When I saw Chad Barrett wasn't in our starting eleven on Saturday, I knew we were going to score more than once. And we did, we scored two. Ali Gerba must have been watching from his private box thinking to himself "finally - a team that really, really needs me...".
It was a really ugly win, but three points is three points no matter which way you look at it. The loss dropped the Red Bulls to an embarrassing 2-10-3. I think it's safe to say they won't get a second shot at the MLS Cup this season. They didn't play terribly, and to be fair, I thought they put us under a lot of pressure in the second half. They still lack that final ball though - and with Jorge Rojas playing on the left wing, you'd expect at least some decent service to Juan Pablo Angel. There wasn't any though. The Colombian didn't even have a shot on goal, which I have to credit our defense for. On the other hand, the goal we conceded was really ugly, and really preventable.
We started off in a 3-5-2, with DeRo, Guevara, and Robbo all playing centrally. Dichio partnered Vitti up front, while Harmse and Cronin occupied the wings. Attakora, Serioux, and Garcia formed our back three. This was pretty shortlived though, as Cummins switched to a 4-4-2 before the first half was over. We never really seemed to get going in either formation, but capitalized on two of our opportunities and it was luckily good enough for the win.
The penalty kick curse still lives on for us, but at least Sam Cronin was able to put the rebound in and score his first career MLS goal - something that was very deserved considering how well he's adapted to the league this year. The second goal should have been where Pablo Vitti broke his duck, but he couldn't get around Cepero. It would have been a pretty embarassing miss if Dichio hadn't have been there to put it in.
With Ali Gerba set to come in, I wonder if Vitti could be sent back to Argentina. Despite all of his talent (which he has loads of), he hasn't found the net, and that's what he's been brought here to do. He was subbed off around the 65th minute, which is when you'd think Dichio would be subbed off. I hope I'm wrong, because I always get the feeling that once Vitti scores the floodgates will open, but you just never know.
The final match of the Voyageurs Cup is on Thursday, and as hopeful as I am, I can't see us pulling it out. Here's hoping though right?
It was a really ugly win, but three points is three points no matter which way you look at it. The loss dropped the Red Bulls to an embarrassing 2-10-3. I think it's safe to say they won't get a second shot at the MLS Cup this season. They didn't play terribly, and to be fair, I thought they put us under a lot of pressure in the second half. They still lack that final ball though - and with Jorge Rojas playing on the left wing, you'd expect at least some decent service to Juan Pablo Angel. There wasn't any though. The Colombian didn't even have a shot on goal, which I have to credit our defense for. On the other hand, the goal we conceded was really ugly, and really preventable.
We started off in a 3-5-2, with DeRo, Guevara, and Robbo all playing centrally. Dichio partnered Vitti up front, while Harmse and Cronin occupied the wings. Attakora, Serioux, and Garcia formed our back three. This was pretty shortlived though, as Cummins switched to a 4-4-2 before the first half was over. We never really seemed to get going in either formation, but capitalized on two of our opportunities and it was luckily good enough for the win.
The penalty kick curse still lives on for us, but at least Sam Cronin was able to put the rebound in and score his first career MLS goal - something that was very deserved considering how well he's adapted to the league this year. The second goal should have been where Pablo Vitti broke his duck, but he couldn't get around Cepero. It would have been a pretty embarassing miss if Dichio hadn't have been there to put it in.
With Ali Gerba set to come in, I wonder if Vitti could be sent back to Argentina. Despite all of his talent (which he has loads of), he hasn't found the net, and that's what he's been brought here to do. He was subbed off around the 65th minute, which is when you'd think Dichio would be subbed off. I hope I'm wrong, because I always get the feeling that once Vitti scores the floodgates will open, but you just never know.
The final match of the Voyageurs Cup is on Thursday, and as hopeful as I am, I can't see us pulling it out. Here's hoping though right?
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