Objectives for this team going forward this season

[Seth]

Mix is so yesterday. Get on the Big Apple Jack train...

I'm so ready to do that, buddy. The train just hasn't quite arrived in the station yet, alas. TMac to Mix to Jack to the back of the net all through the second half of the season. Bring it on!

 

[SteveV]

Dreamer.

I was reluctant and thought everyone was just taking the easy way out by dumping on Saunders, but then I looked at the stats and I'm on board with it being EJ time. (I actually just posted on a related topic in a "Stats Central" thread! Good timing.)

 

[mgarbowski]

Right now our only objective needs to be to stop sucking at set plays on both ends of the field.

 

[NYCFCP]

Ok, so is everyone on board with my "DC united: Suck in the league/Win the Open Cup" plan?

 

[SoupInNYC]

I'm so ready to do that, buddy. The train just hasn't quite arrived in the station yet, alas. TMac to Mix to Jack to the back of the net all through the second half of the season. Bring it on!

Are we ready to make him our Captain yet?

 

[Goodfella]

if playoffs are our objective, it ain't looking good. If making playoffs is the barometer by which we retain coaches, Patrick better start packing.

Only 3 teams have made the playoffs after starting the season with < 8 points through 7 games:

2011: SKC
2013: SEA
2014: RBNJ

We stand at 7 points through 8 games

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/04/27/why-it-could-already-be-too-late-some-teams-make-playoffs

 

[Snuff]

I think we need to take things one step at a time and not look too far ahead at this point. Playoffs of course are the ultimate goal, but looking at the schedule I think out priority objectives are:

(1) Get out first win at home that season
(2) Get our 2nd win of the season (both 1 and 2 can happen on Saturday and should have happened last night)
(3) Beat the Redbulls

If we can get these 3 things to happen, I think we'll be able to generate some momentum.

 

[Goodfella]

I think we need to take things one step at a time and not look too far ahead at this point. Playoffs of course are the ultimate goal, but looking at the schedule I think out priority objectives are:

(1) Get out first win at home that season
(2) Get our 2nd win of the season (both 1 and 2 can happen on Saturday and should have happened last night)
(3) Beat the Redbulls

If we can get these 3 things to happen, I think we'll be able to generate some momentum.

good short term objectives, agreed

 

[Ulrich]

Play 90 minutes without committing a blatant self-made mistake. If we lose then we lose but only because the other team outplayed us.

 

[FootyLovin]

Play 90 minutes without committing a blatant self-made mistake. If we lose then we lose but only because the other team outplayed us.

They did that on Wednesday. It was the time after 90 minutes that did us in.

 

[Ulrich]

They did that on Wednesday. It was the time after 90 minutes that did us in.

True, true - technicalities.... but I'd even chalk up the Hernandez/Saunders hot potato passing as a self-inflicted mistake that has the real possibility of leading to a goal.