[R] Week 8 : Galaxy @ FC Dallas
#31
Posted 16 May 2008 - 03:41 PM
#32
Posted 17 May 2008 - 01:16 AM
Of coarse I back Cronin in every game. And there is still time for him to turn it around. Im just speaking of the present moment and so far, I just haven't been impressed yet. And yes our D needs major improvement as well.
#33
Posted 17 May 2008 - 02:20 AM
Sometimes the choice of a goalkeeper comes down to whether the team wins with him minding the nets. On one of my club teams we had a keeper who was trained by Dave Vanoli, ODP, National Pool, etc. He had terrific technical skill, size (for U16) and athleticism. We had a short but rather explosive guy as a back up. He was always taking chances and seemed caught out of position a lot. He had poor footwork, sketchy distribution and he made some easy saves look very hard. When he played the team won, it was a simple as that. The other keeper went to a better team and played very well. We played them once in pool play in a tournament and tied them. Wondering what the minutes to goals against is for Wicks versus Cronin including all preseason games.
Of coarse I back Cronin in every game. And there is still time for him to turn it around. Im just speaking of the present moment and so far, I just haven't been impressed yet. And yes our D needs major improvement as well.
#34
Posted 17 May 2008 - 02:44 AM
"Wowzy wowzy woo woo"
I feel so dirty.
-H. L. Mencken
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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which "unskilled people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it." The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average.
#35
Posted 17 May 2008 - 10:51 AM
I DO, however expect to really turn up Telefutura's Spanish PBP as loud as possible to make sure the guys watching basketball in the adjoining apartment go bugfuck.
tm
#36
Posted 17 May 2008 - 04:45 PM
#37
Posted 17 May 2008 - 11:20 PM
Sometimes the choice of a goalkeeper comes down to whether the team wins with him minding the nets. On one of my club teams we had a keeper who was trained by Dave Vanoli, ODP, National Pool, etc. He had terrific technical skill, size (for U16) and athleticism. We had a short but rather explosive guy as a back up. He was always taking chances and seemed caught out of position a lot. He had poor footwork, sketchy distribution and he made some easy saves look very hard. When he played the team won, it was a simple as that. The other keeper went to a better team and played very well. We played them once in pool play in a tournament and tied them. Wondering what the minutes to goals against is for Wicks versus Cronin including all preseason games.
Good points. Im not convinced on Wicks either. Thats why I picked Joe F. has my new imaginary GK (based on that save he had during the friendly) . But, for real its a tough position. Its the last line of defense which if someone gets close often means that the D didnt step it up enough. But, as a fan of the GK position, I expect a lot.
#38
Posted 18 May 2008 - 01:56 PM
Starting Lineup
* 1 - Steve Cronin (GK)
* 3 - Greg Vanney
* 7 - Chris Klein
* 10 - Landon Donovan
* 14 - Edson Buddle
* 15 - Alvaro Pires
* 16 - Joe Franchino
* 17 - Abel Xavier
* 23 - David Beckham
* 28 - Sean Franklin
* 32 - Brandon McDonald
Substitutes
* 31 - Josh Wicks (GK)
* 2 - Mike Randolph
* 4 - Ante Jazic
* 12 - Troy Roberts
* 19 - Josh Tudela
* 20 - Carlos Ruiz
* 26 - Ely Allen
Formation:
------------Cronin--------------
Klein Xavier Franklin Vanney
Becks McDonald Pires Franchino
------------Donovan-------------
--------------Buddle-------------
#39
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:18 PM
#40
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:21 PM
#41
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:23 PM
and some mins later the later tries to lob the former with a shot from way out...
damn free header, thankfully not in the goal...
#42
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:30 PM
1-0 LA
#43
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:30 PM
Great run and fantastic finish
#44
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:30 PM
#45
Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:31 PM
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