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Have at It People
Match Day 25 - Impact @ TFC Sunday Aug 20 7:38 pm - OH Baby
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Have at It People
With it vs. rival Montreal and during the EX this is actually an in demand ticket. Hopefully after three weeks off the Reds can come back refreshed and take care of things.
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I highly doubt it. I should hate to say that, but I don't.
Might have decent attendance due to CNE but I would never say there was any demand really for this game or any other game this season based on how things are going with TFC. For footy fans there has been the Women's World Cup and now the Euro leagues starting up that all have better soccer than anything we have seen this year. And when TFC craps the bed again on restart I think things won't change that much. Call me Mr Optimism
Was thinking of doing a poll again but it is sooo sad (for different reasons), are either of them even in the lineup on Sunday.
The Italians?Originally Posted by Bushmancan
I say no to both but maybe Bernardeschi sitting unused on the bench.
An actually healthy lineup incoming.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/JohnMolinaro/status/1691465390331969537?s=20
That DeRo bit actually excites me. Not sure he's the ideal guy by any stretch, but we clearly need attacker-specific coaching and direction that isn't happening.
As a card carrying member of the defenders union I disagree. We all know those who play on the backline make better managers
Don't see Berna in the photo. He on a vape break?
If there was ever a call for an offensive specialist coach, we're it.
I know it's completely unrealistic, but I'm sort of praying the new guys click immediately, the midfielders are all healthy, the Italians show and we're actually in this.
Any signs of life would be appreciated.
I guess Johnson is out 4-6 weeks with a fractured hand at practice yesterday
Oh boy! Of course! This season just gets better and better; just when we had a chance to see if the squad could turn a corner/page, this now happens? AAAAAHHHHH!
This. Is.
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Romero time
He looked like a pretty good young keeper in his start.
Predictions for lineup giving everyone's healthy basically?
I hope for Prince and Cassius to be in the starting 11 and would be disappointed if they are not.
I would suspect Prince would not be in form yet - how much of a preseason did he get?
His pedigree suggests his fundamentals will be pretty locked in. Even with the timing maybe not perfect yet he'd be more dangerous than anyone else we've got.
I think Romero will be okay. He’s young but not inexperienced. Some of his form from the first match he played for us should come though. It would not be shocking if he’s not far off Johnson. And he certainly has more to prove.
So what's the MLS record for most consecutive games without a goal? Think we can top it?
Yeh, recent claims of pedigree around us don't seem to cut much mustard
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We have issues that remain.
Bradley has lost a gear and can not close.
Kobe Franklin has been overused and is making mistakes because of that.
Brandon Servania is a few years away from being a decent shuttler - he is not a RB.
Mabika gave up on this team just 3 weeks ago - maybe overuse & mental fatigue but that was unprofessional.
Rosted is McNaughton without the hair - needs a Zimmerman or Hedges to make him useful.
O'Neill is a back up and a brain fart away from an issue.
Dunfield coaches this team to have too much space between the midfield & defence - like he is relying upon individual speed to cover that ground - i.e. he's still coaching U15's.
Berna is a selfish guy who can't figure out how to play in this league - he doesn't fit this team.
Oso isn't a LM so that limits formations.
Petretta is not quick enough for MLS wing defence.
Who knows what VV will bring.
The only 2 guys I would trust to start and work hard are Coello who is a DLPM so really a Bradley replacement for his passing & Ibarra, who is a true DM so a replacement for Bradley's DM.
Montreal is organized with a free moving attack force who are crappy at finishing - they are going to slice through this defence enough times to get 3 goals.
Maybe they could give out seat cushions as a point of inspiration.
worked before
Im so excited for him. I am a huge goalkeeper guy and seeing him that 1 start was enough for me. Kid has a quick latteral. Constant mind on the pitch and very aware of the play
Take a fucking bow man! All of these are so spot on
I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this.....that's how low we have sunk......
Thank goodness for the EX as someone actually bought my tickets for this game (a rare occurrence this year). Anyone looking for any other games, please let me know as they are all listed on the ticket trader....(my only way of getting any money back on my wasted tickets this year has been to mainly bet against TFC over and over again....don't see any reason to change that strategy for Sunday's game -- LOL)
You know, if we're going to try and get Fede productive, his most productive time as a wide player was as a true left winger at Fiorentina, both for goals per game and assists.
I'd be interested in seeing how we'd do in a 4-2-3-1 but with Insigne in the hole and Mailula playing wide right (where he played most of the time at Sundowns).
--------------Romero--------------
Servania--Rosted-Mabika--Petretta
------------Blessing-Ibarra--
---Mailula------Insigne------Bernardeschi
----------------Owusu
The reasoning being that Owusu is a big, 6'3 forward who's good in the air, and Fede has performed better in t he past when forced to maintain a winger's responsibilities. Plus, we saw him deliver two very dangerous balls from that side in Dunfield's first game, there was just no one in the box.
On top of that, Mailula has scored most of his goals from the right (although I believe his multi-goal game last year was central).
^ So - looking at the 2016- and 2017 Fiorentina roster… what you are saying is, we need to go get Chiesa and Mario Gomez to play beside him, and Marcos Alonso to play behind him … ;-)
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“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I don't know if Dunfield is that creative but I would try and with a couple changes:
--------------Romero--------------
Blessing--Rosted-Mabika--Petretta
------------Osorio-Ibarra--
---Mailula------Insigne------Bernardeschi
----------------Owusu
Servania is not a RB
Can we stop trying to fit him into that because he played it a few times
He has no awareness of defensive responsibility in that role, he ball watches, he provides nothing going forward and the CB always has to cheat his way slightly.
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