Comments on: It’s Time For A Change

By: dan

dan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:48:10 +0000

I believe that Coach Osorio’s biggest problem has been his player selection. Mid year in 2008 he picks up three players (foreigners- and not meant to be negative) but how many are still with the team. Look who he goes out and gets this year K. Smith, Oduro (van den bergh trade), Johnson, Pacheco (all stars all of them). I will give him credit for Celades and Kandji but that is two players out of approx. 10 he signed. A batting average of 200 gets you into the cellar where the talent says they belong.

By: karlomabo

karlomabo — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Ive been saying this for months… Osorio has to go…I can belive he is still on the job… after all the poor performance

And yesterday I got the book of the red bull arena.. so i can renew my tickets.. for a moment i look the beutiful picture, then I imagine Osorio standing up close to the bench and it made me sick…

do i really want to renew my tickets?????

By: Happy Camper

Happy Camper — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:02:57 +0000

There isn’t much to argue here. Really. He has to go. Now.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:54:17 +0000

I’ve been on this case for weeks. Osorio needs to leave. He was smart, used the same line up in the playoffs and got through, with some luck in Salt Lake. We can’t have the same thing next year with a new stadium..too much $$$$$$$$$$$$ on the line. New stadium, new coach. Punto. Fin. Anyone know any goalkeepers age 30 or over in the Hudson/Essex area?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:58:06 +0000

I don’t want to be quick to blame Osario, but to me the leadership could be better. Granted there is a clear lack of talent on defense and a definite lethargic attitude, ultimately that boils down to Osario at the end of the day.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:40:44 +0000

I think the major problem in the team is JPA’s complete and utter lack of form.

Personally I think he can no longer play in a high intensity league. He just doesn’t have it.

I do think there are building blocks for a decent team in there, with some moves.

But I think Osorio has been shown to be tactically inept. He has been trying to build his entire team around JPA, and has no idea what to do when JPA loses form.

By: 505anthony

505anthony — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:51 +0000

Holy schiesse, I couldn’t agree more. My favorite Osorio play last night: his *power* subsitution of Goldy for… Mendes! Tactical f***in’ brilliance.

By: Pico

Pico — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:37:38 +0000

I wonder if anyone has seen Osorio’s notebook, the one he writes so feverish during games. Can you image if it was something alike Jack Nicholson’s character in the movie “The Shining”? “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

While red cards, poor finishing, lack of concentration, no hustle can be attributed to the players – they are the ones on the pitch – in the end it is a reflection of the coaching staff, because it is up them to address those situations.

Osorio started with a flawed team that he and Agoos put together, bet on a system based on speed, and once he saw that couldn’t work, he had to come up with plan B, except that many players he got for plan A are useless, even if you had up to plan Z.

So not only does Osorio need to be held accountable for the current team’s situation, but Agoos should not get a free pass. He might have been a serviceable player in his time, but a front office man he is not.

Cheers

By: NoLayupRule

NoLayupRule — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:17:12 +0000

its hard for me to single out Osario as the fault. IMO everyone on the team, with the exceptions of Celades and Goldwaite, has been garbage this year.

Is ANgel playing hurt or is he just sick of this team and not trying hard? If this guy is playing hurt because hes always playing on turf then the ownership needs to be flogged with a barbedwire whip.

Does Richards think football is a one on one game? Why doesnt this guy use his speed in conjunction with other players instead of only going one on one?

Can anyone play defense for this team? Not that Petke or Conway are the problem but nothing is good back there really.

Its time for guys like Ubi, Rojas, Peitravallo, Sassano and Oduro to be gone. They do nothing.

Once again I think its worth mentioning that the removal of Van Der Bergh took away our only quality playmaking midfield, our only high IQ player outside Angel and our only chemistry creater. And why? So we could save a few bucks?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:56:16 +0000

Even if you don’t agree that it’s Osorios fault (and I don’t, I think most of the team has given up as individuals) changing coaches is the only real option here. You change the coach you get a brand new one, suddenly he’s bringing in a new formula, new way of doing things. Even if it’s not necessarily the best fit for the team, everyone sits up immediately because they’re under new scrutiny.