This is what worries me.
MLS - May 10 - Montreal (YS)
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I agree with this. David Lee at the helm of another transfer window doesn't seem like the answer. How many players has he hit on? Santi is one. You could argue Pereira, but he wasn't here long enough. Alonso's success has come as an accident. David didn't know what he was getting there. Bakrar is a failure. Talles was mostly a failure. Thiago Martins is a waste of a DP spot. Jovan failed. Ojeda is failing. Fernandez is failing. Almost all the high-priced signings have failed.
What more do we need to see when it comes to David Lee's acquisitions? He does OK with roster pieces like Jones, Perea, Cavallo, and the academy does an incredible job all things considered. But he absolutely spits the bit on the high-priced moves. Why should he get another transfer window? It's time for him to go and for the team to get some fresh ideas in that chair.
Wait until next week
I’m genuinely considering skipping
The first half was darn entertaining if somewhat unsuccessful. And Martinez somewhat inexplicably missed the target twice. Coulda been up 2-0 at the half easily. But then the second half happened, so…
Match Highlight: The ISS pass outside the stadium after the match. Oh, and I bought a new hat and had a decent burger too.
Match Highlight: The ISS pass outside the stadium after the match. Oh, and I bought a new hat and had a decent burger too.
All this haranguing about David Lee … and who knows, maybe this unlocks the magic and NYCFC wins the cup this year and I can look like a fool (again)… I got shit on years ago in the forum when I dared to say that I though David Lee was getting more credit than he deserved for the Championship in ‘21. Honesty, I’d rather have been wrong (and maybe many still think I’m wrong) but since NYCFC is short in the win’s department. I’m going to claim a W. 
All this haranguing about David Lee … and who knows, maybe this unlocks the magic and NYCFC wins the cup this year and I can look like a fool (again)… I got shit on years ago in the forum when I dared to say that I though David Lee was getting more credit than he deserved for the Championship in ‘21. Honesty, I’d rather have been wrong (and maybe many still think I’m wrong) but since NYCFC is short in the win’s department. I’m going to claim a W.
People often point out that Lee has been here from the beginning, and it's true, we don't know exactly what role Lee played in building the championship roster or how his contributions compare to Claudio's. But what we do know is that since Claudio left, there have been several terrible decisions that weren’t happening when he was in charge.
Also, we probably should just throw out the II's whenever Keaton is unavailable.
He's our most important player, and it's not even close. When he's on the pitch, we're a decent — if incomplete — squad. When he's not, we're horrible.
This is not good.
Sounds like a disaster.
I'm starting to worry that we might need to be more concerned about minimizing departures during the summer window than we are focused on new signings.
Don't really blame the players, someone should drag Lee out of his hiding hole and make him answer something other than curated softball questions. He's the one that built this mess.
I thought Pascal had something really interesting to say about Ojeda halfway through the postgame presser: "Agu is unstoppable in 1-v-1 during the week, but for some reason it doesn't translate to the pitch on gameday" (I'm paraphrasing a little). And then Jansen went further and said it was true of a few guys, and he can't figure out why.
Could our central problem be a damaged club mentality rather than talent?
He also called out all the attackers for not supporting Alonso enough. Our gaffer does not mince words.
ICYMI, check it out:
www.theoutfield.nyc
Could our central problem be a damaged club mentality rather than talent?
He also called out all the attackers for not supporting Alonso enough. Our gaffer does not mince words.
ICYMI, check it out:
Jansen: "If you look at our MLS games in the last few weeks...attacking threat has been an issue throughout all the games."
5/10/25 Post-Match Press Conference vs. Montreal
www.theoutfield.nyc
I was just about to post this when I refreshed and KJ (can that be your nickname 
) had posted a VERY similar thing hahaha. I'm leaving mine here anyway since since I took the time to write it 
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I'm sure you've all seen this by now but
www.theoutfield.nyc
One interesting takeaway for me-- when he was asked about the struggling attack and overdependence on Alonso, he said he sees good things every day in training that for whatever reasons are not yet translating on game day. He used Ojeda as one example, that he consistently beats players 1v1 in training and gets in on goal. He admitted he doesn't know why it is not translating yet. Maybe a confidence issue, or maturity? But in a way it was comforting to hear, because it means there is still hope that some of these kids come good, that the CS is not necessarily just incompetent.
) had posted a VERY similar thing hahaha. I'm leaving mine here anyway since since I took the time to write it .I'm sure you've all seen this by now but
Jansen: "If you look at our MLS games in the last few weeks...attacking threat has been an issue throughout all the games."
5/10/25 Post-Match Press Conference vs. Montreal
www.theoutfield.nyc
One interesting takeaway for me-- when he was asked about the struggling attack and overdependence on Alonso, he said he sees good things every day in training that for whatever reasons are not yet translating on game day. He used Ojeda as one example, that he consistently beats players 1v1 in training and gets in on goal. He admitted he doesn't know why it is not translating yet. Maybe a confidence issue, or maturity? But in a way it was comforting to hear, because it means there is still hope that some of these kids come good, that the CS is not necessarily just incompetent.
What I find intriguing is the way Pascal specifically pointed to a lack of determination in pressing attacks. It's something we've all remarked upon in these forums: the back passing, the immediate retreat under any kind of pressure, the unwillingness to take defenders on.I was just about to post this when I refreshed and KJ (can that be your nickname
I'm sure you've all seen this by now but
Jansen: "If you look at our MLS games in the last few weeks...attacking threat has been an issue throughout all the games."
5/10/25 Post-Match Press Conference vs. Montreal
One interesting takeaway for me-- when he was asked about the struggling attack and overdependence on Alonso, he said he sees good things every day in training that for whatever reasons are not yet translating on game day. He used Ojeda as one example, that he consistently beats players 1v1 in training and gets in on goal. He admitted he doesn't know why it is not translating yet. Maybe a confidence issue, or maturity? But in a way it was comforting to hear, because it means there is still hope that some of these kids come good, that the CS is not necessarily just incompetent.
I think those are some of the reasons we Malachi stans are so high on him. He goes for it.
Alonso goes for it, too. Once in a while Juli catches a bug and makes a run or presses an attack, but you never know when that's going to happen. Same goes for Hannes.
Mounsef deserves credit for trying hard, but he couldn't hit water if he jumped out of a boat. His confidence it shot and he rushes his ... well, shot.
Ojeda showed a couple flashes this week, including one great run to the by-line for a cutback to no one (because no one made the run), and that was it, almost like he was discouraged because he tried, and it didn't come off.
Which begs the question: talent or mindset?
Jansen was asked that in the presser and he began his answer by saying a combination of both, but by the time he finished his answer it sounded a lot more like he was saying it’s the mentality.
That's what I heard too. Which means it's probably fixable. But he admitted to being surprised by the lack of aggression on gamedays given the way the team is training.
I could swear we had the same discussion in the forums about the squad during Nick's tenure, but I can't remember if it started because Cushing said it, or we came to the conclusion ourselves. I know for a fact I said it at one point, though: what's happening on the training pitch isn't translating to game days.
If Pascal solves this mystery — and it may not be much of a mystery at all, some of the lads may just be too green — we could still turn this season around. After all, just a week ago we beat Cincinnati, and we were really good in doing it. Nothing fluky about it.
I don't understand why Perea (who I think Pascal calls Pepe) wasn't in the midfield. I think he's the best backup for Keaton in that 8 spot.
So you have a midfield of Maxi, Perea, and Haak (or maybe Shore with Haak as CB). Forwards are Julian, Ojeda/Wolff, and Alonso.
And I'm done with Vuk. Every time he's facing our goal being chased down, he ends up on the ground. Try Max Murray. Please.
So you have a midfield of Maxi, Perea, and Haak (or maybe Shore with Haak as CB). Forwards are Julian, Ojeda/Wolff, and Alonso.
And I'm done with Vuk. Every time he's facing our goal being chased down, he ends up on the ground. Try Max Murray. Please.
I like Max Murray too. He's one of a few guys on the Deuce who may warrant more first-team minutes soon, Seymour Reid being the obvious one.
Anyway, I'm sure Pascal put Perea (whose nickname is indeed Pepe) on the wing in what looked like a 3-2-4-1 in attack to give him some freedom to roam. It worked, too — for about 15 minutes. He looked like a stallion on the loose out there.
But he couldn't sustain it, probably because of our chronic central distribution problem when Keaton isn't available.
