bad team so I will inflate our output, maybe 4?
Yankees in town. Anybody at BMO should have plenty of room to move.
Fully expect Guti to be in the lineup Wednesday. Had a solid 45 minute runout in the first half for TFC II last night. It is great to see, as he has pretty much been sidelined since arriving in Toronto due to illness that saw him loose a bunch of weight. Last night was a positive. Looking forward to seeing him in action.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
He is not allowed to be called "Guti" until he scores 100 goals for Real Madrid. Sorry.
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
As a long time player and coach you have to make adjustments to your strengths as many here have been saying. So, to date are strengths have been Johnson in goal, Hedges, Laryea and Petretta. Everyone else has been playing below their abilities for various reasons; injuries, playing out of position and the biggest reason is coaches formation. We DO NOT have the players to play a 4-3-3. What I believe we need to play in order to give our team a chance to win and not have the players lose any more confidence is to go to a 4-3-2-1. The Italians do little pressing and don't like to track back. I'm not sure who we have available for Wednesday, but if all are here, this is how I would set it up.
Johnson
Laryea Hedges Rosted Petretta
Servania Kaye Coello
Bernadeschi Insignia
Sappong
Last edited by Prof; 05-16-2023 at 09:05 AM.
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Done this myself, so I know… one player too many?!
AKA, The Bayern Munich Special!
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/socc...cmj82vdyzl3ouc
Craig Forrest on Footy Prime saying the Italians have tuned Bob out and Insigne's heart clearly isn't in it. Points to him pulling out of a challenge at the start of the first goal sequence, a few other bits. Says both Italians have tuned out Bob.
The whole episode this week at least confirms we're not crazy. It's pretty much just a litany of bad choices.
Maybe. Certainly no one on TFC has yet learned to ‘embrace the suck’. Still, IIRC, it was Lollo from a pass by Richie, that made that through ball to CJ at the 5min mark that should have been a red card and penalty kick; game changer.
Yeh, the guy who basically badgered & bullied Montreal into taking off their RB after he had flattened one of our kids clearly has no heart for this team.....
(sorry, but that whole podcast sounds like a 4th division Roy Keane hour - they have seriously leaned into "back in my day" land)