MLS Cup Playoffs - October 23 - Montreal (Away)
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Nick masterclass today.
Also…
Santi, Gaby and Talles are undoubtedly the best three a-mids on one team in the league. In the middle of the match they were just toying with MTL. The class differential was stark.
I did NOT like the Haak sub but I retrospect it was smart to get some size in there against Kamara, etc.
Cacha had a couple of farts but overall solid again.
Martins and SJ both screwed up on the goal. Good to see that they seemed to mutally acknowledge it. SJ was stellar, and then that.
Fischer seemed determined to screw us until about 50’ but whatever.
Dunny had it right: this team is capable of both the most attractive football in MLS and of grinding it out. We saw both today
Also…
Santi, Gaby and Talles are undoubtedly the best three a-mids on one team in the league. In the middle of the match they were just toying with MTL. The class differential was stark.
I did NOT like the Haak sub but I retrospect it was smart to get some size in there against Kamara, etc.
Cacha had a couple of farts but overall solid again.
Martins and SJ both screwed up on the goal. Good to see that they seemed to mutally acknowledge it. SJ was stellar, and then that.
Fischer seemed determined to screw us until about 50’ but whatever.
Dunny had it right: this team is capable of both the most attractive football in MLS and of grinding it out. We saw both today
Lol Cushing is gonna win MLS Cup, quit on the team in summer of 2024 to take a job in Europe, and NYCFC fans will call for his replacement to be fired 10-15 games later.
P.s. my crooked
star blank authentic is now 5-0-0.
Cushing, take a fucking bow. He got the tactics right several times.
We were clinical today.
Prepare for lots of
over the next week. Philly fans are keyed up.
We were clinical today.
Prepare for lots of
over the next week. Philly fans are keyed up.One of the best parts about winning today is we destroyed a lot of playoff brackets and I love it.
I hope the injuries are not too bad to chanot and anyone else. Really need the team to be as close to 100% to face phily
When I arrive back in New York, my bet will have paid for the entire trip this weekend. +250 
After the game while we were waiting for security to let us leave, 3 Montreal Capos from their supporters group came over with their bullhorn to congratulate us. VERY classy and they prompted a brief chant of Fuck Toronto.
Damn. Somebody send a big fruit basket to Sean Johnson. Also, this game had s ridiculous number of huge chances (shown by the large bars on the chart).
We were owed this one after having a number of games where we were winning xG and losing the game.
We were owed this one after having a number of games where we were winning xG and losing the game.
According to FBRef, NYCFC won 4 games in 2022 where the opponent had more xG, and lost 4 games where NYCFC had more xG.
Some day I will beat this forum into accounting for confirmation bias.
Ray Hudson gave NYCFC team performance of the week and Sean Johnson individual performance of the week honors on Sirius this morning. That segment covers all of football not just MLS.
Not to discount Sean's performance at all, but the first 0.30 chance on there was clearly offsides. Had it gone in, it would have gone to VAR and overturned. But because it didn't, the xG chance there remains.
I also think the big chance right after the 30' had a handball leading up to it. I feel a lot less confident in claiming it would have been overturned had it gone in since they never showed a great angle afterwards on the replays, but it definitely looked like it live, and nearly the whole defense was asking for it. There's a possibility that one could have been overturned as well, but I'm glad that Sean gave everyone no doubt that there wouldn't be a goal.
