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I think Gonzo was the 4th in line for blame on that play.
Green and Zegolum are both still kids... I'm not going anywhere near calling them busts. Z is getting minutes in a rough and tumble league learning to be a pro. Green is... something.
I agree, my wording was too strong.
He needs to hold the line, if the ball bounces in front of the line and through, its not on him.
Right. The only reason you would try to hold a line there is if you think another Guat player was going to redirect the goal kick through. You see the one of their players move out of the way so there was no way an offside could have been called. As soon as they noticed that ball being played that way, more than 1 should have been tracking back. Awful defending.
nice links- that pic RHE posted shows it pretty well. I missed Orozco standing there. woof. Ruiz in full stride, Orozco on his heels waiting for... something.
I think it has been that way for ever (no offside on goal kick if player touches ball directly from goal kick).
Here is the rule:
I knew about the throw ins. Corners make sense because the ball is already at the end of the field (offside rules also relate to ball positioning as anyone behind the ball is onside always). Just didn't know about goal kicks. I'm not positive but I don't think it was this way when I was in HS 20+ years ago.
Little brother to Kellen? That FC Dallas youth program is really starting to produce.
No. As the video shows, there's a small difference in pigmentation. George apparently plays for Weston FC in Hollywood, FL.
Sorry, can't get to the Tweeters when on the work computer (should be working). Acosta just doesn't seem like a common last name...
yeah- ditto. I remember playing forward in my teens (30+ years ago) and doing my best to stay onsides on the goal kick. and the defenders doing their best to run the trap. I guess we were all wrong.
great goal- thanks for the link.
I was confused enough that I double checked the Laws of the Game. No offsides on goal kicks. Makes little sense to me, but what do I know?
it is an extremely complex topic because of the size of our nation and the relative newness of the MLS academy system.
I imagine with the rise of the MLS academies, that we'll see most of the top players slot into those. Same players will also be part of the ODP system... at a guess and wihtout understanding how the ODP system works. eta: I'm also going to assume this is only the beginning of what we'll see from the Meskin FA... will be more and more of tippy-top talent heading south, IMO.
I guess I'm secretly hoping for the best both worlds - take some lumps now and hopefully still eke out a WC trip.
I wish I could find my post from last year. I did some research to determine what the cost was for academies in MLS to the young players. Many were free, some were very low cost and then a couple were very expensive, like RSL and DC United and Philly.
Almost to the point that I'm really not sure what to root for. 90% of me says sure root for the win. 10% of me wants to see total implosion forcing sweeping changes.
While this is not ten years ago where it might have been a kill shot, missing the WC would still have big ramifications for the sport in our country.
I agree with their sloppy / flukey goals but the issue is our back line is such dog poop that they constantly seem to allow goals just like it.wdcrob said:
Only time will tell but I don't think/hope it would be that dramatic.
The other point is that it's hard to have any stability with the number of injuries especially with the backline that they've had. I'm sure in the run-up to Friday, the plan was Besler/Brooks and practices were centered around expecting that. Well Besler goes down with a concussion in training and Brooks, well god knows what the real story is there. So they're left scrambling to put a CB pairing in place, etc.
