USOC: NYRB @ Revs 7/13 7:30 PM

If Collin is back for them, that's big.

 

Big game tonight with some rooting for and some against the team according to the feel of the boards over the past few days.

My cable cutting self will cherish the opportunity to watch the stream on Youtube, and probably root for a win.

 

WTF, Gonzalez? Angoua looks to be hard done by with the red card.

 

Didn't even look like a foul. As Brad pointed out on broadcast he doesn't speak much English so not sure what he could have said

 

Say goodnight Jay, on second thought, say "I'm embarrassed to take a paycheck" and quit, please.

 

Must win, didn't win. Fire Heaps. And ******** the ref.

 

If there was any reasonable exci=use to not make a coaching change it's evaporated tonight. Good by Jay. Thank you for your service

 

I would dearly love to see a replay of the Foul That Killed Our Season. Because the Revs have nothing more to live for at this point. With one of the hardest remaining schedules in MLS, and their inability to win away from home (coupled with a sudden inability to win at home), they're basically done.

But I don't know, maybe they have Cristiano Ronaldo waiting in the wings.

 

Zoot alors!

 

Man, the Revs created almost nothing that whole game. They threatened a little bit at the start, but then it seemed like Kljestan took over.

 

Oh, and [sarcasm] Bob Kraft can't have liked what he saw in that game.[/sarcasm]

 

Fixed your French semi-curse (Sorry, guess my spelling fetish even spills into foreign languages)

Angoua's foot went over the player and it seemed for a second like he was going to "Beckham stomp" him, but it never came close. The card was officially violent conduct, so I guess Jorge Gonzalez has to have misinterpreted the play (which wasn't unusual last night). As Giovinco might say, "ain't that a kick in the nuts?"

Also, not sure if anyone noticed (it wasn't on the broadcast), but Delemea got a red at full time for dissent.

 

Nah nah nah hey hey hey gooodbyeeee Heaps!

Not gonna lie I am excited the revs are out of the USOC. From a big picture standpoint, the less success Heaps has this season the more obvious the solution will be. If they had advanced he could hang his hat on a semis or finals appearance and sell that as an accomplishment. Out in the quarters, see ya.

This loss had better be the final nail in the coffin for our coach (who selects the talent) and GM (who can't close deals to improve the team). I think Bilello survives because he has done a good job on the business side, cares about the team but is far too gun shy about being a boss and making changes. It can't continue. He's got to grow a pair and make changes.

Now they just need to adhere to rev tradition by not signing any impact players in the window, continue their swoon til Labor Day-ish, then win their last 5 or 6 as tradition dictates and end up "this close" to the playoffs.

 

I can't bring myself to be excited, since I don't think there's a real likelihood that this FO will find a better coach and/or GM.

 

I was struck by Lee's and Heaps' post-game comments. Both seem to indicate they felt they were in this match, had their chances, etc. It sure didn't look that way to me watching from midfield. They looked terrible last night, with a few exceptions. Kai looks completely lost. Our set pieces were terrible.

 

My impression from midfield was that Lee and Kai were playing with more energy and effort than I have seen in some time. I thought the REVs carried the play for a lot of the game. All of that went away after the red card. Also thought Kofie was very good last night.

 

I do not understand why they didn't have Fagundez take the dead ball just outside the box in the 1st half. I know it was a better angle for a left-foot shot, but Fagundez is the only on the team who can actually score by going over a wall.

 

Thanks for posting this. The red makes more sense in this context. Players get really frustrated when the ref allows a lot of diving, but this reaction is never OK. Interestingly, about 5 minutes later, Gonzalez carded Wright-Phillips for diving.

 

Am I the only one who can see nothing at all in that video?

 

I don't see a red card foul, but there is a move of his left hand toward Royer's face (not clear there's contact, but Gonzalez was a foot away and probably had a better view than the video). Angoua is not the guy who comes in from the left, he's behind Royer in most of the video.

 

Lee was just as bad. Just because he is captains does not mean he should be taking free kicks. Fagundez has show that he is better. When does the coach step in and show some direction.

 

You really think they are gonna fire Heaps? Yes, they should, but they won't. I think we all know that.

If we're lucky it will happen after the season, but ideally, they shoudl give the reins to Llamosa before it's too late. It may be too late for a playoff run, but if he had half a season to work with, and certain guys responded, it might give us a little hope for next year. Keeping Heaps until the end means basically throwing away next year too, even if they do fire him.