Comments on: Zip It: New York vs FC Dallas

By: Barefoot

Barefoot — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:52:41 +0000

It looked to me like Richetti was the one who lost Angel on the goal, not Wallace.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:38:57 +0000

Wallace did not return to the bench after halftime. Maybe he was a bit sick??? Cunny was on fire. I have always liked him and can’t understand why people call for him to be benched/cut. He makes too much $$ (IMO ) but seems to be a team player. Ray was lights out! Pablo is such a smart player, never seems to panic! Shea seemed to tire and be invisable around the 75th. Avila needs more minutes, he brings so much energy to the game. With all the bad….a good result.

By: English James

English James — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:44:48 +0000

Bit overly harsh on the main review i thought, yeah we weren’t greast but not quite as bad as all that. A win is a win is a win. DVB, Shea and Cunnigham looked pretty decent, as did Ferrera in patches. My biggest complaint was there was too much of a gap between defence and midfield which gave NY far too much space to run at our back 4. Dax wasn’t up to the high standards he’s set the last few games and Rocha was largely annonomous. The biggest complaint was that in front of pretty much the biggest crow we’ll get all year the work rate for the whole second half was pretty poor. THis was a chance to make a statement and it was missed. I’d like to see Avilla get some more time also, he provided some much needed spark again. Still, one loss in 8, long may it continue!

By: Pegasus

Pegasus — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:20:26 +0000

Forgot to mention the DMN said Wallace told SH he was sick at halftime.

By: Pegasus

Pegasus — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:18:06 +0000

Not too much to criticize. No Saragosa (although injured so no real credit). No Cooper so Cunningham is a good fill-in. Shea in at mid and a thoughtful swap to right mid for DVB. Leave the defense alone – check. Could nit pick on why Rocha over Avila. Wagner should be the backup left mid as that is his real spot. Good to Samarai Jack (George John) back in action. My son thinks Dax looks like the guy in Back to the Future so FCD should be invincible with both Marty McFly and Samarai Jack. BTW, where has that Cunningham been all year?

By: baconboy

baconboy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:07:07 +0000

A couple of observations. I didn’t think Rocha was all that ineffective. As I recall, the first goal was caused by Rocha putting pressure on the NY defender, who then made the bad pass that Cunningham stole. Sometimes little things like putting pressure on a guy in the attacking third can make a difference.

And not to make an excuse for Wallace, but in watching the replay of that goal, it looked like Wallace was trying to play him offside…it didn’t look like laziness so much as misreading the situation. Still, I think that it was good that SH took him off, as he has so much talent (I thought he was particularly effective paired with Shea) but needs to learn to concentrate the whole match, and only that kind of accountability will force him to learn that.

Also, I think that Cunningham works really well up top of the formation because his speed forces the defense to collapse back a bit, while Cooper’s lack of pace means the defense can step up to him. I think his speed creates more space for everyone else.

By: SteveToro

SteveToro — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:50:58 +0000

Cunningham quote transcription hilariousness from ESPN.com: “”I heard earlier in my career that I played with a chip on my *soldier* and that was a bad thing,” Cunningham said. “If you don’t play with a chip on your *soldier* you’ll get pushed back.”
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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261934&cc=5901

By: BN

BN — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:33:43 +0000

Good report. I thought richetti, Ferriera, Cunningham, and Burse all had excellent games. You could argue that Ray was out of position on the first goal, but he didn’t get much help and came up big when we needed him…AGAIN…

Take the 3 points, but NY was awful and we let a bad team stay in the game.

By: paladius

paladius — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:03:56 +0000

I think you were way too critical… I rarely sense that, but I think your frustration with the team is boiling over, and deservedly so…

I found much to be excited about, and would really be excited if I thought Avila would start.

I was very pleased with the crowd. Baby steps.