They looked dangerous to score on every corner. Higuain was knocking in some amazing crosses.
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They looked dangerous to score on every corner. Higuain was knocking in some amazing crosses.
Other then this week, hasn't he been getting a lot of praise for how well he has stepped in for Chanot?
Yes but after this game many of the old comments seemed to come back and all the good was ignored by some to allow for a fall back on their Brillant sucks position example:
If you're going to quote me, tell the whole story.
Thanks for the alternative look on the 2nd goal,George. I will go look at it again because I was totally of the belief that the fault was entirely on Brillant.
So you being completely done with him and wanting him cut hinges on one play? I think this only solidifies my point that people in general seem overly eager to unfairly pile on Brillant while discounting how solid he's been for the majority of this season since becoming the starter.
if anyone sucks, its ethan white. he is an absolute train wreck of a player.
No, I still want him gone but I was willing to acknowledge that something I was blaming him for wasn't his fault.
There's always a debate about how expensive we should allow our bench to be. And Brillant maybe too expensive for what he brings. But considering he's started more games than Chanot this season, I think he's given us good value. Ideally, if we could afford it, we should have a bench stacked with guys of Brillant's level, who can field in for a starter and not ruin everything. Brillant may not be the perfect solution, but he's not our problem. Our problems are: a lack of any consistent difference-maker besides Villa; both of our current starters at fullback; a bench from which Khiry, TMac, and earlier in the season Lopez, were the most often used subs.
I agree the money makes things tough in a capped league but I can't imagine where we would be without Brillant this year. In general the amount of finger pointing at defenders and calling for replacements to the back line seems considerably misaligned with our current stats. Across the season we've given up an avg of 1.26 goals per game while scoring a meager 1.65 goals per game. Take out Villa's 22 goals and 6 defender goals (Chanot 2, Callens 2, Billant 1, Sweat 1) and the other front 5 positions average 0.82 goals per game. That seems like a serious problem. I'm not sure if it's on the players or PV for the system or a little of both but those other 5 guys need to step up and deserve at least as much criticism as Brillant is getting for their lack of production.
how many players are you realistically gonna find for less that will actually do more than brillant? its easier said than done in fifa. but let's not forget this is real life.
For the record, I was critical of Brillant for both goals but still generally think he's under-appreciated. When I said he had his worst game for us in a while, I meant that as a compliment towards his general play.
Could be true. It's hard to gauge anything about him. Now that I'm thinking on it more, we have no relationship with this guy as fans. I then couple that with seeing the number 13 seemingly every time there is a glaring mistake and it just leaves me entirely disinterested in the player.
It can't be about intensity because Ring is INTENSE and we know that and we love that about him. It can't be about language because Callens doesn't speak English and I've still seen him interact with fans and be jovial. I don't think he's done any of the team player highlight videos outside of the pie challenge...
There's absolutely nothing to attach to, in my opinion.
Putting his face in front of an incoming cleat to score the game tying goal while we were a man down against Chicago didn't do anything for you?
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/07/22/goal-frederic-brillant-heads-it-home
https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/10/24/behind-scenes-nycfc-vs-columbus?autoplay=true
Interestingly, you hear PV tell Ring not to be afraid to push up. I think someone mentioned how we hadn't seen as much offensive transition from Herrera and Ring recently. To be fair, Ring gives him one of those looks like "OK sure and maybe I will score a hattrick while I'm at it".
The crowd also sounds louder.
I love the way Villa went over to the ballboy and got the ball even before we VAR'd our way into that penalty.
These videos are always one-sided, but there were _way_ more highlights to pack into this BTS than most. That, plus the impression that the team was all the way up for this actually has me feeling more confident going into the post-season
Interestingly, you hear PV tell Ring not to be afraid to push up. I think someone mentioned how we hadn't seen as much offensive transition from Herrera and Ring recently. To be fair, Ring gives him one of those looks like "OK sure and maybe I will score a hattrick while I'm at it".
The crowd also sounds louder.
I love the way Villa went over to the ballboy and got the ball even before we VAR'd our way into that penalty.
These videos are always one-sided, but there were _way_ more highlights to pack into this BTS than most. That, plus the impression that the team was all the way up for this actually has me feeling more confident going into the post-season
He's a Stoic
On the flip-side, dudes like Mikey and Khiry are really loud when it comes to social media and sometimes I just wish they would get on with it quietly.
Someone needs to create a Boring Frederic Brillant twitter account. And then eventually the team can videotape the real Frederic Brillant reading Boring Frederic Brillant tweets. That would be gold.
Ok, what exactly is it that you want to hear so "we" can end this? You're right! I'm a moron and I should watch more of the game and appreciate everything you appreciate just as you do. Brillant has been incredibly solid and I let my emotion about a goal cloud my judgement about this fantastic player. He's been a staple for our team in Chanot's absence and I don't know where we'd be without him. Hell, if Chanot gets healthy for playoff play, he should probably take a backseat to Brillant so we don't disrupt the rhythm on the back line. #MyBad #Brillant
Haha, I _think_ you're being sarcastic, but the part I quoted above is a pretty decent summary of how I feel about Freddy.
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