Match Thread: May 20, 2023 - Valour v Pacific

[jonovision]

Pacific playing dirty now 

[Big_M]

valour players dropping left and right...might need fordyce as emergency signing away to langley next week

[Big_M]

NIYONGABIRE AT 69...1-1

[Big_M]

now getting into hoskins time

[Soccerpro2]

18 minutes ago, Big_M said:

NIYONGABIRE AT 69...1-1

nice

[Wippersuna]

There is no team I loathe more than Pacific. Thought after the Bustos family stopped coming they would be more bearable but here we are. 

Edited May 20, 2023 by Wippersuna

[jonovision]

Dirty team

[nolando]

2 minutes ago, Wippersuna said:

There is no team I loathe more than Pacific. Thought after the Bustos family stopped coming they would be more bearable but here we are. 

Haha...were they that bad?

[jonovision]

Honestly this is a lost season until they get some proper CBs back. Draws suck but the best you can expect 

[Big_M]

bully toussaint sees niyongabire running with the ball at midfield towards the end and he says hell no and just takes him out and takes a yellow...thats a classic for him

[jonovision]

Just now, nolando said:

Haha...were they that bad?

They are clowns. And how is Dada-Luke allowed to wear his silly headband? That shit would not fly in any league I played in 

[Wippersuna]

Just now, nolando said:

Haha...were they that bad?

The Bustos family? It’s a combination of them taunting the crowd and Pacific always winning.

[nolando]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

They are clowns. And how is Dada-Luke allowed to wear his silly headband? That shit would not fly in any league I played in 

He looks like a CFL player 

[Ftduck]

Yes! Thank you Valour!

[Big_M]

chris mckee thats who the pxp was

[toontownman]

Another impressive display from valour who are constantly backs against the wall. More injury woes.🥲

Cracking finish from Young. I love how he is developing can see players like him and Jensen moving up quickly.

 

[Aird25]

16 minutes ago, nolando said:

Haha...were they that bad?

No. A couple tactical fouls, while Valour got away with a blatant penalty 

[Unnamed Trialist]

29 minutes ago, Wippersuna said:

There is no team I loathe more than Pacific. Thought after the Bustos family stopped coming they would be more bearable but here we are. 

Such drama queens. Best CPL thread though.

 

[jonovision]

A tactical foul is a shirt pull when a guy is too fast for you. Not a hip check into the ad boards. Pacific #20 could also have seen yellow much earlier.

[Wippersuna]

33 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Such drama queens. Best CPL thread though.

 

If you think that was dramatic wait until you read how many NHL teams I hate.

[Unnamed Trialist]

13 hours ago, Wippersuna said:

If you think that was dramatic wait until you read how many NHL teams I hate.

You remind me of those Swedes and Finns complaining about body checks when they first came to the NHL.

Edited May 21, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist

[jonovision]

Can't be bothered with a full set of player ratings, but:

Good: Niyongabire, Gutierrez, Cela, de Brienne

Bad: Haynes, Polisi, Mzoughi, Williams.

Very bad: Sanchez, unfortunately. First game like this I've seen from him.

The rest indifferent.

[Soccerpro2]

30 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Can't be bothered with a full set of player ratings, but:

Good: Niyongabire, Gutierrez, Cela, de Brienne

Bad: Haynes, Polisi, Mzoughi, Williams.

Very bad: Sanchez, unfortunately. First game like this I've seen from him.

The rest indifferent.

We really need one offensive player to be a spark when they get subbed on. They need to contribute a goal now and then or at least set something up. Unfortunately, our bench gives us absolutely nothing.

[K Edgar]

12 hours ago, jonovision said:

Can't be bothered with a full set of player ratings, but:

Good: Niyongabire, Gutierrez, Cela, de Brienne

Bad: Haynes, Polisi, Mzoughi, Williams.

Very bad: Sanchez, unfortunately. First game like this I've seen from him.

The rest indifferent.

Best: Niyongabire.  Created multiple scoring chances.  Seems to me they should have been attacking up the right side more often.  Stick with what was working!

Good: Cela, Baquero.  Cela has not been perfect but has done superbly considering the bad situation he was thrown into.  Called up from L1O into a back line that was/is ravaged by injury and for this game was their only healthly CB.  He has adjusted well and quickly to new teammates and systems.  Baquero thrown into CB mid game and was not a disaster -- great result under the circumstance.

Bad: Mzoughi.  Repeatedly got himself in trouble.

Ugly: More injury trouble.  Samaké unable to start.  Haynes hamstring.

[jonovision]

I don't mean to pile on a guy that has played only a handful of minutes in two games, both times played out of position, coming back from injury, but if Haynes played the full 90 yesterday Pacific were getting more than the 1 goal. He had a nightmare of a time. The hamstring is a tough break for him, but when he comes back hopefully the rest of the team is healthy enough that Haynes can be used in a depth role to cover LB only.

Edited May 21, 2023 by jonovision