PBP: Crew at San Jose 4/13/14

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result of Crew at San Jose 4/13/14

Poll closed Apr 13, 2014.
  1. win by 2 or more

    11.6%
  2. win by 1

    52.2%
  3. tie

    24.6%
  4. lose by 1

    10.1%
  5. lose by 2 or more

    1.4%
  1. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Isn't the obvious solution to move Dom from center forward to right back? Then he can run forward as much as he wants without having to worry about playing defense.
     
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  2. zman31

    zman31 Member+

    May 5, 1999
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm just not willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater on this. I like that we have an identifiable style and that the style is attack minded. Most of us were wary to borderline terrified that Berhalter was going to be a defense first, slog it out kind of coach based on who he was as a player and his limited coaching record. That does not appear to be the case. We have taken the field in an aggressive manner. We've given up chances because of it.

    It sucked that TFC beat us. The early goal was a breakdown on many levels. Gonzalez with a terrible clear, Francis with another chance to clear (though much harder than Gonzalez's). Anor and Trapp failing to track Bradley on his run that lead to the shot.

    Then TFC did what TFC do, they packed it in, conceded the wide areas of the field and made it very difficult to find room for a shot.

    I'll agree that we didn't help ourselves with all those crosses. But that is something that can be worked out while keeping the general principles of our shape and style intact.

    This Williams shot is something I like.

    http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-04-05-CLB-v-TOR/highlights/249718

    A simple square from Anor, Tchani skins Bradley to make a bit of room for himself, squares to Pipa.....Now here is what I don't like. WHY is that ball to Williams not played on the ground? He's wide open. If that ball is on the ground instead of lofted where it bounces and hits Josh in the belly, he really has a chance for a one time shot or a better chance of taking a set up touch for a good finish. Oh well.

    I'd like to see us cycle it around more like this though. If a team packs it in and we have final third possession, there is no need to rush. The players need to trust each other, work the short combos until the defense breaks down as it did on this play rather than rushing to cross. Gregg knows it, the players know it. SJ saw what TFC did so we have to expect to see it Sunday. I expect growth. We're used to seeing the same tired stuff no matter what. I don't expect Gregg (Extra G for GLORY!) to be oblivious to the issues presented by the TFC game.

    The passing needs to be sharper though, as I said earlier, I thought Jiminez was a major contributor of poor passes. I wouldn't mind seeing a switch there to facilitate the motion offense more.
     
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  3. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    I wonder if we will see Paladini, even if for 15-20 mins. Actually it would seem he is more of a Tchani replacement?
     
  4. BG13

    BG13 Member+

    Jun 25, 2007
    Gil Scott Heron said it best: This game will NOT be televised (for you BG13).
     
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  5. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    I thought he was singing about NE?
     
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  6. BG13

    BG13 Member+

    Jun 25, 2007
    I know. I can't believe I wasted that joke before they played the Revs. You can count on it being recycled, though, so you have that to look forward to.
     
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  7. zman31

    zman31 Member+

    May 5, 1999
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So when my computer and I magically move to Canada on Sunday will I be able to get the game in English via MLS Live?
     
  8. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, French...;), eh?
     
  9. patricksp

    patricksp 91.9 Crew Fan Rating

    Nov 4, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes
     
  10. cleazer

    cleazer Member+

    May 6, 2003
    Toledo, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    from MLS

    Actual injury list seems to be:

    Crew -
    Out: Weit
    Questionable: Paladini


    San Jose -
    Out: Lenhart, Hernandez, Muller, Thompson
     
  11. Macgruber

    Macgruber Member

    May 14, 2011
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We're still at the top of the East after everyone important lost yesterday. Now's a great time to get ahead with a game in hand on some teams, but this is where we typically blow it.
     
  12. MeiJunXin

    MeiJunXin Member

    May 29, 2012
    Kent, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    These Unimas games are making me sad. I have to go to a shady streaming site and hear my game broadcast in a language I don't understand. If it weren't for the time delay, I might play the radio broadcast over it...
     
  13. Lucky Day

    Lucky Day Member+

    Nov 12, 2008
    Columbus
    If you're going to go to a shady streaming site why don't you just watch the stream of the English broadcast?
     
  14. MeiJunXin

    MeiJunXin Member

    May 29, 2012
    Kent, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Oh. I guess I could do that. I wasn't sure if there would be one available.
     
  15. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
  16. FootyRef

    FootyRef Member+

    Apr 13, 2007
    Westerville, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, is Fourth Street showing the match?
     
  17. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    @POdinCowtown
    I re-worked the poll so it'll be open for another hour; you can still get in there.
     
  18. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's what she said?
     
  19. timpegoose

    timpegoose Member

    Jul 4, 2013
    Toledo, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If anybody is able to find an English feed and would be so kind to PM it to me it would be greatly appreciated. My usual source only has the Spanish feed.
     
  20. SecretWalrus

    SecretWalrus Member

    Aug 2, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    I'll settle for spanish. Con somebody send anything to me? My MLS live account + VPN is not doing the trick. Why did I pay for mlslive, if I can't watch the away Crew?

    A little help, peeps?
     
  21. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    SJ feed on MLS Live :(
     
  22. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I found an Arabic feed. Does that help?
     
  23. timpegoose

    timpegoose Member

    Jul 4, 2013
    Toledo, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Only if the announcers have a longer, more exciting yell when a goal is scored :D
     
  24. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'll let you know when someone scores. He seems a bit hesitant, though.
     
  25. odave

    odave Member+

    Jul 29, 2010
    SE Michigan
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I love how Pipa can deliver a lecture on tactics to his teammates on the dribble. Not so excited about them needing the lecture.
     

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