MLS Cup Playoffs - Knockout Round - 2017

Has anyone heard from SFphoto SFphoto since the Quakes game? Plz send proof of life.
 
I know it was alluded to earlier in this thread, but that Columbus goal called back was clearly onsides, right?

And then later, the cross from Manneh to Kamara that Guzan saved was onsides as well, right? This one wouldn't have mattered as much as Guzan grabbed it, but the refs seemed awfully quick to raise the flag on Columbus last night IMO.
 
I know it was alluded to earlier in this thread, but that Columbus goal called back was clearly onsides, right?

And then later, the cross from Manneh to Kamara that Guzan saved was onsides as well, right? This one wouldn't have mattered as much as Guzan grabbed it, but the refs seemed awfully quick to raise the flag on Columbus last night IMO.
<tin foil hat> Atlanta has been the MLS darling all year and that 70k seat stadium was a broadcast selling point..... the math is easy :)
 
Something that I was thinking about yesterday while watching the match that might need to go in another thread...

There's been a lot of talk about how Atlanta came in and their strategy with their DPs, and how they were able to put together a quality roster immediately. While they did do great with their DPs, I'm not certain that that is the biggest reason they found such immediate success. I look more towards their other signings they were able to put together. More specifically, their wins at:
  • Yamil Asad
  • Gonzalez-Pirez
  • Greg Garza
  • Julian Gressel (yes, I know this was a draft pick)
Compare those guys with our other support players our first year: Nemec, Mix (how he was played argument aside), Khiry, who else? Now I know Atlanta had a bit of an advantage in their Year 1 versus our Year 1 in terms of GAM/TAM availability, but their ability to get great production out of those signings to me was more important to their success this year than the quality of their DPs.
 
Something that I was thinking about yesterday while watching the match that might need to go in another thread...

There's been a lot of talk about how Atlanta came in and their strategy with their DPs, and how they were able to put together a quality roster immediately. While they did do great with their DPs, I'm not certain that that is the biggest reason they found such immediate success. I look more towards their other signings they were able to put together. More specifically, their wins at:
  • Yamil Asad
  • Gonzalez-Pirez
  • Greg Garza
  • Julian Gressel (yes, I know this was a draft pick)
Compare those guys with our other support players our first year: Nemec, Mix (how he was played argument aside), Khiry, who else? Now I know Atlanta had a bit of an advantage in their Year 1 versus our Year 1 in terms of GAM/TAM availability, but their ability to get great production out of those signings to me was more important to their success this year than the quality of their DPs.
That, and they had 3 DPs all year, subject to some injuries.We had about 1.8 DPs in 2015. Villa = 1, Pirlo =0.5, Lampard 0.3 (all based on availability, not quality).
But yeah, the GAM/TAM advantage they had was big, and they used it well.
 
Something that I was thinking about yesterday while watching the match that might need to go in another thread...

There's been a lot of talk about how Atlanta came in and their strategy with their DPs, and how they were able to put together a quality roster immediately. While they did do great with their DPs, I'm not certain that that is the biggest reason they found such immediate success. I look more towards their other signings they were able to put together. More specifically, their wins at:
  • Yamil Asad
  • Gonzalez-Pirez
  • Greg Garza
  • Julian Gressel (yes, I know this was a draft pick)
Compare those guys with our other support players our first year: Nemec, Mix (how he was played argument aside), Khiry, who else? Now I know Atlanta had a bit of an advantage in their Year 1 versus our Year 1 in terms of GAM/TAM availability, but their ability to get great production out of those signings to me was more important to their success this year than the quality of their DPs.
Why are you unhappy about building a team around Wingert and Grabavoy?
 
Something that I was thinking about yesterday while watching the match that might need to go in another thread...

There's been a lot of talk about how Atlanta came in and their strategy with their DPs, and how they were able to put together a quality roster immediately. While they did do great with their DPs, I'm not certain that that is the biggest reason they found such immediate success. I look more towards their other signings they were able to put together. More specifically, their wins at:
  • Yamil Asad
  • Gonzalez-Pirez
  • Greg Garza
  • Julian Gressel (yes, I know this was a draft pick)
Compare those guys with our other support players our first year: Nemec, Mix (how he was played argument aside), Khiry, who else? Now I know Atlanta had a bit of an advantage in their Year 1 versus our Year 1 in terms of GAM/TAM availability, but their ability to get great production out of those signings to me was more important to their success this year than the quality of their DPs.
That's all true, but you really can't discount how good their DP signings were.

I freaking love Villalba. I think he's the best of the three.
 


Is this weird? How much does practicing help for a PK shootout? And when Tata says they "didn't talk about it" does that also mean they didn't talk about who was going to be taking the PKs? Cause I thought Atlanta's picks for who was taking them seemed odd
I might be overthinking this but Tata might be trying to absorb the blame so the players don't get hammered by the press.
 


Is this weird? How much does practicing help for a PK shootout? And when Tata says they "didn't talk about it" does that also mean they didn't talk about who was going to be taking the PKs? Cause I thought Atlanta's picks for who was taking them seemed odd
I think that tweet overplays the importance.

I don't have much of a problem with letting players decide, but I would advise against such a laissez faire approach as implied.

They lost on penalties. Could have happened no matter the order. I actually didn't mind who they chose.