RSL Postmatch

So is this worth watching at all? I started my vacation a few hours ago.. Likely have no time tonight as I have to pack and get ready to leave tomorrow but maybe at least try to do the condensed game.
 
So is this worth watching at all? I started my vacation a few hours ago.. Likely have no time tonight as I have to pack and get ready to leave tomorrow but maybe at least try to do the condensed game.

Do you like being depressed? Do you enjoy watching terrible games? Want to remember the good ole' day of Kreis era NYCFC?

If you've answered yes to any of the above yes, watch this game. If you answered no, then spend your time doing something that makes you happy (except for watching this game).
 
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This is the rule in MLS for probably the next decade:

After every season, cut your entire bench and take half of your starters and bench them for better players. Your worst five starters aren't good enough for the league anymore. The league has blown by our fringe players.

Pirlo's cooked. Did we use our buyout already? I forget.
Well, to be honest, when you have folks such as Tommy and RJ being lauded and then started, someone, somewhere is missing the mark.

I made my thoughts on Pir-no known in the other thread. He's shot, either as it relates to effort or skill or some or all of both. Worst thing is, I think he knows it. He didn't look rusty. He looked rusted out and crumbling. I hope for the sake of how I'd like to remember him, he walks the hell out sooner rather than later.
 
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Listening to SITC: Ring questioned effort of teammates in post game interview

Me too.
The podcast is up on their website but not on iTunes yet, and it often takes 2-3 days to show up there. Is there a way to get it on my iPhone before then? The download button doesn't actually download on a phone, so that's not the answer. It just opens a stream player within the browser and if you exit it disappears and I don't think works in the subway.
 
The podcast is up on their website but not on iTunes yet, and it often takes 2-3 days to show up there. Is there a way to get it on my iPhone before then? The download button doesn't actually download on a phone, so that's not the answer. It just opens a stream player within the browser and if you exit it disappears and I don't think works in the subway.
Hmmm, mine showed up on my Podcasts app on my iPhone yesterday morning.
 
The podcast is up on their website but not on iTunes yet, and it often takes 2-3 days to show up there. Is there a way to get it on my iPhone before then? The download button doesn't actually download on a phone, so that's not the answer. It just opens a stream player within the browser and if you exit it disappears and I don't think works in the subway.
I had no issues accessing on my iPhone via the podcast app.
 
So is this worth watching at all? I started my vacation a few hours ago.. Likely have no time tonight as I have to pack and get ready to leave tomorrow but maybe at least try to do the condensed game.

We played some pretty good looking soccer once Jack and David were subbed on, but that only lasted 10-15 minutes before SLC just bunkered.
 
Hmmm, mine showed up on my Podcasts app on my iPhone yesterday morning.
I had no issues accessing on my iPhone via the podcast app.
Thanks guys. I figured it out. You have to subscribe, and even then it won't show up on the episode list. It only shows up under unplayed episodes if you subscribe. I wasn't subscribed so it didn't show at all. I prefer not to subscribe because I'm only an occasional listener for any podcast at best and I don't want auto downloads clogging my phone every week, but I can manage.IMG_6002.PNG
 
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Thanks guys. I figured it out. You have to subscribe, and even then it won't show up on the episode list. It only shows up under unplayed episodes if you subscribe. I wasn't subscribed so it didn't show at all. I prefer not to subscribe because I'm only an occasional listener for any podcast at best and I don't want auto downloads clogging my phone every week, but I can manage.

Glad you got it. One option is to search for that podcast and then look under "feed". That usually shows the last several episodes of any podcast and you can download the ones you want.
 
Please kill this thread with fire. I'm trying to forget this game.
Haha. I finally watched the replay last night. I wasn't too upset. There's a gigantic drop-off from Villa to Okoli, Camargo to Harrison, Tommy to Rodney and Allen to even Sweat, let alone Mata. The midfield was fine under the circumstances. Hoping Coach V learns from this, but nothing I saw on the pitch shook my belief in this team's ability to win Supporters' Shield or the Cup.
 
There's a gigantic drop-off from Villa to Okoli
I don't feel this is fully fair. Aside from the fact that only Villa is Villa, Okoli is a hold-up / target man striker but that is not at all the system we play. I think one thing PV must do is create a different tactical look for deploying Okoli. He's a very talented striker but why bring him in if you're not going to use his strengths? The RSL match would have been the time to run out our "alternate Okoli" more direct system with a 1-1 up top, if we had one.
 
I don't feel this is fully fair. Aside from the fact that only Villa is Villa, Okoli is a hold-up / target man striker but that is not at all the system we play. I think one thing PV must do is create a different tactical look for deploying Okoli. He's a very talented striker but why bring him in if you're not going to use his strengths? The RSL match would have been the time to run out our "alternate Okoli" more direct system with a 1-1 up top, if we had one.
Yeah, that's fair. Okoli also just straight-up needs more game time at this level.

I think the way we use Villa isn't super-super different to Okoli though – he gets through a lot of minutes coming to ball, holding it up, bringing in the wingers. Okoli doesn't see the game as quickly or execute as quickly or cleanly, though. Okoli is larger but I don't know that that de-facto makes him an effective target man. A big part of the role is seeing where to be and establishing position before the defender can get his shoulder in. Villa is incredible at this and gets mauled every game with no protection from the ref. Let's hope he can teach Okoli a thing or two.

As for the little-and-large combo up front – agreed that this was a missed opportunity. Vieira talked up the 3-3-4 a lot in pre-season after visiting Sevilla. I can see us needing it more often as teams hunker down against us, particularly if we concede early leads.
 
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Hoping Coach V learns from this, but nothing I saw on the pitch shook my belief in this team's ability to win Supporters' Shield or the Cup.

Every time the team plays down to an inferior opponent or outplays the opposition makes it that much harder to win the shield. I think there is no way NYCFC wins the shield. Cup maybe if their starting 11 is healthy and they finish as they could throughout the playoffs.
 
Every time the team plays down to an inferior opponent or outplays the opposition makes it that much harder to win the shield. I think there is no way NYCFC wins the shield. Cup maybe if their starting 11 is healthy and they finish as they could throughout the playoffs.
Fair - the point I was trying to make was that IMO this was a selection problem and not something more persistent or concerning.
 
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