My thoughts after calming down
Saunders is a really good shot stopper. He's poor tactically. He's a poor distributor. He can't set up a wall to save his life. At one point in the game, it was obvious that Iraola just said, "F This," and was taking control of defensive positioning. It was like watching a tee ball game and the coach was on the field.
I was dissapoitned in Iraola's debut. Shows promise, but was mediocre defensively. I'll give him a pass as this was his first run out. Thought he played well going forward but it was obvious he had no connection with the team. Will be fun to see though if he fits in.
Kwame - Can't say anythign that hasn't already been said. Thought he actually played decent the first 15 or so minutes. I was surprised. A couple of nice challenges and then couldn't come close on a header that needs to be put in the net. Lost me when he didn't hustle back on the first goal. That was his fault.
Facey - solid as always. Giovinco and Toronto didn't even bother to go at him.
Wingert - miserable. His best play beyond the one tackle was when he jumped on Giovinco's back at the end of the game.
Angelino - WOW! What pace, what hustle. Great first touch. Creative player for a LB. Plays with flair. Thinks he's the best player on the field. Should be our starting Fullback out left.
Jacobsen - thought he was really strong tonight. Made up for a lot of the bad defense behind us. Was smart with distribution except for a few errant passes. All in all, a really good effort for him tonight. I don't know what the new formation will be, but I would like to see him in it.
McNamara - Played well. Not creative enough to play out wide. Thought his work rate was strong.
Grabavoy - had a nice touch towards the end of the game in the box. All in - mediocre game again. I understand why he stayed in late though as he can play wide left, but I'm sick of watching him play. Poor touch and poor distribution. Very bad field vision too.
Ballouchy - thought he put in a really nice effort today. A guy I want to see stick around. Very possibly could be our starting LM here in a few weeks and I would be OK with that. He's really become enjoyable to watch. Plays hard defensively. Plays with fight and spirit, but not dumb like RJ Allen.
Mullins - another solid effort here. I don't think he's a starter in this league just yet, but he played well today. Made 0 quality runs though.
Villa - great effort today. Even the best miss PKs. You could tell that he was energized by Iraola and Angelino. Angelino was fun to watch connect with him - like meeting your idol.
Poku - incomplete. Did nothing special today. But it's obvious the offense flows stronger when he is out there.
Pablo Alvarez - incomplete. Did nothing today.