Pre-Match / Match / Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC vs. CD Chivas USA - April 14, 2012 (R)

Good to see Cann back, hopefully he can play a decent 60.

Frings on the bench is nice to see too (might come on for Cann?)

But.....Dunfield in the middle. Oh dear.

Any word why JDG not starting?

 

Why Aceval over Henry? Kentucky still representing here. Will this be the week I get my jersey? We need a win.

 

I like Dunfield and I was sure that it would be one of either him or JDG on the bench, but why is he the only DM? Why not Stinson or Burgos? This might not end well

 

And look at all the empty seats even in the supporters end.......

 

What is it with these American play by play guys.. I don't think they could a job anywhere else. They couldn't call the play by play of a car going thru a car wash. They don't call the game in that so-and-so to so-and-so. It's mostly brain dead chatting. They go on and on about TFC troubles, and attendance, and God knows what else, and even tho I'm not a giant TFC fan, they've been depressing the hell out of me. Oh ya, and no mention of CCL. And of course Chivas is full of character and wonders, and other nebulous nonsense. More ... central def problems.. De Guzman not up to it .. etc etc.. I guess if your own team sux, spend all the day trashing the other one

 

I'm going to do that .. I felt I was listening to a talk show! I was expecting someone to call in to ask a question..

 

Eckersley lost his man there

 

That was absolutely shambolic

 

More like Johnson played a pick on his own man.

 

We're not shooting enough. Did I hear them correctly, saying we've only had four shots on target, total, this year? We need to come in from the middle and shoot, just like Chivas did twice, forcing big saves from Kocic. We have the wind on our backs next half, we need to use it. Remember the goal LeBroca scored two years ago?
All we seem to do is go down the wings and flip poor crosses into nobody. Not good enough.

 

Very good observation .. noticed that .. and there's a lot of volleyball going on. Soolsma is about the only one it seems can move the ball on his own (and Frings) .. Plata maybe, but he tends to run with it until he loses it. They need a 'ball carrier' in the middle. Alot of volleyball players.. Only thing that pleased me is Cann made kind of a nifty move with the ball under pressure .. such a rare sight from that position!

 

We need Avila. Our midfield is sorely missing vision. Dunfield isn't doing anything out there. Our attacking mids are the ones doing most of the pressuring

 

Avila's done more since he came on than Silva did the entire time he was on