MLS - May 22 - Chicago (Home)
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Apparently CHI squeezed out one shot on target to prevent us from going three straight matches without conceding one.
On the other hand he cleared two defensive corners on clean headers. And was part of many pretty combinations. He may not be the scoring machine he was in 19 again but he was far from a liability.
I can't quite tell why we are not conceding -- probably a little luck, a little more skill, and some tactics I don't understand, but 450+ ain't too shabby!
<shivers up my spine as I feel mysterious eyeballs on me>He doesn’t know it, but @Seth crossed right in front of my car at 114th Street and 34th Avenue after the game.
I may be in the minority but I don’t think they are that much better in being creative in the final third with Taty. I feel the either try and cram the ball into tight spaces or pull back and try and set something up that allows the opponent to bring more defenders back. It’s strange to me because they show (I thought especially today) really nice quick passing combos (usually around the midfield) At times I thought they looked freaking spectacular but not so much in the final third or in finishing.
Thoughts on Shakira? Dude seemed good at selling fouls to the ref. Maybe he had an off day, maybe we contained him well, but it looked like money not so well spent.
11 players on the pitch. The only team sport where one guy alone can’t change everything himself. Other guys on Chicago had chances. Tbey whiffed
They only listed 18,823 as the attendance, but the crowd looked really good. I would have thought well over 20,000. At the very least, great to see much fewer no-shows.
Not the cleanest game, but hard to do it in this kind of heat -- pretty gritty performance.
Five straight clean sheets, 6-0-1 in the last 7, and 1 SOG allowed over the last 3 games. This team is really good.
Not the cleanest game, but hard to do it in this kind of heat -- pretty gritty performance.
Five straight clean sheets, 6-0-1 in the last 7, and 1 SOG allowed over the last 3 games. This team is really good.
He gets home games off. And away games since he attends most. I’ve just sucked latelyThat's OK we all blameLionNYC
It felt awesome today. Great crowd, and the trumpet guy really got the entire crowd clapping very often. There were some moments towards the end of the game that were nice and loud.
I hold by my statement that the smaller Citi bowl means people are closer together, so it's actually a way better sound design for sparser crowds. We should do the same at Yankee stadium, close the second bowl. First bowl will sound louder.
Was great to see
mgarbowski and
FootyLovin , and maybe the last time in a while (unless wednesday...)
SoupInNYC !
It felt awesome today. Great crowd, and the trumpet guy really got the entire crowd clapping very often. There were some moments towards the end of the game that were nice and loud.
I hold by my statement that the smaller Citi bowl means people are closer together, so it's actually a way better sound design for sparser crowds. We should do the same at Yankee stadium, close the second bowl. First bowl will sound louder.
Was great to see
It is unquestionably a better atmosphere in virtually every way than Yankee Stadium. If Citi Field were our primary home, would there be as much fan revolt over the stadium situation? There would be some, but nowhere near what it is.
Fantastic hanging with you guys pregame, glad we were able to have a few more beers before I head to another time zone. Fingers crossed I can make it Wednesday night too.Forum name-drop:
- I pregamed with
Shwafta Schwallacus
- Sat with
- He doesn’t know it, but
Seth crossed right in front of my car at 114th Street and 34th Avenue after the game.
And I even got a YES Network shoutout on the broadcast that made the highlight package.
How do you think I felt seeing you emerge from the tree line in the middle of nowhere as I took a route I've never taken before and didn't previously even know existed?
Seriously though, are you able to walk to games at Citi field?
I really enjoyed how upon waiting for the penalty, maxi held the ball and took the punishment and then handed it off to Heber to take. It was a great moment to watch.
It was also greatly concerning that before the ball was handed to Heber, we all thought that it may be Maxi taking it
I'm ready to say Maxi exorcised his PK demons in last year's playoffs. If he wants to take PKs (absent Taty), I support the Little Genius.
