NY Red Bulls @ Chicago Fire GT Admin please start a new thread as I just want some discussion until the thread is created. Chicago fire is a lackluster offense team.. If we allow more than 1 goals than Backe should be fired(srs).. How many times will we give up goals on set pieces?? It's been like this the whole season, do we practice that? Like I said before Chicago is a lackluster team with no offense.. Backe needs to mix it up on the backline, how many times are you going to use the same backline that constantly gives up numerous goals. Start Hot, Bench Keel, start Lassiter, Move Taino back, etc. DO SOMETHING.. Stephen Keel and Miller aren't cutting it. I'd rather start Hot and see what he can do, if he plays poorly w/e we'll have Ream/Raffa coming back. Atleast Solli gives a great effort and does something positive week in and out unlike the other bums back there. What's up with the Ballouchy love? I understand he works hard, wins his fair share of balls but he's just not a starting player.. He never looks to attack and always passes it back killing any momentum. Also when were down 4-2 put in some of the younger guys.. Perfect time to put in Hertzog, Rooney and Hot and give them some XP and some spark to the game. Positives were Solli and Richards. Hopefully Henry is back and swinging so Ballouchy can GTFO, is Rodgers and Albright ready? We need to dominate the possession and play a defensive minded game and try to get counters. This backline has proven that they are one of the worst defensive units in MLS history. If I was Backe [LINEUP-4-4-2]Henry, DeRo, Da Luz, Lindpere, Taino, Richards, Lassiter, Hot, Mendes, Solli, Condoul[/LINEUP-4-4-2] Get a whole new backline backe!
Game will be on ESPN!! I have nothing against Sutton but I think it is Bouna time again after Sutton's multiple brain fart performance last night. I was proud our boys were able to fight back after going down 0-2 to Seattle. What a goal by Dane... He scored similar bomb golazos last year too. Tainio had a mixed bag performance but he did not mark his man well enough on the 1st goal. What is it with the Bulls and dead ball situations. Rafa and Tim can't get back soon enough. I wonder if Ream will fly out tomorrow night to play in the Chicago game after the Gold Cup. I actually thought we might win this game vs Seattle. So did Backe as he drove the team to go forward. Not sure if that was a mistake as I would rather go for the win then the tie. Anyway, on to Chicago. They have been piss poor this season in general. So a win is certainly a possibility especially if Titi plays. Go Bulls!
We're not winning until both Sutton and Keel are on the bench. Simple as that. What a lousy time for the schedule congestion. I am so glad we are done with the turf as well. Hate the stuff
Chicago is not that good of a team and we should be able to get a result with a our still depleted roster. Thankfully this is the last game with out our players on international duty and then we can return to our strongest squad. It has to be Bouna time for this game. Henry will obviously return to the lineup and hopefully Richards takes his spot on the right and Ballouchy goes to the bench. Dero will stay up top because Da Luz is still doing well and we are out of options.
For me better play any of the three kids (Snchneider, Lassiter or Hot) instead of Keel I don't think that we will loose anything the way Keel is doing, one auto goal or a penalty every game....and at front with Henry play Hertzog I think will do much better than DeRo as a striker.... ...............Buona Solli....(Schneider, Lassy or Hot)...Mendes...Miller Richards.....Tainio.....DeRo......Lindpere ..................Hertzog......Henry
Well Schneider isn't even a center back, Lassiter doesn't even make the bench and I get the sense that Hot isn't ready yet. So as bad as Keel has played at times, just putting someone else out there for the hell of it might not be the smartest way to go. Dero played well at forward the last couple of games so saying Henry + Hertzog > Henry and Dero is very strange to me.
Maybe I'm really just off on this, but I don't see where the praise for De Rosario is coming from the past few games. He was awful against Portland, he must have killed almost a dozen attacks with an atrocious first touch, and he was largely invisible against Seattle while completely blowing quite possibly the best scoring chance of the game.
DeRo play well at what?......I recommend to you to watch the games man..... And Keel in the five games that he has played has committed two penalties, two auto goals and let the offense of the other team along to make like four another goals, and you will tel me that any other defender will do so bad like that... Come on, be real....
Referee: Kevin STOTT MLS Career Stats: 202 games, 3.4 Y/g, 54 R Including Playoffs: 226 games, 3.4 Y/g, 58 R MLS 2011: 1 game, 6.0 Y/g, 1 R Assistant Referees: Adam WIENCKOWSKI and Brian POESCHEL Fourth Official: Michael KENNEDY All-time Chicago matches with Stott as referee: Code: 6/11/1998 Chicago Fire 5 - 2 San Jose Clash YELLOW: L. Lozzano RED: NONE 5/22/1999 Chicago Fire 3 - 1 Kansas City Wizards YELLOW: M. Johnston, J. Dancy RED: NONE 10/27/1999 Dallas Burn 3 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: A. Graziani, E. Dade, J. Rodriguez, R. Kosecki, D. Gutierrez, Z. Thornton, P. Dougherty, F. Klopas, J. Kreis, J. Marsch RED: NONE 5/6/2000 Miami Fusion 0 - 3 Chicago Fire YELLOW: J. Rooney, C.J. Brown, J. Heaps, L. Kubik, M. Sorber RED: NONE 5/20/2000 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 New England Revolution YELLOW: C. Parra, E. Whitfield, H. Stoitchkov, P. Nowak, J. Torres, C. Bocanegra, I. McKinley, R. Pierce RED: NONE 6/17/2000 Chicago Fire 3 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: R. Diaz Arce RED: NONE 7/15/2000 Chicago Fire 0 - 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny YELLOW: D. Gutierrez, C. McCarty, J. Wolyniec, D. Kovalenko RED: NONE 9/22/2000 Chicago Fire 6 - 0 New England Revolution YELLOW: D. Beasley, A. Eyre, H. Stoitchkov, D. Kovalenko, I. Baba RED: NONE 8/11/2001 Chicago Fire 3 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny YELLOW: D. Barclay, E. Denton, M. Diallo RED: NONE 9/23/2001 Dallas Burn 1 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: P. Broome, B. Rhine, D. Gutierrez, D. Vaudreuil, D. Kovalenko RED: NONE 10/10/2001 Chicago Fire 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy YELLOW: A. Frye, D. Beasley, P. Caligiuri, L. Hernandez RED: E. Whitfield 3/23/2002 Columbus Crew 0 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: E. Whitfield, D. Torres, B. Maisonneuve RED: C. Bocanegra 4/20/2002 MetroStars 0 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: M. Petke, J. Addo, B. Alvarez, J. Curtin, J. Marsch, P. Villegas, C. Armas RED: T. Ramos 7/7/2002 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids YELLOW: R. Fraser, J. Moore, J. Stewart, R. Palacios, B. Sleeth, D. Kramer RED: NONE 7/27/2002 Chicago Fire 3 - 0 MetroStars YELLOW: R. Paule, M. Petke, B. Walsh RED: NONE 9/26/2002 New England Revolution 2 - 0 Chicago Fire YELLOW: D. Kante, D. Hernandez, C.J. Brown, J. Marsch, H. Stoitchkov, D. Kovalenko RED: NONE 7/5/2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 0 Chicago Fire YELLOW: E. Whitfield, J. Agoos, J. Marsch, T. Dunivant RED: NONE 8/30/2003 New England Revolution 5 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: A. Williams, J. Heaps, E. Whitfield, O. Perez RED: NONE 10/26/2003 Columbus Crew 6 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: M. Williams RED: NONE 4/17/2004 Chicago Fire 0 - 2 Dallas Burn YELLOW: B. Rhine, A. Williams, S. Valakari, P. Salyer, E. Whitfield RED: NONE 6/5/2004 Chicago Fire 3 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: L. Pause, K. Gray RED: NONE 8/21/2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: M. Saragosa, J. Curtin, P. Broome RED: NONE 9/25/2004 Chicago Fire 2 - 0 New England Revolution YELLOW: A. Williams, J. Heaps, C. Armas, C. Dempsey RED: NONE 10/30/2005 D.C. United 0 - 4 Chicago Fire YELLOW: B. Olsen, G. Segares, L. Filomeno, F. Adu RED: C. Gomez (S) 4/1/2006 FC Dallas 3 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: J. Curtin, C. Goodson RED: NONE 5/6/2006 Kansas City Wizards 1 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: C. Armas, K. Zavagnin, L. Pause RED: NONE 7/22/2006 Chicago Fire 1 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: B. Namoff, B. Carroll, B. Boswell, B. Olsen, C. Gomez, G. Segares, D. Robinson, C. Armas, L. Pause RED: L. Pause (2CT) 4/21/2007 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards YELLOW: N. Garcia, J. Curtin RED: NONE 10/13/2007 D.C. United 0 - 0 Chicago Fire YELLOW: NONE RED: NONE 11/8/2007 New England Revolution 1 - 0 Chicago Fire YELLOW: J. Larentowicz RED: NONE 4/12/2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: J. Riley, R. Cochrane, B. Soumare RED: NONE 7/5/2008 Columbus Crew 2 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: G. Segares, F. Hejduk, D. O'Rourke, S. Miglioranzi, B. Soumare, B. Prideaux RED: NONE 8/9/2008 New England Revolution 1 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: S. Nyassi, M. Pappa, G. Segares, J. Larentowicz, S. Joseph, M. Reis RED: S. Joseph (2CT) 9/21/2008 Chicago Fire 1 - 4 FC Dallas YELLOW: C. Rolfe, M. Saragosa RED: NONE 5/24/2009 Red Bull New York 0 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: A. Pacheco, C. Rolfe RED: NONE 8/29/2009 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: Fred, D. Jakovic, M. Burch, B. Namoff RED: NONE 8/21/2010 Houston Dynamo 4 - 3 Chicago Fire YELLOW: B. Ching, W. Conde, F. Ljungberg RED: NONE OVERALL RECORD: 17-11-9 1.622 PPG All-time New York matches with Stott as referee: Code: 5/12/1996 D.C. United 1 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: T. Ramos, C. Peay, A. Restrepo, M. Knowles, M. Huwiler RED: T. Ramos (2CT) 6/16/1996 MetroStars 0 - 1 San Jose Clash YELLOW: N. Baba, P. Vermes, B. Iroha RED: NONE 7/24/1996 San Jose Clash 0 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: J. Rodas, J. Zaun RED: NONE 9/4/1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 3 MetroStars YELLOW: M. Semioli RED: NONE 4/4/1998 Kansas City Wizards 2 - 0 MetroStars YELLOW: R. Sabanadzovic, J. Rooney, A. Palacios RED: NONE 5/9/1998 D.C. United 2 - 0 MetroStars YELLOW: A. Palacios RED: NONE 6/13/1998 MetroStars 3 - 1 Miami Fusion YELLOW: T. Meola, D. Serna RED: NONE 7/18/1998 MetroStars 3 - 0 Columbus Crew YELLOW: A. Gregor, B. West. B. Kelly, B. Thompson RED: T. Ramos 8/9/1998 San Jose Clash 5 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: K. Zavagnin, O. Draguicevich RED: K. Zavagnin (2CT) 3/20/1999 Miami Fusion 2 - 2 MetroStars YELLOW: M. Sorber RED: A. Palacios 8/18/1999 MetroStars 2 - 4 Columbus Crew YELLOW: M. Duhaney, M. Dougherty, H. Zambrano, J. DeBrito RED: NONE 8/25/1999 MetroStars 1 - 1 New England Revolution YELLOW: B. Dunseth, J. Baicher, N. Kalonji, I. McKinley RED: NONE 9/9/2000 New England Revolution 4 - 3 MetroStars YELLOW: D. Mohammed, C. Mathis, A. Comas, T. Ramos, R. Pierce, J. Franchino, S. Jolley RED: NONE 4/14/2001 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: L. Key, T. Ramos, P. Alvares, J. Spencer, S. Trembly, R. Paule, C. Mathis RED: NONE 4/21/2001 MetroStars 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Mutiny YELLOW: C. Valderrama, P. Alvarez, J. Maessner, J. Keller RED: P. Alvarez (2CT), M. Diallo 7/18/2001 Columbus Crew 2 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: D. Hernandez, B. West RED: NONE 4/20/2002 MetroStars 0 - 2 Chicago Fire YELLOW: J. Curtin, C. Armas, J. Addo, J. Marsch, P. Villegas, M. Petke, B. Alvarez RED: T. Ramos 5/18/2002 D.C. United 4 - 2 MetroStars YELLOW: B. Kamler, J. Alegria, M. Lisi RED: NONE 6/29/2002 New England Revolution 0 - 2 MetroStars YELLOW: R. Pierce, A. Williams, C. Ziadie, C. Mathis, J. Franchino RED: M. Diallo 7/27/2002 Chicago Fire 3 - 0 MetroStars YELLOW: R. Paule, M. Petke, B. Walsh RED: NONE 8/17/2002 MetroStars 1 - 3 Dallas Burn YELLOW: C. Deering, T. Bonseu, A. Williams, R. Suarez, B. Davis, S. Jolley RED: NONE 9/14/2002 D.C. United 2 - 1 MetroStars YELLOW: J. Alegria, B. Prideaux, C. Ziadie, M. Diallo, M. Etcheverry, T. Ramos RED: T. Howard, C. Mathis 4/25/2004 MetroStars 1 - 1 New England Revolution YELLOW: J-M. Moore, S. Joseph RED: NONE 9/18/2004 Columbus Crew 4 - 2 MetroStars YELLOW: NONE RED: NONE 10/2/2004 MetroStars 0 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: M. Magee, C. Gomez, F. Adu, S. Quaranta RED: NONE 10/23/2004 MetroStars 0 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: D. Kovalenko, J. Walker, J. Gros, R. Nelsen RED: NONE 4/16/2005 MetroStars 2 - 2 Kansas City Wizards YELLOW: C. Mendes, M. Lisi, A. Guevara, J. Conrad, D. Arnaud RED: NONE 10/16/2005 CD Chivas USA 0 - 2 MetroStars YELLOW: J. Agoos RED: NONE 4/22/2006 Red Bull New York 1 - 4 D.C. United YELLOW: A. Eskandarian, Y. Djorkaeff, E. Buddle RED: NONE 9/23/2006 D.C. United 4 - 3 Red Bull New York YELLOW: B. Olsen, Y. Djorkaeff, D. O'Rourke, M. Schopp, B. Prideaux RED: F. Erpen (VC) 4/7/2007 Columbus Crew 0 - 0 Red Bull New York YELLOW: D. Kovalenko RED: NONE 8/18/2007 Red Bull New York 5 - 4 Los Angeles Galaxy YELLOW: T. Harden, C. Mathis, J. Vide RED: NONE 10/18/2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 1 Red Bull New York YELLOW: K. Martino, D. Richards RED: NONE 6/14/2008 D.C. United 4 - 1 Red Bull New York YELLOW: L. Emilio, A. Boyens, M. Burch, L. Sassano, D. Richards. S. Quaranta RED: NONE 8/30/2008 D.C. United 0 - 0 Red Bull New York YELLOW: K. Goldthwaite, D. McTavish, D. Jimenez, B. Namoff, J. Moreno RED: NONE 9/13/2008 Red Bull New York 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake YELLOW: C. Wingert, K. Beckerman RED: NONE 11/1/2008 Red Bull New York 1 - 1 Houston Dynamo YELLOW: J. Pablo Angel, D. Richards, B. Mullan RED: NONE 5/24/2009 Red Bull New York 0 - 1 Chicago Fire YELLOW: C. Rolfe, A. Pacheco RED: NONE 7/4/2009 FC Dallas 2 - 1 Red Bull New York YELLOW: P. Ricchetti RED: NONE 8/15/2009 Red Bull New York 0 - 2 CD Chivas USA YELLOW: S. Kljestan, M. Petke, B. Stepanovic, A. Jazic RED: NONE 4/3/2010 Seattle Sounders FC 0 - 1 Red Bull New York YELLOW: F. Ljungberg, M. Petke, M. Kandji, J. Riley RED: NONE 4/24/2010 Red Bull New York 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union YELLOW: M. Petke RED: NONE OVERALL RECORD: 10-22-10 0.952 PPG
Keel has been rubbish in last couple games but why put an ill prepared young player and damage his confidence metz?
Sorry if Hot is not ready then he is not ready. Nice Guy I talked to him for a minute out in Seattle. Be on the look out for the banner in the vistors section
It's good that we do not have the early qualifing round for US Open Cup but it is a lot harder now to gauge who is progressing in game situations so I trust Backe that he is not ready. He played Ream right away and Agudelo eventually put himself in the mix so its not like he is afraid to play rookies
Greg Sutton has to sit. We can win this game if we break down the defense and an "on fire" Sean Johnson. Maybe we should go back to trying to poach Chicago players and go after him. Anyway, it's definately Bouna time. Plus, if we win, we're back on top of Philthy. So, a win would be a bonus of making two hated rivals cry. (Yes, I hate Chicago) MLS Pregame Rant: Chicago Fire vs NYRB Last thought: We live in a stadium down by the river.
New York Red Bullsposted toNew York Red Bulls Here's the starting XI vs. Chicago: Coundoul (GK), Solli, Keel, Mendes, Miller, Richards, Tainio, Lindpere, Ballouchy, Henry De Rosario.