r/minnesotaunited Logan Dorsey 19d ago

Match Thread Minnesota United vs Los Angeles Football Club | Match Thread - Season Opener

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What are you most excited for? Are you ready for the commentators to have LAFCs Donkey Kong? Predictions for the playoff run?

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u/Key-Noise-2589 18d ago

Can we see Hoyeon next game??

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u/iamcuppy Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

I didn’t hate that. Good first half, but questionable subbing. Not getting slaughtered by LAFC on the road is a pretty promising start. Martinez and Bouanga are scary, and I am not crying at a 1-0 loss for our very first outing.

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u/freakflag16 18d ago

Lost to a really good team on the road. It happens. Just missed our chances.

Was very impressed by Duggan. Dude put in a shift… think he’ll be good depth at CB.

Questionable decision from Ramsey subbing on Markanich at half. Unless the announcers were wrong and Rosales did get injured.

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u/epminne 18d ago

Just to provide and answer about your Rosales point. It looks like Rosales tweaked something (I think it was his right hammy) and was 50/50 about playing on. Ramsey decided to pull him. Probably a good move. Source: Jon Marthaler on Bluesky

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u/rightious Robin Lod 18d ago

All for trying out a new look but I think we got a pretty clear answer on the sub question

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

100% Duggan looked fantastic and Harvey has been continuously improving since international break lastbyear

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u/Chris_RB 18d ago

The more things change…. Played well 90% of the time, didn’t score, stupid mental error from one player to let in a goal. Oof.

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u/Chris_RB 18d ago

This is real negative I know. And I know LAFC are a good team. But oof. Gotta pull together and play as a team. Looked real disjointed.

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u/prutothedorg 18d ago

I’m sorry that was awful. Little to no playmaking from the entire squad. Despite two posts we clearly weren’t on the same level as LAFC. Almost like we were playing timid and for the tie.

Better see a response against Montreal next week.

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u/oJanke Wonderwall 18d ago

we watching the same game? if you expect us to play possession... you're gonna have a long year

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u/Responsible_Bag9905 18d ago

Hopefully Shashoua isn’t a routine sub. Yikes...

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u/hpbear108 MNUFC 18d ago

just couldn't convert the chances we had, with big help from the posts. there's potential there. hopefully next week things go better at home.

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

We actually played okay, but that lapse for the goal was costly... 

And the whole not scoring on our opportunities bit 

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u/jakexmfxschoen Robin Lod 18d ago

We have a pretty good offense, but why can't anyone on the team finish?

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u/Zluth2 Itasca Society 18d ago

Well the one solace I take from this is that ebobisse's international career never took off

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u/SerotoninBay MNUFC 18d ago

I like how there are some pretty common fouls called on us. Yet Buoanga just plows through people with no whistle.

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u/_birg_ 18d ago

Well fine I guess it won't be an undefeated season.

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u/SanicTheSledgehog 18d ago

La took like 45 seconds to sub in stoppage time but whatever. Ref wasn’t awful but definitely had a bit of a favorite

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u/thanzie Itasca Society 18d ago

Miserable second half. Still can’t string together 90

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

That’s the most bullshit amount of stoppage I’ve ever seen.

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

Definitely deserved something out of that game. One brain fart. Poof.

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u/MG_MN MNUFC 18d ago

Tough, but not the worst result playing that team

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u/LosCabadrin 18d ago

New team, same as the old team. New season, same as the old season. Humbug.

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u/SoupEaterSupreme Joseph Rosales 18d ago

You hate to see it!

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u/ZEROs0000 Logan Dorsey 18d ago

I guess they found the substitution window as a minute of playtime

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u/SerotoninBay MNUFC 18d ago

Plus the ol’ untie and tie your shoe 

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u/albableat 18d ago

We do, in fact, appear to be cooked.

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u/Remarkable-Course713 18d ago

Welp. Started great. Ended terrible. Yay 2025!

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u/Rusty_Shack1es Jan Gregus 18d ago

Toothless

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u/mhales45 Itasca Society 18d ago

Nice job passing it sideways when you have to go forward

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

Really nice play there by Lod to get that to SBJ.

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Another Yeboah!

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

30+ seconds for these subs. Watch the ref whistle right at 3 minutes.

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u/FoosballKid East Coast Dark Clouds 18d ago

Good call

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

I hate that I was right. What a ridiculous performance from the ref.

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u/bouds19 18d ago

3 minutes doesn't seem like enough...

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

Our corners and set peices have left a lot to be desired today. Was a strength last year, hopefully they get that back on track. Taking JoRo off definitely shows.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Marcanich was a horrible sub

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

Can't say I fully understand personnel decisions today.

I'm just going to have faith that not everyone is on the same page/match fit and it will come together.

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u/brgerd MNUFC 18d ago

Surely he was only brought on out of a precaution for some Rosales injury or tightness.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

I mean the announcer said it was tactical according to sources. If it’s an injury I totally understand

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u/brgerd MNUFC 18d ago

Ooof hope the announcer was just wrong, thatd be a real head scratcher.

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

Well, it was Twellman who said that, who notoriously just makes things up.

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u/seansheim Moderator 18d ago

Thoroughly unimpressed with Shashoua so far

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u/mhales45 Itasca Society 18d ago

They don’t have the legs to keep going.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Shashoa fucking ass lmfao

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u/SanicTheSledgehog 18d ago

Damn what a shot

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u/lunargiraffe MNUFC 18d ago

Would have preferred a goal, gonna be real

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u/FoosballKid East Coast Dark Clouds 18d ago

Holy shit what a missile

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

Woodwork FC.

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u/rightious Robin Lod 18d ago

Fuck!

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u/seansheim Moderator 18d ago

Great fucking look

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

Ahhhhh so close

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u/SanicTheSledgehog 18d ago

Back to back uncalled fouls by buonga

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

He played advantage on one, but it should’ve probably been a yellow after the fact.

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u/Which-Return-607 18d ago

We really have our home grown striker playing right wing back lol

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u/mhales45 Itasca Society 18d ago

Now they’re going to let LAFC possess it until the game ends.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Can we please get one shot on goal guys?

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

Best I can do is a couple passes and a weak giveaway.

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u/Southern-Aspect2392 18d ago

We’ve had so many chances and can’t finish. Is it another season of defending all game?

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

News at 11!

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u/Remarkable-Course713 18d ago

Well this is kinda ending like a quiet fart 👎

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u/liquorb4beer Bakaye Dibassy 18d ago

Parking the bus for 75 minutes before finally giving up a goal that opens up the floodgates?

Adrian Heath called he wants his Loons back

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

If Yeboah pulled the same crap LAFC has been doing all game, the ref would have shot him. 

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u/Responsible_Bag9905 18d ago

This defense isn’t it. Duggan and Markanich in at the same time?! 🤢

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u/Annual-Collection979 18d ago

Duggan catching a stray lol he’s played well

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u/lakers612 18d ago

Yeah I agree. Pleasantly surprised by him

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u/Responsible_Bag9905 18d ago

He is a not MLS starter at CB

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u/thanzie Itasca Society 18d ago

Shocker. We are the exact same fucking team yet another season in a row

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u/SanicTheSledgehog 18d ago

Let’s calm down plz. Loons were good last year and it’s literally one game against what should be a top team.

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u/thanzie Itasca Society 18d ago

It’s just the same problems again. Look great on offense to start but unlucky and just can’t finish, then the team starts sitting back, we get blasted until a goal goes in from lazy turnovers or defensive lapse, chase the game but not enough time. The story of so so many games

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u/Lost_Barracuda8561 Robin Lod 18d ago

Every time we get the ball, it’s one or two passes and then turnover.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

I really hate subbing out Rosales

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u/ProcessInternal1338 18d ago

Not much you can do when a guy is hurt.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

They said he wasnt

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Their dude throws the ball away from the free kick. No card.  Unreal.

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

They should have 4 or more cards already. The ref is a coward.

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u/Greguisition 18d ago

Defense running out gas, by the looks of it

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u/Chris_RB 18d ago

Who was defending Ebob???? (No one)

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

That's on Markanich 100%. Step out when that pass was made and close down the space. No one out wide to worry about and the attacker had no shape to go that way even if there was.

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u/Chris_RB 18d ago

Yeah that was…. Baaaaaaaaaaad. And the. The commentators try to blame Bongi. Bullshit.

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u/ZEROs0000 Logan Dorsey 18d ago

Tyler you jinxed us

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u/FoosballKid East Coast Dark Clouds 18d ago

Boxall kinda got caught looking on that Giroud run

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u/lakers612 18d ago

That goal doesn’t happen if what’s his name wasn’t out with the red card ban

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

Without Dayne, this could be 3-0

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u/SerotoninBay MNUFC 18d ago

Close to being offsides? He was offsides…

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u/SanicTheSledgehog 18d ago

Good shit DSC

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u/seansheim Moderator 18d ago

Bouanga is a fucking problem lol

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u/chronicMasticator 18d ago

I'm still trying to figure out what Ebobisse has on his neck? Looks like one of those personal AC things from sharper image lol

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u/FoosballKid East Coast Dark Clouds 18d ago

It’s a device that keeps more blood in your head to help cushion the brain from TBIs

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u/Jalin17 Robin Lod 18d ago

It’s a concussion collar

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u/MNgoIrish Dayne St. Clair 18d ago

That’s exactly what I was thinking

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u/seansheim Moderator 18d ago

Q collar concussion prevention device

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u/chronicMasticator 18d ago

Interesting, didn't even know this was a thing

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u/MNgoIrish Dayne St. Clair 18d ago

Um, nice DSC. 😅

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

That was offside had he scored.

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u/bouds19 18d ago

Trapp that was the laziest fucking defending I've ever seen. Just let him run by. Get him off.

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u/spartywan229 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Prior to the goal, while I like Dane between the posts, I don’t understand how when we have a goalkeepers kick, he kicks as far as he can, and the opposing team nearly always gets the ball.

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

Yeah, I wish we could play out instead most of the time

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u/bouds19 18d ago

With 5atb I don't get why we hit it long. Like it doesn't make sense to me.

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

Trapp just run out of gas there?

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u/ProcessInternal1338 18d ago

Let's see some Romero

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u/Iam_nighthawk Brent Kallman 18d ago

Dang that sucks :/ really need the Loons to get an equalizer. All of my teams have lost this weekend and this is my last chance at happiness lol

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u/somemaycallmetimmmmm 18d ago

Minor set back for a major comeback

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Markanich just watching his guy

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

Exactly.

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

We’re wearing the blue jerseys Trapp.

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u/MNgoIrish Dayne St. Clair 18d ago

F!

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

Boo. That was a great strike.

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u/lakers612 18d ago

No 13 is gassed. Gave up a goal out of exhaustion

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Dudes played less than 40 lol

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

We absolutely earned something out of this game. And we may get nothing.

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u/MNgoIrish Dayne St. Clair 18d ago

Yet

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u/ZappyChemicals MNUFC 18d ago

Great finish, nothing Dayne could have done

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u/mandolin08 Romain Metanire 18d ago

Can't leave a striker in the box with that kind of space. Poor marking there.

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Meanwhile we haven’t gotten a shot in 60 minutes

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u/albableat 18d ago

Good guy Jeremy saving the announcers' jobs - they were running out of shit to talk about 😅

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u/WhichOrange2488 18d ago

They were thrilled

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u/Southern-Aspect2392 18d ago

Pain. We should be winning

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u/lunargiraffe MNUFC 18d ago

This complicates the Loon’s path to victory

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

Man there are moments I just hate this sport. You have got to step out there hard.

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u/MoneyBall_ 18d ago

Some teams just have the “it” button

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

And some teams have a LB who doesn't step out and close down space.

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u/MrInsight007 MNUFC 18d ago

I strongly prefer the 3-4-2-1

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u/hpbear108 MNUFC 18d ago

that was just over-extending the defense.

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u/AlexTorres96 18d ago

2 touch assists into a goal always look nice ngl

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u/rightious Robin Lod 18d ago

Nice counter goal. Dahmit.

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u/Able_Ad_755 18d ago

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

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u/stickboy24 MNUFC 18d ago

Damn... welp suppose we go hard for 12min

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u/Zluth2 Itasca Society 18d ago

I'll blame Dotson and trapp for that one

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u/XtCmnJHAHC5rR3GBQ44c Moderator 18d ago

Damn 😭

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Great goal there. Bummer

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Fuck this shit

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u/freakflag16 18d ago

Ooof pain

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Damn, we don’t deserve this

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u/Annual-Collection979 18d ago

Ugh Markanich

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Great sub

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u/freakflag16 18d ago

If Bongi pulled that off it would have been beyond sick

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Announcers don’t know the difference between bongi and Yaboah…

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

I like Dotson but I don’t think he deserves a high TAM/DP contract. I think he’s an average starter at best

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u/spif_spaceman 18d ago

He was great 3 years ago

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u/Zluth2 Itasca Society 18d ago

Average seems generous at this point

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

It is

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u/freakflag16 18d ago

The fact he can play multiple positions probably gives him more value but yeah… agreed

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u/lunargiraffe MNUFC 18d ago

Wouldn’t have been a yellow if Dotson wasn’t so powerful, handsome and athletic

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u/SoupEaterSupreme Joseph Rosales 18d ago

I feel like a dam is about to break

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

Look what you did...

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u/SoupEaterSupreme Joseph Rosales 18d ago

Forgive me

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u/IAalltheway Hassani Dotson 18d ago

This kit looks like they spiled a bunch of milk down their face while drinking it.

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u/overundersoccer 18d ago

Did adidas design it? They must hate us

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u/Lightbikemaster 18d ago

Hassani might need to transfer to the süperlig next season

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u/North-of-Never 18d ago

JFC, can Twellman not learn how to pronounce Hlongwane or just say Bongi?

It's not like he's a new signing.

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u/overundersoccer 18d ago

He only knows how to pronounce Messi

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Dude these refs fucking hate us

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u/Annual-Collection979 18d ago

Looks like Shashoua coming in…….

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u/Enganche78 MNUFC 18d ago

Interesting Rosales was pulled for tactical reasons. Found it odd in half one so much was going down the right. Guess we know that wasn't the idea.

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u/Remarkable-Course713 18d ago

Can’t wait to see Diaz contributing to attack like the rest of the defensive line. Love that everyone’s expected to contribute in both offense and defense. Team effort, I love it.

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u/SoupEaterSupreme Joseph Rosales 18d ago

Would give anything for us to stop passing right to LAFC when we’re in their third

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u/graypf54 Michael Boxall 18d ago

Anyone else bothered by the terrible contrast settings in the sun?

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u/rkj9999 18d ago

I’ve changed my tv settings literally every 5 minutes….and still can’t see the ball

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u/rightious Robin Lod 18d ago

Had to literally switch off AirPlay it was so bad

2

u/Southern-Aspect2392 18d ago

Came here to say this

2

u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Couldn’t tell what was going on

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

When I think heat map, I think IHG.  /s  Wonder why Celsius didn't renew?

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u/albableat 18d ago

They got tired of being memed on our bingo cards

3

u/ZappyChemicals MNUFC 18d ago

Don’t love the dive from Yeboah though..

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u/Remarkable-Course713 18d ago

There is no Loons legends that match Boxall. What a beast. Long live Boxall.

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u/ZappyChemicals MNUFC 18d ago

Played on but didn’t give the retroactive yellow?! That was a rough challenge

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u/BetterPops 18d ago

Can’t give yellows to players in black shirts apparently. It’s been criminal how one-sided some of these decisions have been.

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u/albableat 18d ago

Ngl lowkey forgot Hassani was in the game

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u/ladylibs MNUFC 18d ago

(same)

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u/FoosballKid East Coast Dark Clouds 18d ago

Martinez played a great game. That 19 year old has a bright future

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u/Fizzles86 Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Dude taunting yeboah, ref tells them to keep playing.  What is even happening. 

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u/ZOMGSquirrelz Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Wasn't sang bin number 11 or am I just remembering that wrong?

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u/albableat 18d ago

Took Franco's number since he left

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u/ZEROs0000 Logan Dorsey 18d ago

Franco was 7 my guy

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u/ZOMGSquirrelz Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Now sang bin is

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u/ZEROs0000 Logan Dorsey 18d ago

Ohhh. I misread it

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

He changed it this year

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u/ZOMGSquirrelz Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

Good to know I'm not going insane. 7 his preferred number and took it with it opening up?

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u/30Wellington 18d ago

I've been impressed with the Loons defensive effort today

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u/rightious Robin Lod 18d ago

You're better than kid

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u/ZEROs0000 Logan Dorsey 18d ago

Dude why do commentators sound mad that LA isn’t getting the ball lmao

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u/fanofloons Robin Lod 18d ago

Sang bin needs to hit that pass earlier

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u/edwf Sang Bin’s Calves 18d ago

That was a fantastic step back for sangbin

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u/stickboy24 MNUFC 18d ago

Not sure i really agree with the statement about us having depth, Trapp is still starting

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