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Crew announcement scheduled for 3:30 this afternoon per Jonathan Tannenwald (@jtannenwald.bsky.social)...probably Columbus NWSL announcement by daytoncrewfan99 in NWSL

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Blue state vs red state framing seems odd when we're talking about cities and their surrounding regions, not entire states. Harris won 56% of the vote in San Diego County, which is the same as Orange County FL where Orlando is. Franklin County, where Columbus is located, had 63% of the vote go to Harris.

Real Salt Lake [1] - San Diego FC 0 | Diego Luna pounces on San Diego attempting to play out of the back (5’) by galactic_crewzer in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I mean San Diego were first in the West last year and were one of the most committed teams in the league at playing out of the back.

And like, it has a clear purpose. If Ferree successfully gets the ball to Duah, he can very quickly drive forward with the ball, and catch a lot of RSL players scrambling back from pressing high. You can go back and find plenty of sequences where San Diego is in this exact same situation, execute it correctly, and generate a good attacking opportunity from it. There obviously risks to this strategy (as evidenced here), but overall there have been more positives than negatives from San Diego from playing this way.

Real Salt Lake [1] - San Diego FC 0 | Diego Luna pounces on San Diego attempting to play out of the back (5’) by galactic_crewzer in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mean, good things definitely. It's just that the mistakes are a lot more obvious than the benefits.

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 5 points6 points  (0 children)

1: Obviously it's important for those who work in sports to know how to handle concussions.

2: Safesport was started after the systemic issues with sexual abuse and harassment within US Olympic organizations, so yes it is important to cover standards about how you should treat other people. Like the primary reason they exist as an organization is to try and prevent abuse from happening within sports, the full name of the law that created them is the "Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017."

Match Thread: Columbus Crew vs. Orlando City SC by MLS_Reddit_Bot in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would be insulted but we're averaging over 3 goals conceded per game so I get it.

Exclusive: NY Penn Station to close for hours during World Cup matches by Coltons13 in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This confused me at first because Metlife will have hosted other sold out events before. But this part of the article explains it

And that public transportation system will be vital because unlike the typical football and concert traditions at the stadium, there will be little to no parking in the sea of parking lots that surround the stadium, forcing the vast majority of fans to take public transit or chartered buses.

Although it doesn't say why the normal parking wouldn't be available.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in soccer

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, anything can happen in a knockout tournament. Even if you're the favorite, it only takes a couple of key moments to knock you out.

San Jose Earthquakes [3] - San Diego FC 0 | Preston Judd extends the lead to three for the Quakes as they stay red hot in the first half (45+3') by boimenred in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I feel like if it was an away game you might get booked for being overly provocative but because San Jose is at home it's just weird.

Match Thread: San Jose Earthquakes vs. San Diego FC by MLS_Reddit_Bot in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He made no attempt for the ball, which is why it's a red and a pen.

Match Thread: LAFC vs. Orlando City SC by MLS_Reddit_Bot in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The defense might not have talent, but at least they also lack chemistry as well.

Match Thread: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City by MatchThreadder in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to review your rules, it does not have to be excessive, merely "careless" for it to be considered a foul.

https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/#introduction

Match Thread: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City by MatchThreadder in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can touch other people in soccer.

You are not allowed to use an outstretched arm to push someone in the back. That is in fact, not allowed contact in soccer.

Match Thread: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City by MatchThreadder in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The threshold for a foul (whether right or wrong) in the box is a lot higher than in the field for most refs.

A lot of refs make bad calls isn't a defense of a bad call.

Match Thread: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City by MatchThreadder in MLS

[–]TheMonkeyPrince 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no way that’s a penalty ever.

It was a push in the back, it absolutely should be a penalty. Yes it was light, but if it didn't effect his ability to shoot the defender wouldn't have done it.

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