Post-match: San Jose Earthquakes - Columbus Crew (Saturday, 5/19) postgame thread [R]

Quakes should try scoring before the last ten minutes

 

If Gordon doesn't start next game, I'm going to be asking some serious questions of Frank. I've been calling for him to start since day 1. He is a better goalscorer than Lenhart, plain and simple. Moreno should also start every game, and Baca should never play out wide again.

 

If Wondo was playing in Europe he would become a sub now.
I want to be very annoyed but the team salvaged complete disappointment.

 

Apart from that penalty what else was there? You cannot base a performance off of one play. If we did that Fernando Torres would start every game for Chelsea based off of that goal in Barcelona. He is useful. The question is how far can he take you. Or Gordon for that matter. Because if you look at RSL and Seattle those are teams that have TWO forwards that can create for themselves. That is what I base my judgement on. And it is why I ask the question.

 

On the brink of getting called up for the US. Wondo is playing very badly. He is not really working hard. He wants every pass perfectly to his feet and if he doesn't get that then he whines. You are right about him being a sub in Europe by the way.

 

While he isn't on the best run of form, I don't really think it is fair to say Wondo isn't working hard. He always, always works hard for the team

 

Well that's a hot topic of late. His number one job is to provide an outlet for the team to transition into attack with long passes and I thought he was very good at it this game.
I'll see if I change my mind after a 2nd watch, but I think I mentioned several instances during PBP.

 

Lenhart was wasteful this game. It doesn't matter how good he is at holdup play if he can't do anything with the ball at his feet. This is what sets Gordon apart from Lenny, IMO

 

Who is going to score then? It can't be Wondo every time.

 

Some forwards create for themselves, some create for others. I think on this team those 2 fit in great.
Did Lenhart miss great scoring chances tonight? I don't recall exactly but I don't think so. I think he's pretty good in the same scoring situations that Gordon is good in, although Gordon has the edge right now when considering minutes played.

 

I'm talking mostly about his runs. He looks lethargic. Maybe he's tired. As we know, this is a guy so dependent on service that his runs have to be in tune or he won't be too productive. So someone on this team has to begin to pick up the slack when he is not playing well or the service isn't there. That guy has to be one that can create for himself.

 

So you place the burden of how far this team goes on Wondo's shoulders for another year?

 

I was 2 minutes away from throwing my TV remote against the wall...
Wondo's missed PK, Dawkins miss....frustrating. Good teams don't squander those chances.
AG does his magic once again, I'm just glad he didn't get injured during the goal celebration when tackled by Garza
A tie at home against a poor team still feels like a loss.
I don't know what to expect Wednesday night.

 

Sorry but I had to do a double take on this sentence regarding Seattle. I don't think either forward for Seattle is consistent enough to make me want to play them. Montero seem to be a bit of a prima dona, and Eddie Johnson will stand around after losing the ball, he doesn't create anything for himself. He applies zero defensive pressure.

I'd take any of our forwards over these two.

 

Really ? nobody is gonna say anything about Dawkins ? by the minute 13 he already screw up at least 3 possetions...to me, a trafic cone will be more usefull in the field than Dawkins
I'm surprised of why not only he is part of the starting 11, but als is keep the entire game.
Simon Dawkins :the Scott Sealy of 2012

 

Our problems are still in the midfield. The biggest disappointment in the game was the wing play of Baca and Dawkins, followed by both Stephenson / Moreno at attacking mid. You can notice this when you think about how little play Beta and Corrales got on overlaps into the corners.

We're missing Chavez not only for the quality chances he created, and not only for the chaos he brought on opposing defenses, but also for the ball winning he did on the flank. He would either win the ball or force a hurried pass from the opposition.

Garza is showing promise, but we haven't seen him for a full 90, or while the other team isn't content to bunker. Love to see what he could do with a little open field in front of him.

 

That goalie for the Crew had a career game, and yet our guys managed to finally put one past him, and his bunkering teammates, in the 90th minute. The Quakes showed heart in the face of adversity.

 

It's getting really frustrating watching Dawkins. Slow, dribbles too much, loses the ball, can't jump. And maybe this is not his fault, but tonight he kept passing into spaces where he expected guys to be without first looking to see if they were there. We thought that Garza and Moreno together triggered a spark. Moreno brought in better passing,and garza brought in speed that opened up the field, even tho his ball skill is not up to par yet.

But we were concerned throughout the game that it looked so much like a replay of last week. The team's confidence is seeping away.

 

I thought Moreno looked very good, save for that one bad pass on the 3v2

 

just saw the highlights

and Wondo, I love you. but damn, that was an awful attempt. Honestly, maybe someone else should take the PK's....even when Wondo scores them, they often aren't great shots.

 

Please describe the wasteful play Lenhart made with his feet. Perhaps I missed it.

 

Every time he had the ball at his feet around the box. Guess you did miss it.