This realization has taken a few weeks longer this season, but it's still just as painful. After watching TFC shit the bed this past weekend in Colorado, my faith in our ability to bounce back and hit a good run of form is effectively dead. I'm not too urked by a 1-0 loss away to the Rapids - they've been a good team this year. It's the manner in which we lost though that bugs me - one shot on goal to Colorado's five, fifteen fouls to Colorado's five, and of course, two red cards, neither of which were deserved in my mind.
As I watched the match, I thought of several things that I would immediately change in the team. For example - having Chad Barrett on set pieces. Whether it's finishing sitters, or executing simple little free kicks, he can't do it. I think his crossing and his passing might be worse than his finishing. The fact that he plays a central role in our attack game in and game out is beyond me. Why did Mo even bother bringing in Ali Gerba?
Speaking of Gerba, was anyone else left wondering why we don't have any natural wingers in the team when players of his size and Dichio's size are in the 18-yard box? This absolutely has to fall on Mo Johnston. Two of the biggest strikers in the league can't get any service because we have a defensive midfielder and an ill-fated striker playing at left and right midfield. Good one Mo.
Chris Cummins' substitutions left me a little baffled as well. It was pretty obvious to me that Amadou Sanyang would be in trouble after he was yellow carded so early in the match. For me, he should have been the first player substituted in the second half. Seeing a healthy Adrian Serioux left on the bench was an interesting call as well, and his sending off was about as bad a call as Honduras' penalty two months ago at the Gold Cup.
In the end, this team is still bad defensively, and very, very, very boring to watch on the road. We continue to send long balls up to an unimpressive Chad Barrett, while Ali Gerba and Danny Dichio ride the bench. We have six games left, and we have to go - at worst - at least 3-1-2 to have any chance at making the post season in my mind. This could be one very long winter.
As I watched the match, I thought of several things that I would immediately change in the team. For example - having Chad Barrett on set pieces. Whether it's finishing sitters, or executing simple little free kicks, he can't do it. I think his crossing and his passing might be worse than his finishing. The fact that he plays a central role in our attack game in and game out is beyond me. Why did Mo even bother bringing in Ali Gerba?
Speaking of Gerba, was anyone else left wondering why we don't have any natural wingers in the team when players of his size and Dichio's size are in the 18-yard box? This absolutely has to fall on Mo Johnston. Two of the biggest strikers in the league can't get any service because we have a defensive midfielder and an ill-fated striker playing at left and right midfield. Good one Mo.
Chris Cummins' substitutions left me a little baffled as well. It was pretty obvious to me that Amadou Sanyang would be in trouble after he was yellow carded so early in the match. For me, he should have been the first player substituted in the second half. Seeing a healthy Adrian Serioux left on the bench was an interesting call as well, and his sending off was about as bad a call as Honduras' penalty two months ago at the Gold Cup.
In the end, this team is still bad defensively, and very, very, very boring to watch on the road. We continue to send long balls up to an unimpressive Chad Barrett, while Ali Gerba and Danny Dichio ride the bench. We have six games left, and we have to go - at worst - at least 3-1-2 to have any chance at making the post season in my mind. This could be one very long winter.
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A long winter...again.
Nothing about Vitti? Please, he needs to DIAF. I don't understand the continued support of Mo for both Barret and Vitti.
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