To say I was frustrated after Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Puerto Rico Islanders in the CONCACAF Champions League would be an understatement. We dominated them, and were by far the better team. In the end though, that doesn't really matter. We still lost, and we have it all to do next week in Puerto Rico.
When we acquired DeRo in December, some supporters questioned whether or not Amado Guevara was still a necessary piece to our puzzle. Some said he was surplus. I think Wednesday's match all but confirms that he is an essential part of this team in the middle of the park for us. The Islanders packed the middle for the majority of the match, and we had no one who could undo that. All of our attacks in the second half came down the wing, and it evidently didn't go as planned.
I want to point out that Islanders' goalkeeper Bill Gaudette is an embarrassment. I've seen Central American goalkeepers who are tougher than him. As much as I don't condone beer-throwing, I was pretty happy when he was hit with one towards the end of the game.
I don't think there is any question as to who our best striker is. It's Ali Gerba - he can hold the ball up as good as anyone and he works his ass off to boot. He's kind of like a younger Dichio with some speed. I think we all expected him to be good, so I'm glad that he hasn't let us down thus far. He had a goal disallowed, and even though it didn't stand, I think it's fair to say that he rounded their goalkeeper and finished much better than any other striker on this team could have.
Another bright spot for me was the play of Emmanuel Gomez. After the game in Columbus, Chris Cummins mentioned that strikers were being left open by "the same defenders". He obviously meant Marco Velez. Gomez, who had three minutes of professional experience before Wednesday night, got the nod ahead of the former Islander, who couldn't stay goal-side on a sack of potatoes. In my mind, Marco Velez has to go. He has proven time and time again that he can't compete at this level.
We're in New England tonight, and like every match against an Eastern Conference rival, this is basically a must-win. After our last two debacles, I really hope that we can show some character and come back with an away win at Gillette Stadium, a place we have never won at.
When we acquired DeRo in December, some supporters questioned whether or not Amado Guevara was still a necessary piece to our puzzle. Some said he was surplus. I think Wednesday's match all but confirms that he is an essential part of this team in the middle of the park for us. The Islanders packed the middle for the majority of the match, and we had no one who could undo that. All of our attacks in the second half came down the wing, and it evidently didn't go as planned.
I want to point out that Islanders' goalkeeper Bill Gaudette is an embarrassment. I've seen Central American goalkeepers who are tougher than him. As much as I don't condone beer-throwing, I was pretty happy when he was hit with one towards the end of the game.
I don't think there is any question as to who our best striker is. It's Ali Gerba - he can hold the ball up as good as anyone and he works his ass off to boot. He's kind of like a younger Dichio with some speed. I think we all expected him to be good, so I'm glad that he hasn't let us down thus far. He had a goal disallowed, and even though it didn't stand, I think it's fair to say that he rounded their goalkeeper and finished much better than any other striker on this team could have.
Another bright spot for me was the play of Emmanuel Gomez. After the game in Columbus, Chris Cummins mentioned that strikers were being left open by "the same defenders". He obviously meant Marco Velez. Gomez, who had three minutes of professional experience before Wednesday night, got the nod ahead of the former Islander, who couldn't stay goal-side on a sack of potatoes. In my mind, Marco Velez has to go. He has proven time and time again that he can't compete at this level.
We're in New England tonight, and like every match against an Eastern Conference rival, this is basically a must-win. After our last two debacles, I really hope that we can show some character and come back with an away win at Gillette Stadium, a place we have never won at.
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man you are a pussy for wanting a player hit with an object.
Karma fuckwad. It's why your team lost and it OUT!
actually, we're out cause we didn't score.
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