Like Buzz, I prefer the 4-4-2. Since nothing is working, maybe the Burn should try this. Ali-Toni-EJ Davis-Vaca-Mandi(?) Gbandi-T Bone-Dunseth-EZ DJ That would at least give the burn a lot of firepower up front. If they cannot score goals with this line up, then it is hopeless. The defense, obviously, would have to stay home. If EZ attacks, then Gbandi has to stay back, and the converse, of course. With so much pressure, the counters will come quickly. Esepcailly with Vaca in the middle running things. Will Jeffries try this? Of course not. I am not even sure if he should. I just think it would be interesting to try. WE WANT GOALS!
Without O'Brien I don't think we have the personnel for 4-4-2, but Jefferies is shoe horning it in anyway. If I was the coach, I would play 5-3-2 in the following manner. Countess in goal. T-Bone, Morrow and Thomas as the back three with Morrow playing in the middle. Hendrickson and Gbandi as attacking wingbacks. Davis/Pareja and Stone in central midfield winning the ball. Vaca/Davis in the hole, linking to... Johnson/Glinton/Ali and Nhleko/Rhine In the short-term, we might have some trouble creating our own attack, but I think we would get enough chances off counter-attacks to keep us in the match, especially since we would be much more solid on defense, which has been the problem all year.
Formation? I think the problems on this team go a little deeper than the formation. I'm curious what's going on with Phil Salyer, why doesn't he play? Is he an MLS level defender? I'd love to hear some hometown opinions on his situation. It he's not cutting it in the league he sure is missing out on some good times back at College Park, his Terps could win it all this year.
I think we should change our colors to orange. Orange and white, I guess. I think this would help. It would help me forget.
Salyer is not playing becuase he is too slow to play in Southlake. Gbandi has the speed, but not enough expereince, so he gets every availible minute. I expect Salyer is being groomed for the right side once EZ retires.
Maybe like the old Monty Python sketch they could dress like pirates and stand on their one peg leg while going aarrr everytime someone goes around them.
Not burnt orange. The Burn have enough bard karma already without heaping on the over-hyped then dashed expectations of Bevo lovers. I have been thinking this for a while. How about some slight MLS originality and an all orange 3rd kit next year? It would help take my mind of that f****ked up field and the inevitable crappiness that will take place next year. Better that watching another MLS all-white uniform we see game in / game out.
Evertime I mention the famous Gynecologists v One legged Pirate imitators match, all I get is a "huh" look. I am glad that some one else remembers that sketch.