[nas] Red Bull Barca observations

  First observation is that it was ugly and an over the knee spanking on the front porch

in front of the whole neighborhood.  Only respect NY got was they did not cry in front

of everyone after the spanking. ;-) 

 

Looked like the current US national basketball team against...

well anyone right now.  To be expected, however.

 

 Ny weaknesses-   They have no midfield presence...in that

                                 Nobody but O'Rourke could be bothered with

                                defending in the middle. 

 

                                  Gevara can be silky, but holds the ball too long, slows play, and could not tackle

                                  to save his life. 

                                  Djork could not be bothered to tackle and looks like another euro-weenie over

                                  here to play "kick around" and see the sights in NY.

 

                                  No teeth in attack. Buddle is unimaginative and looks like a plodding

                                  quarterhorse going up against Ky thoroughbreds.  Just take a step

                                  and lop it toward goal. 35 yards out, no problem...... No vision, no sense of

                                  game situations, etc.

 

                                

In short, what we would expect for a lower-mid table MLS side against one the top

2,3 club sides in the world.  It also looked like Barca turned it up a notch after looking

rather ordinary a few other matches.

 

  Give Ny a player in the middle like Mastroeni, and that team would be an altogether

different proposition; but still would have been beaten like a rented mule.

 

Juts my .02

 

Jeff

                                

                                    

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