T-Mac has been improving, too.
He had a goal and assist against Orlando over the weekend didn't he? He had a great game.
He had a goal and assist against Orlando over the weekend didn't he? He had a great game.
Lampard Debut This Saturday (i Know...)
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And, he's been played out of position by #TheGenius
When life gives you lemons, you can only hope to make lemonade. Not wine.
He'll never be one of us
He'll never be one of us
He's Fat Frank Lampard
He'll never be one of us
*except when or if he ever plays and scores.
Admittedly, it'll probably be easier to sing without the footnote.
FFF may play the role by wearing our shirt but he'll never be one of us.
We can worry about what directions the team, Frank Lampard, and hell, even a Man City want to take at the next transfer window. If either of us want to move on at that point, fine.
In the meantime, our team is battling for the playoffs, and just missing out on them won't do any good for anybody. If Lampard is ready to go, and if Kreis is right that he wants to get out there... We could certainly use him.
To borrow from SayWhat44, we'll drink some Lamponade if we can get some. God knows it's friggin' hot out there, both on the streets and in the playoff race.
In the meantime, our team is battling for the playoffs, and just missing out on them won't do any good for anybody. If Lampard is ready to go, and if Kreis is right that he wants to get out there... We could certainly use him.
To borrow from SayWhat44, we'll drink some Lamponade if we can get some. God knows it's friggin' hot out there, both on the streets and in the playoff race.
McNamara 0.6 Key passes, 27 passes per game, 75.1 pass %, 0.7 interceptions
Grabavoy 1.1 Key passes, 38.2 passes per game 86.3 pass %, 1.5 interceptions
Just quoting goals and assists misses a lot of the little things Grabavoy does. My point isn't that Grabavoy is amazing and McNamara is bad. Both are pretty average to slightly below average MLS players. I wont even get into Balloucy but it's too bad their isn't a stat for goals allowed due to horrible defensive positioning. Between the two I'd obviously like to see McNamara get more time for development purposes since he's younger and a bigger part of the future. All that being said at the end of a game if we are up by one goal, need to be smart with the ball, play a possession style and run out the clock between the two I'd go with Grabavoy.
You want the guy who gets blown off the ball by a stiff breeze to help run out the clock?
I find all this Grabavoy talk especially funny because my wife hates him. Not because he's a bad player (which he obviously is) but because he was a dick at the meet and greet.
Haha, he just rubbed her the wrong way (not literally). Seemed like he just wasn't interested in being there. This was after the first game so I didn't put two and two together that his attitude mimicked his play on the field.
To Kreis's defense, we have how many CMs? Pirlo, Lampard, Mix, Jacobsen, McNamara, Poku. Am I forgetting anyone?
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I agree with you that just quoting goals and assists doesn't always provide a complete assessment of a player's value. To that point, here are some of the little things that McNamara has done to help us win games. Philadelphia away - scores a stunning goal to get us back into the game and also has 10 defensive clearances to see the game out. Toronto away - assists on Villa's second goal and then heads a Toronto shot off of the goal line with 10 minutes to play to preserve the clean sheet and the win. Orlando home - Goal, assist and also heads the rebound of Kaka's free kick out of the 18 yard box to prevent a follow up shot by Orlando and start the counter attack for NYC's 5th goal. Yeah, TMac isn't fast or super athletic, but he's a very responsible defensive player and has one of the higher soccer IQs on the squad. If he loses his starting spot to Pirlo, Lampard and Mix so be it, I get that. But putting him on the bench in favor of Grabavoy is indefensible in my opinion.
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