Post-match: POWER OUTAGE GROUCHY™ POINT POLL - Crew v Inter Miami - Match 31 - 10/2/24 7:30 PM

It's not even the lack of goals, it's the lack of attempts to even create scoring opportunities. If they were trying line-breaking passes or combos through the midfield, or multiple guys were making runs at the net when the ball goes to the wings, or players besides the three forwards were willing to pull up at the edge of the box and fire it at the keeper, I wouldn't have as much issue. The goals will come in those scenarios. They have all this possession and passing in first halves without hardly any attempts to create chances. It's not as passive and defensive as Porterball but it's still largely possession for possession's sake.

 

Went and checked to see if Camacho would be double suspended for YCA and the red. Looks like he only had 2 yellows coming into the match. He'll be on a warning for the last two games. Not sure if one in the last game carries over.

 

If the Crew play with urgency from the opening bell, they are capable of not just beating Miami but routing them. The problem is we aren't seeing urgency in the first halves of matches and more importantly, the Crew continue to spot them cheap easy goals. Both goals in June were off of stupid giveaways on the backline. The first goal in Leagues Cup was another stupid giveaway by a veteran defender (I seem to recall it was Moreira). All three goals tonight were a mix of silly mistakes and poor effort by defenders and Schulte. Even last year when Miami was dogshit, Columbus lost twice to them because of dumb errors to gift them goals. It just comes down to jumping on that team early so they can't get away with coasting into halftime, and making them actually work into their scoring chances. The Crew keep shooting themselves in the dick and playing into Tata's hands.

 

I was wrong. You are correct. If you are on a warning and get two yellows you are suspended for 1 the accumulation that you already met, and 2 the red.

He might have had 3 yellows, but I saw two different numbers online. Who knows if he had one wiped off too.

 

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Why did you delete my post?

So a mod can delete my post and leave up the one calling me a bitch and all you do is edit his post? Who deleted my reply?

 

Talk to @TKyle or @hardhead

As of last I checked, mods only have powers in the forums they moderate.

 

Thank god Camacho has to sit this upcoming game

 

Yet, we are in second place in our division and considered to be one of the most formidable teams in the league. I remember a time when that would be a dream. When massive was a sarcastic statement.

 

Camacho got the ball and zero player.

 

Yes it was, I saw the replays.

 

I will guarantee if it was Camacho that cleated Messi in the thigh it would have been straight red.

That’s how this one works.

 

Like Gretzky. Of course his first few years you couldn't even catch him to foul him.

And some of those Miami players went down easier than 15 year old scotch.

But that's gamesmanship, and as the game vs Club America showed, we're not as good at that as some. I will not blame it on officiating.

 

The fact that we had opportunities to tie is testament to how good our team is. We are the team MLS should be touting as the model of the league.

I am absolutely blaming this on the officiating.

 

For someone that talks like a ref, you should know that getting to the ball first doesn’t give you the freedom to demolish your opponent afterwards. If you score a bicycle kick goal while kicking the opponent in the head, I bet that would be disallowed.

 

We lost due to our own mistakes more than to any officiating errors. But I am tired of getting the refs who have had notable terrible games in the Nations League semis and finals.

 

This should be the main takeaway: we beat ourselves, simple as. Everything else is excuse making.

 

Again, it was a miracle we were within a goal at the end, it’s a testament to how good we are.


But a yellow/red to Bousquets early absolutely changes the game. Denying that in the face of both of Camacho’s yellows and the soft foul Messi scored his FK on and you have to put some of the loss on the officiating.

 

I won't go so far as to say that we "beat ourselves". We just didn't play well enough to win.

And yes, the officials did have an influence on the final score; they almost always do.

 

Welp

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— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) October 3, 2024