We seemed to have 3-5 good chances in the first half of the Metro game and scored on one. Howard stoned 2-3 breakaways, but we had clear shots 3+ other times and either didn't shoot, or had dead misses. Dr. Jay metioned on the post game radio show that this team lacks the killer finishing mentality. We seem to lack intensity in the final 3rd. JC's goal was a nice shot and he played, IMO, his most complete game ever. McB had a nice diving header (right at Howard) but I don't think had any other shots. Freddy had 2 shots that had potential. Including a 25yd skipper that Howard made a nice clean save on. Martino dribbled into the box unmarked and passed. Walsh dribbled across the face of the box for 20yds. and never got a shot or pass off. The Crew should have won the game 3-1, but we lack the killer instinct in the last 20. There was no doubt that every time Mathis got the ball inside 25yds, he wanted to score first or create a score 2nd. Teams are now shooting the upper 90's from outside more. We had a couple of those shots come close, but tried to get the cute goal on most possesions. I'm a major McBride fan, but he's got to lead (one shot yesterday) the attack mentality, take some scoring chances from the ground inside 25yds., and let others finish the rebounds/clears. Martino needs to work on shooting period. He seems uncomfotable (to me) pulling the trigger and has poor control over harder shots. JC is carrying the shooting, but he doesn't seem comfortable ripping one from the 18 either. WHAT TO DO? We can't win crap at a 1 goal/game scoring average.
Great points raoul...I think one of our biggest problems finishing is we really don't have a guy that can pull up from 20 yards and bury the ball. Someone like that keeps the defense honest. As it is now, it's a lot of them collapsing into the box and making us find a seam. I still can't get over that Cunningham goal. Simply clinical. And then Merz goes and says in today's paper it should've been saved...I have no idea how. Martino's lone "weakness" in his game is his lack of a consistent outside shot. I don't think he even needs to score on a regular basis with it, just a dimension to his game that would make him incredibly hard to defend if all of a sudden, you need to respect the possibility he pulls up from 25 and puts it on goal.
JC had 9 SOG, McB 2, Duncan, Freddie,& Martino all with 1. JC did carry the offense. Freddies was the hard 25yarder. I don't remember Duncan or Martino's. Someone (JC?) took a nice dipper that just missed the upper left corner that might have had a chance into the wind. I agree, Defenders worry more about Martino's pass than scoring outside the box.
The club also seems not to have players who can bury the ball consistently within 20 yards. Buddle might be the exception.
FWIW, it seemed to me that Howard was caught too far right. He started drifting over as Cunningham worked his way along the top of the area. When he finally fired it, Howard as almost to the post. That said, most keepers (or at least the good ones) cover near post first because it's the easiest shot for the attacker. It's what's always been funny about Tony "Near Post" Meola and why he gets so little respect from other keepers. You just can't let them beat you short side. So in between Howard tracking over a little too far, and his natural proclivity to protect the near post AND Jeff's terrific left-footed shot (which nobody expects) across the front of the goal to the far post, it was a great goal. Howard could have played it better, particularly in knowing that Jeff has a left foot, but that one would have beaten a lot of other guys too. PS: Not to sound like Fred, but whatever else you want to say about Washington, he shot the damned ball when he had a shot.
Dante was a beast inside the box and had a real talent to anticipate the rebounds and deflections - i.e. good positioning off the ball. He will never be a JC but JC can't work the scrum like Dante could and Dante was another threat in the air. His goals weren't always "pretty" but they all counted and he had some great assists. Dante's header from the 18 should be one of the alltime Crew highlights. Seems like the Crew could use him in the locker room, too.
BUDDLE needs to get back. Cunny is worried about his frickin' ego. I'm Bad man, I can sco a goal man, you see my locks, I'm bad, look at me why I pull my shirt over my face because I cry like little whiny a$$. FInish you overpaid prick. McBride is Wcup material? My a##! Put the ball in the goal you overpaid prick. Martino, you need to quit falling down you overpaid prick.....you fall too easy and makes the game less interesting. Don't play like those damn Italian /South American pricks. We need to play like the team we were suppose to play like. There is NO Frickin' excuse for the record we have now. WE SUCK. A bunch of overpaid no good pricks just showing up and not performing like they should. EXCUSES EXCUSES! Listen to your damn coach and win a damn game. I am behind Coach Andrulis because he's just a prick. Get it done, or my stress level will keep increasing and I'll be forced to drink. Right now we need to be called THE OVERPAID PRICKS WHO CAN'T GET IT DONE!
No, it lives in the ghetto and would only spend it irresponsibly on recreation and lighthearted youthful experiences... like Beer and women. Now, about that subscription to The New Republic... Besides, you still owe me 10 bucks.
Wine and hos. Drunk Steve is my new hero - he reduces the equation to it's most basic: do thejob you get paid for or go sell shoes at the mall.
Little known fact: "Wild Irish Rose was immortalized in song by Neil Diamond. Diamond wrote Cracklin' Rosie to describe the relationship of an alcoholic to his wine, after a trip to an Indian reservation in Canada in 1970, where he saw the damage caused by cheap fortified wine sold to low income alcoholics. On the reservation, there were many more men than women, so on Saturday nights, those men left without a date made the wine their "woman for the night." "Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile God if it lasts for an hour, that's alright We got all night To set the world right Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah Oh, I love my Rosie child You got the way to make me happy You and me, we go in style Cracklin Rose, you're a store-bought woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin' on..." Next time you hear some dumbass DJ play this song, thinking it's some cute love song, call them up and explain it to them. Better yet, call Delilah ("Love someone tonight") and dedicate it to "that special guy, Ray Hudson"
I remember Robin Williams talking about MD 20/20 .... saying one drink of that, and you can see vapor trails
Ah yes, mad dog: " As majestic as the cascading waters of a drain pipe, MD 20/20 is bottled by the 20/20 wine company in Westfield, New York. This is a good place to start for the street wine rookie, but beware; this dog has a bite to back up its bark. A few years ago, this drink scrapped the name "Mad Dog 20/20" and replaced it with the more sophisticated "MD 20/20". Our research indicates that MD 20/20 is the best of the bum wines at making you feel warm inside. Some test subjects report a slight numbing agent in MD 20/20, similar to the banana paste that the dentist puts in your mouth before injecting it with novicane. Anyone that can afford a dentist should steer clear of this disaster. Avaliable in various nauseating tropical flavors that coat your whole system like bathtub scum, but only the full "Red Grape Wine" flavor packs the 18% whallop." Ripple is for girls.
I wouldn't know. I just remember it from an old Sanford and Son episode years ago. Hell, I'm young enough that I shouldn't even know the ************ existed.
Well I'm OLD enough to remember when a freind drank four bottles of Ripple and then crawled to the bathroom to make himself throw up because he was too full to drink any more. Pagan Pink, I think. 99 cents a bottle. Could get a girl drunk for under two bucks. Not that I would ever do such a thing.
What perfect marketing - Pagan Pink in a cute bottle with a pretty label for the girls and Colt 45 for the guys...Cracklin Rosie make me smile. T-Bird smells like lamp oil , but a white is good with Carp. I guess piercings aren't as bad as I thought. If we don't start f i n i s h i n g we can at least start selling some Rosie.