MLS - February 22 - LA Galaxy (Away)
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Reid as the 9 in the middle of the box battling it out with the CB gives more space for Nico, Maxi or the others to operate. The wingers can send a cross in for him right in front of goal or use him as a dummy to cross the ball back for a run in behind. We're seriously limiting our options and being way too predictable.
On the whole, I think it affects game results much less than we expect and perceive. I have not done or read any studies, but I think it has a major effect on a minority of games where the short-handed team falls apart, a smaller minority in which the short-handed team rallies heroically, and in the remainder not much happens of note.
I agree. I think professional teams can handle going down a man pretty well. They just fall into a 4-4-1 and look to counter. I think this is especially true if it's only for 30 mins or so and fatigue/exhaustion is not an issue.
ezbeezy214
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Viera getting a win down a man by leaving 2 strikers up the field always sticks with me.
Extra subs post covid probably reduces the effect even more.
this reminds me of our new corner defending, which no one has brought up yet. we are leaving a bunch of players up field and daring the opposition to try their luck. This is one of the corners where LA played a short corner.
we have 6 guys in the box and that's because one of them ran back quickly, initially it was just 4 in the box and one guy defending the short corner (which is useless). very risky but clearly LA were not taking the opportunity to throw bodies in the box and risk being countered 5 v 2.
Someone in the PL has been doing this but I forget who. Not every corner but often enough.
yea i'm curious if that is our standard defense now or if it's a calculated risk based on game state and opponent. only had one corner to defend last night so i guess we shall see.
Either Twellman or the other commentator brought it up during the game.
mgarbowski I think it was Brentford maybe(?) to counter Arsenal's corner kick shenanigans.
mgarbowski I think it was Brentford maybe(?) to counter Arsenal's corner kick shenanigans.
Yes. Thanks. That’s the game where I saw it. Arsenal at least for sure.
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ezbeezy214
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Someone tried that against Arsenal
That makes sense. Of course, it begs the question why he couldn't do more with the opportunity, but at the same time, in all fairness we didn't have the striker we needed to crack their low block anyway.
That's just one pundit's (paid by MLS) opinion.
ZYanksRule
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I really do appreciate that MLS is one of the few leagues that holds to the "clear and obvious" standard. Premier League and UCL are basically re-refereeing the game with how much they nickel-and-dime over VAR.
Uh.... what? Since when has MLS held itself to the "clear and obvious" standard that sets them apart from other top leagues in the world?
the only time i've ever seen VAR used mostly properly was at the world cup. that's about it.
