Red Bulls 0 - 2 Dallas. Chin up folks.
By: Dave Martinez | April 12th, 2008
Hey everyone,
Put the noose back in the closet. And dont reach for the shotgun with the toe attachment. The season doesnt end on one bad game. I promise.
Lets put the game in some perspective
+ They are walking injured
+ Depth for this game was none existent
+ It was their first away fixture.
Here is another thing to consider - look at the starting lineup(s):
Borman—————-Altidore———–Echeverry
———————–Reyna————————
————-Stammler———Ubiparipovic————
Van Den Bergh–Goldthwaite—–Leitch———-Sassano
———————-Conway——————-
OR:
————Altidore————Echeverry————–
———————Reyna—————————-
Borman————————————-Sassano
————–Stammler——-Ubiparipovic———
Van Den Bergh——Goldthwaite—————Leitch
———————–Conway———————-
2 formations, 2 rookies, 1 sophmore, 1 new forward, 1 key missing forward, and a make shift backline. That is what Dallas beat.
Van Den Bergh having to play the backline shows you just how much havoc these injuries and a ridiculous red card are causing. Freeman, and Brunner are still weeks away. Parke is irreplacable at centerback (at least until they officially sign Innes). The midfield will continue to have a youthful look until the backline gets back into shape and Dane Richards returns from injuries.
But breathe folks.
Angel will be back.
Parke will be back.
And they will be that much more complete.
Heres this weeks game recap:
MAN OF THE MATCH
Kind of hard not to say Kenny Cooper. His mere presence creates an indominable distraction. And kudos to the big man for doing his homework and attacking the Red Bulls soft middle defense.
If there was one for the Red Bulls, you can make a strong argument for Jon Conway. Maybe even Woly for bringing some passion to the attack.
TURNING POINT OF THE MATCH
49 seconds in, Arturo Alvarez showed his form. Much like Cooper, he did his homework, aggressively attacking the middle of our defense for a beautiful slam into the net. The Bulls never recovered. How can you? A minute into a road fixture, and giving away a valuable goal spells 90 minutes of trouble.
WHAT THE?! MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Did you catch that beautiful Conway save one on one against Arturo Alvarez? I thought he would be cooked. Good job by our 6′6″ goliath for stopping that shot cold.
*Runner up - Reynas header in the box, which ricocheted to John Wolyniec, who took a shot straight on net, and somehow missed the entire frame.*
SPECIAL ED PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Though he played stronger than last season (for a second straight game), Chris Leitch got burned on both goals. And its tough to look past that, no matter how hard you play.
*Runner Up - Danleigh Borman - who showed us all he is just a rookie.*
Share your thoughts. And please, dont cry. There is alot of time left to do just that. But hopefully, it wont be necessary.
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Borman’s crosses almost went out of the stadium
we sucked
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Hi Bloggers, watching the game, i thought that the red bulls dominated the ball position for most of the game except for the initial period of the game. Backs need to be more organised, allowing those goals are unacceptable. Secondly, the lack of finishing up front is a concern, they had many chances but lacked accuracy and composure in the box. I thought their play is far too predictable eg. always passing the ball to Reyna and then looking for Aldore, also all corners on left to be taken by van der Berg, suggestion to change is perhaps to give Borman an occasional corner since van der Berg has height which could be utilised in the box, more opportunity for scoring, it also useful for Aldore, Borman and Sassano to switch position occasionally. Thirdly, goalie had height but most of balls that came into the box was in the air which was to his advantage. I thought that the team utilised Borman in the first half better and he played well as a rookie but in the second half he was justed waisted because eg. whenever van der bergh got the ball on the left even though Borman was open he sent the ball down the middle looking for Aldore, instead of working the ball through the midfield using the flanks to bring those crosses. I also thought that Dallas had too much time on the ball and Red Bulls should be quicker on the ball to close them down. Redbulls should have faith in all their players whether they are Rookies or not so that they can play as a unit and not rely on certain players. It was a reasonably good game even though the score does not relect it.
The blogger focusing on Borman who kicked over the Bar indicating that he is a Rookie, i think it is unfair what about the seasoned players who could not find the net.
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Personally, I thought Altidore was a waste of time. He hasn’t shown anything since last season and was particularly unimpressive during the u23 qualifiers. Perhaps he’s starting to read his own press clippings.
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Berger - dude - I caught one here in forest hills - a Danleigh Borman cross that is.
NATO - Love the name - thats 1.
Second, I cant be THAT hard on Borman. As I said - he is a rookie. And its his first away game. He is probably jittery.
I also noticed that DVB would have Borman wide open and decide to pass it anywhere but to him - and that happens. Especially if you feel he cant produce on the ball.
We cant blame the offense so much since its Altidores first game back from injury, and Eche’s second game in the league (notice Woly created opportunities)
Overall, nothing to worry about.
And whether rookie or seasoned vet, it was an out of wack game with a make shift line up - everyone had their mistakes. No biggie, we shall bounce back.
PS: I am rooting for Borman. I really think he can become a great player (at least he isnt afraid of taking chances)
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Andrew - sorry bout the damn spam thing. Stoopid machine.
But Altidore did disappear this game - he wasnt able to carry the offense. He is just 18. And what he has done so far is fabulous.
I think his feet are still planted rather firmly on the ground. But not an inspiring performance, I agree.
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you think 2-0 is bad?!?!?!
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I KNEW you would be here!
Thank DC for me - I had Gallardo and Emilio in my fantasy team . . .
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Of course I’m here. I always am. I swear I do have a life, it just doesn’t seem that way.
Proud to be a football nerd, man!!!oh I’ll deliver the thank-you note right to the front office. I think while I’m there I’ll comfort poor Jose Carvallo. Making your MLS debut as GK on turf like that, with a squad like that in front of you, with three goals scored on you that were completely impossible to stop (second one was semi-his fault, first, third and fourth weren’t), you are in serious need of ice cream, right?
Well it made me feel better after that last round of MLS games.
cmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmon gunnerz. I need a good Man U beating today.
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by the way–my fantasy team was awful too, with the exception of my 96-point captain!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!
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My fantasy scored ZERO POINTS!! ZERO FUCKING POINTS is that even possible, I geuss you could have negative points, but I mean come on!!!! As for Altidore he is only 18 but even in the Olympic qualifiers he looked flat and uninspired. Maybe he is nervous about moving oversea’s, maybe Arena really was the man for Altidore. It is still early but he is a huge piece of a succesful RBNY puzzle.
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poor gianfranco. I got eight points out of my squad, and I was really annoyed…then I looked up an my captain, saw 48 x 2 = 96 points, and went ballistic.
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#1 - Reading this over - I didnt mean to be so harsh with Borman. What I meant by my rushed one sentence comment was that he is a rookie, and we cannot expect flashes of greatness (which he does have at times) to be there 90 minutes. He is a rookie with alot of learning to do and jitters to shake.
#2 - I got really f’n lucky with my MLS team. Gian - its EASY this year to go pointless for a week. I had both Claudio Lopez and Ivan Trujillo, thinking they would be in for some huge points with two games against reeling teams. Lost that bet. 4 pts between the two of em. Fact is, even when you get points, they are small, and you really have to have a few great weeks in order to succeed.
#3 - CL - Didnt mean you are always online - I meant DC GOT SPANKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I expected you to be on here!
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this game made me want to puke, eat it, puke again and then poke out my eyes for good measure.
Its apparent that without Angels talent and game IQ we dont have much going for us.
The defense was terrible - how many times did our men lose Alvarez? Seriously!!
On top of that the offense had zero flow to it at all. Zero. No playmaking beyond Renya who was limited.
Overall I have to account for Altidore’s injury, the rookieness of our team and soem simple bad luck.
Its also worth noting that the ref is clearly biased, facist and Ill add a racist to boot! Where were those non-calls on the offsides? Where was the penal for Altidore? Where was his fucking head?
A few bright notes …
Echeveery had a bad game but I think hes a solid player. Hopefully he will replace boorman in the lineup once Angel is back.
Conway was amazing. He couldnt be faulted for either goal and in fact saved several goals with incredible skill. I was very impressed with him.
Red Bull possession - even though we couldnt score apparently and were dumb as stumps to the counter attack we at least showed some ability to control possession after the first few miserable mins.
In closing Ive chosen neither to gouge out my eye or feast on defecation. However I will be very upset if we cant put this alleged high power offense to some use soon.
And why is Vanderberg playing defensive position? WTF is that? I know we missed a defense via red card but seriously - that was a terrible use of him.
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