Columbus Crew vs Chicag-Ohgawd! Everything is on fire! | Match 22 - July 17, 2019 8:00 PM

Crewster Point standings updated through the weekend:

EAST

Philadelphia 3
NYC 2
Montreal 0
Atlanta 0
NYRB -2
DC -4
Toronto -4
Orlando -5
New England -6
Cincinnati -7
Chicago -11
Columbus -19



WEST

LAFC 19
Portland 12
Seattle 5
Minnesota 3
Salt Lake 2
LA Galaxy 1
San Jose -2
Dallas -4
Kansas City -5
Houston -6
Vancouver -13
Colorado -13

 

No word on Room, so I doubt he plays, but Díaz was with the team on Saturday so hopefully we see him for some minutes.

 

Both players can train with the club, but can't play until their work visas come through. Have you seen anything that confirms that Diaz (or Room for that matter) is actually cleared to play?

 

Great list. Here's a ridiculous 80s video.

 

Should I drive to Chicago for this game?

(I obviously wouldn't be expecting a Crew win or anything to get excited about, I'd just be there to support the team.)

 

3 game week, so we can probably expect a bunch of new starters out there, right?

I mean, it's not like we've got a "best 11" anyway.

 

Save your money and buy some local beer.

BTW, I saw your wife in Vegas last month.

 

It's a 4-3-3. Santos and Accam are wingers, not forwards. Lots of teams play with 4 in the back and a single DM.

No kidding the Crew have trouble scoring goals. Thus the proposal to play a more balanced formation than our single forward who isn't very efficient at finishing.

 

Dude, how is the hell is this balanced? Also, a 4-3-3 has 3 CMs. Seriously, do you even know what a 4-3-3 is? LOL. Especially when Afful and Francis attack more than they defend? Who the hell is ever gonna win the ball back? It's nonsense.

------------GK

RB----CB----CB----LB

-----------DM

RW--ST--ST--ST--LW

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Sorry, posting this link again. Too appropriate (and I love it).

 

Santos/Accam are better 2 way players than Guzman and Artur, neither of whom contributes offensively.
You're content with out current lineup with Zardes up top and 2 or 3 DMs in front of the backline? To hold down the margin of defeat?

 

Afful Crognale Keita Francis
Trapp Sosa Argudo
Winger Zardes Sosa

Trapp and Argudo the deeper players, but concentrate on forming those CM triangles.

I do wonder if Crognale might be done with Porter, didn't make the 18 in Orlando. But we don't have any other healthy center backs, so....

 

Asking Sosa to play two positions seems a bit much.

 

Damn! Santos, Sosa, what's the difference? Neither will do much and we'll lose the game.

I was thinking of a jokey 5-3-5 formation where we just play all of our available players, clog the field and still can't score.

 

If we’re making up fantasy lineups:

4-4-2 (Flat)

——————-Room
Afful—-Mensah—-Keita—-Francis
Santos—-Trapp—-Artur—-Accam
—— R. Williams—-Zardes

4-4-2 (Diamond)

——————Room
Afful—-Mensah—-Keita—-Francis
——————Artur
Hansen————————-Accam
——————Santos
——-R. Williams—- Zardes

3-5-2

———————-Room
—-Mensah—-Crognale—-Keita
Afful——Trapp——Artur——Francis
——————-Santos
———R. Williams—-Zardes

3-4-3

———————-Room
—Mensah—-Crognale—-Keita
Afful—-Trapp—-Artur—-Francis
——Santos——Zardes——Accam

I’ll take any of those.

 

Here's mine.

Gaven
Clark Irribarren O'Rourke Hejduk
West Mais GBS Gaven
McBride Washington

 

It's nice when the excuse for the poor performance is laid out a day before match. Let's get our 50 crosses, 12 corners, 10 shots (1 on goal) over with and hope for a 0-0 draw.

How about a 9-0-0-1?
------------------------------------------Bendik------------------------------------------
Afful--Argudo--Sosa--Trapp--Keita--Crognale--Artur--Jimenez--Francis
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------Zardes------------------------------------------

Santos gets a break for the 3 game week. I don't really think he brings much to the Big Stern Wall formation anyways. Keita long balls to Zardes for 90 min for the attack. Planned subs: Clark for whichever midfield defender tires first, Diaz for Jimenez and Romario for Zardes.

 

The Calebening

 

This is beautiful, man.

 

We only have 2 strikers and two healthy CBS
This is not my line up but rather my best guess

St Zardes

Wings : Pedro & Accam

Mid: does it matter ?
Trapp & Artur & Sosa
Back line :
Francis
Keita
Crognale
Afful

Gk - Bendik

Bench
R Williams
Jimenez
Clark
Kempin
Díaz
Hansen
Maloney
Argudo

1 bench guy too many i have no idea who sits depends on who is healthy because mostly we have wingers and outside backs