Preseason - All Matches

Reid looked dangerous, and the attacking patterns changed immediately once we had a true #9 on the field.
The team also looked a step slow once Reid got on in relation to him. It was like the previous hour of false 9 made them forget the runs a true striker makes. There were at least 2-3 times shortly after he came on where we turned the ball over and he was just itching to get in behind but our players spotted his run a beat late and either failed to make the pass or waited until he was offside. The team needs a starting #9 so that if/when Reid subs in they are used to a player running those lanes.
 
I'm sure it will vary from game to game but as far as establishing himself as one of our best XI starters I think Trewin has a better chance of displacing Raul or Kevin (in the case of Raul sliding to LB) than he does taking a starting spot from Parks or O'Neil.
It could definitely work out that way. It gets very crowded at the double pivot with a healthy Keaton, and don't forget, we'll get Pepe back before too long, too.

But hey, better to have an embarrassment of riches than be scrambling. I'm sure Pascal is thrilled to have so many options.

In a way, it's a lot like the situation Sebastian Hoeneß enjoys at Stuttgart. There are nine outfield players who have between 1,000 and 1,700 minutes played, and then another five who have between 700 and 1,000. Everyone has gotten at least one start except for Jeremy Arévalo, and he just joined the first team at age 20.

I could definitely see us with a similar squad profile this season: https://fbref.com/en/squads/598bc722/Stuttgart-Stats

The big question is striker, really. I'm still bummed the Sylla deal fell through. He checked all the boxes.
 
Game 2 from Coachella last season featured heavy rotation with a lot of the young guys starting. One of the best parts of preseason is getting a chance to see some of the guys in the pipeline play.
 
Who is Sunjic?

Academy player signed to NYCFC II

 
i'm not mad at it. let the kids play. and then our actual starting XI need to show they are ready for the season to start.

if we had to line up for CCC right now, i'm not so sure we would advance with this roster.

Agreed seeing some of these guys get time is great. First observation Max Murray is massive.
 
We don’t look out played so far which im very happy about

we've been generally dominated, i thought. 90% of the game has been played in our defensive half. it's ok though cause these kids probably have never truly played together for very long. just good for them to get experience.
 
we've been generally dominated, i thought. 90% of the game has been played in our defensive half. it's ok though cause these kids probably have never truly played together for very long. just good for them to get experience.

No one in our midfield can win a ball. We don't get it back until our back line gets a stop.
 
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