Goff :: Chat :: washpost.com Wednesday, 3/29 at 1:45 (EDT)

[geordienation]

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[Knave]

Apparently the chat is now at 1:45pm EST.

[Z010 Union]

Sorry, couldn't resist

The Bouncy Seats: Will there be enough air freshener to protect the RFK faithful from the Red Bull invasion?

Steven Goff: I have no response. Just felt it was important to post.

[Hunter R]

Goff did speculate about us going to a 4-man backline

:eek:

and...

The Bouncy Seats: Will there be enough air freshener to protect the RFK faithful from the Red Bull invasion?

Steven Goff: I have no response. Just felt it was important to post.

[joehill]

Section 112: How much money will it take for Kevin Payne to rename DC United after a product?

Steven Goff: United Airlines United.
United Van Lines United.
United Arab Emirates United.

ha, steve is a funny guy.

[thecheat48]

Edited cause I f'ed up. No surprise there:

Goff predicts 4 in the back with a triangle midfield and Freddy out on his own on the left flank.

Here is his regular (not opening day, since Gomez is out) lineup :

Perkins

Gros-Erpen-Boswell-Prideaux/Wilson

Carroll-Olsen
Gomez - Adu

Filomeno-Moreno

So its a 4-4-2/3-5-2/4-3-3 combination..

[scarshins]

hey I suggested that like 2 months ago- as a way to get Adu on the field in his best position

bow down before my inflated ego :D

[Atouk]

Goff predicts 4 in the back with a box midfield.

Here is his lineup for opening day:

Perkins

Gros-Erpen-Boswell-Prideaux/Wilson

Carroll-Olsen
Gomez-Adu

Filomeno-MorenoIf Goff can make Gomez eligible for opening day, I'll take it!

Edited to say that Goff actually mentioned that Gomez is suspended for the opener.

[aueagle1]

Actually, I think Goff said that DC will normally play a triangle in midfield with Adu isolated on the left with a more stable defender behind him. On the right, Gros will play on the flank of left defense and midfield. It seems fairly similar to the flexible 3 5 2 that Nowak has always favored.

[scarshins]

::ego deflates::

well they could drop Jaime into Gomez's spot- and start Esky

The flexibility would be part of the advantage of a 4-2-2-2

[BBBulldog]

New Jersey: Have you embraced the colors? The colors that can change at a moment's notice at the whim of a corporation and its checkbook?

heheh

[shawn12011]

Line of the chat!!

Arlington, Va.: Does Clint Mathis have a chance of making the World Cup squad? He seems to have become the Bode Miller of American soccer after such a promising start to his career. Also, with the domestic success Taylor Twellman has had, why is he not considered a lock for the team?

Steven Goff: At this point, Mathis couldn't make Bermuda's national team.

[s0ccerm0m]

Can I access and read the chat after-the-fact? I tried unsuccessfully to find it on the post's web site. Help appreciated!

[CHICO13]

Can I access and read the chat after-the-fact? I tried unsuccessfully to find it on the post's web site. Help appreciated!
Go to the front page of the Post on line and it should be under "Live...earlier today" or you can click on Archives.

[Atouk]

Can I access and read the chat after-the-fact? I tried unsuccessfully to find it on the post's web site. Help appreciated!Clicking the link in the first post of this thread also brings you to the archive of the chat.