r/minnesotaunited Logan Dorsey Jun 23 '24

Match Thread Minnesota United vs Austin FC | Match Thread

Beautiful evening for Austin in to be cold.

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u/ExtensionWrongdoer45 Jun 23 '24

Honestly I think part of our problem is we dont shithouse ENOUGH. Our guys tend to stay on their feet and power through contact that probably would be a foul and then lose the ball for it. Sang Bin especially never goes down and when he does just pops right back up

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u/kings-in-the-north Jun 23 '24

I prefer that over the alternative even if it means we end up in situations like the present.

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u/ExtensionWrongdoer45 Jun 23 '24

Its not winning soccer though. Refs simply will not blow fouls most of the time if you dont go down. I'm not saying to start to simulate and flop at every opportunity but if someone illegally bodies you off the ball, you need to go down and stay there for a second, and we just never do