Ten games in, sixth place on 14 points, and other than Jovan (our wildcard) we're done with the assessment process and know what we have in the squad.
That's definitely one of the unanswered questions. But we know what we're getting with a healthy Talles Magno, so I mark him down as a known quantity. We've seen enough of everyone else to know what we have on our hands. And I think we can safely say the surprises have been to the upside.
He and Bakrar seemed to have some good interplay at the end of last season.
They just got schooled. But it was a great lesson in how to beat Inter: whatever you do, don't get static. If you give them time and space to work, they will slice and dice you into shreds. You have to run them off the pitch.
Messi was pulling the strings. And it's probably fair to assume Luis Suarez was feeling good and not experiencing too much pain. Matias Rojas opened up Red Bull early like he was a can opener, too.
Let’s see how the geriatrics are after a summer of int’l tournaments and 95 degree Miami days.
There’s a nickname for this type of beat down, something about a red wedding, oh wait
Apparently the MO is that “Red Bull is actually playing more soccer this year instead of just demolition derby.” That’s a bold strategy Cotton it seems…
They are playing differently, and are less ugly to watch. Might not be objectively pretty but it's better. We might actually fare better against them because of the style change. If their coach is devious he might consider reverting to old form against NYCFC.
All true. They have been good this year. And they didn't start out too badly yesterday, either. They took a 1-0 lead about 30 minutes in, and the first half overall was pretty even. Rojas came on to start the second half and within two minutes literally pulled them apart.
Befuddled. The Jersey Boys were absolutely scrambled at that point. You can't let the Herons get a leg (wing?) up on you like that. Once they have an advantage, they're gone.
