Patrick Vieira Appointed As NYCFC Coach

[Seth]

Well crap, now he's even got CNN doing it:

"The players are enjoying themselves on the field ... that's really good for me as a coach"@OfficialVieira talks about his high-flying @NYCFC team and why the @MLS is more competitive than ever: https://t.co/hQmzcvFJ0C pic.twitter.com/7isjbm7jNm

— CNN Sports (@cnnsport) April 18, 2018

 

[dannd23]

He probably thinks it means, “the league of major soccer,” rather than, “the major league soccer.” He does that with words and phrases.

Very true, I am more just thinking how the MLS snobs think. Guarantee you it drives Lalas up a wall anytime he hears the MLS

 

[mgarbowski]

He probably thinks it means, “the league of major soccer,” rather than, “the major league soccer.” He does that with words and phrases.

English uses articles much less than French does (much less than lots of languages really). ESL speakers from those languages often add "the" in front of words where it doesn't belong.

 

[Ulrich]

English uses articles much less than French does (much less than lots of languages really). ESL speakers from those languages often add "the" in front of words where it doesn't belong.

My comment was in jest since we never know if he’s really quite pleased or quite really pleased.

 

[mgarbowski]

My comment was in jest since we never know if he’s really quite pleased or quite really pleased.

And I have found that explaining jokes in a way that takes them seriously makes me very popular at parties.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

Well crap, now he's even got CNN doing it:

"The players are enjoying themselves on the field ... that's really good for me as a coach"@OfficialVieira talks about his high-flying @NYCFC team and why the @MLS is more competitive than ever: https://t.co/hQmzcvFJ0C pic.twitter.com/7isjbm7jNm

— CNN Sports (@cnnsport) April 18, 2018

I was quite really hoping that video was from 2016 once I saw Khiry in the pictures. Think the club could of went over some recent shots...

 

[JayH]

Let the uh ohs begin

http://www.espn.com/soccer/arsenal/...-wenger-to-step-down-at-end-of-season?src=com

ETA: I started a Wenger Gone. PV Next? (Speculation Thread) given the import.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Let the uh ohs begin

http://www.espn.com/soccer/arsenal/...-wenger-to-step-down-at-end-of-season?src=com

ETA: I started a Wenger Gone. PV Next? (Speculation Thread) given the import.

Totally deserves its own thread.

 

[LionNYC]

Have you ever seen Vieira this happy before while at NYCFC?

.@OfficialVieira having a blast with his new charges today 😆 #ForTheCity pic.twitter.com/7OBUzrhnB9

— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) April 24, 2018

 

[mgarbowski]

Have you ever seen Vieira this happy before while at NYCFC?

.@OfficialVieira having a blast with his new charges today 😆 #ForTheCity pic.twitter.com/7OBUzrhnB9

— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) April 24, 2018

Vieira to leave NYCFC and coach NY media rec league, confirmed.

 

[mgarbowski]

Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Tactical change incoming for NYCFC? No chance, says Patrick Vieira

 

[Gotham Gator]

Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Tactical change incoming for NYCFC? No chance, says Patrick Vieira

Ha. Just posted this in a game thread.

No surprise and probably for the best.

Question for the next game is whether Bradley will adopt the Portland strategy (bunker), the Red Bulls strategy (press), or play it straight up.

 

[Fantazma]

Ha. Just posted this in a game thread.

No surprise and probably for the best.

Question for the next game is whether Bradley will adopt the Portland strategy (bunker), the Red Bulls strategy (press), or play it straight up.

LAFC cant press full 90 ....at least basing it off like two games i saw....team gets gassed too.

 

[Keith Putnam]

Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Tactical change incoming for NYCFC? No chance, says Patrick Vieira

Dammit, PV, a team needs at least two looks.

 

[mgarbowski]

Ha. Just posted this in a game thread.

No surprise and probably for the best.

Question for the next game is whether Bradley will adopt the Portland strategy (bunker), the Red Bulls strategy (press), or play it straight up.

I saw you beat me after I posted. I usually hate to repeat what someone else just posted, and always check, but I wasted at least 5 minutes trying to find a thread that doesn't seem to exist. Didn't we used to have a thread on strategy, tactics and formations, or something like that?

 

[Christopher Jee]

LAFC cant press full 90 ....at least basing it off like two games i saw....team gets gassed too.

I agree. A possibly more important question is whether we can play around their press for long enough to tire them out, or if we concede early and give them the opportunity to play in a deep block and get their legs back.

I understand why he's sticking to his guns, it's a fine plan A, and we can execute much better than we did on 5/5. But there are some days where no amount of dressing-room bollocking is going to improve our decision-making. Or if we just need to weather the storm to get our heads back on, or until we can reset at half time. What then?

I get the fixation on playing entertaining football, but predictability is not all that entertaining.

 

[Ulrich]

Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Tactical change incoming for NYCFC? No chance, says Patrick Vieira

Need a heavy, heavy pour of Oban after reading that.

 

[Christopher Jee]

Need a heavy, heavy pour of Oban after reading that.

I'm hoping it's just a ruse so other teams don't know what to do with themselves when we hit them up with a more varied attack. But I'm probably being silly.

 

[SoupInNYC]

I agree. A possibly more important question is whether we can play around their press for long enough to tire them out, or if we concede early and give them the opportunity to play in a deep block and get their legs back.

I understand why he's sticking to his guns, it's a fine plan A, and we can execute much better than we did on 5/5. But there are some days where no amount of dressing-room bollocking is going to improve our decision-making. Or if we just need to weather the storm to get our heads back on, or until we can reset at half time. What then?

I get the fixation on playing entertaining football, but predictability is not all that entertaining.

So I haven't read the article yet, so maybe this is covered.

But I don't think there is any reason to change what we're doing. I would definitely approach the LAFC game with the usual tactics that we have.

BUT, we absolutely need to install some form of Plan B to use when our gameplan isn't working or when teams change things up on us.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Tactical change incoming for NYCFC? No chance, says Patrick Vieira

Don't know why he'd change things up when we have the most points in MLS since the start of last season. It's working, the last loss notwithstanding.