Preseason - All Matches

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Mine was like that until I changed the Stream Quality from HD to 720. On 720, I had maybe 2-3 hiccups all game which was fine because it played in perfectly with our errant passes.

How did you switch that?

 

[Ulrich]

How did you switch that?

There is a little button/pop-up on the lower right area of the video player (to the left of the button that maximized the screen). Press it and it'll show 4(?) different stream possibilities based on resolution and bars indicating stream strength. 720 seemed to have the same signal strength as the one below it, but HD wasn't really registering anything, hence the freezes.

 

[Ulrich]

Godfrey went to Ole Miss. I used to be on a private board with him. Hell, I know who at least 2 of the sources in the artcile are. I'm telling you, 90% of the kids get about the same. There are school boosters out there who will hold a kid hostage through his family, and that's where it gets sticky. As far as I know, we don't do that. I know at least 3 SECW schools who at least occasionally will do it. To me, that's the shitty thing. Who cares otherwise.

And again, there are no allegations regarding us paying recruits, so it's a moot point to talk about this re the NCAA.

We have 3 top 15 picks leaving as juniors this year, including the top receiver and left tackle (maybe #1 overall), so that's not so bad.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/college/_/letter/o

And that's despite the fact that we had about 4 years of no one making it because of the aforementioned shithead Nutt and his lazy recruiting. Basically, we have that many players who made it despite being in our worst period ever.

I can't take you seriously on this topic if you cite FSU, as they are notoriously one of the bad boys. Some of their internet brigade are seriously butthurt by Ole Miss beating them head to head on several players, though. But hell, even Bud Elliott has been defending Ole Miss. Freeze is a good recruiter who has actually gone after top players, and that and a better AD are really the difference.

Ha! I can't take YOU seriously if you highlight FSU and segue to slam their internet fans (wtf do twitterers have to do with bag men?) while completely ignoring Alabama, the defacto king of questionable recruiting. But whatever, I wasn't trying to start any chest thumping with you over college football.

 

[sbrylski]

Going to see a possible starting XI today with players going 90 minutes. Y'all hyped!?

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Going to see a possible starting XI today with players going 90 minutes. Y'all hyped!?

Isn;t the game tomorrow?

 

[sbrylski]

Isn;t the game tomorrow?

FML

 

[SayWhat44]

FML

Not so hyped anymore? Hahahaha

 

[FootyLovin]

Going to see a possible starting XI today with players going 90 minutes. Y'all hyped!?

This!

Today!!!

 

[NickA]

Didn't know John Harkes is the FC Cincinnati coach.

 

[Fantazma]

Going to see a possible starting XI today with players going 90 minutes. Y'all hyped!?

i dont get hyped i stay hyped...

 

[Fantazma]

Didn't know John Harkes is the FC Cincinnati coach.

yep and frank yallop is in charge of arizona united or what ever the team is called in USL....im interested to see what cinncinatti does. im hearing they want to 'push for MLS" so well see how they do.

 

[sbrylski]

Lineup predictions? I'll go with:

F: Taylor, Villa, Shelton
M: Mix, Pirlo, Bravo
D: Matarrita, Brillant, White, Iraola
K: Johansen

If last game's lineup was any indication, Poku and Saunders are on the outside of the starting XI looking in.

Assuming Lampard doesn't play again, I think Vieira might want to get Bravo, his true CDM, out there to see how that looks.

EDIT: In visual form

 

[Gotham Gator]

Saw on the Twitter that PV intends to play a 3-2-2-3 today. I have no idea what that would look like...

 

[sbrylski]

Saw on the Twitter that PV intends to play a 3-2-2-3 today. I have no idea what that would look like...

Interesting.

https://twitter.com/x/status/702563717607788544

And I'll take a stab. I assume something like this:

I'm beginning to think Vieira's priority is having a high offensive line, i.e. three in the front. Behind the play, he's trying to mold his team to its personnel, i.e. four center midfielders.

Just based on it's uniqueness, I'm skeptical, but it will be awesome if this works.

 

[Ulrich]

Interesting.

https://twitter.com/x/status/702563717607788544

And I'll take a stab. I assume something like this:

I'm beginning to think Vieira's priority is having a high offensive line, i.e. three in the front. Behind the play, he's trying to mold his team to its personnel, i.e. four center midfielders.

Just based on it's uniqueness, I'm skeptical, but it will be awesome if this works.

Hernandez isn't mobile enough. Flip white over and add Iraola.

 

[NYCFCfan]

Here's what I think we can see.

 

[Viewfrom226]

Here's what I think we can see.

I like mixing it up and I like trying things in preseason. But, wow, the idea of anything that requires us to find three competent CBs when we've struggled so much to find two is a bit depressing!

 

[joe]

I don't think you can push Matarrita that far forward with a three man backline.

 

[NYCFCfan]

I don't think you can push Matarrita that far forward with a three man backline.

I think that's exactly what Vieira wants to see happen. He wants to see how his players perform when they're uncomfortable. A situation where a a player is issued a red card for example.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Totally insane! They played a 3 man backline in all but name last game. I think you will see the 433, but with bravo dropped BTW the CBs and the full backs as the 2. So

----brillant--bravo--white
-----------pirlo-mix------------
--iraola_---------------matarrita
Poku-------villa------- taylor