Austin FC

[Jerry Callo 8709]

Most kids dreamed on flying cars when they were growing up. Not me - I wished for the technology that would allow me to drive a truck and clap . . . at the same time.

[kingkoopa6 8377]

Wolff gotta go. This shyt boring. Back pass and crosses into box. 
 

we got ballers too. The team can be good 

[Brisketexan 105181]

Wolff gotta go. This shyt boring. Back pass and crosses into box. 
 
we got ballers too. The team can be good 

We spend half our time passing it around the back third, a quarter of our time advancing, and the other quarter absolutely killing any momentum we might have in their third. Zero killer/closing ability, just like year one.

[Horny Bull 2766]

I don’t really have any words for this. We’ll try again next time I suppose. 

[Fuga 180]

I'm working. Every time I raise my head a peek we're either kicking it around, usually with our backs towards the goal, or SKC is trying (sucessfully) to score. We're supposed to have a 4 man backline, right?

[Brisketexan 105181]

Wheels. Officially off.

[CooterBrown 18018]

Someone needs to run the stats on backward vs forward passes for us. It has to be 80% backwards. Stuver probably leads the team in receiving passes.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

18 hours worth of driving for that

[Brisketexan 105181]

Someone needs to run the stats on backward vs forward passes for us. It has to be 80% backwards. Stuver probably leads the team in receiving passes.

It’s even worse than that. Pay attention every time they manage to pull off something close to a breakaway. 98% of the time, the player with the ball stops in his tracks and passes the ball back to someone so they “retain possession,” which conveniently also allows the other team’s defense to make it back to their end of the field and get in position to quash any scoring attempt.
It’s maddening. It’s a system that has as its core tenet “if you are about to score….don’t.” Which - I don’t know if y’all have realized this - is directly at odds with the entire purpose of the game.

[A-Tex Devil 2451]

Yeah… that was all pretty shitty.  I’ll be stunned if they fire Wolff after last year. He gets 2024 I bet a.  Maybe I’ll be able to upgrade season tickets if we tank this year.  
 

I have no idea how MLS contracts work but we need to cycle out Ring and Rigoni and get some real DPs.    Would love to see us throw money at a Tim Ream type.  No idea how to make that happen.  But get a veteran  defender on downside but still effective.  Like a better version of what we got from Besler in year one.  Gabrielson was kind of that. 
 

I’ve liked the Serb but sounds like we could lose him in a month?  

[ztejas 43524]

On 6/11/2023 at 1:55 PM, A-Tex Devil said:

Would love to see us throw money at a Tim Ream type.  No idea how to make that happen.  But get a veteran  defender on downside but still effective.

Silva retirement tour?

[Bottlecap 1523]

 

[ztejas 43524]

Would I like this move? Is he addressing PSV fans?

It was a matter of time. Can't be upset about it. 

[Brisketexan 105181]

FYI, match time on Wednesday just got moved from 7:30 to 8:30.

So the temp at kickoff might be down to 94.  Smart move for player safety however you cut it.

[Jerry Callo 8709]

15 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

FYI, match time on Wednesday just got moved from 7:30 to 8:30.

So the temp at kickoff might be down to 94.  Smart move for player safety however you cut it.

I'm too old to be out that late.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

6 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I'm too old to be out that late.

Yeah, MLS Season Pass it is for this one. Frankly, it might be that way for a few weeks as the season goes down the shitter.

[Jerry Callo 8709]

2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Yeah, MLS Season Pass it is for this one. Frankly, it might be that way for a few weeks as the season goes down the shitter.

I'm still going to go.  I'll just be bitching about it being too late the whole time.

[YGIFS 19452]

An old friend from Chicago whom I've known for 30+ years is moving here from Brazil.  His son is a big footballer.  He's in town this week and asked about going to the match and how the weather would be.  He wants to rent for a year before buying and has been sending me whatsapp messages about why Austin rentals cost so much and why the weather forecast looks so hot.  And I just can't help but laugh.  Yeah, you can't rent anything for less than $3K and our football matches this time of year are 105*.  So tomorrow should be really fun on non-alcoholic Heineken.  

[Brisketexan 105181]

5 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I'm still going to go.  I'll just be bitching about it being too late the whole time.

Me too.  That said, the later start time gives me more time to get home from work then head over early and grab a pregame burger and beer at Turnstile.  So, there's that.  I mean, my nad sweat will be the story of the day, but right below that....pregame burger and beer!

[Jerry Callo 8709]

5 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

So tomorrow should be really fun on non-alcoholic Heineken.  

If you are not already doing the Captain Morgan's Designated Driver Program, you should.  I get my free water while everyone else pays $15 for beer.

[YGIFS 19452]

I will look into that.  Thanks for the tip.  I was at a match earlier this season with Brisket (kind enough to give us two seats) and took my wife's cousin who is a Catholic Priest with a penchant for high-end booze.  So he insists on me having something so I got one of those N/A beers.  Actually, two.  And we're walking out after the match, and they're literally passing out like 18 packs or so of those mini cans of N/A Heineken.  And it was like a scene from Ted Lasso where he spits out the sparkling water or hot brown water tea.  He realizes they are N/A and just drops the pack on the sidewalk like, "why do y'all even fucking bother?"  Cracked me up.  

[Jerry Callo 8709]

[SimonBolivar 10958]

1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

$20 Electric Jellyfish or nothing.

[Brisketexan 105181]

So.....we're probably going to get a line of storms with lightning just at kickoff.  Fucking great.  Going to die in the heat, and then bail on the game because it will be delayed for 2 fucking hours.

Seriously, the weather this week can eat a bag of dicks.

[LonghornSean 4011]

At least I hadn’t caught the bus yet. I’m fucking wiped today from this heat.
 

Gonna have to skip this one, probably won’t kickoff til after 9:30 to allow for warmups.

 

[RamjetFDO 10577]

At least I hadn’t caught the bus yet. I’m fucking wiped today from this heat.
 
Gonna have to skip this one, probably won’t kickoff til after 9:30 to allow for warmups.
 

940pm.

[Brisketexan 105181]

Yeah…we bailed too. If anyone wants 4 tickets last minute, message me. Hate to waste them, but nope, gonna run too late for us tonight.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

10:07pm

[RamjetFDO 10577]

LFG!

[ztejas 43524]

I'd turn this on tonight if I didn't have to pay Apple TV $15/mo. 

What a horrendous deal they made. Par for the course for American soccer execs.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

[Chips O'Toole 1326]

Verde!  Finlay scores off a Gallagher cross. 

[Brisketexan 105181]

I have to say that I’ve liked Verde actually being aggressive on the attack. Actual passes forward turning into real crosses and scoring attempts, instead of futzing around with 400 backwards passes and shit. That’s the approach they need.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Diego!

Dos a cero!

[kingkoopa6 8377]

Noice!

[Brisketexan 105181]

Diego!

Dos a cero!

Great vision. When I saw the keeper come out and not able to get back in position, I was hoping someone could take advantage of it. Veteran vision by Diego.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

[ztejas 43524]

First watch I was like meh. 

Then I watched it again and was like... wait that's a phenomenal shot. 

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Zardes!

3-nil over FC Frisco!

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Diego is feeling it tonight. That was a rocket just pushed over the bar.

[ztejas 43524]

That chip from Diego was so brilliant. 

People call this a retirement league - I wonder how good Messi is actually going to be. I bet his goal and assist rates from L1 don't go up all that much.

[RamjetFDO 10577]

He wants that clean sheet!

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Five-on-one break... and Rigoni fucks it up.

[Brisketexan 105181]

Five-on-one break... and Rigoni fucks it up.

Yeah…it didn’t matter, but that was terrible.
Not a Rigoni fan.

[kingkoopa6 8377]

VICTORY

[Zepol87 9189]

This is that summer win you guys aren't used to yet when other teams are missing players for international call ups. Enjoy

[ztejas 43524]

5 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

This is that summer win you guys aren't used to yet when other teams are missing players for international call ups. Enjoy

Bro shut the fuck uuuuup. 

We made the semis last year what have y'all ever done? 

This is a rebuild year. Respect the process hoe.

What a fucking song though. 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by ztejas

[Zepol87 9189]

Rebuild year lol. Yes you aren’t MLS darlings anymore get used to it 

saint jhn go hard though

Edited June 22, 2023 by Zepol87

[BurdineBandit 815]

Been missing an energized Fagundez for a while, he made a huge difference. Driussi looked great. Rigoni is well past his expiration date and at this point is just getting paid to help Seba and Urruti prepare meats for the parrillada. If they keep playing this well I'm not even mad at it. (Seriously, he was offside, but the shot was piss-poor over the crossbar, then that 5-on-1 fast break and he can't even get a pass off because he has no f'n creativity to create space. All he had to do was kick the ball to a general area where 3 Austin FC players were waiting). I understand these guys are technically replaceable and/or improvable, but I always like the solid floor Finlay and Lima bring. They hustle more often than not and if you can live with Lima taking a bad shot once in a while (and he didn't last night), he brings value in getting the ball into dangerous spots in the box. 

[CooterBrown 18018]

Just watched the game.

Stuver didn’t even get a pass back until the 16th minute! Usually, he’d have a dozen touches by then.

We abandoned the take it wide and cross to no one game plan and kept everything central. What a difference. It’s like Wolff watched the last two USMNT and had an epiphany that you can actually play aggressively to score.

Zardes is still ass. I think he was trying to miss that score on purpose. The keeper was on the floor and he kicked it right at him instead of chipping over him. We just got lucky he flubbed it.