I just sent E+ an email, so we'll see what they say. They might wanna know why my IP showed up as being in Boston last night haha.
The downward spiral continues. Most games played in the East, but sitting in fourth place. Now level on PPG with New England Revolution. The feel good, us against the world vibe of the early season is well gone. Winless since May 19th. Eliminated from the Open Cup. Feeling great.
This team has been figured out and 3G and the team haven’t adjusted. Take Zardes out of the equation, stay compact, disrupt the back early and counter when the situation presents. The most worrisome part is that the defense has now regressed. Steffen not playing has a lot to do with this this, but the back line is struggling. Abubakar had the worst match of the year, with both goals against attributable in part to his play. The wings have just not performed. And I agree that Santos has to be considered a bust. No one has filled the void left by Meram as a secondary goal producer. Still time to right the ship but this schedule has now gotten much more difficult.
Well, I'm not that concerned about a road loss to a pretty good team, when our #1 goalie was out. This isn't college football where one loss and you are out. If he's out longer? That's a concern. I expect Abubakar to make mistakes too. He's still a fairly new (and young player). The next couple games, however, are important. It's easy to get in a rut.
I’m north of Dayton. About 66 miles from MAPFRE. 65 miles from Nippert btw. Anyway, ESPN+ blacks me out. DirectKick blacks me out. I can’t get Ch53 over the air. It’s too bad because I’d love to watch this team. If only there were sponsors that wanted people to watch their commercials. Who wants to bet FCC gets on FSohio and gets paid for it?
Betcha they get on. Betcha they don't get paid (I doubt any MLS team does). And betcha that conflicts with the Reds will be "interesting".