tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post5366914598438824901..comments2024-03-09T20:37:14.671-06:00Comments on Down the Byline: What Now With Vermes?Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931590118053363115noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-26701273408137778662009-10-28T18:48:30.412-05:002009-10-28T18:48:30.412-05:00Mouf and Anony,
You may be right about Harringto...Mouf and Anony, <br /><br />You may be right about Harrington.<br /><br />He definitely regressed this season. Sure, maybe it was a coaching issue. <br /><br />His decision making looked very poor to me, especially when he would spring wildly forward and very rarely do anything productive with the ball after. <br /><br />I grant that LB is a tough spot to fill. Maybe a new coach would help him develop?Reepicheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614939842967705669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-44280115094369161332009-10-28T08:47:15.788-05:002009-10-28T08:47:15.788-05:00What team are you watching? The Wizards are bad b...What team are you watching? The Wizards are bad because they play bad football. They complete less than 40% of their passes. They can't string together 5 of more passes on a regular basis and so have no ball possession. They play kickball and boot it out of trouble.<br /><br />Until they get a coach who can teach them to play football they will always struggle. The players are not bad, nor do they lack skill. They lack team awareness, moving to the open space, coming to the ball, opening up to receive passes. They kick long 50/50 balls rather than short easy passes.<br /><br />They lack an organized defense. Outside backs overlap with no coverage from the midfielder. The forwards do not track back to the midfield to receive the ball. There is no inside out movement of the ball.<br /><br />Does anybody think they resemble Barcelona, Arsenal or even Aston Villa in their play?<br /><br />So Vermes and OnGoal better higher a coach who can teach real football. Even a second division Brazilian coach could do that. If they don't play better football, they will always be doomed to mediocrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-22783459991581717422009-10-27T22:36:43.630-05:002009-10-27T22:36:43.630-05:00Like there are better options for left back reepic...Like there are better options for left back reepicheep? Left back is probably the weakest position in all of MLS and if you have a decent one you don't just go getting rid of him "hoping" to pick up someone better.<br /><br />Harrington has the skills, but his development stalled under Onalfo. He was a boardline national team player inn his first season and a half. Get a coach that's good at bringing players along and he'd catch up quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-87789341095460062302009-10-27T22:05:05.736-05:002009-10-27T22:05:05.736-05:00It seems like the players and the community like h...It seems like the players and the community like having Vermes in the organization. In the practices and scrimmages I saw at Swope Park he seemed a lot more involved as a coach than CO was. If you look at some the recruiting he's done, it's not awful but it's nothing spectacular either. I'd like to see Vermes held on to as head coach, and have the team bring in a new technical director. Keeping PV in place as coach might provide some degree of stability while also getting him into a position of more direct accountability.<br />The Wizards have had a chance to chase down Vermes's scouting leads for a while now, and bringing in someone new as a TD might help us unearth players from different universes.eelgrassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105139706339214013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-7442173294405473672009-10-27T10:49:16.741-05:002009-10-27T10:49:16.741-05:00Sorry, I don't see what you do with Harrington...Sorry, I don't see what you do with Harrington.Reepicheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614939842967705669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-6882784680885496482009-10-27T08:51:58.788-05:002009-10-27T08:51:58.788-05:00Get rid of Harrington? He has speed, techinical a...Get rid of Harrington? He has speed, techinical ability, tactical understanding and size.. Why? Hes the best young player on this team, Ives had him in the top 3 for LB's in the league and its not Harringtons fault Onalfo decided to go with a center back at LB and then play him out of posistion. Did you not see Marquess going trying to push forward on Saturday? It was a disaster, and with our small pitch everything gets compact which leaves the only open space in the back, meaning you have to have outside backs that can get forward and do something... Move him along? So we can bring in a guy who is a year younger with less talent and a lower ceiling? Sorry for the long rant but Harrington can play, hes one of the best LB's in the league and one of the best American born true LBs currently playing (granted that is very weak spot for us as a whole).MOUFWASHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464173073658108253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-61140239231233960002009-10-27T05:43:17.114-05:002009-10-27T05:43:17.114-05:00A part of the Vermes situation that makes it more ...A part of the Vermes situation that makes it more complex is his deep roots and workings in the community. He essentially runs the Blue Valley Soccer club and was instrumental in making the new massive $36 million dollar OP soccer complex happen. He has a good level of popularity in the area from which he has used as a way to promote the Wizards. Ownership must be hesitant to ax Vermes at least partially because of his community involvement.<br /><br />Having said that, to say the Wizards played much better under him than Onalfo is a bit of a stretch. The same maybe, but I wouldn't say better. Further, he is just as responsible for the players brought in as Onalfo was, maybe more. He kind of acted like he was rebuilding when he was named coach, that's a joke, he's been involved with the team and personell decisions since he started as TD.<br /><br />I'm OK with allowing Vermes another year with another coach but I'm skeptical. There really needs to be an overhaul of the roster in my opinion. Kamara and Zoltan are the only post-Onalfo emergences worth noting. Harrington, Hirsig, and a few others have had their chance. It's time to move them along. etc.Reepicheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614939842967705669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-46224910780381715252009-10-26T22:41:09.404-05:002009-10-26T22:41:09.404-05:00What do I think will happen? He'll stay on as...What do I think will happen? He'll stay on as TD. What do I want to happen? I want him gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com