MLS - April 6 - Minnesota (YS)

[Revfugee]

On the plus side they gave out some decent hats.

Not even to the entire meager crowd. Would have show earlier had I known.
The last thing I need is another piece of merch but I’m convinced one of the reasons it was so empty was that they failed to promote this “promotion.”

 

[KevinJRogers]

I’m sure you’re right that Lee has some theory about the optimal time to sign players. In fact, every time he gives an interview, he seems to unveil some new grand idea about how the team is doing things differently than the rest of the league—always framed like he’s outsmarting everyone else.

Just off the top of my head, I can remember him talking about:

1. How using a DP slot on Martins was smart because, supposedly, the market favors signing veteran defenders and young attackers.
2. The shift to a development model instead of signing aging stars—completely ignoring that many MLS teams are finding success with mid-career players.
3. His various theories about which transfer windows are more efficient for signing players.

Lee seems convinced he's reinventing the wheel, like some kind of soccer Billy Beane. But he’s so caught up in trying to prove he has a clever system that he can’t see that his ideas just aren’t working.

In his early season press junket, Brad talked glowingly (well, as much as Brad glows) about being sold on develop-and-sell by David. So, he's bought into the Clever Fellow scenario. You think he's bought into a mirage, eh?

 

[LionNYC]

Sure everything gets checked but this didn't go to video review.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909317795235439102

 

[mgarbowski]

The last thing I need is another piece of merch

I told my wife they gave me a free hat and she said "good, because you need another cap."

 

[moogoo]

Sure everything gets checked but this didn't go to video review.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909317795235439102

camera angles at YS and Citi make it notoriously difficult to determine offsides, especially if they're close. gonna have to trust the linesman on this one. even if he's ahead of risa, he might still be even/behind the ball too.

 

[LionNYC]

camera angles at YS and Citi make it notoriously difficult to determine offsides, especially if they're close. gonna have to trust the linesman on this one. even if he's ahead of risa, he might still be even/behind the ball too.

I've been told that that side, AR2 at Yankee Stadium, is the hardest one to call.

 

[Brooklyn Blue]

Sure everything gets checked but this didn't go to video review.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909317795235439102

Yes, they did. All goals are reviewed, and there was a delay before restart.

 

[gbservis]

Sure everything gets checked but this didn't go to video review.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1909317795235439102

On or offside debates aside, Rise needs to be hip to hip with the attacker not 4'+ to his left. Martins closed out the cross, there is no other attacker even in frame, that's Risa's guy and I suspect it was part of the calculus for benching him before half.

 

[moogoo]

On or offside debates aside, Rise needs to be hip to hip with the attacker not 4'+ to his left. Martins closed out the cross, there is no other attacker even in frame, that's Risa's guy and I suspect it was part of the calculus for benching him before half.

Oh Risa.. the CB we didn't need and who has shown that he's an average CB at best. No speed, no natural defensive positioning talent, but hey, he can ping a ball with his left foot! We'll use that a lot or maybe not. definitely worth essentially forcing out chanot at the time, who was in the middle of his best season. i get it, he was getting older and needed to go at some point, but Risa wasn't it. Thanks David Lee!