gmen81 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Nice! Go Impact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 13 hours ago, Kazmanian Devil said: Just based on the highlights: Aird looked horrible. Rivero can piss off. Morales is alive at least. At least Rivero's shots were closer to the mark this game than they were last season when he would stumble and fumble when he had a clear shot, which frustrated Caps fans everywhere, including me. That shot that hit the crossbar would have been a sensational goal had the ball been six inches lower. And he made a nice header that needed a good save by the Montreal goalie. I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt and hope that he might start coming through with some goals this season. I reserve the right to change my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 0:33 PM, UnkNuk said: At least Rivero's shots were closer to the mark this game than they were last season when he would stumble and fumble when he had a clear shot, which frustrated Caps fans everywhere, including me. That shot that hit the crossbar would have been a sensational goal had the ball been six inches lower. And he made a nice header that needed a good save by the Montreal goalie. I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt and hope that he might start coming through with some goals this season. I reserve the right to change my opinion. I thought that save was pretty spectacular, actually. First time in a long time I've seen ousted outplayed by his counterpart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 May just be a rumour but there's a report on the MLS website that Mattocks has been traded to Portland. No word on who would be coming to the Caps. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/03/12/report-portland-land-forward-darren-mattocks-trade-vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YummyCakeFace Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Tough give away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Time to go back to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 4 hours ago, UnkNuk said: May just be a rumour but there's a report on the MLS website that Mattocks has been traded to Portland. No word on who would be coming to the Caps. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/03/12/report-portland-land-forward-darren-mattocks-trade-vancouver A good midfielder would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: A good midfielder would be nice. Hopefully they got one in Andrew Jackson. The Caps picked him up yesterday from NYCFC. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/03/11/jacobson-perfect-move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I don't know what Robbo is doing with his formations. Just no flow to the offence at all. The back line has been bad, the midfield even worse, and the attack non-existant. For all the talk, it's still about Rivero waiting for 25 yard passes into the box with zero support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 10 hours ago, UnkNuk said: May just be a rumour but there's a report on the MLS website that Mattocks has been traded to Portland. No word on who would be coming to the Caps. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/03/12/report-portland-land-forward-darren-mattocks-trade-vancouver Looks like it's a done deal...for allocation money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Pedro is our entire team At least Rivero didn't miss any sitters today! Smith should never play for us again WHY DID WE TRADE BEITASHOUR AND KOFFIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Kazmanian Devil said: WHY DID WE TRADE BEITASHOUR AND KOFFIE No clue. Looked bad then, looks worse now. The Koffie one looks worse for now, without Teibert their to simply slot in for him at the moment. But it still sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 5 hours ago, Kazmanian Devil said: Pedro is our entire team At least Rivero didn't miss any sitters today! Smith should never play for us again WHY DID WE TRADE BEITASHOUR AND KOFFIE Because this team just never hits the next level...you think they are going in a positive direction and then they do this and think its progress and they are worse than before...I dont get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 No need to panic just yet. I see Montreal beat the Red Bulls 3-0 on Sunday. The Impact might be a very good team - the home opener loss to them might be explainable. Kansas is a good team - especially at home. Looking ahead, the Caps play the Sounders next week in Seattle. Never an easy match to win. Then they play Houston, who have scored eight goals in their first two games, drawing one and winning one. And then the Caps play the Galaxy at home. It's a bitch of an opening schedule. Conceivably, the Caps could be 0-5 to start the season and yet each loss would be understandable and they still could prove to be a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 9 hours ago, UnkNuk said: No need to panic just yet. I see Montreal beat the Red Bulls 3-0 on Sunday. The Impact might be a very good team - the home opener loss to them might be explainable. Kansas is a good team - especially at home. Looking ahead, the Caps play the Sounders next week in Seattle. Never an easy match to win. Then they play Houston, who have scored eight goals in their first two games, drawing one and winning one. And then the Caps play the Galaxy at home. It's a bitch of an opening schedule. Conceivably, the Caps could be 0-5 to start the season and yet each loss would be understandable and they still could prove to be a good team. Maybe their strong defensive game returns, but issues at that right back spot will kill them all year. Worse, their biggest weakness from last season, scoring down the stretch when it mattered, looks to be an issue again this season. This team is run on the cheap, and until they lay some serious coin down on a quality striker instead of experimenting with non-proven options, this will continue to be an issue. Midfield is another problem area, although the return of Bolaños may help there. And don't even get me started on Robbo's formation choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runlsd Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I read a lot of criticism of Rivero. Fair enough. A striker needs to score goals at the end of the day. But the fact is, he does many things right considering how isolated he is up front. One player that frustrates me most is Manneh. So much speed is mostly wasted by poor decision making that's only gotten marginally better over last two seasons. How many times does he dribble the ball straight into the opposition? He's not a good passer either. Anyway, it's only two games in. We have few new players. Hopefully Robbo finds the right combination and we start to see some chemistry soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Also didn't like what I was seeing from the team in terms of reactions to non-calls. It seemed like every time a Cap went down, the hands would go in the air or a teammate would be chasing down the ref. I thought we'd gotten rid of the BS last season but it appears to be back in full force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 On 11/03/2016 at 2:08 PM, UnkNuk said: May just be a rumour but there's a report on the MLS website that Mattocks has been traded to Portland. No word on who would be coming to the Caps. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/03/12/report-portland-land-forward-darren-mattocks-trade-vancouver On 12/03/2016 at 0:38 AM, MJDDawg said: Looks like it's a done deal...for allocation money. Yep, it's on the Whitecaps website so it's offical: http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/03/14/whitecaps-fc-trade-darren-mattocks-portland-timbers Frustrating player. Seemed to have talent and speed yet couldn't seem to put it all together. What are the odds he figures it out in Portland and scores 25 goals this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 1 hour ago, UnkNuk said: Yep, it's on the Whitecaps website so it's offical: http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/03/14/whitecaps-fc-trade-darren-mattocks-portland-timbers Frustrating player. Seemed to have talent and speed yet couldn't seem to put it all together. What are the odds he figures it out in Portland and scores 25 goals this year? Playing for his college coach and where he had the most success, wouldn't surprise me if he does figure it out. Meanwhile, Manneh has been starting to look like Mattocks. Lot's of dash, but can't finish and often lazy defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I hope refs don't review first half highlights during intermissions. Because if they do, I think there's a good chance Seattle gets a penalty kick in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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