...Because seasons are quicker laterally? For Glad, if we aren't able to have Marcelo, I would prefer Horst for his ability to win a ball in the air. Oh, and he's better with his feet than either Shuler or Maund (I know, he's gone). That is beyond damning with faint praise. It goes to show how incredibly crappy those two are with their feet when a defender who is considered to have poor skills at the MLS level is better.
My group has started neighing and scuffing the ground with our shoes whenever Horst does anything lately. And we quack when Plata gets the ball. It's essentially a farm in section 14.
I accepted Silva as our starting forward weeks ago. It's night and day compared to Yura. Yura seems uninterested, and doesn't seem to want to link up with the players at all. I'd honestly be fine if we never saw him play again. Anything he offers, Silva is doing better. As far as the last paragraph, I'm one of those that didn't want him back. As a midfielder, I thought he was never all that great. Thankfully Petke has worked some magic and got him playing well as a forward. It was slow going, but that's expected when learning a new position. It's started paying dividends as of late, and I hope this continues.
That's one option. Another option is start the year in Petke shape, playing Petke ball, instead meandering lost in space for the first quarter of the season.
Sure, that bad stretch of only 3 points hurts, but whose to say if that even happens if we had Petke in the offseason? After camp Petke, we looked a lot better. It's almost as if we went through preseason in the middle of the year. It sure would've been nice to have done that in the actual preseason, instead of having to put up with Cassar instead.
I agree on both counts. This is definitely a playoff team with Petke coaching all season. For crying out loud if they had won those 3 games inspite of all the crap earlier this year they would be fighting for a top spot in the west. I'm just trying not to get too hyped up about the playoffs. It's kinda hard after watching them play lately.
I made this basic point elsewhere, but hadn't looked at the breaks the team had midseason... The team had a two week break in early June and another in early July, and that time to train and develop a team identity rather than simply prepping for the next game seems to have made a difference. Through June 2, the team was averaging under a point per game. In the four games in between, there were a pair of wins and a pair of losses. Since then, fifteen points in eight games.
Some fun stats for you guys below. These are stats/game for the nine games since we lost at home to Orlando. The first is the away LA game. I consider this time frame when Petke really implemented his style. Stat: Average / Median Goals For 2.56 / 2.00 Goals Against 1.11 / 1.00 Shots 19.67 / 20.00 Shots on Target 7.00 / 7.00 Shots off Target 8.56 / 9.00 Shot Blocked 4.11 / 3.00 Shot Woodwork 0.89 / 0.00 Shot in 6 0.56 / 0.00 Shot in box 12.33 / 12.00 Shot outside box 6.78 / 7.00 Open Play Shot 16.00 / 17.00 Fast-break Shot 0.67 / 0.00 Set Piece Shot 2.67 / 3.00 PK 0.33 / 0.00 Right Foot Shot 12.89 / 13.00 Left Foot Shot 4.22 / 4.00 Header 2.56 / 3.00 Possession % 0.58 / 0.56 Touches 662.44 / 634.00 Pass 478.44 / 445.00 Accurate Pass 396.00 / 357.00 Pass % 0.82 / 0.84 Cross Pass 19.67 / 20.00 Free-kick Pass 10.44 / 10.00 Corner Kick 6.00 / 6.00 Through Ball Pass 0.89 / 1.00 Throw In Pass 21.78 / 23.00 Key Pass 16.11 / 18.00 Long Pass 69.33 / 68.00 Short Pass 454.67 / 431.00 Chipped Pass 54.00 / 59.00 Ground Pass 470.00 / 443.00 Headed Pass 23.67 / 23.00 Feet Pass 500.33 / 467.00 Forward Pass 336.89 / 336.00 Backward Pass 184.00 / 164.00 Left Pass 257.11 / 241.00 Right Pass 265.22 / 258.00 Defensive 3rd Pass 90.89 / 79.00 Middle 3rd Pass 253.78 / 234.00 Final 3rd Pass 179.33 / 162.00 Dribbles Attempted 12.78 / 12.00 Dribbles Won 7.67 / 7.00 Dribbled past 7.00 / 7.00 Dribble Success % 0.59 / 0.58 Successful Dribble 7.67 / 7.00 Unsuccessful Dribble 7.22 / 6.00 Aerial Win 10.89 / 10.00 Aerial Win % 0.48 / 0.48 Offensive Aerial 8.33 / 8.00 Defensive Aerial 14.00 / 12.00 Successful Tackle 16.11 / 15.00 Tackle Attempted 23.11 / 22.00 Was Dribbled 7.00 / 7.00 Tackle Success % 0.71 / 0.70 Clearance 19.44 / 16.00 Head Clearance 10.22 / 9.00 Foot Clearance 9.22 / 9.00 Interception 11.89 / 11.00 Dispossessed 12.11 / 13.00 Turnover 13.67 / 13.00 Error 0.00 / 0.00 Foul 13.33 / 14.00 Offside 1.56 / 1.00
For reference, here are the opening five games, which I consider the Cassar era. The 14 games between are the transition phase. I'll post those stats next. Stat: Average / Median Goals For 0.60 / 0.00 Goals Against 1.60 / 2.00 Shots 11.60 / 12.00 Shots on Target 3.40 / 3.00 Shots off Target 4.20 / 3.00 Shot Blocked 4.00 / 4.00 Shot Woodwork 0.20 / 0.00 Shot in 6 1.00 / 1.00 Shot in box 5.80 / 7.00 Shot outside box 4.80 / 5.00 Open Play Shot 9.80 / 11.00 Fast-break Shot 0.00 / 0.00 Set Piece Shot 1.80 / 1.00 PK 0.00 / 0.00 Right Foot Shot 8.20 / 9.00 Left Foot Shot 2.40 / 2.00 Header 1.00 / 1.00 Possession % 47% / 50% Touches 583.00 / 554.00 Pass 371.60 / 374.00 Accurate Pass 253.40 / 246.00 Pass % 66% / 66% Cross Pass 21.80 / 19.00 Free-kick Pass 12.60 / 11.00 Corner Kick 6.40 / 6.00 Through Ball Pass 1.40 / 1.00 Throw In Pass 31.00 / 31.00 Key Pass 8.20 / 7.00 Long Pass 80.00 / 81.00 Short Pass 346.60 / 328.00 Chipped Pass 64.80 / 64.00 Ground Pass 361.80 / 346.00 Headed Pass 38.80 / 38.00 Feet Pass 387.80 / 373.00 Forward Pass 302.80 / 292.00 Backward Pass 122.20 / 116.00 Left Pass 214.20 / 206.00 Right Pass 213.80 / 202.00 Defensive 3rd Pass 60.40 / 53.00 Middle 3rd Pass 194.80 / 184.00 Final 3rd Pass 171.40 / 172.00 Dribbles Attempted 13.20 / 11.00 Dribbles Won 6.80 / 5.00 Dribbled past 5.80 / 7.00 Dribble Success % 48% / 45% Successful Dribble 6.80 / 5.00 Unsuccessful Dribble 8.20 / 6.00 Aerial Win 11.20 / 10.00 Aerial Win % 37% / 36% Offensive Aerial 15.80 / 17.00 Defensive Aerial 14.20 / 11.00 Successful Tackle 20.80 / 19.00 Tackle Attempted 26.60 / 29.00 Was Dribbled 5.80 / 7.00 Tackle Success % 79% / 81% Clearance 20.80 / 20.00 Head Clearance 8.40 / 8.00 Foot Clearance 12.40 / 12.00 Interception 16.20 / 15.00 Dispossessed 14.80 / 15.00 Turnover 16.20 / 16.00 Error 0.60 / 0.00 Foul 14.40 / 15.00 Offside 2.00 / 1.00
Lastly, the 14 game transition phase. This started with our snow win over Vancouver and ends with our 4th of July loss to Orlando. Stat: Average / Median Goals For 1.00 / 1.00 Goals Against 2.14 / 1.50 Shots 14.71 / 13.00 Shots on Target 5.29 / 5.00 Shots off Target 6.00 / 6.00 Shot Blocked 3.43 / 3.00 Shot Woodwork 0.21 / 0.00 Shot in 6 0.57 / 0.50 Shot in box 7.29 / 7.00 Shot outside box 6.86 / 6.00 Open Play Shot 10.21 / 9.00 Fast-break Shot 0.00 / 0.00 Set Piece Shot 4.43 / 4.00 PK 0.07 / 0.00 Right Foot Shot 9.43 / 9.00 Left Foot Shot 3.29 / 3.50 Header 2.00 / 2.00 Possession % 0.51 / 0.51 Touches 588.36 / 595.50 Pass 400.57 / 388.50 Accurate Pass 303.36 / 291.50 Pass % 0.76 / 0.77 Cross Pass 18.86 / 18.00 Free-kick Pass 13.00 / 11.50 Corner Kick 6.57 / 6.50 Through Ball Pass 0.93 / 1.00 Throw In Pass 24.36 / 24.00 Key Pass 10.64 / 10.00 Long Pass 64.64 / 65.00 Short Pass 383.93 / 380.00 Chipped Pass 54.64 / 53.50 Ground Pass 393.93 / 384.50 Headed Pass 31.29 / 29.00 Feet Pass 417.29 / 405.50 Forward Pass 306.79 / 308.00 Backward Pass 140.21 / 139.50 Left Pass 222.50 / 219.50 Right Pass 224.29 / 217.00 Defensive 3rd Pass 67.43 / 68.50 Middle 3rd Pass 204.64 / 197.00 Final 3rd Pass 176.50 / 180.50 Dribbles Attempted 13.29 / 14.00 Dribbles Won 7.07 / 7.00 Dribbled past 6.57 / 6.50 Dribble Success % 0.52 / 0.50 Successful Dribble 7.21 / 7.00 Unsuccessful Dribble 8.64 / 8.00 Aerial Win 11.29 / 10.00 Aerial Win % 0.47 / 0.46 Offensive Aerial 12.21 / 11.50 Defensive Aerial 11.36 / 9.50 Successful Tackle 17.29 / 17.00 Tackle Attempted 23.86 / 25.00 Was Dribbled 6.57 / 6.50 Tackle Succes % 0.72 / 0.71 Clearance 16.50 / 16.50 Head Clearance 8.00 / 7.50 Foot Clearance 8.50 / 9.00 Interception 13.43 / 12.50 Dispossessed 11.00 / 11.00 Turnover 12.71 / 11.50 Error 0.21 / 0.00 Foul 13.36 / 14.50 Offside 2.00 / 1.50
You've obviously never coded a newton-raphson optimization to run a maximum likelihood regression. Screamingly good times.
I thought that we were supposed to stick to English when posting here so that others could understand what we are saying?
You might think of it as nerd virtue signaling but I look at as metal head virtue signaling because if anyone in the Star Wars universe played heavy metal it was the death metal group, The Sith Lords with their lead singer/lead guitarist Darth Vader! "Death to Yoda, Death to Solo!" "Death to the Wookie, Death to Dooku!" "Death to Young Skywalker, Death to Obi-Wan!" "Death to Leia, Death to Alderan!!!"
So, something I wanted to share. Apparently a Colorado fan turned the other cheek and reveled the full moon to the crowd. I didn't see it (thankfully) but some other season ticket holders in front of me saw it.
I sit in 31 and From when they were telling security the person was in the second row in the middle of the visiting supporters. Sorry I can't give better details.