Jamie's red card...

Aerick · 08-15-2005, 12:02 PM

So perhaps he should be used as a starter instead of a finisher? I think you may be right about us needing energy at the beginning of the game, as opposed to the end. I think other potential "energizer's" are Trembly and Tiger. Does Trembly play defense better than Tiger? Perhaps we could get Jamie in early to energize our first half, and then sub him out at half for Trembly or Tiger - depending on what type of production or strategy we needed after seeing what happened with the first half. Just a couple of thoughts...

soccerman · 08-15-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by devNull

This comment intrigues me. Why would most refs disallow the goal? I am interested in hearing a bit of explanation on this. Even after playing for a number of years and watching European soccer on TV for the last couple of years I am still perplexed at some common refereeing decisions. Would you mind helping me out here? What exactly was the foul Jason committed and why would this typically be whistled as a foul?

Because refs (in my opinion) give far too much protection to goal keepers. There was a scramble in the box and in theory the offensive player has as much right to go for the ball as anyone, but a lot of times it isn't called that way.

neophyte · 08-15-2005, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerick

So perhaps he should be used as a starter instead of a finisher? I think you may be right about us needing energy at the beginning of the game, as opposed to the end. I think other potential "energizer's" are Trembly and Tiger. Does Trembly play defense better than Tiger? Perhaps we could get Jamie in early to energize our first half, and then sub him out at half for Trembly or Tiger - depending on what type of production or strategy we needed after seeing what happened with the first half. Just a couple of thoughts...

(Take all this with a huge grain of salt-- Ellinger et al. obviously know a lot more about coaching than I do!) It just seems like we dig ourselves a little too deep in the hole before we try to correct the course with subs or adjustments or even just level of commitment. Obviously, had we played the first half with the same energy as the second half, we could have done some great stuff- maybe not prevented any goals, but at least we could have outscored them. I always feel like Jamie comes in ten minutes too late to really have the effect that we want. Maybe start Tiger more-- he does seem to have energy from the get-go, although we haven't seem him much for a while.

Burninator · 08-15-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by utah_heretic

Watson's board check was wholly retaliatory and warranted a red card in my book. In the what it's worth catagory, the third goal was wholly bunk. Even if you disregard the fact that he totally fell into and took out the keeper, he literallly threw the ball into the goal with his hand. In no way should RSL's 3rd goal have been allowed.

Regarding Watson, you're probably right. Regarding the 3rd goal, both 1280AM commentators are against you on that one. After watching the replay, neither of them could believe it was disallowed.

--Geoff :dontgetit

Burninator · 08-15-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by luvmyboys

Officiating SUCKS........the Refs have NO control. I had a friend who went to her first game with her family last night and the first thing she said to me after the game is "Does the officiating always suck this bad?"....Its sad that it stands out that bad. It takes away from a beautiful game....

My dad had the same reaction after the 6/22 Galaxy game, his first as well.

--Geoff :dontgetit