Red Bulls In 2016-2017 CONCACAF Champions League [R]

I'm kind of annoyed with the club for not comping the tickets to tonights match. Every year these type of games were included with the season ticket plan, yet this year we were expected to pony up a minimum $20 for tix. Further evidence of penny pinching. I'll make do with the free Facebook stream.

 

Finished 1-1 despite being up a man for the final 15 mins or so, blech!

 

Seemed to be a lot of long crosses from the corners. Odd choice; it's not like we have Crouch there.
With Dax gone, no one to head them in.

 

Now that's some quality pre-season soccer on display tonight from both teams. I want a gif of Marsch's look of frustration after Collin played like his fourth simple pass off target.

The good:

• Royer still looks solid, similar skillset as Grella. Don't know if he's much of a finisher though.
• Long played well. I wonder if he has a shot at winning the spot over Perrinelle for the first game.

The OK

• Veron was active but no final product.

The bad:

• Bilyeu looked lost
• Kljestan is so much worse on the right than in the middle

 

Just once I'd like to see this team in a must win game come out with some sense of urgency.

 

I just hope Lade or Murillo can grab that RB spot. Zizzo just doesn't do it for me out there, he's very MLS 1.0.
Lawrence would have helped last night, too, with his energy down the left flank. Hopefully we can grab a win at BC Place.

I thought Long looked the part. He's a tidy player in the back which is to be expected of a former midfielder.

 

Who's up next in the PK taking dept? That's two huge misses in a row for SK. I guess putting a PK in the side netting is a dying art.

EDIT: Didn't realize Ousted was the keeper for BWP's two misses in one game back in '15.

 

I agree with this assessment fully. It's part of the reason I thought we'd see some coin thrown out to acquire a RB this offseason. Maybe Murillo can be that guy.
I thought we'd see someone with at least CONCACAF name recognition brought in.

 

When he stepped up to it I really hoped he wouldn't overthink it. Then he took a few seconds fumbling around with his shinguards instead of just taking the shot, and it was abundantly clear he was overthinking it.

Even when he was scoring Kljestan wasn't a particularly good penalty taker, his placement was never good enough to score if the keeper guessed right. When BWP was on fire with his penalties he was at least hitting the corner every time.

I vote Grella and Felipe up next.

 

Shoutout to Aaron Long for only missing a single pass all game:

 

http://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2017/03/03/gonzalo-goes-down-marsch-were-hopeful-its-not-too-bad/

GONZALO GOES DOWN: Marsch: ‘We’re hopeful it’s not too bad’

 

Its just not good enough.