P/I/P LA opener, Rapids at LAFC, Sunday 8PM, 8/19/18

But Altitude seems unwilling to recognize that fact and put up the "Colorado Playing With 10 Men" graphic.

 

You mean you're seeing bad soccer, or the picture quality is poor? I'm seeing bad soccer on DirecTV.

 

And now McBean gets nothing out of a 2v1 break. Why does he play?

 

*sigh* McBean

 

Jackson is the only thing that saves our striker decisions over the last 12 months from being universally terrible

 

He is too slow, he really cannot play as a striker.

 

Should've been a PK vs Wilson

 

7 shots, 2 on goal for LAFC, 3 shots, 1 on goal for Colorado

 

I've had enough mediocre-to-bad soccer. Off to bed.

 

Huh? I count 3 shots, 1 on goal from Jackson’s strike outside the box.

Not stellar but still

 

I move Castillo to striker.

I also hate the “chase the ball hard” offensive strategy. Yeah it works for 15 minutes and leads to a couple of turnovers. But McBean was bent over at 30 minutes. And guess what, if it worked, you’d see good teams use it. It doesn’t work. Passing works.

Decent half by Courtney Ford.

 

There, FYP.

 

Yeah, I missed Jackson's stats at first.

 

And so it begins . . .

 

Nice goal by Lee Nugyen

 

Wynn in for Ford. Ford probably has a concussion.

Excellent effort on the goal. A play not possible by Rapids forwards right now.

 

Nguyen juliennes at least 4 defenders and scores.

 

Altitude interns are back...the score was 0-0 for a minute or two after the goal was scored.

 

I'm shocked, shocked, that Balboa likes Jackson's thought in going for the bike...

 

That was a real Wynne-Nguyen situation on that goal....

 

Serna...”just a little outside.”

 

Outsider here. Hope you don't mind me jumping in to ask a question. Well, two questions.

Is Jack McBean really the best option at striker? What happened to the French guy. Or Gashi?

Why have the Rapids gone to England and Scotland for so many of their internationals while everyone else is looking to S. America?

 

Maybe. Useless. Unfit. Good question.