The one with new faces and theories

1: It felt like in the first half we were giving Red Bull a little taste of their own medicine. We pressed. We created turnovers and errant passes. We seemed to finally have the reply required for the Red Bull press. As the match progressed they played deeper and deeper. Not something we typically see from Red Bull. 

2: Hyndman must have been listening to the podcast because he looked much better today. His touches were better and he connected on his passes. Overall just a more complete and confident performance from him. You’re welcome. 

3: Well for still learning names and faces, Moreno had a better start than anyone we have brought on this year. He was aggressive and his heat map must have been the entire pitch. His first touch is terrific and you can see his vision and creativity. He’s gonna see passes that other players wouldn’t. He also drops back and defends. Bienvenido Marcelino! He’s a great fit for us and I see him quickly becoming a fan favorite. 

4: I call (Red) bullshit on that goal. I’m really tired of the officiating in this league and the implementation of VAR. Just go have a look! Just look at it and you’ll see Guz was being screened. If that ball has the slightest touch off a Red Bull defender, it’s offside for sure. You can still be offside without touching the ball. This will add fuel to the rivalry. We were the better team in the first half and I argue that we would have been the better team in the second. Goals change games and it changed how we played. It should have been called off. It’s crap. 

5: I don’t like peddling conspiracy theories but the Barco saga has reached the point where I think we have to talk about it. He hasn’t played for weeks. He hasn’t been training with the team regularly. We’ve been told directly by Carlos Bocanegra that it’s just a nagging injury and that he’s working hard on recovery and that he’s desperate to get back to playing. Based on the comments from Josef, Remedi, and Damm in the FIFA ratings video that was released today, I no longer believe that. Josef brought up Barco at the end of the video. He didn’t have to do that. Then, on the white boards Remedi wrote “See you” Josef wrote “Next” and Damm wrote “Bye”. They were laughing the whole time like there was something known on the inside that we on the outside don’t know about. IMO something is going on beyond injury.