Comments for Save Your Panic for a Real Crisis at http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3 , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3/component/option,com_myblog/show,Save-Your-Panic-for-a-Real-Crisis.html/Itemid,96/#comment-253 I tend to blame the coach before the players, unless a player is simply awful. The coach needs to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of the players he has on the squad and he needs to cater the team to what he has to work with. It's a bit like a chess match, after you've already lost some pieces. You can only rely on the pieces you have. Chad looks great when he's paired up with another striker. Chad looks great when our midfield retains possession and moves the ball on the ground. I don't think Chad is our biggest problem by a long shot. - Ben Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:17:50 +0100 http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3/component/option,com_myblog/show,Save-Your-Panic-for-a-Real-Crisis.html/Itemid,96/#comment-252 I would just like to reiterate the absurdity of the CJ criticism after he has seen such little first team action since his return. Last season he had arugably one of the best years of his career. To call for the end of this Fire Original as he is making his way back from a long injury induced absence is simply shortsighted witch hunting. If he gets a number of matches under his belt and still doesn't look up to the task, then we can more appropriately dicuss his future with our squad. - Bahns. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:34:48 +0100 http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3/component/option,com_myblog/show,Save-Your-Panic-for-a-Real-Crisis.html/Itemid,96/#comment-248 I personally have never been on the Barrett bandwagon - I hope the guy succeeds, don't get me wrong, but his finishing is not the problem. In fact - you highlighted it in this piece: the guy is fragile mentally and the only person who can solve that problem is Chad Barrett. As a striker myself, I know first hand that you've got to forget the bad shots and focus on your next opportunity, be strong, and finish the next one. Heck, I've missed a few four foot sitters myself that had open nets - I know what that feels like. But Chad, it seems, loads up all the bad shots and lets them get in his way. His stats show better results this year yes, but I personally don't see an improvement in play - in fact, it seems to be downgrading. His work ethic is better & longer thanks to the Gatorade Institute, but now when he gets frustrated he gets tunnel vision & tries to do everything himself - like he's trying to hard to make up for his errors. I think the 2nd half of the Chivas game proves that. So to answer your question about the lineup changes [now that I've gotten that out of the way], I'd personally put Frankowski up top with Barrett. Let Barrett do the work and let Franko put in the garbage. Blanco as the CAM, Rolfe & Mapp as the wingers, Diego/Marmol as the CDM, and the back line with Brown, Soumare, Sega, & Conde. Anyway, that's my two cents all. - Graeme Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:08:18 +0100 http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3/component/option,com_myblog/show,Save-Your-Panic-for-a-Real-Crisis.html/Itemid,96/#comment-247 "(if someone could wipe the second half of the Chivas USA game from my memory banks with any kind of drug, please let me know)." dibs..... I got that Mawi well said Tom, I agree that Chad has been play much better this year than last. It has been said that when a player misses and easy chance that it can really hurt the confidence of the team, but Chad's five goals has done a lot to help the team as well. we have 19 points and he owns 6 of them on gwg's. thats all you can ask out of a striker, when the rest of your team cant find the net, you can be there more often than not. watching Chad miss complete sitters will be the most frustrating thing sense Ben Burton's sex life, but he is by far proven to be our best option.... but if BMcB wants to show Chad how it is done I will let him - Pattrick Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:34:53 +0100 http://www.section8chicago.com/jm3/component/option,com_myblog/show,Save-Your-Panic-for-a-Real-Crisis.html/Itemid,96/#comment-246 Well said. Like I wrote in a post this week, no one is more upset about the goals Chad missed than Chad himself. Keep your heads up Fire Fans. - eric stephens Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:29:58 +0100