My two cents. I absolutely loved that the young players looked so good out there. This was an amazing win for them. The reaction to Messi being injured just baffles me. He’s a 36 year old man who’s had the same injury for a decade. Of course he can’t play every game, and especially not all the preseason games. He’s actually played more minutes than I would have liked to be honest. I understand the disappointment but the sense of entitlement is a real problem. I also think Messi wanted to play but Tata and the other staff wouldn’t let him and that is their job tbh. Anyway congratulations to the Herons on a well deserved victory.
Hey Gina! Thank you for reading! And I agree. I do feel for the fans, but in Inter Miami’s case, they can't risk two of their biggest assets in Messi and Suarez. I believe it was the right decision!
Strong disagree as to your ratings of Sergii. This isn’t me saying he’s good, it’s me saying that the ratings difference between him and the other defenders isn’t justified. He was no worse, defending, than anyone else in back. Allen, Yedlin, Aviles and (later) Sailor & Busquets (DM) were all guilty of giving up dumb balls in front of goal.
The most noteworthy plays by the back line came when going forward… not on defense. A strategy which leaves, (surprise!) our CBs exposed. Is Sergii slow? Compared to Busi he’s a speed demon. So if Sergii was a 5, fine. Just subtract 1.5 from everyone else on the back line and, as a defensive midfielder… Busquets.
I disagree. Allen, Aviles, Sailor and Busquets all had the ability to keep the plays in front of them for the most part. Kryvtsov (as seen in the video I put) looked uncomfortable most of the time. This is the third consecutive game he's played where he's beat for athleticism (consistently.) The other have moments, but they're able to remedy them rather quickly through hustling or progressing the ball in the offensive end. Kryvtsov does neither.
Rewatch the play. Noah Allen, ostensibly playing in a 4:3:3, is well forward of midfield & beaten by an easy chip. When the ball gets by him, it’s 3 HK attackers against 2 IMCF CBs. That’s a scenario that should never happen. Even so, Kryvtsov wasn’t beaten. He collected the ball and had a choice. He played the ball safely out. Was the other option better? Hardly. If he passed the ball back to CJ it’s still 3 on 2 leaving CJ w/o an outlet to Aviles or Kryvtsov & an unmarked HK attacker barreling in.
And here’s the thing… put Aviles (or anyone) on the ball and you have the exact same problem of a 3 on 2 in Miami’s defensive half.
So… while you give credit to the defenders on the offensive end you’re rejecting the reality that such tactics inevitably hang our CBs (whoever they might be) out to dry.
To your first point, the situation did indeed happen. That's soccer. And the way Kryvtsov handled it was not advisable hence why I think literally any other centerback would do well in that situation. Miami will get into difficult situations on the pitch. The question is can these guys handle it under pressure? Kryvtsov has shown that he's not even athletic even to do that. He doesn't provide much going forward and when he's emergency defending he looks bad. We'll agree to disagree here.
Also yeah for the formation which works much better!
Agreed!
My two cents. I absolutely loved that the young players looked so good out there. This was an amazing win for them. The reaction to Messi being injured just baffles me. He’s a 36 year old man who’s had the same injury for a decade. Of course he can’t play every game, and especially not all the preseason games. He’s actually played more minutes than I would have liked to be honest. I understand the disappointment but the sense of entitlement is a real problem. I also think Messi wanted to play but Tata and the other staff wouldn’t let him and that is their job tbh. Anyway congratulations to the Herons on a well deserved victory.
Hey Gina! Thank you for reading! And I agree. I do feel for the fans, but in Inter Miami’s case, they can't risk two of their biggest assets in Messi and Suarez. I believe it was the right decision!
Strong disagree as to your ratings of Sergii. This isn’t me saying he’s good, it’s me saying that the ratings difference between him and the other defenders isn’t justified. He was no worse, defending, than anyone else in back. Allen, Yedlin, Aviles and (later) Sailor & Busquets (DM) were all guilty of giving up dumb balls in front of goal.
The most noteworthy plays by the back line came when going forward… not on defense. A strategy which leaves, (surprise!) our CBs exposed. Is Sergii slow? Compared to Busi he’s a speed demon. So if Sergii was a 5, fine. Just subtract 1.5 from everyone else on the back line and, as a defensive midfielder… Busquets.
I disagree. Allen, Aviles, Sailor and Busquets all had the ability to keep the plays in front of them for the most part. Kryvtsov (as seen in the video I put) looked uncomfortable most of the time. This is the third consecutive game he's played where he's beat for athleticism (consistently.) The other have moments, but they're able to remedy them rather quickly through hustling or progressing the ball in the offensive end. Kryvtsov does neither.
Rewatch the play. Noah Allen, ostensibly playing in a 4:3:3, is well forward of midfield & beaten by an easy chip. When the ball gets by him, it’s 3 HK attackers against 2 IMCF CBs. That’s a scenario that should never happen. Even so, Kryvtsov wasn’t beaten. He collected the ball and had a choice. He played the ball safely out. Was the other option better? Hardly. If he passed the ball back to CJ it’s still 3 on 2 leaving CJ w/o an outlet to Aviles or Kryvtsov & an unmarked HK attacker barreling in.
And here’s the thing… put Aviles (or anyone) on the ball and you have the exact same problem of a 3 on 2 in Miami’s defensive half.
So… while you give credit to the defenders on the offensive end you’re rejecting the reality that such tactics inevitably hang our CBs (whoever they might be) out to dry.
Now… let‘s look at the goal by Hong Kong.
To your first point, the situation did indeed happen. That's soccer. And the way Kryvtsov handled it was not advisable hence why I think literally any other centerback would do well in that situation. Miami will get into difficult situations on the pitch. The question is can these guys handle it under pressure? Kryvtsov has shown that he's not even athletic even to do that. He doesn't provide much going forward and when he's emergency defending he looks bad. We'll agree to disagree here.