I think with the yearwood and manneh (edit: tetteh) signings we are a huge step closer to where RB global envisions us - a competitive team in MLS that underspends and can sell 1-2 good players every couple of years. Honestly I am ok with this approach as long as we have decent players. White/Barlow/Muyl are not decent players, but guys like Duncan, tarek, valot etc have skill , they just need a stronger complementary set of players to work with.
#1
Posted 07 August 2020 - 09:56 AM
#2
Posted 07 August 2020 - 10:05 AM
I think with the yearwood and manneh signings we are a huge step closer to where RB global envisions us - a competitive team in MLS that underspends and can sell 1-2 good players every couple of years. Honestly I am ok with this approach as long as we have decent players. White/Barlow/Muyl are not decent players, but guys like Duncan, tarek, valot etc have skill , they just need a stronger complementary set of players to work with.
agree with this just need more talent (and less Tarek assisting the other team)
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#3
Posted 07 August 2020 - 11:11 AM
I'm okay with this approach if it leads to a dominant team that competes for and wins cups...
RED. BULL. OUT.
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#4
Posted 07 August 2020 - 11:28 AM
I'm okay with this approach if it leads to a dominant team that competes for and wins cups...
honestly i could care less about whatever approach we have as long as we are genuine contenders for awards.
#5
Posted 07 August 2020 - 03:30 PM
White/Barlow/Muyl are not decent players, but guys like Duncan, tarek, valot etc have skill , they just need a stronger complementary set of players to work with.
They are themselves complimentary players. We need stronger core. Tarek is a back-up and Duncan/Valot OK complimentary starters.
#6
Posted 08 August 2020 - 09:41 AM
They are themselves complimentary players. We need stronger core. Tarek is a back-up and Duncan/Valot OK complimentary starters.
When healthy, Duncan and Valot or starters on most MLS teams. White, Barlow and Muyl are at least decent by MLS standards. The point is, we want way better than decent, we want dominant. Its like we are always one step behind. We had a dominant defense, but a predictable offense. We are now (hopefuly) bringing in some offensive punch, but the back four have turned to shit. We have a need in one place, and by the time we fill it, we have gaps created somewhere else. We seem never able to put it all together. If we have offense, our defense stutters. If we have good starters, we have no depth. We need a FO that can handle more than one thing at a time, and we haven't had it.
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#7
Posted 08 August 2020 - 11:13 AM
#8
Posted 08 August 2020 - 11:17 AM
Who is manneh and did I miss a signing we made
They meant Tetteh.
#9
Posted 08 August 2020 - 11:22 AM
When healthy, Duncan and Valot or starters on most MLS teams. White, Barlow and Muyl are at least decent by MLS standards. The point is, we want way better than decent, we want dominant. Its like we are always one step behind. We had a dominant defense, but a predictable offense. We are now (hopefuly) bringing in some offensive punch, but the back four have turned to shit. We have a need in one place, and by the time we fill it, we have gaps created somewhere else. We seem never able to put it all together. If we have offense, our defense stutters. If we have good starters, we have no depth. We need a FO that can handle more than one thing at a time, and we haven't had it.
Im hopeful with Thelwells background in English football hes more adept at diagnosing all of the problem areas and addressing them within 1-2 windows. Im not opposed to a decent sized roster overhaul in the offseason.
Midfield seems to be addressed for now, Id also like to see a more marquee DP attacking piece brought in to supplement Tetteh, and the CB issue needs to be addressed from outside the organization.
#10
Posted 08 August 2020 - 12:31 PM
His job this year is to ensure Kaku, Royer, Parker, Sean Davis, and Long (maybe Jorgensen too) are performing on a week in week out basis.
Instead during MLS is back we were relying on Barlow, CCJ, Tarek, Long and Valot.
He and his system have failed.
Armas out!
#11
Posted 08 August 2020 - 02:13 PM
I miss Titi days team. Don't like this approach at all!
#12
Posted 08 August 2020 - 02:41 PM
I think with the yearwood and manneh (edit: tetteh) signings we are a huge step closer to where RB global envisions us - a competitive team in MLS that underspends and can sell 1-2 good players every couple of years. Honestly I am ok with this approach as long as we have decent players. White/Barlow/Muyl are not decent players, but guys like Duncan, tarek, valot etc have skill , they just need a stronger complementary set of players to work with.
I don't think "decent" cuts in in this league anymore. I don't think relying on the Red Bull high press system will cut it in this league anymore either, coaches are quickly figuring out how to counter it.
We need at least a few excellent players, or an excellent coach with fresh ideas. Preferably both.
#13
Posted 08 August 2020 - 02:54 PM
Huh? High pressing is good enough to dominate the Prem, do well in Bundesliga, La Liga and European club tournaments, why wouldn't it be good enough for MLS?I don't think relying on the Red Bull high press system will cut it in this league anymore either, coaches are quickly figuring out how to counter it.
You do also need good offensive players and a better coach would help, sure!
High pressing by itself is not the problem. High pressing only some of the time with (mostly average) players not playing to their abilities under a mediocre coach is the problem.
#14
Posted 08 August 2020 - 03:01 PM
Huh? High pressing is good enough to dominate the Prem, do well in Bundesliga, La Liga and European club tournaments, why wouldn't it be good enough for MLS?
You do also need good offensive players and a better coach would, sure!
High pressing by itself is not the problem. High pressing only some of the time with (mostly average) players not playing to their abilities under a mediocre coach is the problem.
I'm only going by what I'm seeing watching this team play. Maybe we are just worse at it than we were under Marsch, but teams are starting to slice through the high press like butter and are finding multiple ways to do it.
Tactics and formations are trendy in world football, and high press has been one of the favored styles in recent years. I think its reasonable to assume coaches across the world, having seen it more and more, are figuring out more ways to counter it even if the best of the best can still pull it off.
#15
Posted 08 August 2020 - 03:09 PM
I don't think "decent" cuts in in this league anymore. I don't think relying on the Red Bull high press system will cut it in this league anymore either, coaches are quickly figuring out how to counter it.
We need at least a few excellent players, or an excellent coach with fresh ideas. Preferably both.
The problem isn't the "system." Salzburg, Leipzig, Liverpool, and lots of other teams have had success with pressing. And pressing also isn't a one-size-fits-all deal. A different coach who follows the philosophy can offer new ideas that still fit a pressing system.
I can't think of a single other philosophy that would make this group competent. Tiki taka? Fuck no. A Route One system that has Long and Tarek launching balls to Brian White? A counter-attack system that has us bunker down and then rely on an individual to create offense on the counter by himself?
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