I agree for the most part….and I hate agreeing with idiot Doyle. Pulisic has been terrible the past two matches. His corners are an abomination, too.
Love this and agree wholeheartedly. I think they really need to play faster. Just play faster, with urgency, with purpose. That team plays like it's kickabout.
I tend to agree with Doyle in general. He may be a gasbag, but I think he's right often. He's always bagged on DC, rightfully so! Except this last season he was the first to acknowledge the team has an identity and might not suck. And with Pulisic, he's begging Berhalter to play him on the right. I'd like to see if he's right about that, too.
This is what I can't figure out. We read all the hype on the young bucks, their level of individual sophistication. We see signs of it. No disrespect to Canada, why are we losing to them? Is the gap between our tactical (coaching) IQ that much bigger than individual development skills needed to carry out the tactical phenomena?
Canada has some ballers themselves. They play like an underdog every game. Great energy and commitment.
we clearly have a GAPING hole up front and inconsistency in back. I think our midfield will be just fine eventually but not on a 2nd round WC level this year. I've given up any hope of getting out of group stage. Out of 10 games we have 1.5 really solid performances. Also, yes i think Berhalter stinks but i know he isnt going anywhere unless we don't qualify. The if we lose against Honduras i can hope he's replaced by Jesse Marsch asap.
That used to be OUR modus operandi, but now we carry (falsely IMHO) arrogance when we need something more predatory - like the ruthlessness of the USWNT when they are on their game. A desire to kill the opponent, metaphorically.
Pretty sure that's gonna be hard to have when their offense relies on their fullbacks to score key goals or a random striker getting hot (and then benched). Perhaps the 4-3-3 isn't the best way to deploy this team, either.
our one really good opportunity was off a CP corner..... to which their GK makes brilliant reaction save of a header than should have been directed down (like we teach 12 year olds......)
They've got a golden generation right now. So I figured this would be a competive game. Yeah we should be beating them but it seems like "eh get the 6 points this window from the central american teams and we'll give Canda this one" from Gregggggggg.
Washington Commanders - like the crest. They've taken the imagery from iconic soccer clubs. Nice to see some spillover. Grew up on Sonny, Sam, Larry Brown, Billy Kilmer, etc... The old crest and uniforms can evoke great memories. I'll have to grow into this new thing. Sure would help if we got good again.
As so many pro football teams have a lethal animal name (Lions; Bears) I just wish Washington had considered naming the team after the most dangerous land animal in Africa - the hippopotamus. Go Hippos! (and the resemblance to typical pro linemen just makes the name even more fitting).
It's so amazing how many re-brand sports names get it right (Baltimore Ravens - oblique reference to Edgar Allen Poe, ornithological reference to the Orioles) and how so many get it horribly wrong (Washington Wizards - could apply to any team in any sport in any city in the world).
I think we do well enough in the build out, but where we really lack urgency is in identifying situations where we can catch the other team out. We did this almost not at all against Canada. If a team decides to sit as deep as Canada does and you can't work the ball effectively in zone 14 after transitioning, you have to be dangerously direct when you force a turnover in midfield. Screw valuing possession - there will be plenty of opportunities to do that when you have to work it out of the back. Otherwise you will face the block every time. And I'm not sure what's up with Puli, but he is not exploding at all. Not sure on that goal opportunity why he went right into traffic and not left into the open. Touch was poor there as well. Just baffling. I hope he is OK.
"Among the names they researched heavily: The Washington, D.C. Football Club and the RedWolves. There were problems with both. The DCFC was heavily considered, and they even designed logos. They wanted to play off the temporary Football Team name. But during the trademark search, they discovered there was a professional soccer team in Michigan called the Detroit City Football Club -- DCFC -- that had the colors burgundy and gold, same as Washington. "If we had gone with that without doing that check, not only the name would have been in jeopardy but the burgundy and gold would have been in jeopardy," Wright said. "They could have said we own the brand and the colors, you have to change both your name and the colors. That would have been the ultimate disaster."" https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...anders-nfl-franchise-search-new-nickname-logo Well thank god for a USL team preventing some really weird confusion.
That quote just goes to show how unimaginative and derivative Snyder’s thinking was on the rebranded. He and his team actually seriously considered imitating D.C. United or L.A.F.C. and pulled back only when they discovered Detroit City FC. I can’t imagine how the Red Wolves was trade-mark compromised because none of the five “major sports leagues” use that nickname. I think that they couldn’t come up with a logo or wolf image that didn’t have trademark problems. Well, I suppose that Washington Spies was available.
I guess the smoke stacks at Buzzard Point were jealous of steel mill scenery at the Olympics. Buzzard Point smokestacks change color now?? So cool! @BuzzardPointDC @CapitolRvrFront @AudiField @PoPville @SWBID pic.twitter.com/denw38FlTs— SW DC Newsies (@SWDCnewsies) February 7, 2022
Check out Atlanta's new away shirt, knocking off one of the most iconic designs in adidas' history. I am not in love with the colors, but whatever, it's an away shirt. I like that they're willing to be bold and take a chance. I'd rather the club blows it trying to be creative, rather than just being boring. This is getting kind of absurd that we're going to be getting a plain black jersey with red trim. If Pablo's preview on the new home jersey is accurate, the club has again done the barest minimum in designing our jersey and they're going to bork the cherry blossom jersey next year if he's on point with the preview.
Our home jerseys have traditionally been black with white numbers and red trim. That’s the way it ought to be. My favorite home kits of all time actually were the 2003-era jerseys, which were very simple.