MLS Week 31 - 2017

Wow I was following on live score getting ready to curse out Minnesota for not being able to get anything out of this despite having the lead and a being a man up. Then the tie and then even better! Perfect result, fate in our hands now, don't blow it.
 
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First, that was nuts. All around, super-MLSy.

Second, what would we do if we needed a 4th keeper? Would I finally get my chance? (ETA: I think ATL, an expansion team, may have a better #4 than our #2, btw. I also don’t know that our #3 isn’t better than our #2.)

Finally, we herald many guys from Atlanta, but Christian Ramirez is a damn good player. He’s a little bit of Larin and Dwyer combined. I would like to see him get a chance with the nats. He’s smart, industrious and has serious poacher instincts.
 
First, that was nuts. All around, super-MLSy.

Second, what would we do if we needed a 4th keeper? Would I finally get my chance? (ETA: I think ATL, an expansion team, may have a better #4 than our #2, btw. I also don’t know that our #3 isn’t better than our #2.)

Finally, we herald many guys from Atlanta, but Christian Ramirez is a damn good player. He’s a little bit of Larin and Dwyer combined. I would like to see him get a chance with the nats. He’s smart, industrious and has serious poacher instincts.
I'd love to see him in a 4-4-2 with Wood playing under him.
 
So we can possibly clinch 2nd with our next game and rest players for almost two weeks with our last game being meaningless.. chances we roll out a PV tinkering lineup and play like a team eliminated?
 
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Finally, we herald many guys from Atlanta, but Christian Ramirez is a damn good player. He’s a little bit of Larin and Dwyer combined. I would like to see him get a chance with the nats. He’s smart, industrious and has serious poacher instincts.
Zusi will play forward for the NT before Ramirez does.
 
So we can possibly clinch 2nd with our next game and rest players for almost two weeks with our last game being meaningless.. chances we roll out a PV tinkering lineup and play like a team eliminated?

No. Now that we have everyone back, we need to work to get the chemistry going again. They need to be firing on all cylinders when the playoffs start. With two weeks off followed by games with a week in between, I am not worried about wearing guys out - especially if we have another week before launching the conference semi-finals.
 
What a stark contrast to most any reports of NYCFC supporter interactions with security.

https://www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/20...-guard-that-celebrates-goals-like-a-supporter

(Make sure you read the top comment, too. Unbelievable!)

ATL is just killing it as an organization. A good friend of mine from school lives there, and I've never heard him even mention soccer. His instagram is now hosting quite a few pics of him and his daughters at MBS.

I'm so jealous of their atmosphere and ownership and their dedication to their fans.
 
I am just catching up on this game after having been out watching baseball last night. A terrific result for us - quite a surprise, and all credit to Minnesota who have completely turned things around this year.

I do wonder about that Red Card on Atlanta. I am not 100% sure it should have been DOGSO. Yes, the goalie takes the player down, but the defender was only a step or two behind. Given the sideways nature of the touch, one can argue that the defender would have been in position to defend the Minnesota player or clear any shot by that player had the goalie not taken him down.

Another interesting thought. One question was where the foul had occurred. If it had happened 2 feet farther upfield, it would have been in the box and a penalty. But, it also wouldn't have been DOGSO, since the keeper was making a play on the ball.

And one more. To the degree it was a close call, it can't have helped that Atlanta fans pelted the referee before he conducted the video review. A big rookie mistake by those guys.

And finally. If the referee had not awarded the red, he couldn't have changed anything on the play since potential fouls and yellow cards are not reviewable. That video review could only have been to look at whether it was a red or a penalty.
 
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I am just catching up on this game after having been out watching baseball last night. A terrific result for us - quite a surprise, and all credit to Minnesota who have completely turned things around this year.

I do wonder about that Red Card on Atlanta. I am not 100% sure it should have been DOGSO. Yes, the goalie takes the player down, but the defender was only a step or two behind. Given the sideways nature of the touch, one can argue that the defender would have been in position to defend the Minnesota player or clear any shot by that player had the goalie not taken him down.

Another interesting thought. One question was where the foul had occurred. If it had happened 2 feet farther upfield, it would have been in the box and a penalty. But, it also wouldn't have been DOGSO, since the keeper was making a play on the ball.

And one more. To the degree it was a close call, it can't have helped that Atlanta fans pelted the referee before he conducted the video review. A big rookie mistake by those guys.

And finally. If the referee had not awarded the red, he couldn't have changed anything on the play since potential fouls and yellow cards are not reviewable. That video review could only have been to look at whether it was a red or a penalty.

i think its because it was how bad that hit looks....straight to the shin....completely missed the ball
 
I am just catching up on this game after having been out watching baseball last night. A terrific result for us - quite a surprise, and all credit to Minnesota who have completely turned things around this year.

I do wonder about that Red Card on Atlanta. I am not 100% sure it should have been DOGSO. Yes, the goalie takes the player down, but the defender was only a step or two behind. Given the sideways nature of the touch, one can argue that the defender would have been in position to defend the Minnesota player or clear any shot by that player had the goalie not taken him down.

Another interesting thought. One question was where the foul had occurred. If it had happened 2 feet farther upfield, it would have been in the box and a penalty. But, it also wouldn't have been DOGSO, since the keeper was making a play on the ball.

And one more. To the degree it was a close call, it can't have helped that Atlanta fans pelted the referee before he conducted the video review. A big rookie mistake by those guys.

And finally. If the referee had not awarded the red, he couldn't have changed anything on the play since potential fouls and yellow cards are not reviewable. That video review could only have been to look at whether it was a red or a penalty.
It’s a red card every day of the year for violent play. Outside of the box by the goalkeeper taking the player out with no ball contact. Had nothing to do with DOGSO.
 
It’s a red card every day of the year for violent play. Outside of the box by the goalkeeper taking the player out with no ball contact. Had nothing to do with DOGSO.
I’ll take either independently as sufficient to support the call. But yeah, I don’t know how you come close to saying it wasn’t a red.
 
Violent play??? Really? No studs showing. He just missed the ball because the player tapped it sideways. People miss tackles like that all the time. Yellow, yes, but not a red - at least not for that.
 
Violent play??? Really? No studs showing. He just missed the ball because the player tapped it sideways. People miss tackles like that all the time. Yellow, yes, but not a red - at least not for that.
While the GK is protected in the box, he’s like every other player outside of it. He was late to the challenge, not even close to the ball, and he cleaned the player out on the shin - completely went through the player with the force of his body, not a swiping kick where only leg strength plays a role. His actions were definitely violent play.