Post-match: Sir Nancelot Raids Swamp Castle - Crew @ Orlando - Match 14 - 5/25/24 7:30 PM

Columbus and Orlando are both in the bottom 5 of the league for fouls committed. Even so, they're averaging a combined 19 fouls and 3.4 yellows per game.

 

All jokes aside, Orlando's run of good form over the last three games has come after Pareja switched to a Nancy-esque 3-4-1-2 formation, with wingers playing the wing-back roles and a midfielder slotting into the back line. There's gonna be a lot of attack-minded players on the field tomorrow. Even with both teams missing their best striker this one could end up with a ton of goals.

 

Uh… it was meant to keep fakers from wasting time, not reduce fouls. Am I missing something here? WTF is the NYT talking about?

 

Ding ding ding. Beat me to it.

It’s just fashionable to shit on MLS for anything and everything at this point. It’s all Futbol Americas is now too. It’s exhausting.

 

My wife said we could only go if I got tickets which had an ac option (she's pregnant and doesn't wanna sit in 95° heat). I said whatever she wants since she's cool with us flying I just for the game.

 

It's Game Day!

 

Hopeful the magical run of 3-1 away victories continues to 4. Though I'd take any away win.

We were 4-8-5 (WDL) on the road in keague play last year. 2-3-1 so far this year. 2-1-0 in CCC. Overall road mark of 4-4-1.

Last year in MLS, we were 16-9-9 for 57 points, 1.68 PPG.

With a win today (knock on wood), we'd be 6-6-2, 24 points from 14 games. 1.71 PPG. That PPG would currently be good for 3rd in the East and 5th in the league (Cincy, Miami, RSL, Minny).

 

Our XI in Orlando 📋#Crew96 | @EaseLogistics pic.twitter.com/a18uhpc8zF

— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) May 25, 2024

 

Except for Cucho & Farsi, that is our best XI.

They are missing McGuire (out) and Jansson (CB, on bench).

I forgot Lodeiro was with them now.

Maybe Amundsen, but Cheberko has started most of the high prifile (CCC) matches.

Go Crew!

 

Tonight would be a huge 3 points if we could win without injuries

 

Goals in all competitions:
6: Cucho
5: Rossi, JRR
3: Morris
2: Arfsten, Hinestroza
1: Matan, Ramirez, Farsi, Zawadzki, Moreira

Assists in all competitions:
6: Rossi
5: Morris
4: Yeboah
3: Amundsen, Farsi
2: Cucho, Moreira, Matan, Ramirez, Zawadzki
1: JRR, Arfsten, Cheberko

Not on scoresheet: Schulte, Camacho, Jones, Sands, Bush, Hagen, Habroune, Mrowka, Quinton.

 

Plenty of spaces open in The Wall supporters' section.

Mile wide, inch deep support?

 

Why don’t they give yellows for diving in the box? It just annoys me that it’s not called

 

No foul on Torres ?

 

Orlando have looked dangerous.

 

Open Orlando header on the back post off a corner. Come on, Arfsten.

 

We are getting Marufo'd on the fouls.

 

For the best ref in MLS this has been an awful job by him so far

 

Offside?

 

Moving too slow , JRR looks bad

need matan & Rossi to combine in final 1/3

 

Apparently, Jair read the prop bet on here and is determined to see it not hit.