Haha, he pulled no punches on that one.
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American Soccer |OT2| Party Like It's 1999.
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Haha, he pulled no punches on that one.
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Sean Johnson is no longer the number 1 keeper for Chicago. I had assumed he picked up another injury and missed the news. Nope. Rodriguez and Paunovic are backing Lampson to be the number 1.
Last year was rough for Chicago and Sean Johnson. Injuries throughout the season and one of the worst back lines we've had, made for one of the worst in his career. He still managed to rise above it from time to time. Last year against Philly he played one of the better games I had even seen him in and he seemed to be playing well. Another injury at towards the end of the season halted the swing in form though.
After years of failed and constantly changing squads, he still managed to make a name for himself as one of the better keepers in the league. This year started out well for him too, as he was called in for the National team camp in January. After that, his preseason went well enough. Yet another squad to gel with, but they all looked to be making positive progression. It was already better than last year.
Then Rodriguez and Pauno got rid of Harry. Losing one of the few positive takeaways from all the years of endless disasters, our homegrown star. He represented the potential for things to get better.
That was a bitter pill, but results on the pitch were backing up the decision.
Lampson has been a back up throughout his time in MLS. In pre-season he apparently made such an impression that he picked up a contract, but also simultaneously overtook the number 1 spot from the guy who has been one of the few consistent players we have had.
In the season opener against NYCFC his performance was unimpressive, yet Pauno and Rodriguez are defending him because the defense as a whole was not really great in that match. Certainly an understandable concession, yet one they were not willing to make for a proven and beloved talent?
I am left wondering if this is not just about a decision that is best for the club - at least not in as much as it effects Nelson Rodriguez' primary concern - which seems to be increasing his chances of moving up the U.S. soccer ladder.
Last year was rough for Chicago and Sean Johnson. Injuries throughout the season and one of the worst back lines we've had, made for one of the worst in his career. He still managed to rise above it from time to time. Last year against Philly he played one of the better games I had even seen him in and he seemed to be playing well. Another injury at towards the end of the season halted the swing in form though.
After years of failed and constantly changing squads, he still managed to make a name for himself as one of the better keepers in the league. This year started out well for him too, as he was called in for the National team camp in January. After that, his preseason went well enough. Yet another squad to gel with, but they all looked to be making positive progression. It was already better than last year.
Then Rodriguez and Pauno got rid of Harry. Losing one of the few positive takeaways from all the years of endless disasters, our homegrown star. He represented the potential for things to get better.
That was a bitter pill, but results on the pitch were backing up the decision.
Lampson has been a back up throughout his time in MLS. In pre-season he apparently made such an impression that he picked up a contract, but also simultaneously overtook the number 1 spot from the guy who has been one of the few consistent players we have had.
In the season opener against NYCFC his performance was unimpressive, yet Pauno and Rodriguez are defending him because the defense as a whole was not really great in that match. Certainly an understandable concession, yet one they were not willing to make for a proven and beloved talent?
I am left wondering if this is not just about a decision that is best for the club - at least not in as much as it effects Nelson Rodriguez' primary concern - which seems to be increasing his chances of moving up the U.S. soccer ladder.
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Agudelo starting on the bench again. 😕
Dr Campino
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Didn't take long for him to get on the field.
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Megadive from RSL, which set up their late goal. Booooooo
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ugh the union game is on the live well network or whatever the fuck it is and it's not hd.
fix this shit garber
also Montreal without Drogba just won their second game 3-0 against Red Bull
fix this shit garber
also Montreal without Drogba just won their second game 3-0 against Red Bull
ActStriker
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3 home openers since I got season tickets
3 0-0 draws
Revs pls
3 0-0 draws
Revs pls
That pull on Swags should've been called. That would've been a second yellow for Franklin and changed the rest of the game.
Dr Campino
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Methinks the Red Bulls don't much like Canada right now.
he's pretty good! the other new guy too, Ontivero
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De Jong's never going to run out of guys to break, or try to.
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smokeandmirrors
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woah we scored first against columbus, in columbus?!
Dr Campino
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Lletget the Leaper has been subbed off. I just wanted to share that nickname.
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2-0!
Dr Campino
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The Galaxy get their deserved loss, Pappa with the stoppage-time winner for Colorado.
Now time to watch SKC/Caps
Lawl, Dwyer gets his second and Vancouver gets a red card.
Now time to watch SKC/Caps
Lawl, Dwyer gets his second and Vancouver gets a red card.
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WE BEAT COLUMBUS
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I just saw that score. Definitely put that on.
There is no God. Just pain and cock teases from Metro.
Seriously though there seems to be chemistry and strategy issues at the moment. We're last year's team playing against two squads who had a year to prepare for us. Maybe Veron was supposed to give us a different look this year, but how much could he have changed when our midfield has played so poorly?
We'll see how we do next week, but I'm nervous this is a trend.
Seriously though there seems to be chemistry and strategy issues at the moment. We're last year's team playing against two squads who had a year to prepare for us. Maybe Veron was supposed to give us a different look this year, but how much could he have changed when our midfield has played so poorly?
We'll see how we do next week, but I'm nervous this is a trend.
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Refs were pretty bad
Yea, we really need to be more effective going forward. I think part of it is they know how our midfield works in this formation and where the prongs of attack are. If Veron changes our shape up then it might be enough.
The look we had in preseason said we were a quicker, more aggressive team that focused more on small penetrating passes. We looked really good.
We've seen most of that now, but there's little execution in the final third of the field. I'm worried we're going to be the Liverpool of the MLS this year. We'll look great when we execute, but not be able to finish 90% of our chances.
The MLS!
Brad Davis walked towards the visitors locker room at the half
:lmao
Benny Feilhaber doing some color commentary with Gruenebaum was hilarious too.
Oh god, I don't think I could take that. If we're not going to win anything I'd rather look like shit to be honest. At least then we'd have something to blame.
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We have two strikers who can't score anything but tap ins
I'd prefer Agudelo start because he atleast he can link up and create chances for other players
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Hopefully Caldwell plays in the pivot from now on. Rowe cannot play there. Especially with our mobile back line. We are so exposed without a stable mid
If we execute with our finishes, we put less pressure on our defense which is exactly what we did during the beginning of last season. We pushed our opponent's buildup back to the 6 yard line during some games last year. We forced the other team to make mistakes in their defensive third while we had a lead and we capitalized on their mistakes to give us a bigger lead.
If we do that, but with a faster pace this year, we'll do as well as we did last year. What I'm worried about is that we don't rediscover that preseason chemistry that BWP and Veron had until the end of the season; or we continue to do well on quality buildups but are never able to finish (which is what happened against most squads at the end of last season, and against Philly during the US Open Cup).
We're a gimmicky squad with a one trick pony right now. I believe it's just early season chemistry issues, but I'm nervous it's an actual tactical flaw that will eat at us throughout the year.
Agreed on all counts. Though, you can't be a one-trick pony without a tactical flaw. No matter how good that pony is, it's gonna have a flaw.
Hopefully we're able to give our back 4 and defensive middies some relief. We play our best when our defensive midfielders are able to play balls over the top in between the crosses and penetrating runs that our offensive side delivers. It's dessert for our strikers. Sweet balls over the top that lead to goals about 30% of the time. It forces defenders to be on their heels moreso than the press ever does.
We're at our best when RBNY's defense is able to contain an attack while the attacking midfielders are able to suppress an opposing team's press before it happens. Essentially Metro's defense is forcing the other team's charge into submission by constantly attacking. If RBNY's attack messes up, it's defense is able to contain a counter until it has numbers to oppose it. That said, if the attack can't execute on a run and the defense can't contain, the defense has a very difficult time with situational awareness and man marking. This is what we're seeing right now.
We're watching a team that is a one trick pony not able to perform its most popular jump because it constantly has to overperform for its mistakes. Unlike most teams, RBNY needs to focus on its attacking midfield and strikers to tackle its defensive issues at the moment.
If it can't address those issues, RBNY will be the 2015-2016 Liverpool squad.