Nice game, I like the composure and connection I saw on the field. Not much panic. Everyone seemed to know where and what eachother were up to...on the same page so to speak. Maybe a little to relaxed in the last 10 minutes, when it seemed Montreal was GIVEN to many opportunities. Neagle was lucky on the first goal and unlucky on the second, eh...a wash.
Good game. Pineda is the real deal. Neagle is a forward can we be done with him on the wing please? Backline was good although Remick was exposed a couple of times by Mapp. Martins was great. Traore just missed a GOTY canidate. Dempsey has been very good so far this year aside from his attitude about the constant fouling. He was involved in both of our previous two goals. I really wish he had not gone to Fulham and been in camp however as i think chemistry is not quite where it needs to be yet.
Yeah, Remick needs to work on his 1v1 defending if he wants to unseat Leo on the left. Mapp ran circles around him and he'll likely be up against Oduro next week. Also, agree on Neagle as a forward only. Playing that wing forward in a 4-3-3 seems an ideal fit for him, Cooper too. Of course not sure where Dempsey or Pappa, for that matter, fit into that formation.
From what I'm seeing, there is no way I would sit Pineda. He seems to connect very well with Ozzie in the middle, makes quick and good decisions, and generally positions himself well. The execution is not always there, but jeez, we look so much more fluid with him on the field.
That was awesome serve by Rose on that attempt of a bicycle kick. Regards the loan. It was in dempsey's contract that he had 1 off-season loan. It should have been to a better team than Fulham.
i'd like to see this: -----------Neagle------Martins------------ ------------------Dempsey------------------ ---------Pineda---Alonso---Evans---------- --Gonzalez-------------------------Yedlin-- --------------Traore---Marshall-------------- ---------------------Frei--------------------- substitute in Cooper, Pappa or Anibaba when appropriate...
I know all that about the loan terms. It was a waste. fulham is a disaster this year. i know why he went ie World Cup prep but that team was bad. Better served to be here than there.
He is not only good, he is relentless. I LOVED how, on the header by Neagle, he was THERE. No standing around watching to see what might happen. He was after that ball like a beagle on bunny. If Perkins did not put it in, he certainly would.
Pappa actually would fit into a 433 better than playing an outside mid role. He is more attack minded and as we have seen quite poor tracking back and playing defense. He just looks like a LW or RW to me at least. Dempsey would be the problem.