I don't think all of our 2025 issues are mutually exclusive. I have no doubt that Tata will fix one of them, which was a lack of identity. Hopefully clearer tactics will follow and we will at least look a little more comfortable.
Can he fix whatever was broken with ELL? We know he's capable, but something was wrong with how he was being used and an ineffective pipeline to him.
Can he make Miranchuk look better than a sub-standard CAM? I don't know, because it's hard to fix slow. He's just the player he is and feels like a bad fit for MLS, but maybe I'll be proven wrong.
Related, can he get Miggy and Miranchuk on together while still maximizing their strengths? Again, don't know. I think it will look somewhat better because of the other improvements to everything else, but it may always be a hinderance until one of them is gone.
This offseason has been meh, and the club itself hasn’t seemed to be leaning into the new season with much, if any, fanfare and enthusiasm. Perhaps they are trying to under promise and over deliver, but this is the first lead up to a new season that has felt so…meh.
Great to set expectations early 😬
I don't think all of our 2025 issues are mutually exclusive. I have no doubt that Tata will fix one of them, which was a lack of identity. Hopefully clearer tactics will follow and we will at least look a little more comfortable.
Can he fix whatever was broken with ELL? We know he's capable, but something was wrong with how he was being used and an ineffective pipeline to him.
Can he make Miranchuk look better than a sub-standard CAM? I don't know, because it's hard to fix slow. He's just the player he is and feels like a bad fit for MLS, but maybe I'll be proven wrong.
Related, can he get Miggy and Miranchuk on together while still maximizing their strengths? Again, don't know. I think it will look somewhat better because of the other improvements to everything else, but it may always be a hinderance until one of them is gone.
This offseason has been meh, and the club itself hasn’t seemed to be leaning into the new season with much, if any, fanfare and enthusiasm. Perhaps they are trying to under promise and over deliver, but this is the first lead up to a new season that has felt so…meh.
So, do we or don't we have a holding mid fielder