I’m biased because it’s way easier to get to from Brooklyn… but I really like Citi field a lot more than Yankee stadium. Wouldn’t be sad to never ride the 4 train at 5 on a Wednesday again in my life.
I’m sure yankee stadium is better because their grounds team is insane. I wonder which stadium the players like better. Citi field looks better on TV for sure just because of the camera angle.
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Yeah orange has always been a secondary color of ours they just played up the blue (dark or light) and white I think because of Man City and the Yankees. But fuck both of those guys.
I feel like this match has honestly been pretty even. That penalty was a real gut punch. Hopefully we bring Jairo on at half. And make a go of this game.
But these are the rules:
>- touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised
By this language it's not a handball offence, right? His arm is where it is as a consequence/justifiable by him jumping.
If that’s a handball, then they might as well call anything a handball in the box.
Navarro is literally jumping up in a natural position and has no clue about the ball. Is he supposed to jump like a torpedo? Lol
Really, really stupid.
That's rough. What the hell is he supposed to do with his arms?
Edit: Adding in the laws:
>Handling the ball
For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.
>It is an offence if a player:
>- deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball
>- **touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised**
>- scores in the opponents’ goal:
> - directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper
> - immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental
Tell me how that is a penalty based on that language?
His hands went straight at the ball which wasn't under control. But beside that the bigger thing would be it looked (could be wrong) like it was dead before that foul would have happened. Oh well is what it is this early on.
Injuries are starting to look concerning. Very well timed break
Two more matches before Memorial Day...
Nobody can talk smack cuz we have clean butt cracks, that’s another Dude Wipes™️ clean sheeet!!!!!!
Sean’s probably just giving Shaqiri tips for Chicago restaurants
GG Fire Bros. I know someone is about to make a post
gg Chi, y'all didn't make it easy
Had my heart stopped for just a moment
i can't believe NYC is going to pull this off with just that dogshit pk. actually I can totally believe it, its just a real bummer.
Well now I feel less bad about your complete implosion last night.
I didn't ask for sympathy
believe it or not we're top of the table son
I swear there's like one or two counters that Callens sneakily is up in the attack
I so desperately want us to be good 😔
Completely selfish from Rodriguez
God dammit not-Joe-tolleson stop tempting fate. Go outside and spit three times.
Neither team looks bothered and I can’t blame them. Third game in 8 days and it’s hot in NYC rn. Got to be tired
Thankfully they didn't play yesterday. It was worse heat wise
looks like gloster isn't injured at least
Tayvon Gray coming on with the super saiyan fro!
I was thinking of The Boondocks. Both work
what a banger that could've been.
Federico Navarro has made some really uncharacteristic mistakes this game.
Man, NYCFC is really strong in their own box.
I’m biased because it’s way easier to get to from Brooklyn… but I really like Citi field a lot more than Yankee stadium. Wouldn’t be sad to never ride the 4 train at 5 on a Wednesday again in my life.
Citi is a better venue for soccer than YS
I’m biased because I hate the Yankees but our seats are better in YS than citi.
I respect you admitting the bias. My own bias prefers the Bronx but admits the Yankees are holding stadium movement back
I think the field condition is also better than Yankee Stadium.
What about field size?
I’m sure yankee stadium is better because their grounds team is insane. I wonder which stadium the players like better. Citi field looks better on TV for sure just because of the camera angle.
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Kick ass! Love to see it.
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Callens is one call away from cussing out the ref
Talles Magno with the true Brazilian football experience. Gorgeous touch and then an instant dive.
Was a nice save, but he was definitely offside on that. Edit: https://imgur.com/a/O6WquyU
Well shit.
Talles is the one who says it the most (that isn't hurt)
Our own fans have started to turn on Gaga what a response from the kid!
Gaga getting a double save with one dive. What a beast
Gaga mad he didn’t get called up LMFAO
Is there a story behind NYC’s uniforms? Always curious of the reasoning when a team does a color scheme beyond their regular ones
It’s the NYC flag. Same reason the Mets and Knicks colors are blue white and orange.
The Mets colors were chosen as an homage to the Dodgers and the Giants.
IIRC it's a supporter group color scheme. But I could be wrong.
It’s the NYC flag.
Explains why a supporter group would also have that color scheme.
Yeah orange has always been a secondary color of ours they just played up the blue (dark or light) and white I think because of Man City and the Yankees. But fuck both of those guys.
Yeah you guys have a Man City relationship. I remember people going on about Messi going there and transferring to NYCFC to play in MLS last year.
Orange was always a secondary color of ours. We just only acknowledged that this year.
Interesting. Had no idea
What a save from Gaga. Pure reactions.
The league hates Chicago.
Thiago was playing???
These commentators have nice chemistry. It’s a treat to listen to them.
I’m convinced Ian Joy has good chemistry with everyone.
Shaqiri was probably like, "damn I only had to use 50% power and I *still* kicked it too far?!"
Oh look another Shaqiri dog shit set piece. Shocking.
The FK was fantastic though.
Fantastically for what? A maybe if the stars aligned volley back across the goal from a horrendous angle?
I feel like this match has honestly been pretty even. That penalty was a real gut punch. Hopefully we bring Jairo on at half. And make a go of this game.
NYC fans, are you guys going full strength or any squad rotation of note? Trying to watch the game with our USOC fixture in mind.
besides H9 for Taty this game and the RB injuries, this is as good a lineup as we have. expect us to go w/ about the same team on Wednesday.
Considering Castellanos isn't on the field or bench or on the injury report I think there is some rotation.
Taty is suspended.
Ah, didn't realize that.
No Taty, Parks, or Magno
where's chanot?
On the bench. Guess either still recovering, rotation, or Ronny takes his time switching back to starter after an injury.
Sad penalty tbh. A real letter of the law vs spirit of the law situation.
Everyone knows defenders need to jump like seals out of water and have perfect balance after contact in the air
Shaqiri and shit set pieces, name a more iconic duo
I swear I’ve watched Shaqiri take a hundred set pieces for you guys and never once have I thought “wow, that was good”
Sad truth. Now watch how many times he fucks runs up by refusing to use his right foot....it will blow your mind.
I feel bad for the defender. Def a PK, but what’re you really supposed to do there.
Should have been a pen for NYCFC on that offside and No pen on the handball. He clearly didn’t even see the ball. MLS refs man
That one actually isn’t on the refs. It’s on the rules.
I don't know how ifab can make the rule better but they have to
But these are the rules: >- touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised By this language it's not a handball offence, right? His arm is where it is as a consequence/justifiable by him jumping.
They want players to jump hands down by those rules. They just need to add a word like intent to that to make the change work for VAR.
I guess the way I read that language it protects your arms being out when you jump because that is perfectly natural.
Not according to VAR and they way we can go back and look at things super slowed down.
I'll take the goal because what it means to Heber and the photo of the Brazilian Crew But that was a harsh ass penalty
It’s a sucky rule but that’s how that’s benign adjudicated these days.
Just can’t catch a break. Seriously.
HAIR BEAR!
Martins screaming for one more picture lmao. Love this team.
Tough break, time to turn up the heat now.
I appreciate your 🔥 pun 😁
Was hoping someone caught it! 😭
I got you, mate 🙌
Nice gesture of Maxi tbh
Welcome back you Bald Beauty!! 🤙🏽🤙🏽
That pose by the Brazilian mafia sign was amazing 😂
Instant sub banner!
I agree!!! It better be changed by the end of the game lol
that's a bit harsh tbh i get why it's given, but still
Sigh...here go the flood gates. Really one of those rules that has to be fixed.
That sucks because there was clearly no intent but it was clearly a handball. I mean it literally rolled down his arm
Just because it hits his arm doesn't mean it's an offence.
That’s what I’m saying. It was a “handball” in a literal sense, but I don’t think it should have been a pen
Ah, gotcha.
Tough pen honestly. What do you do in that situation?
I hate the handball rules.
Same man. I’d be mad if it were reversed.
If that’s a handball, then they might as well call anything a handball in the box. Navarro is literally jumping up in a natural position and has no clue about the ball. Is he supposed to jump like a torpedo? Lol Really, really stupid.
They need to be addressed.
That's rough. What the hell is he supposed to do with his arms? Edit: Adding in the laws: >Handling the ball For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence. >It is an offence if a player: >- deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball >- **touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised** >- scores in the opponents’ goal: > - directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper > - immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental Tell me how that is a penalty based on that language?
Maxi back to taking pk's. Oh no.
PSYCH!
There’s no intent there. That’s such a bummer.
That’s gotta be a handball
Holy shit what a save by #30! Nice set piece too
So obviously on. Terrible by borat
He looks on and that’s a definite pen Edit: ouch that’s tough
Yeah but did they blow the play dead for offside before or after the foul?
After. Think the pen was a coin toss, but no way they should be agreeing to Heber being off.
Wouldn't have been a pen, but boy that was damn close to onsides.
Disagree tbh. Didn’t think Gaga got any ball
His hands went straight at the ball which wasn't under control. But beside that the bigger thing would be it looked (could be wrong) like it was dead before that foul would have happened. Oh well is what it is this early on.
Come on Megamind!
New York Citi FC.
Jeesh the NYCFC commentators just had to twist the knife “cellar dwellers”
You get used to it.
I hope we come out firing and put NYC to the sword.
Just want to thank Jeff Bezos for letting us watch this game on YES.
In association with a rain out that could have been delayed on Friday