I was surprised TMac got the armband over Ring last night
Montreal - Postmatch
- Thread starter Midas Mulligan
- Start date
You mean when TMac started the game? or when he put the armband on Ring when he was substituted out?*
* - those are some big triceps.
The weirdest part is when they announced the starting 11, they announced Ring as the captain, so when Tmac had it, we were super confused.
Yeah, right!?! Very surprising!
Ring has been the captain when Villa (and Chanot) isn’t on the field, and Ring is a definite team leader, both by example and vocally. So to have TMac wear the armband, when he’s not good enough to get on the field 99% of the time unless the squad is riddled with injuries, is comical. He may be great in the locker room, and intelligent, but he shouldn’t be captain when he can’t lock down a spot on the field.
I wasn't. Tommy is the team's most senior armband choice after Villa. I think he wore it in 2015 when Villa missed games. Lately others have done so because he rarely starts. I might have expected Ring to wear it, but not to the point of surprise it went otherwise. This is not the only sign that McNamara is well- regarded in the clubhouse (and probably in management), beyond his on-field contributions. I expect him to remain with the team in some capacity -- coaching, player development -- when he retires.
I mean I am surprised TMac was chosen to start the game as captain. I know that he has previously been the vice-captain, but that was more when he was a regular starter. As
Ulrich said, it just seems weird to me that a guy who rarely gets minutes anymore would still be chosen as captain, especially when you have guys like Ring and Maxi also starting
Curious if you watched the replay and still feel the same.
He should have gotten a penalty because he shouldn’t have gone down early. As it was, it didn’t chase the ball far enough. You have to let the keeper get you as you go by, not before you reach him.
SoupInNYC pushed me to look again and convinced me.
I still don't think that should have been a yellow for simulation, based on how that is often officiated.
Play by play guy with Wingert? What a broadcast team! Norris can be behind the camera. It's like our own version of Anchorman.
Don't forget Ballouchy is back, too. What are Jacobson and Jeb doing these days?
Wasn’t he our out ball? I hate that 11 men behind the ball and chase it. If he stays up, that’s at least two opposing players who can’t fully commit to the attack.
Fn
wish it was red and a 25 game suspension.
And the right answer is Callens takes it. Come on, guys.
(But Maxi would take it for real, 100%)
Yeah, Lewis was tied to the sideline, almost invisible, because Montreal would forget about him and leave him unmarked. Once he got the ball he had a ton of room to atttack and get up to speed. I seriously doubt he was tasked with being part of the defensive press unless the ball was in his zone. It’s not laziness, it’s tactics.
Also, that shot Lewis took that went off the post was fantastic. Well taken.
I have a new favorite person in these BTS videos, namely the young woman starting at 5:08, sitting 2 rows in front of the marriage proposal, and who wants no part of it while everyone around her is totally hyped by it.
ETA: Bonus: she wears a Lampard jersey. This is everything.
Last edited:
This needs a peeping Lampard
I mentioned this earlier, but his (lack of) effort late in the game reflected poorly on him. Medina was chasing the game up 3-0 in the 85th minute and Lewis is walking around the pitch. Not a good look.
Lost in all of this is that Matarrita has looked fantastic as a RW.
