Re: 10/4 Revs vs RSL In-game thread When you fancy yourself as a top-3 serious title contender and you play like this and consider a draw at home against a team that is middle-of-the road a "good result," it simply is not acceptable. Yeah, they didn't lose, but they sure as hell deserved to when they played like crap for 80 minutes. This is going to be a very short post-season unless they significantly pick it up.
thank god too,,,,although I don't think he plays well in the pig tails,,,,,stick to the poney tail Shalrie
I think they are reset, however if Shalrie were to get a yellow in the last regular season game (assuming he doesn't get one before then) he would be suspended for the first playoff game for accumulation.
absolute effing garbage for 78 minutes. garbage. once again outshot and outchanced by a supposedly inferior opponent, at home. still haven't won a game after going behind all season. play like that in the playoffs against cbus, houston, even chicago or san jose? we're dead. some nice scrap to get the goals back, not to mention quite a bit of luck--our first goal was gift-wrapped, rimando probably should've had the second, and dr goals should've had a brace. credit for the heart, but let's face it--you are how you play, and right now we're not that good.
FYP. The Revs still haven't regained their rhythm and that's the biggest problem right now. Too many of them (veterans) aren't playing close to their potential for them to be successful. Teams are applying more pressure in the central midfield (particularly on Joseph), but they need to be able to pass their way out of that. Veterans playing below their abilities right now: Reis, Parkhurst, Joseph, Larentowicz and Ralston. I'm particularly shocked about Ralston - I had to remind myself several times that he was in the game. Dube is returning to form and that is a big help - he's the best we have at holding the ball up front (actually - playing it back most of the time, but generally not losing it).
Regarding Ralston, why do you think Khano and Nyassi/Castro had such good games? RSL's strategy seems to be creating a cluster**** in the midfield and hoping it plugs up the opposition's offense. As a result, the wingers were incredibly successful.