So far the prospect of one of the 2020 weeks for FC Cincinnati.
The atmosphere of well-being scored a September 19 victory over the New York Red Bulls and a weekday draw against the Philadelphia Union evaporated with the shocking news of the first case of COVID-19 shown by FC Cincinnati and a demoralizing defeat by 4 -0 in New York. . Fc.
After the club won confirmation of Nick Hagglund’s COVID-19 prestige on Saturday morning, he left for his third game at the Red Bull Arena in the same number of weekends.
There, FC Cincinnati became unrecorated in what was arguably their worst functionality of the season: the game scored the fourth time in 2020, FC Cincinnati conceded at least 3 goals and the eighth time it closed in the last 12 games.
There were a lot of poignant parts to this one. Let’s describe everything with this week’s “conclusions”:
How did Nick Hagglund’s COVID-19 positive give FC Cincinnati kudos in the game? It’s hard to say for sure because Jaap Stam and the two players who spoke after the game didn’t offer much insight on the subject, goalie Spencer Richey described Friday at Mercy Health Training Center as strange, yet it was the most anyone could link to. the case of COVID-19 with the result of Saturday. In fact, no one sought to use it as an excuse. There may also have been an effort to keep Hagglund’s call and scenario out of verbal exchange about a game he did not play due to an illness that inflamed more than 7. 1 million people in the United States.
That said, it is vital to note that no one blames Hagglund for anything. Definitely not from the loss or from contracting the disease either. Hagglund actually has the wishes of the entire FC Cincinnati network on his back. The Enquirer also wishes Hagglund a speedy one. and a successful recovery.
But many other moderate people would assume that the stage played a role in the final results of the game and the mindset of the remaining FCC players. How could I not?
Hagglund’s on Saturday when he self-identified as the positive player was undeniably terrifying. His wife’s quarantined. Elose, the couple’s daughter, is monitored for imaginable symptoms.
“Please allow our cases to temporarily remind us that this virus is genuine and present,” Hagglund wrote in his statement.
How can this not distract you and worry if you are Hagglund’s teammate or a coach/staff member?Besides, you’d be right to worry about yourself and your own circle of family members if you were also close to Hagglund last week.
At the very least, it must be said that fc Cincinnati’s off-field situations were far from ideal before the game, this is the prism through which the team’s functionality will have to be considered.
Now to analyze the game itself. FC Cincinnati looked like a team that didn’t expect the game to take place. A rare false defensive step through Kendall Waston paved the way for the opening of the NYCFC game for 31 seconds in the game. It was a grueling moment for an FCC team fighting for goals.
From there, NYCFC joined the offensive play: Anton Tinnerholm nearly dribbling the ball over the line of purpose in the 25th minute, Alexandru Mitrio scored his game moment 3-0 in the 43rd minute and Jesús Medina did the 4-0. moments before the final beep after Cincinnati negligently conferred a loose kick from a damaging position.
But more than new York’s frantic attack, the history of the last 89 minutes of the game, FC Cincinnati’s lack of attack and a final product (one goal).
FCC had some threatening moments in front of Sean Johnson’s network, something unusual for this team. They manage to scare the most out of opponents.
What has a strangely unusual trend since the game restarted in 2020 at the MLS Is Back tournament is that there is no definitive product for FC Cincinnati, no one takes the lead in the example offensively.
General manager Gerard Nijkamp has publicly challenged designated players Jurgen Locadia, Yuya Kubo and Allan Cruz to produce more, but the fact is that the total team will have to own a percentage of the offensive fight. they’ve had a chance they’ll bury and they’re not.
There’s no excuse for such a useless offensive game.
The 4-0 score was not flattering for FC Cincinnati and problems for significant defensive deficiencies. However, NYCFC did not want four goals.
Any progress is safe against FCC as it has not achieved a singles recoil result throughout the year and in the matches in which it fit first, the FCC scored only 4 goals (two against the Red Bulls on March 1) and are 0-3-0 in one games.
Turns out we’ve reached a tipping point with Locadia. FC Cincinnati’s flagship acquisition in the offseason just wasn’t successful. Time after time, possibility after possibility, Locadia is not up to the task.
What a player who can change a game at any time seemed unrecognizable from the beginning of MLS Is Back (to be honest, an injury prevented him from participating in all 3 MLS Is Back organization-level matches.
I liked Locadia’s mindset in her last verbal exchange with the local media on September 17. His attitude was not to exaggerate and at least not let the developing tension derail him. To some extent, he definitively responded to Nijkamp’s public challenge and had a brilliant moments and forced performances.
But the main thing is the objectives. That’s what Locadia paid to bring cincinnati in and, with nine games to play in 2020, hasn’t scored one in just seven months.
If Locadia suffers from confidence, as it obviously turns out to be, her disorders will no less difficult because the national media is now focusing on their struggles. A symbol of a desperate Locadia stuck on the front MLSSoccer. com on Saturday night.
Statistical research indicated that Locadia is one of the least effective offensive players in the MLS, the league’s online page said.
That’s the kind of attention a beeper wants. The longer your dryness lasts, the more intense the test becomes.
And despite everythingArray . . an addfinishum beaten to the “takeout” after Sunday’s effects in MLS. Let’s update this image from the playoffs. Most of the MLS action this week took place on Sunday and as of the end of the week, FC Cincinnati had fallen to 12th position. Fire FC remains in 10th position with 15 points.
After the Philadelphia game, I wrote an article in which I was trying to argue that FC Cincinnati achieved its stated purpose of being competitive in 2020. I have counseled many in other writings, but, well, is it difficult to stay true to this statement after a year?0-4 in NYCFC.
FC Cincinnati is much larger today than in 2019; The days of 7-1 losses in Minnesota that could have been worse and 5-1 humiliations at home against Toronto FC were over.
These things are no longer there, but a 4-0 defeat flirts with the same kind of calamity.
Ratings show that FCC is not in the right company at this time. Right now, in 2020, you don’t need to be in a peer organization that includes Atlanta United FC (manager fired), DC United (manager under intense pressure), Inter Miami CF expansion aspect (I mean, it’s your first year), or even Chicago (in a general season, there’s nothing to be proud of in tenth position but the playoff format has gone to 10 this season).
Nijkamp has assembled a list of players who have played in the most productive leagues, configurations of high-level national teams, the most important cup competitions, etc. of this planet and FC Cincinnati probably has a player who has noticed and won or succeeded. Individually.
And yet, when these Americans meet in a box under the orange and blue flag, they have shown that they can combine everything consistently and, as a result, rank 12th at the MLS East Conference.
FC Cincinnati does more than that, but for now, they’re sitting at the table with Atlanta, DC United and Miami.