We're 9th in the Shield race, despite other teams having 20 pts. Reason being those teams have 6 wins, we have 5. I guess that's the tie breaker.
#16
Posted 19 May 2022 - 10:11 AM
RIP Guillermo Romulo, Alexander Francis Orig, Celenio Eleazar, and my Mom, Resurreccion Eleazar.
RIP Cesar Castello, Mike Vallo, Glenn Stampiglia, Bob Paquette, and Warren Lee
#17
Posted 19 May 2022 - 11:45 AM
we are 3 points off the shield despite carmona and Clark being injured Casseres missing a decent chunk of time fletcher and Klimala dealing with injuries and Covid reyes being injured Morgan getting Covid. We have had to tap pretty deep into the depth chart and we have done well. We could strengthen some spots but mls roster mechanics usually means you will have a hole here or there with an imperfect replacement availableOf course not. Thelwell is gone, Hamlett is here. Not enough discourse in this fanbase outside of this website about the squad depth issues.
Too many Baghdad Bobs.
#18
Posted 19 May 2022 - 01:58 PM
we are 3 points off the shield
We still suck at home. Road luck may run out.
Mets have 3d-best record in 30-team MLB,
but it is not even Memorial Day yet, and
a feeling of doom is hanging over Citi Field.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#19
Posted 19 May 2022 - 02:17 PM
Striker situation feels a lot less doom and gloomy right now because we're finding out ways to score. We're tied for 6th most goals scored in the league.
#20
Posted 19 May 2022 - 02:23 PM
The old quote: Rather be lucky than good.we're finding out ways to score.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#21
Posted 20 May 2022 - 09:54 AM
Striker situation feels a lot less doom and gloomy right now because we're finding out ways to score. We're tied for 6th most goals scored in the league.
agree, captain morgan, Luq, Long and omir have really stepped up offensively
#22
Posted 20 May 2022 - 12:27 PM
Striker situation feels a lot less doom and gloomy right now because we're finding out ways to score. We're tied for 6th most goals scored in the league.
But 1st in xGF.
Klimala, to his credit, is no longer running away with the league lead in xG underperformance. He's not even the worst on the team anymore - Barlow is!
#23
Posted 20 May 2022 - 01:25 PM
we are 3 points off the shield despite carmona and Clark being injured Casseres missing a decent chunk of time fletcher and Klimala dealing with injuries and Covid reyes being injured Morgan getting Covid. We have had to tap pretty deep into the depth chart and we have done well. We could strengthen some spots but mls roster mechanics usually means you will have a hole here or there with an imperfect replacement available
Yeah - I guess I don't see depth as too much of an issue - beyond LB and a striker upgrade. TK - where do you think the gaps in depth are?
#24
Posted 20 May 2022 - 02:32 PM
Tolkin will be out with COVID and Pendant is expected to start. Struber spoke highly today of Pendant's attitude working his way back to the first team.
#25
Posted 20 May 2022 - 02:45 PM
Im not sure I trust his judgement when Barlow regularly starts.
Of course he really doesnt have any other option at LB. Dylan Nealis is subpar at his natural RB position, and Lewis Morgan was victimized as a converted attacker vs. Chicago.
#26
Posted 20 May 2022 - 03:28 PM
Marsch had the same issue. They believe so much in their system that they put it above players ability.Attitude and effort are great but Struber buys a little too much into it, or he has to sugar coat the lack of depth in certain areas.
Im not sure I trust his judgement when Barlow regularly starts.
Of course he really doesnt have any other option at LB. Dylan Nealis is subpar at his natural RB position, and Lewis Morgan was victimized as a converted attacker vs. Chicago.
#27
Posted 20 May 2022 - 03:36 PM
Marsch had the same issue. They believe so much in their system that they put it above players ability.
Its the system and its often the preference of athletes over skill/ability, although Im not sure that applies to Pendant.
Struber is less guilty of it than Jesse was.
#28
Posted 20 May 2022 - 03:44 PM
I'm still not as convinced that Struber is playing guys like Barlow or Pendant because he truly believes in their skill. I think its about injury prevention and those just happen to be the next best guys available on the roster. He'd rather sit Klimala, Fletcher, whoever an extra game and make 100% sure they recover rather than risk an injury that will keep them out for weeks. And honestly who can blame him after last year's injury fiasco.
#29
Posted 20 May 2022 - 08:08 PM
Please, for fucks sakes, stop this starting Barlow experiment already
We've been saying it for 3 years
#30
Posted 21 May 2022 - 01:04 AM
He has already played more minutes this season than he did in 2021.We've been saying it for 3 years
Idk what blackmail he got to make that happen, because nothing he's done on the field has warranted that kind of increase.
My favorite Barlow stat right now is that he has played about 27 full games worth of minutes and hasn't registered a single assist, even under the MLS definition. That genuinely feels impossible.
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