First of all, I am not trying to troll here - I honestly want to know if something happened. My memory is a little fuzzy here so some of the timing may be off. Ramos was subbed out in the 67th minute and subsequently walked off the field before the game ended. Now - I want to say that this was before DC's second goal and Howard red card. He seemed real upset as he was walking off the field. Was there an interaction with Oz on the bench? Was Ramos upset about being taken off? Was he hurt? Was Tab had problems in the past with Oz? Also, I want to give props to Jolley (who I despise on the field) for helping out a fan. Not sure if he was a Metros fan or not but this guy had a big poster of the '90 USMNT team and Tab just went by him into the locker room. Jolley took the poster in and got it signed by Tab and returned to the field to give it to the guy.
I can't say for sure but I believe he may have picked up a slight injury. If I remember correctly JP and Shep mentioned it was a possibility. As he went off some of the crowd applauded him and he acknowledged them. But he very well could have been pissed about the way things were going...
A good number of people gave him a standing O and he acknowledged the fans coming off. I really hope it is not an injury - I would like to see him get in one last game and not miss b/c of another injury.
It's not the first time he's gone straight to the locker room after being subbed, so I wouldn't read anything into it. Tab has the same scowl on his face each time he's taken out. Was he injured? He's been hurt since 1996.
That's why Tab is such a great Captain. A leader leads even though he's not playing. Would a true leader leave the team's bench and go to the locker room?/ He's ben doing this since the first year.
It seemed all the players were a little dejected last night - from what I saw Faria went and sat by the sign boards when he was taken out rather than on the bench. It seemed like the team has adopted the DC attitude of - oh shit, whats going to happen now? Last year you came in here, and even a man down, stole a victory. This team didn't have the same swagger. Do you guys lay the blame on Oz's shoulders or just bad team chemistry this year?
Chemistry is the responsibility of the coach. At this level, the players already have the skills and know how on the field (or should, with minor tweaking). They don't need the fundamentals, they need to be made into TEAM. That is one of the major failures of Oz.
Have people just forgotten that Tab played 94 minutes just two days earlier? Was a 36-year-old barely a week off the IR supposed to go 184 minutes over three days? That said, he was still probably pissed at yet another loss during his farewell tour. How about Tab as coach next year? I know, he would never take it.