Austin FC

[bolverk 29,847]

6 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

I get it new team and new fans but god damn no one realized MLS tv deal sucks and espn+ is a blackout locally? Good job fans

I have no idea where/why they're blocking. I live in Austin and am watching the game just fine with ESPN+ on my laptop so the blackout isn't local.

[kingkoopa6 8,482]

9 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

I get it new team and new fans but god damn no one realized MLS tv deal sucks and espn+ is a blackout locally? Good job fans

[drt 642]

So this is why Sanneh doesn’t start. He’s having a rough game with the ball, and not helping Kol out defensively when we don’t have it. Yikes. 

[JimmyJames 12,271]

Haven’t watched MLS in a long time but am impressed how much better it is than back when it first started. Of course back then it was pretty horrible.

[Bottlecap 1,523]

Ugh. Berhalter is shit and our possession through the middle is fucked anytime he's in the lineup. O realize we have no one else behind him. And for a defensive MF he sucks at defense too slow motherfucker 

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

Not sure what the blackout talk is about . . . I'm in Austin and watching this circus in full HD glory on KBVO.

[gsoda3 3,315]

Ugh. Berhalter is shit and our possession through the middle is fucked anytime he's in the lineup. O realize we have no one else behind him. And for a defensive MF he sucks at defense too slow motherfucker 

In starting to realize he's only a defensive MF because of how deep he plays on the field. His defense is very overrated.

We need to play with more discipline. No Iook passes, taking too long to play the ball off our feet in our defensive third, not hustling back on defense... LAFC has too much quality to think we're going to win without improving on those items. We're going to lose by three or four if we don't watch out.

[gsoda3 3,315]

Oh and ESPN+ is blacked out for me in north Austin

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

1 minute ago, gsoda3 said:

We need to play with more discipline. No Iook passes, taking too long to play the ball off our feet in our defensive third, not hustling back on defense... LAFC has too much quality to think we're going to win without improving on those items. We're going to lose by three or four if we don't watch out.
 

Too many decent breaks that don't get converted.  Shooters need to shoot, not think.

[bolverk 29,847]

Just now, gsoda3 said:

Oh and ESPN+ is blacked out for me in north Austin

Weird. I'm in 78745 and not blocked. South Austin's mom just might be a neighbor.

[Dirk X West 772]

I'm less than 3 miles away from Q2 stadium and not blocked.

[Anastasis 23,520]

ESPN + blocked. On OTA. 
 

 

[bolverk 29,847]

What about Bandera?

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

Just now, bolverk said:

What about Bandera?

Dimebox good.

[Zepol87 9,263]

Just wait to see how hard it is to watch a game when the league quits dropping to their knees for you. liveonscore . tv is what I use mostly FYI

[drt 642]

Cecilio looks gassed. Or maybe just pissed we keep giving the ball away

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

This back line . . . uhh . . . 

[drt 642]

It’s the midfield being all out of whack that is making the back line give the ball away at a much higher rate. I’m not sold on them defensively but the giveaways are due to not having options. 

[gsoda3 3,315]

It’s the midfield being all out of whack that is making the back line give the ball away at a much higher rate. I’m not sold on them defensively but the giveaways are due to not having options. 

I appreciate Pochettino's contributions in that area much more now.

[longhorn10 31]

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Also for those without a sub: https://www.austinfc.com/fans/stream

Like I said, out of region for that stream. My ESPN+ worked.

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

13 minutes ago, drt said:

It’s the midfield being all out of whack that is making the back line give the ball away at a much higher rate. I’m not sold on them defensively but the giveaways are due to not having options. 

We definitely lack foot speed, especially at right back.  Lots of chasing.

[drt 642]

Kol is constantly caught up field out of position as well. Been a theme all season. 

[kingkoopa6 8,482]

[RamjetFDO 10,604]

Welp. See y'all next match.

[gsoda3 3,315]

Kol is constantly caught up field out of position as well. Been a theme all season. 

Yeah thank goodness for ring covering for him though. ZK gets beat way too much. He had no chance tonight against that Korean winger.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

Got thoroughly outplayed in the second half. 

[JimmyJames 12,271]

If this team gets behind it seems like we’re screwed. The other side knows it too.

[drt 642]

To be fair, we are not deep, we didn’t start our first 11, and we had to make subs to who we did start. Not pretty but we need to have better personnel available 

[gsoda3 3,315]

Of our starters Pochettino, Lima, and Gallagher were out with injuries and Pereira had to come off in the first half. We're pretty deep for an expansion team. Still have several holes we need to fill, especially along the outside back positions but we have a good base to work from.

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

5 minutes ago, drt said:

To be fair, we are not deep, we didn’t start our first 11, and we had to make subs to who we did start. Not pretty but we need to have better personnel available 

Yeah, this wasn't our best lineup, and doesn't even consider the new guy.  These are growing pains as much as anything.  I'm not expecting a deep playoff run, or even the playoffs, but I think things will improve soon with some healing and new adds.

[bolverk 29,847]

I'm not a soccer guy, but I'm trying to learn. Anyway, it just felt like they were playing a little flat from what I saw. You'd think they had just played a match a couple of days earlier from the lack of energy. It might just be that we don't have the personnel yet on offense, but from the second half of the first half onward to the end they felt out-played and on the defensive.

[kingkoopa6 8,482]

Gotta get healthy 

[JimmyJames 12,271]

6 minutes ago, bolverk said:

I'm not a soccer guy, but I'm trying to learn. Anyway, it just felt like they were playing a little flat from what I saw. You'd think they had just played a match a couple of days earlier from the lack of energy. It might just be that we don't have the personnel yet on offense, but from the second half of the first half onward to the end they felt out-played and on the defensive.

I thought the energy was there in the first half and that we actually outplayed them. Gave up a goal due to a keeper error. And that appeared to be that. The second half was a different story. We pretty much sucked. 

[Anastasis 23,520]

Keep fucked up and we got broke down and gave the other. We had many many chances and just didn’t finish them. 

[bolverk 29,847]

2 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

I thought the energy was there in the first half and that we actually outplayed them. Gave up a goal due to a keeper error. And that appeared to be that. The second half was a different story. We pretty much sucked. 

Yeah, that shitty goal caused by Stuver's lazy effort at putting the ball back in play seems like it was the turning point for the rest of the team.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

2 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Keep fucked up and we got broke down and gave the other. We had many many chances and just didn’t finish them. 

The way the second half went the only drama was whether or not they were gonna get that late second goal or not. I would have bet that they did. 

[Brisketexan 105,701]

Manneh just looked lost. Bad touches, and when he got near the box, he panicked and futzed around with the ball instead of serving it or shooting. That hurt us. A lot.

But there really weren’t any bright spots. Sigh.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

1 minute ago, bolverk said:

Yeah, that shitty goal caused by Stuver's lazy effort at putting the ball back in play seems like it was the turning point for the rest of the team.

Which sucks because he’s been pretty great this year. 

[drt 642]

Yeah, Stroud needs to cross or shoot without it getting blocked every time. That was frustrating because we worked it really well to him several times in the first half with nothing to show for it. That left back completely shut him down. 

[jimmyjazz 46,526]

7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Manneh just looked lost. Bad touches, and when he got near the box, he panicked and futzed around with the ball instead of serving it or shooting. 

I liked his effort more than Stroud's.

[Brisketexan 105,701]

I liked his effort more than Stroud's.

Damning with faint praise.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,690]

Supporters section was fun as always, and now I’m on the drunk train. It hasn’t left the Kramer station yet due to shenanigans and the cap metro lady is not having it. 

[Brisketexan 105,701]

Supporters section was fun as always, and now I’m on the drunk train. It hasn’t left the Kramer station yet due to shenanigans and the cap metro lady is not having it. 

We had a SUPER happy Honduran drunk sitting in front of us this game. He was at least amusing….

[Bozo_Casanova 26,690]

24 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

We had a SUPER happy Honduran drunk sitting in front of us this game. He was at least amusing….

He looks like he’s having fun. 
 

and speaking of fun guys, I saw Matt Mackowiak at the game again, and this time he had a brownish smear on the back of his slacks. I wonder if maybe he pulled a Kaitlin Bennett. 

[hayden_horn 11,374]

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Too many decent breaks that don't get converted.  Shooters need to shoot, not think.

yep. we were at the game, so not sure how it looked on tv, but it was obvious to me, the second they crossed into the box, they were trying to be too clever. 

[williemackgarza 1,826]

Took in first Q2 match tonight.
The atmosphere is legit.
Cool stadium

[kingkoopa6 8,482]

 

[Jerry Callo 8,848]

22 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

I'd love to see Kekuta Manneh get a start at forward.  He brings so much energy when he gets subbed in in the second half - maybe that's the best roll for him right now.

Manneh back to energetic sub.

[Brisketexan 105,701]

yep. we were at the game, so not sure how it looked on tv, but it was obvious to me, the second they crossed into the box, they were trying to be too clever. 

This has been their chronic affliction: mentally, no ability to finish. They need to make a lot more one-touch decisions to send the ball to the goal. It doesn’t have to be the perfect shot….it just has to beat the keeper.

[Brisketexan 105,701]

yep. we were at the game, so not sure how it looked on tv, but it was obvious to me, the second they crossed into the box, they were trying to be too clever. 

This has been their chronic affliction: mentally, no ability to finish. They need to make a lot more one-touch decisions to send the ball to the goal. It doesn’t have to be the perfect shot….it just has to beat the keeper.