We hit the woodwork twice
Thrice! Just twice in one play :/
Not mad at anyone except Vieira for his utterly stupid subs. I said immediately upon Stertzer coming in that he would have to come out..
Well, at least he had the balls to take him out.
As others have said, the right sub was Lewis for Maxi and move Tommy inside, where as we know he is useless defensively but good at finding space and just mediocre once he gets the ball. Stertzer could not find that space and the lack of an outlet meant that we were camped in our own half. OTOH, Lewis showed some good hustle and had a couple of great moments on the ball. If there's one positive to take from this game, it's maybe that he's starting to grow into his boots. Oh and maybe that it will be a while before we see Stertzer again. I would not mind if we made a tradition out of exiling long haired midfielders who fail us in Open Cup games
Even with all the pressure, we looked OK until Brillant had one of his moments and effectively cost us the tie. I have defended him but this is the straw for me. If we can't trust him in an Open Cup game, at his salary, he absolutely has to go.
Onwards to next Saturday and then June 24. With our full lineup, we are ready to steamroller the Red Bulls.