I’m just about done with PV. He has no plan B and his bench isn’t selected with the ability to claw back goals. We had no true offensive subs... albeit Khiry was truely offensive to watch, but there were no true forwards on the bench; Mata would have been the most useful up front but he was brought in as a defender.
Harrison’s slide was studs up but he didn’t make contact. Yellow at worst. And if his was a red, then the New England player that kicked Johnson in the head should have been sent off immediately. And it seemed like every NE player got multiple warnings when they could have gotten straight yellows. I’m not saying there may be a conspiracy against NYCFC, I’m saying there’s definitely a conspiracy. It’s bullshit and tiring to watch shitty calls every single game; there isn’t even an air of neutrality with the calls.
That field looked atrocious. Lots of players on both teams had trouble with their footing. I was expecting a major injury to befall somebody with an awkward stumble.
Awuah looked fast, controlled on the ball, and tenacious tracking the ball. Mark him down as one more mark against PV’s squad management. I’d take him any day over Lopez, TMac, Shelton, and even Pirlo.
