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    WTF is happening lately?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Priso in for Oso - watching him might be the only interesting part of this match.

    OK....now what do we look forward to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    Kid looks gutted.
    Feel bad for him, definitely. But where are they getting this from? Really bizarre way to play and we’ve not seen it from several players.

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    Kinda of wish all you guys were here and I was at home

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    OK....now what do we look forward to?
    Bono's charge towards a new TAM deal and armband.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KGH View Post
    Play the kids they said…
    We did seem to mostly agree before the season started that there were going to be nights like this with so many young players. Six key injuries, hyped-up young player who hasn't been playing in over a year...

    It is what it is. Maybe we buckle down and freak a point out of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
    Feel bad for him, definitely. But where are they getting this from? Really bizarre way to play and we’ve not seen it from several players.
    We lacked aggression in the last game. He preached aggression to compensate. The kid over-compensated. That would be my guess.

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    Jayden Nelson is our Granit Xhaka when it comes to yellow cards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    We lacked aggression in the last game. He preached aggression to compensate. The kid over-compensated. That would be my guess.
    I keep coming back to this but I think our youth players are poorly coached.

    Lunging I’m for a 50/50 ball like that in the midfield third, 2 minutes into a game… not necessary.

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    Michael Singh to BB after tonight's game


    "Kosi Thompson seemed to have a really great game...."

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Michael Singh to BB after tonight's game


    "Kosi Thompson seemed to have a really great game...."
    "Every TFC II player is so incredible, why don't you just play them all?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
    I keep coming back to this but I think our youth players are poorly coached.

    Lunging I’m for a 50/50 ball like that in the midfield third, 2 minutes into a game… not necessary.
    I think you're right but I personally think it's more that they are poorly developed, rather than coached. This is a problem within a Canadian culture that has come leaps and bounds in the last decade. But I see it in Petrasso, Priso, Nelson, Shaffelberg, Okello et al. They all have a bit of 'chicken with their heads cut off' in em. Talented certainly, but learning instinct while also learning tactics creates moments like Priso tonight.

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    What the hell was Bradley just doing? Ran right over the ball right on the edge of the box!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    We did seem to mostly agree before the season started that there were going to be nights like this with so many young players. Six key injuries, hyped-up young player who hasn't been playing in over a year...

    It is what it is. Maybe we buckle down and freak a point out of it.
    Agreed, and after coming to my senses.... Why am I watching a team that hasn't won in 55 years, let alone got out of the 1st round in 17. Going to suck it up and stick with this.




    COYRs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamp Berg View Post
    What the hell was Bradley just doing? Ran right over the ball right on the edge of the box!
    He'd run by Thompson so he knew he was right behind him. But it was reckless and stupid to assume the kid would fill that gap. He doesn't have much defensive experience at this level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MDH View Post
    I think you're right but I personally think it's more that they are poorly developed, rather than coached. This is a problem within a Canadian culture that has come leaps and bounds in the last decade. But I see it in Petrasso, Priso, Nelson, Shaffelberg, Okello et al. They all have a bit of 'chicken with their heads cut off' in em. Talented certainly, but learning instinct while also learning tactics creates moments like Priso tonight.
    Right, sorry, should have been more specific. That was a comment about TFCA / TFC2 not BB

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    No call from the ref, foul on Nelson.

    This guy doesn't like us much. I'm n ot faulting the red card which was terrible, but he's missed three calls in our favor by my count already, all on the left side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
    Right, sorry, should have been more specific. That was a comment about TFCA / TFC2 not BB
    For sure but I also believe the problem begins earlier than that. It's got to do with our complete lack of youth coaches across the country. I think we'll get there. Another decade maybe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    He'd run by Thompson so he knew he was right behind him. But it was reckless and stupid to assume the kid would fill that gap. He doesn't have much defensive experience at this level.
    I figured that too, but Bradley’s seemingly cavalier attitude sometimes drives me nuts. Why would you ever take that chance at a professional level?

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    Great defending there from McNaughton, does the job right.

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    Jesus Christ.

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    Cincinnati has a winner in Obinna.

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    When Shane O'Neill is your defensive speedster.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by MDH View Post
    Certainly but I also believe the problem begins earlier than that. It's got to do with our complete lack of youth coaches across the country. I think we'll get there. Another decade maybe.
    A lot of it is cultural, I believe. I grew up in England and moved here in my teens and there were so many good athletes here playing soccer, but none of them could read the game to save their lives beyond set zonal responsibilities.

    They didn't grow up watching Match of the Day every week; it would be like kids here growing up without seeing hockey played at its highest level regularly until their teens, then expecting them to read picks and set plays and defensive shifts.

    In football countries, it's the lifeblood. When a central defender ghosts to his right to pick someone up, they know someone should fill that hole. And the competitive nature from such an early age instills some real iron in them. here, kids get used to be in the elite on elite teams and rarely losing. There, you can go one town over and get your ass kicked by a bunch of kids from a school you never heard of.

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    Now that we're a man, a goal and six players down, we're enough of an underdog for Caldwell to feel justified rooting for Toronto.

    That's a wee bit of Celtic guilt for you. If you're not suffering, it's because you're already dead.

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    Funny, but this new D mid they got...he's leaving a big fat hole in front of his d line.

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    Jesus is money

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    And BB still thinks the solution is playing the youth; ugh; why didn't we utilize our first window more effective; so far BB is not showing well in my books

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    A lot of it is cultural, I believe. I grew up in England and moved here in my teens and there were so many good athletes here playing soccer, but none of them could read the game to save their lives beyond set zonal responsibilities.

    They didn't grow up watching Match of the Day every week; it would be like kids here growing up without seeing hockey played at its highest level regularly until their teens, then expecting them to read picks and set plays and defensive shifts.

    In football countries, it's the lifeblood. When a central defender ghosts to his right to pick someone up, they know someone should fill that hole. And the competitive nature from such an early age instills some real iron in them. here, kids get used to be in the elite on elite teams and rarely losing. There, you can go one town over and get your ass kicked by a bunch of kids from a school you never heard of.
    Yeah I'm English born too. I often like to imagine how good a dude like Dero could have been if he was raised in a soccer culture. He was great and all but kinda the definition of a Canadian player to me. So much talent, so little nuance. But like I said, it's come leaps and bounds. Once we stop
    needing the parent who's willing to coach we will see even more progress.

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    Maybe it’s me watching live but I don’t think Chung has a clue what he’s doing. Acosta is roasting him every time

 

 

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