http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/soccerblog/red_bulls_to_debut_cahill_ink_jide_FJHrwpGpPMsGrYyU26KoeL I wanted them to sign another winger and CB. Looks like they're addressing both. I is happy.
Not entirely surprising considering Le Toux was told he'd be used as a striker, would definitely help in case Solli comes down with any more injuries this year.
You some times are watching things, but in reality don't see what is happen... I told you, that Barka have to come up as a RW or they have to look some RW or a RB... And that is what Soler is looking for, a RB to send Barka up or a RW to keep Barka down....
Still need someone who can step in right now and play CB or LB. If Baba isn't going to be a guy like that and we don't get one, then we are screwed. Can't ask Meara and Gaudette to bail the D out like they have been.
Instead of collecting players, how about we trying to build a team with the WAY ABOVE MLS average players we have now?
We had a WAY ABOVE MLS average team in 2011 too, but if we learned anything from that season its that with the physicality and travel involved in MLS you need significant quality on the bench. Shouldn't we be happy that Soler is constantly trying to provide that? Its up to Backe to make them gel, we'll see how the team looks against Houston.
Just saying we ALREADY have a ridiculous edge when it comes to talent. For example, We are playing Holuston Saturday. Red Bull and Houston both played 22 matches. Red Bull has 38 points and Houston 37. Salaries: Red Bull 13.815 million Houston 3.157 million Do we really NEED a winger? Another center back? How about getting the guys we already have here playing like they are not a bunch of strangers. You know, like a real TEAM. All we are doing now is collecting names.
I think we learned in 2011 that Backe is a classic underachiever. RB is giving him all the tools in the world and he STILL hasn't really put together any sort of impressive winning streak. Dont the better teams have a nucleas of players that play together well? EVERY GAME , healthy or not, we change the line up. You want another CB and a winger? Lade and Linpere not good enough? Conde or Statue not good enough for you in the back?
A CB and LB, YES. Our D is terrible. If we want to win anything something must be done about the D, nothing else. We just keep neglecting it thinking we can outscore teams. I don't know what Baba is going to do. Hope he ends up doing something, but I am not putting much stock in him coming here and turning things around for us.
It's Backe's job to get them to play together. It's Soler's job to give him as much talent and depth as he can find. That's what he's doing here. I still don't understand why you'd be upset with Soler doing his job.
Our defense is terrible. I don't rate Hulk or Rafa at all. That leaves us Pearce and Conde to play CB. Conde is injury prone and even if you DO play both of them at CB that more than likely means you have to play Miller at LB...who isn't very good. I'd rather play Pearce at LB and not have to worry about that spot. CB depth is a good thing. It's added DEPTH. How can you be upset about adding DEPTH??? As for our wingers? Soler is looking for a PURE winger. Not a guy like Lindpere who should be playing CM. Outside of Lindpere our options are Solli, Lade, and LeToux. LeToux isn't really a winger - he's depth at striker. Solli is injury prone. Lade is very green. Again adding depth at winger is a GOOD thing.
We just need Pearce and Barklage to get healthy and once he returns to the starting 11 our backline immediately stabilizes. Pearce is an elite LB/CB player in the MLS and it looks like injuries are our biggest weakness. No need to go after a CB when we have plenty of them in the roster.. I've been saying this for awhile but Ruthven needs to be inserted into the starting 11.. But I think once Tainio returns we'll switch to a 4-3-3 with Dax and Tainio covering the defense. Marquez is interchangeable with Hulk With Pearce, Barklage and Tainio returning I think we'll start to defend the way we did with the winning streak back in May
We need the winger or in effects if they can't find one; sign a RB and move Barka up.... In defense the big problem is Marquez, he is a crap but can't do anything about him and is drawing a 350K from the CAP pay roll that could be used to sign a couple of defenders more, Baba I think isn't the solution, that will help I think he will, but isn't the solution....Now with Le Toux and Cahill the Midfielder is much better the only weak spot is RW, Solli isn't the solution over there....
Holgerson is not even close to MLS talent? I gotcha, u want all star talent at EVERY SINGLE position. If the Red Bull can't win the SS with the players they have here now, something is very wrong.
Hulk is inconsistent and slow. Teams can gameplan against him and/or Rafa by simply putting in a speedy forward. Even if the consistency issue is fixed he still isn't the right partner for Conde/Rafa just like the Ream/Rafa combo didn't work.
What dont you like about Holgersons game? Has he been playing terrible D? It's like you guys are still seeing the same guy that sucked terribly in his first handful of matches. I watch every match. I am a defender myself and like watching the D. The guy isn't terrible and makes a decent amount of solid plays. Our teams sucking on D is a team thing much more than it is a player thing.
Yes, it is a team game. And yes injuries have taken their toll on the defense this season. And YES, he's been playing better now than earlier in the season. Having said that, he still has a MAJOR flaw in his game which, in MLS, can really hurt you. Speed. And I'm not talking about a simple footrace. Watch how long it takes him to turn his hips when a forward puts a move on him. Is he "terrible"? No. But he is not the CB I want next to Conde or Rafa. Not by a longshot.
How many goals in the past 8 or 10 games can u pin on him? Maybe I am just not remembering for some reason. I will go back and peep the ones you mention and re evaluate.
Agreed. Hulk is NOT speedy to say the least. His distribution leaves a bit to be desired as well. Those are the two flaws I see in him as well.
The best pairing for Holgerson is Pierce. Holgerson is better positionally but he is a tad slow pairing him with Pierce solves that problem as Pierce can run down players.
IMO our strongest backline is: Barklage-???-Conde-Pearce. Finding that foil player for Conde would give us a lockdown defense. IMO Holgersson should only be used as CB depth.
While this lineup is pretty damn sexy, the second that either Pearce or Barklage is out I think you have to switch back to a 4-4-2. The formation you posted only defends with 7 players, as opposed to the 8 you get in a 4-4-2, and specifically leaves the flanks open to attack where we have very little depth (Miller is Miller and I don't rate Lade as highly as everyone else does at fullback). And you know Henry and Le Toux aren't gonna do much in the way of defending.