MLS - May 14 - D.C. (Away)

[gbservis]

read the short term contract announcement and this caught my eye... makes it seem like he's already got a first team contract?

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Interesting, that's a strange one. I wonder if that means we can't sign him, or we can sign him, but then he wouldn't be a homegrown. MLS rules are too confusing to keep up with. Why would MLS have a roster mechanism in place that makes a team wait to add a player to the first team roster?

 

[moogoo]

Interesting, that's a strange one. I wonder if that means we can't sign him, or we can sign him, but then he wouldn't be a homegrown. MLS rules are too confusing to keep up with. Why would MLS have a roster mechanism in place that makes a team wait to add a player to the first team roster?

there is a 1 year requirement for a player to be considered a homegrown player. Reid joined the academy in fall of 2024. That's probably why they are waiting until next year. It's just strange to essentially announce it through these short term contract announcements.

 

[canchon]

Good morning all you Eloi Amagats.

It is game day bitches!

Eloi forever

 

[Davo15]

Going to See Fontaines D.C. tonight. Hopefully I'll come home to find we've beaten the other D. C.

 

[Jon]

3 matches in a row (including Open Cup) without a goal.

 

[BC19]

Where in the world is David Lee? Maybe that lying mongrel will come out of his office to defend his roster.

 

[gbservis]

Where in the world is David Lee? Maybe that lying mongrel will come out of his office to defend his roster.

Has David Lee ever done an interview that was not with the internal comms team or a super-friendly reporter like Crooks?

 

[ZYanksRule]

This is 2023 all over again. It's insulting to our intelligence to try to claim they want to win, then put this roster on the field.

 

[BC19]

Has David Lee ever done an interview that was not with the internal comms team or a super-friendly reporter like Crooks?

He took a victory lap in The Athletic after he signed Magno. Other than that I don’t think so.

 

[GratefulDawg]

No final end product.

Changes in the attacking part of our roster need to happen.

 

[Kenny]

<sigh>

 

[CCMore]

Woof… so many opportunities, DC had next to nothing. And we can’t even put the ball on frame half the time. But credit to Barraza for a stellar game. Would have won if he had a normal Luis game

 

[EganSoccerWords]

there is a 1 year requirement for a player to be considered a homegrown player. Reid joined the academy in fall of 2024. That's probably why they are waiting until next year. It's just strange to essentially announce it through these short term contract announcements.

I don't really remember this either but this was in the release in March.

 

[Davo15]

Well.... The concert was good at least, sounds like point to even watching the youtube highlights on this one?

 

[Gotham Gator]

This was an improvement, even if it doesn't seem much like one. I was surprised to see that our xGOT was higher than our xG, because it did look like we fluffed a few chances high or wide. Also, our xGOT does not include anything for our two shots off the post.

Also, FOTMOB's top two players of the match were the keepers.

 

[mgarbowski]

Well.... The concert was good at least, sounds like point to even watching the youtube highlights on this one?

I only caught 20 minutes live and don’t plan on watching the rest.

 

[mgarbowski]

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This was an improvement, even if it doesn't seem much like one. I was surprised to see that our xGOT was higher than our xG, because it did look like we fluffed a few chances high or wide. Also, our xGOT does not include anything for our two shots off the post.

Also, FOTMOB's top two players of the match were the keepers.

XGOT is a post shot stat. All shots on target should have higher post shot xG than pre. So it’s not surprising to me for it to be higher.

 

[FootyLovin]

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This was an improvement, even if it doesn't seem much like one. I was surprised to see that our xGOT was higher than our xG, because it did look like we fluffed a few chances high or wide. Also, our xGOT does not include anything for our two shots off the post.

Also, FOTMOB's top two players of the match were the keepers.

This to me is more telling than the scoreline and aligns with my experience watching the game. I thought we looked good, not great, last night. We are definitely still mediocre in that a strong team wouldn't just have more clinical finishing but would have created at least a couple of easier chances given the amount of time we had in the final third. But my overall impression from last night was actually that it was a move in a positive direction.

 

[FootyLovin]

XGOT is a post shot stat. All shots on target should have higher post shot xG than pre. So it’s not surprising to me for it to be higher.

This seems off to me. Isn't this part of the issue with Bakrar? Even when he does get shots on frame they are usually dribblers straight at the goalie where the xGOT drops to near zero. No?

 

[mgarbowski]

This seems off to me. Isn't this part of the issue with Bakrar? Even when he does get shots on frame they are usually dribblers straight at the goalie where the xGOT drops to near zero. No?

Would depend on how the model weighs speed against placement and other factors. But every SOT by definition has better placement than shots off target because a shot straight at the keeper is still better than off target. He could muff it!
So I still think shots on target will usually have better psxG than all shots combined.