We've done well enough so far, I think. After all, had Taty pulled the trigger a millisecond earlier on that great opportunity in Toronto he likely would have scored. And we had as many shots on goal as TFC had shots, period. So we're creating chances.
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This is a great video, thanks.
This seems like one of those years that could easily have a first half of season / second half of season dividing line for the defense."Forget that, though, because here’s the giant red flag: NYCFC are 27th in xG allowed when defending in an organized state, as per Second Spectrum. This is despite the fact that only the Quakes spend less time actually defending in an organized state (if you’re never organized, you can’t concede goals in an organized state!).I went back through all the tracking data for the past couple of years and NYCFC have never had a five-game stretch like this. I still think it’s fatigue combined with championship hangover (it’s real – just ask last year’s Crew), but whatever the cause, Ronny Deila’s got to get this fixed ASAP."
That's from Doyle's weekly column. I'm not 100% sure what an organized state is. I think it is everything but an opposing fast break. Second Spectrum is a subscription service for leagues, teams, and press. But, this tracks what we've been seeing. Our back line is kind of ragged, even when they should be settled. The free kick defending has been atrocious, and the second goal Saturday did not even generate any xG because Toronto didn't shoot it. Last year I was always surprised whenever we conceded. That's not holding up this year.
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Since everyone’s head has been in the international break for the past two weeks, now seems like a good time to go around the league team-by-team to pick out some trends and get a broader overview rather than the usual breakdowns that purely focus on the weekend’s games*. Let’s familiarize
I agree, but I also wonder whether, given we lost Thorarinsson, and Sands, and never replaced Ibeagha, and with Tinnerholm still hurt, we maybe should have added another defender besides Martins. Adjustment issues aside, he's also not very positionally flexible. He's a CB and that's it as far as we know. Normally that's enough, except we're so thin at outside back right now. I'm pretty sure this isn't second guessing either. This has been noted previously, maybe even by me?
I'm not too concerned long term but as a DP he is supposed to lift up or bail out the weaker links guys and he's been pretty meh so far. Callens and Chanot (before Callens) each had pretty immediate positive results. Maybe the bar was lower but still.Martins certainly hasn't been plug-and-play, but I think he'll be alright. He just needs a little more time to integrate. Plus we were a wreck at the back with Acevedo playing out of position and Gloster being ... well, being Gloster. No one other then Callens seemed to know where they were supposed to be or what they were supposed to be doing back there.
So, I wouldn't judge him too harshly on yesterday. I was confused, too.
Plus we're all spoiled by the chemistry between Chanot and Callens. They've just been so, so good. I highly doubt anybody could step in and create the same level of play.
SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER. Gonna be trolling my English friends until November, and if we win, forever...
Yeah, I think the immediate positive results for when Chanot/Callens came on had more to do with replacing Jason Hernandez, Jeferson Mena, and Frederic Brillant (who I still think was much better than fans gave him credit for).
