I get the drooping interest in general, but unless I'm mistaken, we're playing Redbull tomorrow. Where's the venom? Where's the sarcastic pre-game thoughts? Anything? Bueller? I suppose I could start. I hate Redbull with a great hatred. I fully expect Hamid to shut them down now that his Kryptonite Sam plays for us instead of against us. That and Felipe is a puke, Kljestan is a hipster doofus, BWP shoots like a 2 year old with a machine gun, Robles is the least deserving GKOY in the history of the world, and the NYR defense is worse than a leaky paint bucket. Who's with me?
No points will be taken here, in fact I foresee a shellacking. However, I don't thinkbit will affect United's playoff chances much. Two games against Orlando sorts them out, and we're neck and neck with the Revs. This is after a loss tomorrow. Must win games are on the horizon, I don't think this is it.
You sir, suck. And your opinions too. We will beat redbull tomorrow because that is the order of the universe. If you are confused, see I would rather take out my eyeballs with a spoon than lose to redbull dot com. You, and your rational thoughts are frankly somewhat troubling. Please remind yourself of what we do here and recalibrate your responses accordingly. Or eff off. We will win and grind our way to a well deserved first round playoff loss. We will not settle for less, and we will not settle for rolling over to redbull down the stretch. No sir we will not have that! No sir.
Don't we have enough shared grief and pain on 9/11 without having to endure another public display of horror between New York (Joisey actually) and DC (Arlington Va actually). If this is some lowest rate pimping of an infamous event by MLS to take advantage of the 9/11 disaster shame on them.
So with no Acosta or Jeffrey, who starts alongside Sarvas? NDL and Vincent? Not exactly an attacking juggernaut. Maybe go with more of a 442? Hope Felipe gets two hard shots to the nuts this game.
If we're going to play "scrappy," we have to actually, like, outscrap them. They just wanted that goal more.
I was looking at the standings two weeks ago and saw that we could win 4 games: Chicago, Orlando, Columbus, Orlando. This would keep Orlando out and keep us in. Unfortunately, Orlando won their game in-hand, and put a lot of pressure on us winning those four and sneaking in a few points against the upper teams: NYC, Red Bull, Toronto, NYC. But we could drop this game (especially without Acosta and Jeffrey), and still survive to the 6th spot.
When your top creative player is out, and you have to also replace another central midfielder at the same time, you're only chance is to be ruthless on the very few chances you create. Sam on the breakaway, Mullins with the donkey touch in the first half on a ball that should have put him in alone: Those were it.