Plus, Chanot played very little last season, so it's not as if the defensive numbers from that year reflect on his ability.
NYCFC in the Media Thread - 2017
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Sean Johnson has faced the least amount of shots of goalkeepers starting a minimum of 15 matches.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE DEFENSE.
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EDIT: I just listen to the segment and only hell, his only complaint is our CBs. Is he watching the games or just looking at the 2016 stats? We're on track to have 17 less goals conceded from last year. Chanot is fully integrated into MLS and this team. Callens is good and is making less mistakes. You have only highlight in Columbus and that takes over the narrative. Fucking bullshit. Let's win MLS Cup and fuck the haters. Pisses me off.
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Oh shit. Dont give me a seat on Mike's bus. We've been down that road.
But he's gotten way better at his tactical understanding, btw. He's well into the "able to fake it until I make it territory" at this point. I appreciate all the work he does, as he's one of the best and most reliable news sources we have.
Also, I thought he was like 60 years old based on his voice until I watched him on Facebook live. Totally sounds like he'd offer up a Werther's original, but actually looks like a normal 30something.
Hahaha....I think he's mid 40's maybe? I actually do not know. He's older than me and I'm about to be 36.
He definitely works hard, sometimes in a way that I cannot comprehend.
He definitely works hard, sometimes in a way that I cannot comprehend.
I generally enjoy ETR. Sometimes they say things that I don't agree with and sometimes they are hyping a storyline because that's what the media (and particularly league-owned media) does.
However, this was arguably the single stupidest thing they've said on the show. And they went back to that narrative at least twice (I stopped listening after the second). Ridiculous.
And in reply to this, even if you only look at the stats.
Chanot is the top rated defender per the Audi index, and is the only defender in the top 10 (he's at #9, next is Chad Marshall at #14).
Alex Callens comes in at #99 overall, the #32 defender on the list (includes both CBs and fullbacks). This is good for the 8th best 2nd CB.
Callens' score likely comes down because he plays a LOT of passes out of the back. Some connect, and some don't. Those hurt his score for non-defense situations.
On the other hand, here is Doyle giving us some love:
"NYCFC are closest, in my estimation. They go out there every week and do their thing, and it's pretty tough to shake them out of their mindset/approach. RBNY killed them by pressing them last year, and Toronto FC did the same in the playoffs, but you just can't put them in the blender like that this year. Mistakes will still be made, of course. But I've not seen a game this season in which I thought NYCFC were the second-best team save for the 3-1 loss to Atlanta in which they were missing both Alex Ring and Yangel Herrera."
He's wrong in that Ring did play against Atlanta, but that aside, the biggest thing for me this year is that we can play in any match and generally are the "better" team. Doesn't always translate to three points, but that is why this team is leaps and bounds better than last year even if the end of season point total and/or standings finish is in the same zip code.
There are probably two other matches where I think we were second-best if we are being fair. The first was the awful loss at DC early in April, a performance that looks even more disappointing given how bad DC is. I also think that Dallas probably bested us in the 1-1 draw there. We were good enough to not feel bad about nicking a point, but I think it is hard to say we were the better team.
Even so, that is only 3 out of 17 matches, all on the road. If performances are a better indicator of future results than past results are, and 30 points at the mid-point is pretty darn good, its hard not to be incredibly optimistic.
"NYCFC are closest, in my estimation. They go out there every week and do their thing, and it's pretty tough to shake them out of their mindset/approach. RBNY killed them by pressing them last year, and Toronto FC did the same in the playoffs, but you just can't put them in the blender like that this year. Mistakes will still be made, of course. But I've not seen a game this season in which I thought NYCFC were the second-best team save for the 3-1 loss to Atlanta in which they were missing both Alex Ring and Yangel Herrera."
He's wrong in that Ring did play against Atlanta, but that aside, the biggest thing for me this year is that we can play in any match and generally are the "better" team. Doesn't always translate to three points, but that is why this team is leaps and bounds better than last year even if the end of season point total and/or standings finish is in the same zip code.
There are probably two other matches where I think we were second-best if we are being fair. The first was the awful loss at DC early in April, a performance that looks even more disappointing given how bad DC is. I also think that Dallas probably bested us in the 1-1 draw there. We were good enough to not feel bad about nicking a point, but I think it is hard to say we were the better team.
Even so, that is only 3 out of 17 matches, all on the road. If performances are a better indicator of future results than past results are, and 30 points at the mid-point is pretty darn good, its hard not to be incredibly optimistic.
That D.C. Match was a recipe for disaster. Brillant as Right Back was the voodoo and the writing was added to the wall with Pirlo being subbed out for Hererra after the winning goal was scored (along with next game that was a win followed by the bad loss to Orlando that saw Pirlo subbed out for good - except for the RSL rotation fckup)
It's crazy anyone who watches us on a regular basis knows it's the Fullbacks not the centerbacks that are our one Achilles Heel this season.
And even that is being harsh. Feels good, man.
http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/14202/m...s-awards?utm_referrer=https://www.google.com/
Villa, Chanot, Harrison and Ring all getting some love
Villa, Chanot, Harrison and Ring all getting some love
If you give young POTY to Acosta, it's incongruous to not give newcomer to Ring. The reverse also works, i.e.,if you're valuing attacking prowess, as represented by choosing Vasquez as newcomer, then BAJ is the obvious YPOTY.
Lengthy criticism of NYCFC's media relations linked below. I don't have any insight to the reporter's angle, but if our coverage in paid media lacks anything for me, it's insightful tactical analysis, not more player quotes
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/commen...up_with_nycfcs_comms/?st=j4oa4e2r&sh=461f91e9
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/commen...up_with_nycfcs_comms/?st=j4oa4e2r&sh=461f91e9
Here's my take on all of this. We're run the same way that Man City is run, to the standards of a top level Premier League club. None of our PR team has experience in American sports, so they don't know what it's like in the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, or MLS. On top of that, there aren't a lot of great outlets that cover the league, or better the team consistently, so it's up to those select outlets that have the widest access and the team's internal media department to do the job.
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