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Was Matarrita Going for Goal?

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Posting this here with the understanding that it should be moved ( LionNYC LionNYC )

My postmatch thoughts:
U3 had one of his best games ever for us. And he absolutely solidified the idea that he has no place in this team

Ben Sweat has improved exponentially in the last 2 games. It’s like someone taught him how to think like a fullback.

I’m comfortable with my initial assessment that Dome is an upgrade over PV.

Jonathan Lewis is pure electricity. The difference of him on and U3 off should remove any doubts. The #calmdown crowd can #suckit. Kid is a baller. He has an ability to create a chance out of absolutely nothing. Reminds me a little bit of Mane or Zaha or Pulisic with his pace and willingness to take a man on. If you have that, it’s a weapon, even if you lose half your takeons. It makes the whole defense shift to you.

As you hear every former defender turned analyst say, nothing defenders hate more than an attacker who takes the ball and runs right at them. It’s impossible not to react nervously. Lewis puts the whole defense on their heels. I freaking love this guy. #PVOutLewisIn #4life.
 
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i dont know if any spanish speakers here ever listened the spanish radio broadcast but i thoroughly enjoyed it with pre match interviews with dome and medina and also post game analysis. they even spoke about the potential stadium .
 
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My one story of the match...

Cabrera, number 2 of Montreal came off the field early due to bleeding above his eye. He had his head bandaged and then waited until the referee, Alan Kelly, acknowledged him as ready to come back onto the field. The 4th official, Jose Carlos Rivero checked the bandage that there was no visible blood and that he was no longer bleeding. Kelly then waived him back on and then he reentered play from the midfield line.

Come around the 40' and the bandage is off his head for some time and Cabrera is told to go to the sideline again by Kelly because there is blood visible. He goes to the sideline and gets medical attention and his head is re-bandaged. After it's wrapped his just walks back onto the field.

I begin screaming at the 4th official, "That's an illegal reentry. You have to be waived on by the referee after medical attention on the sideline. It's a textbook yellow card. It's an IFAB rule." Rob, the GK coach is saying the same thing, looks at me and says your right. I continue pleading my case until halftime.

When the referees come back onto the field in the second half, I'm still talking at them. "If I'm trying to earn my referee badges and referees little kids on Sunday in the park, I have to know what is and isn't a yellow card. You have to referee by the book. You can't re-enter on the endline. You can't re-enter without being waved on by the referee."
 
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Sooooo.... Remember how I said in the other thread that I think Lewis should be playing strictly winger and not striker?
Yeah, I take that back. I watched him today and was blown away at his striking ability. His runs on the defense were incredible. However, I see why Dome is using him as a super sub- that extra pace towards the end of a game really makes the difference. If we want him to become a world-class player, however, we'll need him starting rather than super-subbing.
 
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twsj91 said:
I come to the forums everyday, but I missed he pineapple joke. I was to afraid to ask, but it’s only grown and I dont want to miss out on anymore jokes. Thank you to the person who answers.
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Read through the Dome thread- it's probably somewhere towards the beginning of the thread... Basically a translation translated something as "a pretty pineapple" and then everyone hooked on it- to the point where it was even asked to Dome during his interview before the RB game, and he answered that it's a Catalan phrase that means "a good group", and now NYCFC is officially acknowledging it as well c:
 
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twsj91 said:
I come to the forums everyday, but I missed he pineapple joke. I was to afraid to ask, but it’s only grown and I dont want to miss out on anymore jokes. Thank you to the person who answers.
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Shwafta said:
Read through the Dome thread- it's probably somewhere towards the beginning of the thread... Basically a translation translated something as "a pretty pineapple" and then everyone hooked on it- to the point where it was even asked to Dome during his interview before the RB game, and he answered that it's a Catalan phrase that means "a good group", and now NYCFC is officially acknowledging it as well c:
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1006503210931154944
https://twitter.com/x/status/1016697232970715137
 
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D_RoyJenkins said:
And y'all wanted to bench Medina smh
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He finally scored a goal, I’ll give him that.

In the first half, did he keep Sweat’s shot from scoring, because it sure as hell looked like that ball was going in until he touched it. Or did he instead flub an absolutely open net shot? Either way, it was dire.
 
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Ulrich said:
He finally scored a goal, I’ll give him that.

In the first half, did he keep Sweat’s shot from scoring, because it sure as hell looked like that ball was going in until he touched it. Or did he instead flub an absolutely open net shot? Either way, it was dire.
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It wasn’t going in, and he sure flubbed it. VAR May have ended up bringing that back if it did go in, because I think he was off. But it didn’t matter because that redirection was not good.
 
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Fantazma said:
i dont know if any spanish speakers here ever listened the spanish radio broadcast but i thoroughly enjoyed it with pre match interviews with dome and medina and also post game analysis. they even spoke about the potential stadium .
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For real about the stadium? To what extent?
 
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Ulrich said:
In the first half, did he keep Sweat’s shot from scoring, because it sure as hell looked like that ball was going in until he touched it.
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That was what it looked like to me :tearsofjoy:

Great day for all round for football today and the busker in the subway was playing Flower of Scotland on the bagpipes. What a time to be alive!

Some good stuff in our play, some slightly less good stuff. Ben Sweat continues to be a baller, Alex Ring is tying to make me fall in love with him or something, Callens Good, overall style good, lots of confidence, nice interplay. Lack of striker a little weird (but understandable, given the circumstances).

My own personal highlight of the match was mis-calling every goal:

"have a shot, have a shot.... aaah, he's left it too late." *goal*
"have a shot Mata! aaaw, that looks like a scuff" *goal*
"ping it in Mata! aaw no, not like that" *goal*

I will continue my pessimism in the hope it leads to more goals.
 
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SoupInNYC said:
It wasn’t going in, and he sure flubbed it. VAR May have ended up bringing that back if it did go in, because I think he was off. But it didn’t matter because that redirection was not good.
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Ulrich said:
He finally scored a goal, I’ll give him that.

In the first half, did he keep Sweat’s shot from scoring, because it sure as hell looked like that ball was going in until he touched it. Or did he instead flub an absolutely open net shot? Either way, it was dire.
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Ugh. That’s just some bullshit unlucky thing that happens. And no, no sweat shot was ever going in directly. It wasn’t close. And Medina was 3 yards offside.

Why are you guys trying to make this hate Medina thing happen? The guy is pretty fucking good. Stop wasting energy there and focus on getting dead weight (no pun intended ;)) like U3 out.

Medina is a damn fine player who will get better. I don’t know wtf U3 is.
 
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