P/I/P Home opener Rapids verse SKC, 7PM Sat. 3/24

SKC goal.

 

Clumsy defending, 2-1.

57' Nana on for Blomberg

 

Big holes on the back line. Ugh. Going to need some good fortune to hang on.

 

Jackson for Mason, and Jackson promptly earns a dumb YC for delay

 

Promising from Martinez but ultimately futile effort from man-bun-beard.

 

Ike Opara puts a cut back ball into row ZZ. Could have been trouble.

 

The possible 3rd goal that Badji didn't get early in this half is starting to look like a big miss.

 

I haven't seen the whole game, but Celo just said Tim H has made 7 saves. And some were big. That is worrisome; too big a number.

 

Three of them have been huge.

 

Well, that was close off the corner. Tim Howard ends up with the ball, not sure how.

 

Pure luck keeps it 2-1.

 

The first half was solid. The second half is too Rapidesque.

 

McBean for Badji. All three subs used.

 

Another dangerous attack by SKC. It seems like they are pushing too many player forward for a team up 2-1 at home, with 7 minutes left.

 

McBean wins a fk in a dangerous spot. 90th minute, still 2-1


edit; and there is the equalizer....

 

That defense is a joke.

 

Inevitable.

 

2-2.

 

5 minutes of stoppage. The Raps could lose this yet...

 

Another two-point giveaway.

 

Threw away one point last week, two today. Awful. Not that they deserved any better. They didn't throw them away because of bad luck; they were inept the second half. Howard was MOM.

 

I dint see the whole game. I tuned in at minute 59 and The Rapids were up 2-1. They looked incredibly undisciplined for a home team, up a goal deep in the second half.
Nobody likes a bunker, but a team like the Rapids must counter because they are generally outgunned. But to be bombing forward when you are up a goal in the second half... I just don't get that. Sit deep, close space, slow the game, and bag 3 points...

 

This feels familiar.

Been trying to suspend judgement with the new-look roster and tactics, but some things are becoming a pattern at this point.

I am wholly unconvinced about the backline acquisitions (especially Wynne). Hard to see how Sjoberg is not an upgrade somewhere. Also, Hairston will never been one of the top RBs in the world (sorry Pablo). Guy just cannot track runners. MacBean shouldn't be anywhere near MLS. Love Enzo's story, but there's a reason he's never caught on at this level either.

 

If you can’t hold a 2 goal lead at home, that is not a good sign. Some talent on the field, but no concept of how to manage or close out a game. I truly hope Hudson is disgusted and shows some passion...rather than just giving some stock quote.

 

38% possession.

I just can’t comprehend why we aren’t able to possess the ball. And we hit a LOT of unpredictable long balls.

To be honest, we looked amateur compared to SKC in possession.