jonovision Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I agree, that second penalty was very soft, he was running away from Franklin and the guy falling was totally unnatural. As I didn't watch, for those who did: why so much added time, what was that about? And was there a possibly similar penalty on Shea on their end, as one feed suggested? The crappy reffing we are getting, giving all the favours to the opponents, is really troubling. We are vulnerable enough as it is. There were some lengthy injury delays in the second half for Levis (2x), Marinovic (legit injuries in the case of these two players), and plenty of time-wasting cramping especially from Techera. I was expecting 5 but 7 probably wasn't too far off. Agreed about the penalties. I'm not going to say the call against Franklin was bad, but if you give that one you have to give the contact on Shea at the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, jpg75 said: Holy shit Jeffrey how much whining can you cram into one post - and after your team won the game! If you keep it up someone might start mistaking you for a TFC fan. Thanks for stalking me, jpg75, it's so flattering!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: As I didn't watch, for those who did: why so much added time, what was that about? Marinovic needed treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Thanks for stalking me, jpg75, it's so flattering!! It's a stalking menage-a-trois, you stalk Gian-Luca and I stalk you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barongan Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Tagged. This is going to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Hey look, tg11 created a new account! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 The Caps website are not altogether ruling out Davies and Henry for the match, unless there is newer news. Turns out we have not played at BMO in over 2 years, MLS could sure do a better job seeing Canadian teams meet regularly. It would be amazing if our chronic failure pattern at the Voyageurs Cup could change tonight, but I have to admit that we are not favourites. Rarely do we step up and show decision and dominance in a single match decider, whether playoffs or V-Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The Caps website are not altogether ruling out Davies and Henry for the match, unless there is newer news. Turns out we have not played at BMO in over 2 years, MLS could sure do a better job seeing Canadian teams meet regularly. It would be amazing if our chronic failure pattern at the Voyageurs Cup could change tonight, but I have to admit that we are not favourites. Rarely do we step up and show decision and dominance in a single match decider, whether playoffs or V-Cup. I've a feeling we'll see Henry, who will have a beast of a game, maybe even score off a set play (not an own goal!), but I am pretty sure we will not see Davies. Robbo said yesterday that Davies did not look great in training--from a health POV--and I cannot imagine the Caps will take any chances considering all the cash involved with the Bayern transfer. Perhaps he'll be on the bench, but I suspect they'll leave him out of the 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Nice to see TFC going low on the ankles of Alphonso, they have a pretty clear game plan I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Maybe it looks worse on the broadcast. TFC just appear to be outplaying them by a large margin at the game. Davies has had his moments. Love that kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 We've been outplayed totally, except maybe during the first 20 minutes when we had a few chances; another performance that makes you wonder how the Caps can just keep going with Robinson, he has gone nowhere with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Robinson's main sycophant Caldwell was certainly banging the drum about the legend of brave Carl Robinson versus the scrooges that own the Whitecaps tonight. Clearly a rumour is in the air about his future (and none too soon). Caleb Porter is back looking for a job and would be a great fit for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 10 hours ago, Dub Narcotic said: Caleb Porter is back looking for a job and would be a great fit for the club. I'd argue MdS would be a better fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Both are good choices. They also need to nuke the front office and get in some Bezbachenko and Pleuler types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 7:02 PM, Dub Narcotic said: Robinson's main sycophant Caldwell was certainly banging the drum about the legend of brave Carl Robinson versus the scrooges that own the Whitecaps tonight. Clearly a rumour is in the air about his future (and none too soon). They'll probably beat the Energy Drinks at home then take the home and away vs SJ and things will be rosy again! Such is the nature of this league and this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 New York can thank Brek Shea for the point. I know he was only filling in at left back, but that marking on the set piece was inexcusable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, jonovision said: New York can thank Brek Shea for the point. I know he was only filling in at left back, but that marking on the set piece was inexcusable. Waiting for someone to try and blame it on Doneil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I actually think Davies was the one who was supposed to cover that run. Hard to tell with set piece marking systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 But the team never has control of any part of any game, that is not down to man marking. It is down to coaching, and to game management. We are one of the consistently worst teams in the league for this, we are fully unreliable with a lead. We were that close to having Minnesota tie us on Davies big day. And we lost a Voyageurs Cup a few years ago in the final minutes for the same reason. The guy simply has no clue how to do it, we are selling the entire squad down the river having to play under Robinson, who I find myself yelling at in my head every single game, for team positioning, for our defensive "shape", for coverage, for game management, for lack of discipline, for not correcting basic errors that have to be addressed. Story line: we were crap, we smartened up, we were good and bossed them, they shot themselves in the foot--then we were crap again. The story actually has literary merit, have to admit. The only reason we don't have to write it down is because it is recurring, it'll come back soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Didn't deserve more than a point even if the second half performance was light year's better. Absolute joke of a first half and the worst one seen us play. So many ineffectual players and truly embarrassing passing, communication and decision making. In the end it was a mixed bag. Teibert looked great coming on but that wasn't hard given the really poor Felipe and fast becoming the new Jarju, Juarez. Gutted to see Levis leave the field. Thought he did well for the most part. Still not convinced he is a left back but he is an intelligent player coming forward (when allowed. Seemed clearly shackled by instruction) and has great vision. I fear he is going to be a huge CPL player though rather than MLS. As long as that's in Saskatoon in 2020 in cool with it. Such a pointless season this has turned into. Even if we squeak into the playoffs we aren't getting further, there simply isn't the difference making quality. It's a bit deeply average squad. Glad we have decided not to spend some of the Davies cash in advance. Hopefully it goes to a new manager along with the funds raised from culling half of this dross squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just have to say, having watched a few highlights from other games: MLS defending, and in general marking in the defensive third, is atrocious. Sometimes I look at Holland and think this, other lesser leagues. Today it really stands out: you regularly see three attackers at the corner of a box, one deeper, the other inside, and TWO defenders over there to handle them. The CBs stand in the middle like statues, no one leaves their god-send position to challenge, plays get made easily. Look at most of the Seattle goals. Look at the post that Osorio hits for TFC, the build up is hilarious: a guy in the box, nearest the ball, uncovered, receives with all the time in the world, in a play that is not even that fast. Ok, that's SJ, but still. Have to say that, in general, and spite of the marking on Waston, NYRB actually does press forward as a team. So does Atlanta. A few, at the top, are doing the basic things right. How can you play football, in a parity league, sitting back waiting for the other side to attack and just absorbing and absorbing wave upon wave? The only justification for that is if the rival is so superior in possession, that you have no choice, that coming out of the shell would be pure suicide. When is that ever the case in MLS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Agree completely on mls defences. Goalkeepers especially have always been piss poor which is why I was shocked we would let ousted go so easily. In mls relative terms he was a great keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 12 hours ago, toontownman said: Gutted to see Levis leave the field. Thought he did well for the most part. Still not convinced he is a left back but he is an intelligent player coming forward (when allowed. Seemed clearly shackled by instruction) and has great vision. He did a good job of stepping up into clearances but he gives up too much space when marking a guy who's already on the ball and he makes me uncomfortable with covering the far post ball. He seems to be a left footed version of Fraser Aird. He would be better as a left mid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Dub Narcotic said: I actually think Davies was the one who was supposed to cover that run. Hard to tell with set piece marking systems. That was a really great ball, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Have to say that, in general, and spite of the marking on Waston, NYRB actually does press forward as a team. So does Atlanta. A few, at the top, are doing the basic things right. How can you play football, in a parity league, sitting back waiting for the other side to attack and just absorbing and absorbing wave upon wave? The only justification for that is if the rival is so superior in possession, that you have no choice, that coming out of the shell would be pure suicide. When is that ever the case in MLS? I like that organized pressing game, too. Both those teams you mentioned are pretty good at it but they also have the very quick personnel in central midfield to play that kind of game. You're not going to get that from most of the Caps' central mids. Speaking of slow, did anyone else who watched the TSN broadcast get an ironic chuckle out of Juarez (along with Waston and Aja) enjoying the lawn bowling with the old folks? I think he's found his new sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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