Dallas - Postmatch

[mgarbowski]

Berget was fantastic last night with hold up play. There were several times where Dallas pressed the back line and we were forced to play a long ball, and Berget did a great job of collecting it.

I also sense that Villa likes playing with Berget.

 

[engine46]

Maybe so. But one of our assistant coaches was screaming at whomever was standing by the scorers table smacking his arm and pointing at the jumbo. It wasn’t till he turned around and looked that he called something into his earpiece. Maybe to the VAR room?

The big screen also did something a little different that usually doesn’t happen- they showed the replay, then showed the contact with the hand in slow-mo. Usually on “controversial” calls they just show a normal replay without putting emphasis on the action being reviewed.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Maybe so. But one of our assistant coaches was screaming at whomever was standing by the scorers table smacking his arm and pointing at the jumbo. It wasn’t till he turned around and looked that he called something into his earpiece. Maybe to the VAR room?

That's the 4th official, no?

 

[Marito]

I was surprised too.

It just means the writers just vote on offense. He had a nice pass to spring Villa loose on the first goal.

They always vote on offense exclusively. The TOWs are usually 3-5-2 without a single holding mid unless the holding mid scored for some reason. They are like 40s football, 7 attackers and 3 defenders.

 

[Schwallacus]

I also sense that Villa likes playing with Berget.

He's basically upgrading Wallace to v2.0. Strong, lack speed but have defensive tenacity. Not a great touch, but Berget is better due to offering more on offense in regard to shots actually on net, goals, and his ability to win headers vs. CBs. Feel for Wallace, but Berget has shown more and has actually scored within the past 12 months. Fear the Beard.

 

[gbservis]

He's basically upgrading Wallace to v2.0. Strong, lack speed but have defensive tenacity. Not a great touch, but Berget is better due to offering more on offense in regard to shots actually on net, goals, and his ability to win headers vs. CBs. Feel for Wallace, but Berget has shown more and has actually scored within the past 12 months. Fear the Beard.

Berget doesn't have the dribbling touch to blow by people but he's has some nice flicks on give and gos on link up plays. Berget has a lot of nuance to his game that I'm sure Villa appreciates. The one down side is that Medina also seems to thrive on combination play but because Villa prefers to drift left he's paired with Berget considerably more often and Medina gets isolated for stretches.

 

[dannd23]

He's basically upgrading Wallace to v2.0. Strong, lack speed but have defensive tenacity. Not a great touch, but Berget is better due to offering more on offense in regard to shots actually on net, goals, and his ability to win headers vs. CBs. Feel for Wallace, but Berget has shown more and has actually scored within the past 12 months. Fear the Beard.

I'd actually bet Berget is top 5 fastest on our team. Quickness? Bottom 5. Other than that, entirely agree with your take.

 

[roxfontaine]

Berget was fantastic last night with hold up play. There were several times where Dallas pressed the back line and we were forced to play a long ball, and Berget did a great job of collecting it.

One play in particular made me say, "Well... damn!" SJ boots the ball long and Berget holds up his mark to get a head on it. Not only does he get a head on it, he sends a perfectly placed ball upfield to Villa.

 

[roxfontaine]

I also sense that Villa likes playing with Berget.

David and Goliath.

 

[SoupInNYC]

He's basically upgrading Wallace to v2.0. Strong, lack speed but have defensive tenacity. Not a great touch, but Berget is better due to offering more on offense in regard to shots actually on net, goals, and his ability to win headers vs. CBs. Feel for Wallace, but Berget has shown more and has actually scored within the past 12 months. Fear the Beard.

The one play of his that impressed me was against Atlanta when he cut in and ripped that shot with his right. Now, it ended up going straight to Guzan and he pushed it over, but he showed the ability to cut in and blast one on frame.

That was also the game after he scored against RSL. I probably said this before, but I bet that if he doesn't net the one against RSL, that same shot in Atlanta is skied well over the bar.

 

[mgarbowski]

David and Goliath.

BTW, good to see you on the big video board Sunday.

 

[Ulrich]

Berget doesn't have the dribbling touch to blow by people but he's has some nice flicks on give and gos on link up plays. Berget has a lot of nuance to his game that I'm sure Villa appreciates. The one down side is that Medina also seems to thrive on combination play but because Villa prefers to drift left he's paired with Berget considerably more often and Medina gets isolated for stretches.

Medina was probably quite appreciative of the gift Berget gave him off the post

 

[EganSoccerWords]

The chemistry is going to develop with time and experience. We had some nice flashes about what that could look like on Sunday.

 

[roxfontaine]

BRW, good to see you on the big video board Sunday.

I saw you entering the stadium but didn't see you after that. Were you sitting outside?

 

[mgarbowski]

I saw you entering the stadium but didn't see you after that. Were you sitting outside?

I saw you entering too. Funny we couldn’t get each other’s attention at the same time. I sit outside. First row down the aisle where TabascoDiva usually sits. Usually we eat inside pregame.

 

[Christopher Jee]

Berget doesn't have the dribbling touch to blow by people but he's has some nice flicks on give and gos on link up plays. Berget has a lot of nuance to his game that I'm sure Villa appreciates. The one down side is that Medina also seems to thrive on combination play but because Villa prefers to drift left he's paired with Berget considerably more often and Medina gets isolated for stretches.

Yeah, it's kinda interesting that we are playing with zero classic wingers (dribble and cross) and zero inverted wingers (dribble and shoot). We seem to rely on our full backs to get high and wide and then push our attackers inside to combine and create chances. And in the last game, we went long much more effectively, so we weren't necessarily asking our wingers to go 1v1 and break down their full backs. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

City have been doing similar things by bringing Sterling inside and going more direct when the opposition is wise to the wide overloads. It's been astonishingly effective for them to mix it up so far.

 

[roxfontaine]

Funny we couldn’t get each other’s attention at the same time.

Yeah, sorry about that. I had a guest with me so I was pretty focused on talking with him. He left at half time and then I was inside with my friends.

 

[mgarbowski]

Yeah, sorry about that. I had a guest with me so I was pretty focused on talking with him. He left at half time and then I was inside with my friends.

Not an issue. I was ahead of you at security and felt bad myself I didn't wait. Catch you next time.

 

[mgarbowski]

That’s an indication of how bad our assigned referees are.

Side note, ATL has been awarded 7PKs this season in only 8 matches. WTF!?!?

Atlanta has had 2 games where they took 2 penalty kicks, so 4 total in those 2 games. Only two other teams have taken 4 PKs all year (Orlando and TFC).

Two of ATL's PKs were on clear handballs that weren't close or controversial calls. Of the other 5, I think one was solid and clear and one was wrong. The other 3 were of the could-go-either-way variety that make people furious over inconsistency.

Atlanta attacks the net as much as any team in the league, so it is not a surprise that they would be on the high end of PKs taken. But this pace is crazy.

 

[Davo15]

https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/5/1/17307688/fc-dallas-vs-nycfc-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly

Some real sour grapes...