Beautiful cross = No one home. Beautiful cross = No one home. Beautiful cross = No one home. Rinse. Repeat.
Sometimes in a must win playoff game, when you wait until the 75th minute to sub in literally your two best attacking options, it doesn’t work out.
First 35-40 mins were the chance to set the tone for the rest, and we didn't. Left it open for the result to go the wrong way.
Deserved result and waiting to happen all year. Rapids the better team end to end, start to finish. Total team effort from a ton of deep talent across the field. No one home to finish, again and again. It’s like convincing yourself that because you have good receivers, good special teams and a good defense, you can without a quarterback. You can win a lot of games IN SPITE of this structure, but will never win because of it. This is what happens. Dominated 80% of the game but zero margin for error because of zero attacking threat in the box. They sit back, absorb the toothless crosses, counter and walk away with the win. This is not Padraig’s fault. This is what happens when you hang your hat on being the team that “punches above its weight with the leagues lowest team salary.” Good, punchy story during the regular season? Absolutely. Credit to the coaching staff and the team on the field? Absolutely. Genuinely dangerous in the playoffs against team with real teeth? Not at all.
Ouch. That really hurt. Lacked energy the second half. Outshot 10-1 that half. No one to blame but themselves. Namli was awful —thought it was a stroll in the park. Defense started to leak when Kaye went out. Boy that hurt.
Needed to score early and then keep the tempo up. Still proud of the boys and their accomplishments this year. Hopefully Jack Price comes back for one more year.
Having some time to think about it, it's not so much the loss as it is the zero goals for that really hurts. Not the best game for a national audience.
Gutted. Thanksgiving dinner just got real quiet. I really don’t know exactly to think and/or feel. Part of me is pissed. Pissed because I expected more and had big, big dreams. On the other hand….Part of me still can’t believe we were even in this position given where we were 18-24 months ago. The true feeling lies somewhere in-between, I bet. We should be set up for the future. That I know.
I know it’s been said before, but a striker would’ve made the game for us. We had two headers from 2 yards out that went straight to the keeper. Trusty had that open look back post on the corner that went wide. Rosenberry had a curler drop about 6 inches too high. And so on. Had we scored any of those chances we created in the first half, I’m pretty sure we win tonight, and win big. Hats off to the team though. This year was special, and we did it against all odds. Can’t wait for next year, as the expectations are even higher now. What has been built is such a strong foundation. The right pieces come in and we’re making another deep run in the playoffs next year too. While tonight’s result wasn’t what any of us wanted, I still can’t help but smile at what the Rapids accomplished this year. I feel better going in to 2022 than I have going into a new season in a LONG time (including 2017). Here’s to 2021. Heck of year.
Says it all really: Rapids' pass map today - 55% possession, 441 total passes but just not enough time spent in dangerous areas in/around the Timbers box, especially in the second half. pic.twitter.com/JDGCzlUNqV— Charles Boehm (@cboehm) November 25, 2021
Already tired of the hot-takes that Fraser screwed this up with his starting XI. How so? Used the formation that had outplayed the Timbers twice this season. Went with the hot foot in Badji. What would people have done different? The coaching wasn't the issue, except maybe the way we went flat in the 2nd half. The players just didn't get the job done.
Barrios didn't stand a chance with his 5'2" against 2 guys over 6' in defense. Maybe should have started him while the boys were really pushing and then sub him out for Badji in second half. Oh well, I am proud of what our boys accomplished this year and looking forward to even better next season.
Fraser had the magic touch this year. Not yesterday. Galvan for Kaye was not my favorite. Team lost defense and was short. But I’m not complaining. Again, he’s effectively subbed all year. Just couldn’t find a spark. Lewis and Barrios barely touched the ball.
Barrios was too up the middle to make an impact. But I'm with you, in Fraser I trust. He's been great. Kudos to the club front office too, I thought Thanksgiving was going to be an attendance disaster; but I was wrong. The crowd was big and loud; and looked great on TV. Kudos to the C-38 guys for embracing the date and running with it. Looking forward to next year!
Anybody know why Esteves wasn’t in the game? Think him at LB and Acosta in the midfield with Price and Kaye, and then Bassett on the bench would’ve been a better starting foot