NYCFC in the Media Thread - 2017
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Listening to the Toronto FC show on Sportnet 590 (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/tfc-pitchside/) in Canada and the two hosts are highlighting their favorite offseason moves. As their two #1, one picked Maxi and one picked Sean Johnson. I have no idea how knowledgeable these guys actually are, but it was nice to find one show that doesn't just dump on us for sport because its popular.
It's probably cause they are Canadian, they are just tooo darn nice
i was just looking at WFAN cause i wanted to put a face to some of the names i listen to for years, and after scrolling down and down and down after each segment for personalities they started listing ny teams and eventually dead last i saw NYCFC as a (small but nontheless) category. Anywho, they write articles on the team every so often http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/02/24/nycfc-patrick-vieira-maxi-moralez-david-villa-andrea-pirlo/ nice to know we are a blip on the radar as opposed to completely off the map.
They do mention the scores of our matches (and NJRB) in their news updates but that's pretty much it. I've not heard one single call about the team, and I've heard a few of the hosts say they wouldn't even bother to talk about soccer because after all nobody cares (partially true but nonetheless...).
In other words, not a ton of support there.
Nice article from Doyle on tactics for the coming season. Kind of short, but some good stuff. Includes some stats around our attempt to play from the back.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/02/27/armchair-analyst-tactical-state-mls-heading-2017
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/02/27/armchair-analyst-tactical-state-mls-heading-2017
http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/201...2017-minnesota-atlanta-seattle-dallas-toronto
Getting a fair amount of respect from SI going into the season
Getting a fair amount of respect from SI going into the season
Since many here refuse to read Doyle, I'll pull out the most quirky, interesting numbers: not only did we lead the league in passes in our own half and completed passes in our own half, but we completed more passes in our own half than every team in the league attempted, except for Columbus and Seattle. Since every team completes about 85-90% of own-half passes that's not quite as crazy as it sounds at first, but it does help emphasize how differently we played from everyone else. Our passing accuracy in the back half was 88.05% which seems kind of middle of the pack. The table is not sortable.
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I wonder how many of those crappy passes were made by players who aren't here? I'm sure someone could quantify the passes that weren't completed by Mena, Saunders and Hernandez?
Does it count if Josh Saunders boots the ball into the Left Field bleachers by accident?
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adam for letting me know you can just copy/paste the Doyle table into Excel and even sending me one he made himself. Bottom line is we were 9th in passing accuracy in our own end. Just above median and basically middle of the pack as I thought.
adam for letting me know you can just copy/paste the Doyle table into Excel and even sending me one he made himself. Bottom line is we were 9th in passing accuracy in our own end. Just above median and basically middle of the pack as I thought.
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But maybe not so bad for a team that does so much passing in that part of the field (you know, with diminishing margins of return on a factor and what not).
http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/03/01/ranking-the-top-10-mls-players-in-each-position-for-2017/
Managed to snag two #1's
Managed to snag two #1's
Interesting that they went 10-deep for all categories but only 8-deep with attacking mid.
Sad that Larin was 5th rated forward and yet I couldn't find Shelton listed under he wingers.
Yeah, I have a few issues with this article.
Additionally, they included Guzan in the GK's list and Garza on the FBs, but it doesn't look like they included any other newcomers elsewhere. I would imagine one of the Atlanta DPs should crack the list somewhere and I would think that Honda is a better winger than Lloyd Sam.
- Clint Irwin cracks the top 10 keepers. The guy isn't talented. Not sure how Ousted or Frei aren't on there instead of him
- I don't get how Harrison Afful doesn't crack the top 10 fullbacks. The guy is talented, and when Kamara was there for him to provide service to, he produced. I also prefer Joevin Jones to Brad Evans on Seattle.
- Midfielders - as much as I hate NJ, how is Kljestan not #1? And even worse, he's #7? I know Pirlo does a lot for us, but he hasn't been more productive than Kljestan, McCarty, or Nagbe. And get Bedoya out of there.
- I actually do think the Attacking Midfielders/Forwards category is well done.
- Zusi is no longer a winger.
Additionally, they included Guzan in the GK's list and Garza on the FBs, but it doesn't look like they included any other newcomers elsewhere. I would imagine one of the Atlanta DPs should crack the list somewhere and I would think that Honda is a better winger than Lloyd Sam.
Who the hell is Sam Cronin, and why is he the 3rd best CM in the league?
Otherwise, a fun and not so bad list.
Otherwise, a fun and not so bad list.
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