MLS Cup Playoffs - November 21 - Atlanta (Home)
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Chance for Penso to join Chapman, Elfath and Kelly on the sh*t list
The one NYCFC match he refereed this season was at the Revolution. Thiago and Taty picked up yellow cards while Alfredo got two yellows and was sent off.
The Revs received 4 yellow cards, two in stoppage time.
i always assumed that some sort of "scouting reports" were made on refs by teams. Is the ref lenient/ harsh? does he give early cards? is he easily influenced ? etc. but im not sure it happens, i feel like it should.
Breaking down Gonzalo Pineda’s selection dilemma as Atlanta United enters MLS Cup Playoffs
A trip to Yankee Stadium throws a wrinkle Atlanta United’s tactical plan.
www.dirtysouthsoccer.com
There is no away trip in MLS or even in all of American professional sports quite like going to Yankee stadium. Gonzalo Pineda referred to the feeling of playing there as “twisted” due to the disorientation one feels with the awkward way in which the pitch sits inside a baseball ground. And if that isn’t tricky enough, then you have the obvious: that the pitch itself is extremely narrow and requires specific tactical planning. So much so, in fact, that Pineda revealed last week that the team is training on practice fields painted to its exact dimensions.
Breaking down Gonzalo Pineda’s selection dilemma as Atlanta United enters MLS Cup Playoffs
A trip to Yankee Stadium throws a wrinkle Atlanta United’s tactical plan.
There is no away trip in MLS or even in all of American professional sports quite like going to Yankee stadium. Gonzalo Pineda referred to the feeling of playing there as “twisted” due to the disorientation one feels with the awkward way in which the pitch sits inside a baseball ground. And if that isn’t tricky enough, then you have the obvious: that the pitch itself is extremely narrow and requires specific tactical planning. So much so, in fact, that Pineda revealed last week that the team is training on practice fields painted to its exact dimensions.
if people had no major issues with the gold cup final field dimensions then yankee stadium dimensions is no longer a valid excuse.
People use this same excuse every freakin' year and it's just getting old. Learn to deal with it. Mexico just played at 17F temperatures with snow in Canada. It's a smaller field. Some fields have turf which plays differently. Some fields have crazy wind or atmospheric differences that make the ball move differently. Let them yell and scream about our small pitch and "twisted" stadium directions or whatever.Breaking down Gonzalo Pineda’s selection dilemma as Atlanta United enters MLS Cup Playoffs
A trip to Yankee Stadium throws a wrinkle Atlanta United’s tactical plan.
There is no away trip in MLS or even in all of American professional sports quite like going to Yankee stadium. Gonzalo Pineda referred to the feeling of playing there as “twisted” due to the disorientation one feels with the awkward way in which the pitch sits inside a baseball ground. And if that isn’t tricky enough, then you have the obvious: that the pitch itself is extremely narrow and requires specific tactical planning. So much so, in fact, that Pineda revealed last week that the team is training on practice fields painted to its exact dimensions.
To be fair, is the article making excuses or even complaining about the dimensions?
Or is the article noting that Yankee Stadium has unique dimensions and sightlines (which I think we all agree on) and that they should consider them heading into the match?
I'm gathering more of the latter.
Or is the article noting that Yankee Stadium has unique dimensions and sightlines (which I think we all agree on) and that they should consider them heading into the match?
I'm gathering more of the latter.
People always complain about the dimensions, but I'm pretty convinced the thing that throws off opponents is the angle of the field in relation to the stands; their depth perception is all out of whack.
This article, sure, i'll give them that. But for basically everyone else, it's the case.
They always come up with great playoff hype videos, just that the team has not performed in the games.
I like the part where he talked about how he worked with taty to guide him. it is nice to see this side of him outside of pre/post game conferences.
Imagine if we can have heber, taty, and talles/thiago leading the attack. defenders beware!
