#16
Posted 21 August 2018 - 04:53 PM
@CurseofCaricola
#17
Posted 30 August 2018 - 05:43 AM
Also needs to work on finishing
Will never have an easier one!
Still, congrats on his first MLS goal! 👍
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#18
Posted 30 August 2018 - 08:29 PM
I've seen players lift the ball over the crossbar in that situation.
https://www.youtube....h?v=0-ZSoZScqBU
#19
Posted 30 August 2018 - 09:12 PM
Few things in the sport are more enjoyable than watching a guy lose his shit after scoring his first goal.
White's got a lot to work on overall though, his play before and after the goal didn't inspire a ton of confidence. Kid literally didn't complete a forward pass all game.
#20
Posted 30 August 2018 - 10:08 PM
White ... didn't complete a forward pass all game.
He was a lone striker. Who was ahead of him?
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#21
Posted 31 August 2018 - 08:10 AM
He was a lone striker. Who was ahead of him?
You expect to see some combination play with other attacking and wide players.
#22
Posted 31 August 2018 - 08:16 AM
Few things in the sport are more enjoyable than watching a guy lose his shit after scoring his first goal.
White's got a lot to work on overall though, his play before and after the goal didn't inspire a ton of confidence. Kid literally didn't complete a forward pass all game.
Cool graphic. Whered you get it?
#23
Posted 31 August 2018 - 09:13 AM
Few things in the sport are more enjoyable than watching a guy lose his shit after scoring his first goal.
White's got a lot to work on overall though, his play before and after the goal didn't inspire a ton of confidence. Kid literally didn't complete a forward pass all game.
I see 3 forward passes in that graphic, but like all statistics you have to take them with a grain of salt. Without knowing where his teammates were, how they were moving and where the defenders were (and how they were moving) it is a bit of a stretch to reach the conclusion you do.
Does he need a ton of work and development? Hell yeah. Is this some great revelation? Hardly.
To be honest I feel he played the role he was supposed to, he allowed BWP to rest an entire game. He played with his back to the goal a lot and distributed from there and when opportunity knocked he got his first goal not because it was a hard shot but because he has moved himself appropriately into a scoring position.
#24
Posted 31 August 2018 - 09:59 AM
#25
Posted 31 August 2018 - 10:38 AM
I thought he was better at that role than DE7.
TBF, it was Houston
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#26
Posted 31 August 2018 - 11:40 AM
Cool graphic. Whered you get it?
The MLSsoccer.com match recap pages have a Chalkboard in the Boxscore section if you scroll down a bit, you can click individual players and stats to see their field map. I just chose White and successful passes and grabbed the screenshot.
I see 3 forward passes in that graphic, but like all statistics you have to take them with a grain of salt. Without knowing where his teammates were, how they were moving and where the defenders were (and how they were moving) it is a bit of a stretch to reach the conclusion you do.
Does he need a ton of work and development? Hell yeah. Is this some great revelation? Hardly.
To be honest I feel he played the role he was supposed to, he allowed BWP to rest an entire game. He played with his back to the goal a lot and distributed from there and when opportunity knocked he got his first goal not because it was a hard shot but because he has moved himself appropriately into a scoring position.
For sure on the bolded part, by no means was I dismissing White's potential. Thought it was an area of improvement worth calling out especially since there's a very real chance we'll need the kid to contribute this year, not just over the next several. Its not White's fault ownership fell short in the summer window getting attacking depth, but it does mean that there's some more pressure on his shoulders to produce immediately.
BWP finds teammates further up field every game from the same spot. And not just marginally forward at a 5 degree angle, I'm talking balls towards goal and over some distance.
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