Pre/PBP: Crew vs Atlanta United FC (MLS 07/01 07:30 PM)

We need a win and we need 7 (hopefully 9) over the next 3 matches.

That would put us in a good position and anything less than 6 points would be really bad and this upcoming match is the hardest of the 3.

 

No Mensah, Afful, or Abu as all are expected to be with Ghana for the friendly vs the US. I don't know if Atlanta is missing any players to Gold Cup prep or not, but those three we are missing don't make me any less confident about winning this match.

 

Addition by subtraction (mind you, I like Afful)?

 

Despite our overall angst about the season, this team is doing pretty well* at home. Also, Atlanta, not doing so great away. Crew should win this one.

I might also call this a must win if this team wants to think of itself as a playoff caliber team.




edit - forgot to add my addendum:
*So when you compare to the rest of the league, home record isn't really all that great. It looks good at first glance, but then you see almost the entire league has pretty similar home v away breakdowns.

 

weather not sounding great with PM thunderstorms expected. I hope this changes *fingers crossed*

 

It's Ohio. The weather will change 5 times by then.

 

This is Even Steven's year.
Do we go even by winning against an Atlanta team we just lost to?
Or do we go even by losing after a big win?
Or get a tie just because no one expected it?

 

This is Even Steven's year.
Do we go even by winning against an Atlanta team we just lost to?
Or do we go even by losing after a big win?
Or get a tie just because no one expected it?

 

5

 

Gonna go out on a limb and say that we won't be seeing Duka this weekend.

 

Very dumb tweet he made himself look stupid

He will be shipped out soon

 

Maybe martinez will finally get some minutes (yeah right).

 

Which Martinez? We're playing Atlanta and you've got to be more specifc

 

There is no bigger mystery than..what the hell is Martinez doing?? He might be in the Bermuda Triangle of soccer players.

 

Its crazy. Why make his loan permanent, presumably paying some transfer fee, to just throw him away? He doesn't play in pittsburgh or cincy, and sure as shit not here. So... wtf? Most games we only have two attackers on the bench and three fvcking defenders. And abu. Its just odd.

 

Obviously the sample is small but I really liked what I saw out of Martinez when he played for us. He is/was a very unfinished product but seemed worthwhile. Its looking like Dukas trying to get himself kicked off the roster now so Cristian really should be getting some first team looks now.

 

What did Duka tweet?

 

It was since deleted, a list showing him near the top of training win percentage. Ostensibly to show that he deserves playing time. Some info in the Dispatch here:

http://www.dispatch.com/sports/2017...r--crew-sc-readies-for-advent-of-video-replay

 

Then GB said there needs to be trust. Duka replied trust goes both ways. Dukas old lady said GB is a snake and cant be trusted.

He gone.

 

I've been saying it all along. Play Connor Maloney and watch the championships roll in.

 

1. Finlay
2. Jiminez

explains a lot

 

That's practice--ask Allan Iverson about practice....

 

Ask GB about practice. Dude takes it so seriously he has power rankings haha. He might take training more seriously than the damn games.