We go for 4 straight! Tremendous run of form.
Kickoff 07/06 at 7:30
Broadcast says FoxSports Go so I'm assuming Yankee complications?
Kickoff 07/06 at 7:30
Broadcast says FoxSports Go so I'm assuming Yankee complications?
Great breakdown of the matchup.
http://us.soccerway.com/teams/comparison/?team_ids[]=27696&team_ids[]=2279
New England concedes early and we have a tendency to score early. Perfect.
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I wonder for first goal scored/conceded how they incorporate clean sheets.Great breakdown of the matchup.
http://us.soccerway.com/teams/comparison/?team_ids[]=27696&team_ids[]=2279
New England concedes early and we have a tendency to score early. Perfect.
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It took New England a little while to intergrate Kei Kamara but he scored a brace against the Impact and came on last week as a sub was very effective against the Cosmos in the cup. Hes the kind of forward that concerns me with our set piece defending. Need a good game from Mena.Great breakdown of the matchup.
http://us.soccerway.com/teams/comparison/?team_ids[]=27696&team_ids[]=2279
New England concedes early and we have a tendency to score early. Perfect.
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Did the team put anything out about the nick? I had assumed PV wanted to have a high-caliber sub waiting to come in when RB was getting tired.Mata was nicked up a bit. He did get in the last half hour or so.
Didn't see anything specific at all. They just made mention of it on the broadcast.Did the team put anything out about the nick? I had assumed PV wanted to have a high-caliber sub waiting to come in when RB was getting tired.
I still stand by my humble opinion that you worry about the game you're playing and then worry about the next game when it comes up. I would also like to think that taking 3 points from New England is more important than the 3 vs SKC.So this is the rare game for us when there can be real questions about the lineup.
Two days' rest before New England . Then, three days' rest before Sporting KC.
Do we play the starters all 3 games? If not, which game gets the regulars? And whom do we rest in the other?
Decisions. Decisions.
Going by MLS Fantasy Rounds, which don't exactly match actual weeks but are close enough, we have 3 bye weeks remaining, as do Dallas and RSL, and SKC. Everybody else has 2 or fewer. The flipside, as I mention elsewhere, is everyone in the East has games in hand on us (as of tomorrow). But we have points in hand so that's not a huge problem.For those who care, this is also our last stretch this season of 3 games in a week (8 days). So for those who talk a lot about strength of competition the rest of the way getting harder, challenge of schedule/rest gets easier the rest of the way.
I still stand by my humble opinion that you worry about the game you're playing and then worry about the next game when it comes up. I would also like to think that taking 3 points from New England is more important than the 3 vs SKC.
Always take the points in hand. With the exception of Montreal last year riding the hot foot of Drogba, games in hand are a mixed-bag for a team with the added stress involved.Going by MLS Fantasy Rounds, which don't exactly match actual weeks but are close enough, we have 3 bye weeks remaining, as do Dallas and RSL, and SKC. Everybody else has 2 or fewer. The flipside, as I mention elsewhere, is everone in the East has games in hand on us (as of tomorrow). But we have points in hand so that's not a huge problem.
I think we only need to rest the middle game. I think it's the easier of the two to win and being a conference opponent one we should target.I tend to agree with this, but if we are going to rest some of our starters one game, that strategy will be most effective if we rest them in the middle game.
Agreed. But I'm still sensitive to the delusions of last summer when Montreal had both 5 games in hand and parity or even a slight lead in points relative to us. People use to note the points total and ignore the games played. Even without the Drogba surge, they would have had to lose all the extra games for us to have a chance and people just kept ignoring that which drove me kind of batty. This year the issue is we have a lead (over everyone) which is not quite as big as it seems. Much, much better situation to be in, but still good to be mindful of it.Always take the points in hand. With the exception of Montreal last year riding the hot foot of Drogba, games in hand are a mixed-bag for a team with the added stress involved.