Carrascal is so fking terrible please get some easy quick injury or get kicked out for bringing hookers to the hotel
2-0. Would have liked at least one more but gettinf a clean sheet for the first time in a while feels like another goal.
Yeah Cordoba isn't so important or crucial that we should be saving a spot if he's not fit at this point. It sucks but take Viveros or Borre. I don't love Borre and he has limitations going forward but if we are defending a lead and need someone to defend from the front and do a job he's very good in that roll and is comfortable, you need 3 forwards for a World Cup because if not then Diaz is probably the 3rd striker and moving our best player out of his normal roll without prep isn't great.
MVP Arias. So happy that our winger opposite of Luchi shows that he can carry his weight and make a difference.
If Lorenzo has put in Gomez for James Campaz for Diaz instead of Quintero and Carrascal feel we would have e won 7-0
J.Arias seemed to play more on the left today. Not sure if that's typical for him. Puerta and James were on the right today. Then for whatever reason S.Arias looks more active than Munoz with the NT. I don't understand this. Carrascal, I don't know man. He didn't look that good today. His passes weren't good. His shot on goal at the end was ok. Other than that, I kind of agree with you guys, annoying player.
has he ever looked good? The only games where Carrascal looked sharp were those early friendlies where Yaser - Duran - Sini were also coming into games to change the pace. I can just see a collective groan among us and thousands of other fans if Carrascal comes on as a sub in a knockout game…
Jhon Arias played more as a 10 today and roamed where he wanted leveraging Puerta and Lerma for work rate and trusting that Jordan wouldn't punish us for playing James... And he scored twice and could have had a hat trick too! We almost never let him play free. The guy is great.
1 X 1: Vargas - 7 - Made the one he had to using the frame to save himself. Mojica - 6 - It's baffling we can't muster an alternative but he puts in a shift. Sanchez - 7 - Never really challenged. Lucumi - 7 - Tidy. Not bothered. Munoz - 6 - Still not himself in the NT. Puerta - 8 - Great. Lerma - 7 - Fine today and this kind of opposition flatters him. Arias - 9 - Easily could have been a hat trick. Great all over the pitch. James - 7 - Assist to Arias, otherwise not as involved as I'd like. Lucho - 7 - Could have scored a few times but I think we offside. Suarez - 6 - Quiet. Subs: Montero - I liked him today. Confident... Until he had a massive aneurysm. Santi - Looked like Santi 2018. Great to have him on the bench! Ditta - Mier might be better than we give him credit for if this fool is his cb... Mina - Didn't have to do anything. Cucho - Wasted another chance to make an impression. Campaz - Better! Played within structure and almost scored. Juanfer - Quiet until that gorgeous cross. Rios - Definitely responded to the benching. Awesome. Carrascal - Babyshambles. Messed up two or three breaks... Carbonero and Viveros are somewhere in Brasil scratching heads. It's a genuine disaster that Yaser has fallen apart. He should be the guy. Gomez - Really running the field in his few minutes in both friendlies. I hope he gets more opps.
Idk man Carrascal has never done anything for us Yasser and Deossa probably better with much better future and can play multiple positions would have rather seen them. Especially considering that Lorenzo will only play quintero in specific scenarios or minutes. It's the planning that annoys me, he's done this multiple times not thought through what happens going deeper into scenarios you might need and bringing guys who aren't tested or very good or someone not fit or injured like Cordoba. James easily could get injured and Quintero won't start and Carrascal is ass, would rather Arias move into the 10 and we have more wide players, but we only have 3 real wide players which idk Yaser even on less minutes could fill both roles and you could start him vs Quintero.
I argue that Cucho did create that one chance for Carrascal. Not claiming he should start but Cucho deserves credit for not being selfless. Damn shame he couldn't make an impact in these friendliess but I am happy he played. Also, Vargas did get a clean sheet; maybe another point for him since we haven't had one of those in a good while.
I know I’ve beaten the drum about this ad naseum, but for me Carbonero would be the best choice ahead of Carrascal and now if Cordoba were to be replaced. Yes we have 10 days for Cordoba to get to 100% and we likely don’t fully grasp the extent of his injury. carbonero has also proven his ability to score in limited opportunities for Colombia and would be a valuable option off the bench in tough situations come knockout rounds.
I hope Vargas kissed the goal post after that early shot on goal that cucho pass was nice - Carrascal quickly turning into Uribe CA24
I was about to say the same thing; the stress Uribe gave us not making golden chances that we desperately needed to count...
I said it before the friendlies he should have taken 3 more guys then dropped them at the end the stupid going away game being pushed got us Carrascal
By their standards Diaz and James had below average games. Not really bad games per se but they just looked off their game. The good news is that good teams find ways to win when their super star players are off. JArias is playing very well and has scored three goals in our last four matches. Before March I thought his stock was going way down but heading into the tournament his stock is rising about as high as it has ever been. Great for him and for our chances going forward.