Preseason - 2/10 LA Galaxy
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That's going to make it a pain in the ass to sign Lasande than. I don't think he's a citizen?
I think this "match" just cursed the pigeon kit.
Why.....would you send a player off for a challenge like that in a preseason friendly? Regardless about the tackle itself, reducing one team to 10 men so early on basically torpedoes the point of the game for both teams, it wasn't fair on either side.
LA Galaxy vs. NYCFC | Preseason Live Stream / Replay
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That is about the worst red I’ve ever seen.
Guess I’m glad it ruined my plan to watch today. 20 minutes in and it’s like we aren’t even playing a midfield. I guess Patty thinks we don’t need to actually try to find our best 11 since he’ll never play them together anyway. Joke and a half.
This is a case of really awful scheduling. We were in LA for a week, was there a reason we had to play games on back-to-back days? These two games basically turned into split-squad games. Can't imagine PV was getting anything out of either game aside from making sure guys get some miles in their legs.
PVs plan was to give everyone at least 60 minutes during the 2 games to see how they do. I think he learned more than Sigi did having 2 squads each play 45 minutes with the first 20-25 at a pace they couldn't keep up for even 45.
We have a good idea how LAG is going to play in March -- they don't have any idea how we will play. Doing this makes everyone feel like they are competing for a spot. I liked it from a coaching perspective (sucked from a fan perspective last night).
I think that getting game-intensity fitness is the only successful outcome of this match.
I figured that Paddy would be trying to make some decisions on marginal roster players, but I question how much insight we would be able to get from watching them all drown as a team. Particularly for the younger players - ideally they'd come in as complementary pieces when we have a foothold in the game, and not when we are all at sea.
I was also surprised that Sigi and Paddy didn't work out a way to field complementary lineups so that it wasn't such a one-sided contest - even before the sending off, we were swamped. Maybe they did coordinate - if Paddy wanted to serve up some humble pie for his boys, and Sigi wanted to give his squad a confidence boost, then mission well and truly accomplished.
From what I could see:
- Medina looked very soft - he will need to work on his strength and shielding to adjust to the game here it seems.
- Maxi was the only player taking any responsibility on the field.
- I think we saw why Rawls doesn't play.
- I thought Kwame looked a bit better after settling in at LB. The midfield 3 were completely at odds with one another and I think it would be too early to judge Sands and Awuah based on this showing.
I figured that Paddy would be trying to make some decisions on marginal roster players, but I question how much insight we would be able to get from watching them all drown as a team. Particularly for the younger players - ideally they'd come in as complementary pieces when we have a foothold in the game, and not when we are all at sea.
I was also surprised that Sigi and Paddy didn't work out a way to field complementary lineups so that it wasn't such a one-sided contest - even before the sending off, we were swamped. Maybe they did coordinate - if Paddy wanted to serve up some humble pie for his boys, and Sigi wanted to give his squad a confidence boost, then mission well and truly accomplished.
From what I could see:
- Medina looked very soft - he will need to work on his strength and shielding to adjust to the game here it seems.
- Maxi was the only player taking any responsibility on the field.
- I think we saw why Rawls doesn't play.
- I thought Kwame looked a bit better after settling in at LB. The midfield 3 were completely at odds with one another and I think it would be too early to judge Sands and Awuah based on this showing.
This was apparent even in his highlights, and it's why I'm not on the bandwagon just yet.
I struggle to see him as part of our best 11 at this stage. I really hope he comes good quickly, though. We can't always have these passenger DPs . But i guess we are going to keep trying.
Thank you for saying this ! He's just a boy that's had a lot of responsibility thrown at him . It's amazing he can breath yet be perfect for everyone's liking Sands is sweetheart the more relaxed one is the better the performance . Glad to know someone stuck up for the boy .
And I'm sure there is some agreement that Villa is to definitely play in the match in Mexico.
We’re obviously going to play a 4-4-2 with Berget and Villa up top. Johnson will go over the top to Berget who will either chest it down and pass or head it over to Villa who will score two goals like he always does in home openers.
Definitely, agree that Kwame looked better at left back. There seems like there was a little tactical tweak, allowing Mata to bomb up the pitch and have Kwame cover him. Almost like he was a left back on offense and a holding mid on defense.
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