tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post3416833283300889803..comments2023-10-14T19:01:03.490-04:00Comments on The Fullback Files: Grand Theft Auto | a DC United Match ReactionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548145598767127627noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-67085712480496679672011-04-11T10:12:26.745-04:002011-04-11T10:12:26.745-04:00IM[very novice]O, they need to keep Tino off the f...IM[very novice]O, they need to keep Tino off the field even after his red card suspension. His accuracy on crosses and corner kicks are AWFUL. Why do we keep starting this guy?ACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-23130624148938056312011-04-10T21:02:46.299-04:002011-04-10T21:02:46.299-04:00To my mind, formation's a red herring at this ...To my mind, formation's a red herring at this point. Doesn't matter how many numbers you put on whichever line if you're static, narrow, and can't connect more than a handful of passes with accuracy and at pace.<br /><br />My hope is that this is a transition stage, a period of keeping things simple and compact, grinding out results to build confidence (get the holes in the boat plugged before attempting to cross the ocean). Slicker, more watchable stuff may come when there's more belief. <br /><br />Or so I keep hoping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-33667574172559593082011-04-10T11:06:20.751-04:002011-04-10T11:06:20.751-04:00RIGS,
You can't "know" that DC will...RIGS,<br /><br />You can't "know" that DC will not make the playoffs again. You can think it, but you can't know it.<br /><br />______________<br /><br />Fullback,<br /><br />I want to emphasize your points on the midfield. I agree that our midfield is stagnant and futile. I think we need a new formation.<br /><br />How's a 3-4-3 or 4-3-3?<br /><br />We seem to have enough possession but we don't do diddly (Ned Flanders) with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-5813057791999345882011-04-09T23:59:29.823-04:002011-04-09T23:59:29.823-04:00The 08 team was designed to win "internationa...The 08 team was designed to win "international" titles. Then 09 was a rebuilding, 09 was also a rebuilding yr, then we have 2010... I'd say DC lost respect from the true DC fans, not the fans who believe blindly what the FO says or does. Now in 2011 it's another rebuilding yr. But no change has happened! The same ppl still run DC, the same ideas, the same game plan r being used! It does matter who coaches DC still will b like this until real change is seen in DC! I haven't seen progress with DC. It's funny you've mention it that, DC still has the 2010 mentality the same "nucleus"(a Payne word) just different shape. DC is in borrowed time, with reality setting in closer! DC's FO never really fix DC, they just decided to invest more in the media aspect of the business. Point blank it's the same shit but different toilet. And u gotta admire how Payne and Co. seem to elude blame especially Payne! i know DC will not make the playoffs again! sad but true!!!RIGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-36545796456026704982011-04-09T23:42:12.253-04:002011-04-09T23:42:12.253-04:00Yeah, that's the "short" version.Yeah, that's the "short" version.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135636157110053449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-69804011826856536372011-04-09T23:41:49.826-04:002011-04-09T23:41:49.826-04:00Comment system ate the long version of this, so sh...Comment system ate the long version of this, so short version:<br /><br />1. Magee scored because Korb is apparently horrible at defending in the air; Angel took advantage of this, too, moving over to wide left and winning header after header (especially off LA goal kicks) against Korb. (Credit to White for bodying up well on Angel and giving him nothing, which I think led to the decision to move out wide.)<br /><br />2. Burch frustrates me endlessly. Defensively, not awful. He generally stands in the right place and got in a handful of good tackles, though he can be beaten for pace pretty easily. With the ball, worst player (with any attacking responsibilities, so exempting Hamid and White) on the team. Takes forever to make decisions, lets the defense get set, never picks out runs quickly enough to do anything other than turn the ball over, and uses his right foot so rarely I wouldn't be surprised if he peeled off his shoe and it turned out he is an amputee. Makes Quaranta seem decisive and penetrating. Neutralizes Pontius, because teams can double-team Pontius, knowing that if he drops the ball back to Burch, Burch will give them all the time they need to recover.<br /><br />3. Najar as Alves? I kind of liked it. Better than going to 3-5-2, at least, and something different for other teams to think about. Horrific give-away on the one time (I think) he got the ball advanced down the right flank, though.<br /><br />4. McCarty. Very, very good, other than one or two misplayed balls.<br /><br />5. Boskovic. "precise, well-struck balls from midfield that found gaps in the defense" is exactly right -- best game from him this season that I've seen (missed Open Cup, which I think he played in?). He plays the kind of precise, on-the-ground through balls that fast, smart strikers like Wolff and Davies crave. Hope Ben can find a way to get him on the field effectively and frequently, because our ceiling with him is much higher than our ceiling without him, in my opinion. (Even though, so far, we've generally played better without him than with him, with him I think we can do things -- be unpredictable, move quickly, and take advantage of quick spaces -- that we won't without him.) He's like the anti-Mark Burch.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135636157110053449noreply@blogger.com