Keep chipping away and youll be punching em in soon enough.
Its that kind of dedication that makes a supporters heart swell with pride."I missed ... one easy, easy shot," he said. "If I score that goal we get three points."
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Keep chipping away and youll be punching em in soon enough.
Its that kind of dedication that makes a supporters heart swell with pride."I missed ... one easy, easy shot," he said. "If I score that goal we get three points."
Yeah trust me you can't dwell on that or you'll never recover psychologically. But it was only his first game as a forward so he'll have a lot more chances and he'll get them.
Hell, closer than most attempts of late. Good to see the effort. Even the missed chances fire the boys up to play hard because they feel there is a chance I think.
The weird thing was that one game where he got 2 goals and he hasn't scored since not many players on this team have gotten a brace but he got one and no other goals. Strange.
Ricketts is the player he was in the UK, nothing more, nothing less....he will be missing these chances for as long as he wears a tfc kit......not his fault.....Mo wanted a supporting cast of ex UK players, and got it....makes for a great last place team.
Its amazing the post on this board sometimes.
Replace Ricketts with Cunningham and he would have been crucified.
But no its Rohan, so lets all fall to our news.
well Cunny is a Striker and Ricketts is a Midfielder he isn't expected to bury every chance Cunny is and he sucked at it.
I'm not talking about burying it.Originally Posted by T_Mizz
Just hit the net FFS!!
True that's the first step in scoring but I've seen Cunny miss a lot worse and he's paid to bury it Ricketts was probably overwhelmed like "holy shit what do I do now?" He'll learn.
Well, you gotta admit, people are going to react differently to a guy standing around with his hands on hips and a permanent scowl on his face than to a guy who looks like he's giving full effort and enjoying his time here.Its amazing the post on this board sometimes.
Replace Ricketts with Cunningham and he would have been crucified.
But no its Rohan, so lets all fall to our news.
One thing we get very used to in Canada is people who are very reluctant to be here and let everyone know constantly what's wrong with the place. Rohan hasn't complained about being yet, so yeah, we cut him some slack.
also the difference between Cunningham a striker with a high record and Ricketts who is a winger with little to no record scoring is different. Please dont compare the two, Ricketts actually puts an effort in, loves the city and loves the club. Often wonder if people actually believe what they write on here or if they are purposely being contrarian
And one thing Toronto seems to accept is mediocrity. I understand the concept of looking for positives and and all that but we are fading fast and at home is where we usually pick up points. We lost two points last night, not gained 1. Ricketts is not a stranger to the opposition goal, he knows how to shoot - or at least should know. We haven't scored in two months a goal from regular play until last night, so why are calling pockets. Just shoot the fucking thing and hit the net. Keep it simple. A lot of positives happen with that - rebound, corner, foul, or God forbid a goal.
But if keep telling ourselves here that its OK Ricketts or whoever, perhaps one is listening to Stuart Smalley too much.
Rohan's given his heart 110% just about every match he's played for us - especially lately. I'm not going to fault him.
I could understand if they were a top team thats been playing fantastically but we havent, we've been playing like shit, we dont accept that but more to the point they did actually play really really well and theres absolutely nothing wrong in saying that, they deserved a win and were unlucky to not get one.
And youre wrong, Ricketts is a stranger to the opposition goal, he scored his first goals here in how many years? Hes not a natural goal scorer and he did really really well for playing out of position.
We all want more from our team, its the natural disposition of a football fan but you do have to pat them on the back when they play well as opposed to criticize and speak negatively.
It's true, Toronto is working this stuff out. We've grown up very close to the USA and have always been worried about becoming arrogant Americans. You're right, though, we should start to demand more - in fact TFC is the first Toronto team I think that has supporters who do demand more.
Yes, absoluetly keep it simple. Though I don't know what makes you say that Ricketts is no stranger to the goal, he's never been known as much of a scorer.
we for the most part dominated a game against a team that has destroyed us previously, that is a big step and as previously mentioned, we were unlucky not to win
boy...did johan look good last night.WTF..
what was with that lineup lastnight,was carver playing for 0-0 at home.
Rohan looked good last night. He set up Chad's goal and kept pressing all night. His finishing touch will come. Have some faith.
ricketts needs some new shoes.... thats my advice
Stuart Smalley is alive and well.
He scored 2 goals this year. And I would hazard a guess, since your own admission he's not a goal scorer, that he got a few more cracks on goal during the season. He's played both wings during the season and been around the net. Ergo he's not a stranger. Don't make it sound like he never been around a goal before.
I am not saying he should have scored. Just hit the net. Its a soccer net, not a hockey net. From 8 or 9 yards out it ain't too much to ask to hit the net. however, if you don't hit the net you guarantee yourself 100% chance of not scoring. If he's not good up front, then its all the more to just hit the net. Don't be trying to place the shot anywhere. Just hit the net.
Follow Robert, you're a nice chap, ut overrated. Taxi please, you flatter to deceive, bye, bye.
Yeah, it's like every hockey coach says, a shot on net is never a mistake...
Still, there's a big difference between Stuart Smalley and a level-headed approach to this team. I've seen a lot of expansion teams start up in other sports in North America and this one is building the right way. If Robert was still here walking up and down and Cunningham standing around with his hands on his hips and some over the hill DP had shown up imagine the bitching that would be going on here.
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Stranger to goals, he sets em up, not scores them.
30 games in the EPL and he put in one goal.
Just because you play near a net doesnt mean you have the natural god given talent to put em in, in some cases its either luck or consistent training and significant effort.
Ill try and be more disenchanted and bitter about a team in its second year and the players that put an effort in
Last edited by Ossington Mental Youth; 08-24-2008 at 11:26 AM. Reason: had to sort out them pesky goals teams nonsense
Thank you, well said
rohan is good, and he plays hard, i dont expect him to miss those shots very often
Guy seems like a great guy. He is loving all the attention he is getting in this city.
I really hope he can step up his game and earn his spot. He missed a big chance last night. Bottom line is he is going to miss more then he is going to score.
If TFC does not start scoring goals nobody on the team should be safe.
Please remember new england allowed 3 goals vs San Jose last weekend.
Pretty reasonable
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