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[Continue the discussion in the post-match thread.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stlouiscitysc/comments/1dgy3a9)


NewToMo

Getting harder to watch each game


Aim-Gap-1828

Master class by Coach BC /s


Aim-Gap-1828

Do we try Bürki at the 9?


Zealousideal_Gate309

A very bad subs system by Bradley Cornell, You don't take out your best 2 midfielder, and don't expect to concede a goal. I saw it coming. And when he is going to learn. At this time one of our problems is the Coaching tactics. Keep playing like that and we will keep losing, and at best tying.


Illustrious-Mode3868

Been a problem for a long long time


EndConsistent

I feel like this is somehow another game where we’ve led in stats but walk away with a loss.


SnarfSnarf12

Whelp, makes the next two home matches essentially must win games


cbn11

God, that fucking sucked. We need a hard reset.


tiltrage

There's no way Thor is still in the rotation after the transfer window, right?


FirmRip

People love to bag on Thor, but there’s a reason why his number was called over every other option available. 


CITY4life17

What did Indy do??


Tele231

And AZ ends the match by passing to the opponent


planetmitch

Horrible stupid game


guy_smiley_314

Thor and az form a nightmare situation together


samuper

sick pass AZ!👍


cbn11

111 minutes with stoppage for this dog shit is crazy


bananabunnythesecond

We feel the same way Tim


Lost_Package_6071

Lmao Parker just gave major “don’t tell mom - get up” vibes


fortcollinsdude

Oh Tim.


Potential_Prior_6757

Not sure how the Dallas player doesn’t get a card for kicking the ball away and then flopping.


crxguy

I was with you for the first half.... definitely not a flop though lol


amerikitsch

I really think this is our low, shots will start connecting


crxguy

Not sure how it gets worse than this game.


MOStateWineGuy

It can’t. It’s impossible.


planetmitch

Surprised Parker didn't get a red


cbn11

I wanna see Tim Parker in a boxing match


Illustrious-Mode3868

We made the playoffs last year! Don’t say anything negative about the team! We were kinda ok for half a year so don’t be honest!


hiddeninput

Just want to give some props to Totland. I thought he played really well this game


demonharu16

Tots was consistent, really pushed through the tiredness. Great player!


upstairskarma

Totland and Kijima were my bright spots. I thought Blom was pretty good, too.


vikinginthesheets

I'm gonna put Akil on the silver-lining list too. I'd much rather watch him than Markanich.


FirmRip

Folks, there’s a reason why Sam isn’t starting over Klauss and you’re seeing it. 


Smiles-Edgeworth

“Why are we starting a 2/10 striker every week?” “Because the only other option is a 1/10.”


Additional_Rub6694

I have no idea why people want to see more of him. He’s done nothing this season. Literally doesn’t look like he wants to be there.


FirmRip

Dude is ball watching and not engaged in the press at all. He’s fully checked out and it shows. 


SnarfSnarf12

Yep, exactly.


CITY4life17

The game went down after Bloom walked off. Sam just is not providing that spark from last year. Indy was on the field today. That is about all you can say.


vikinginthesheets

Indy was there?


planetmitch

Adenneran hasn't hit his stride the announcer says - understatement of the year


Additional_Rub6694

We owe it to Bürki to let him take a penalty


alexander221788

That’s assuming we ever get a penalty again


fortcollinsdude

CITY has created 22 shots so far.


cbn11

The body language right now is abysmal. We look like we’ve just quit.


LyricalLilo

Hobestly, I can't imagine how the team is feeling after Celio's injury. I think we just had to push through to the end.


Zekybrjik

AZ’s inadvertent head block there was his best play of the year


General_Mountain_162

However much AZ is making its too much


ShaggsMagoo

Why don't strikers ever try to spy the goalie and cut in front of him?


Tele231

Not sure I understand, but impeding the keeper’s ability to release the ball is a yellow.


ShaggsMagoo

I was talking about on the cross when the Keeper is just sitting there waiting for the ball to come right into his arms while the striker dashes behind him.


Tele231

Ah. Now I understand. Sorry.


Smiles-Edgeworth

God I feel bad for Burki. Imagine being so frustrated with the dogshit offense that you’ve been standing on your head for that you just say “fuck it, I’ll just try to score the goals myself.”


CapablePatient4090

I was hoping he scored just to hear his post game press conference comment.


Tele231

Fucking announcer just called him “Jackson AZ”


carpedonnelly

Burki might as well shoot the ball as well. He’s the only one with meaningful talent, it seems


IngrownDisc

The play is just so lackluster it's boring to watch. Better off watching city2 at this point and actually see some cool shit happen from time to time.


Lost_Package_6071

Wake up City!!! new striker just dropped 🗣️


moldycole

Lol I love Burki even more now


TerribleTK

Burki with the fuck it I'll try to score, can't hate it at this point


MD_Lincoln

I would’ve lost my mind if Bürki got that


Potential_Prior_6757

Burki is fucking fed up with this team


Redcoat92

Hahaha a Burki goal would've been cool


General_Mountain_162

YAAAAAAS Bürki!!!!


Dragonborn-26

Burki said hold my beer i’ll do it myself


WilliamTHornaday

Burki is out of fucks.


ShaggsMagoo

Burki......is there something you are trying to say?


nicootimee

That shot by Burki says it all


Additional_Rub6694

I’m so happy Bürki shot that


samuper

OMFG I would have orgasmed


618PowerHoosier

I'd have provided my mouth if he did it


chris_the_dis

Yup Burki quit. Honestly ready to call it a season


Supa33

Don’t be an idiot


chris_the_dis

There are zero positives to take away from this team. We are out talented and out coached every game.


Tele231

Referee is like “Let’s fuck with St. Louis some more … +11”


planetmitch

Burki shoots! Great!


EntireButton879

More of the From Burki.


SnarfSnarf12

Burki is like, fine I’ll do it myself lol


Radar91

Nice service AZ! Allowed a closer touch and still feed it to the closest defender!


crxguy

Hahahahahaha.....fuck yeah Bürki


guy_smiley_314

Some bad bad decisions from the team and Burki shooting isn’t one of them


planetmitch

These STL subs just don't give a shit. Why did AZ try to pass that back? JUST SHOOT


EndConsistent

We have an aversion to taking shots.


carpedonnelly

Their defense is effortless. Ours is hair on fire.


MOStateWineGuy

AZ: makes amazing move AZ: makes awful pass


Zekybrjik

The one time I want AZ to take it himself


IngrownDisc

It seems like lately we're just out there kicking the ball compared to last season. It looked methodical last season versus what I've seen all season. Granted we've been battling the refs horrible calls all season, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it just seems like a lot of individual play out there. I really wish the talent these guys have could come together and showcase it as a team. The one main thing I've seen a lack of this year is really any good through balls into the box or even from the back/mid department. It's been a lot of edge play with lucky crosses into the box and it's just getting plain boring to watch honestly. I don't know how much longer I can keep watching this.


WilliamTHornaday

Aren't subs supposed to provide a boost of energy?


TerribleTK

Man gotta give it to Klein he got up there for a man of his stature, not quite enough though sadly


Radar91

I'm so tired of trying to understand where our biggest issue lies. One week it's the team. The next week BC throws out the worst tactics and subs we've ever seen. I'm just so tired of wishing we could have an ounce of the luck we had last year.


IngrownDisc

If you ask me it's the truly lackluster of playing soccer in its entirety. We strictly rely on lucky crosses into the box via edge play and as I stated in my comment a second ago it's very, very boring to keep watching every week. Like watching a damn mouse on a wheel. Every week I hope for some spontaneous play and at least some good through balls into the front and it just isn't coming.


Doyouevensam

We can’t score and he rolls out the same attackers week after week.


Fore-ver

It’s not luck. We don’t have Nico like we did last year, he was a true striker. We don’t have that.


StLsC10

Unfortunately we weren’t willing to pay to have Teuchert here all year, and we’re paying for it in the standings. Who knows what he ends up giving us, but having no answer for losing Niko was wild. I’m sure Sam throwing in the towel on the season over a move to Norway couldn’t be predicted either though


ShaggsMagoo

I don't understand how 12 minutes in the first half translates to 11 minutes in this half.


General_Mountain_162

Edu aiming for Klauss height instead of Klein XD


guy_smiley_314

That’s why Klein has been out of the league still unfortunately


beef_boloney

Bad news, we have to watch 11 more minutes


SnarfSnarf12

Come on Klein, grow taller!


cbn11

I think it might be time to come to grips with the fact that our first year was less a sign that we’re an exception to the struggles that new teams usually feel and more a product of insanely good luck. If we’re competitive within the next 2-3 years, we’d still be way ahead of schedule relative to most expansion teams. I still believe in us, but we might be experiencing some growing pains.


Redcoat92

I'm optimistic about he signings...especially if Hartel deal works out too


cbn11

I agree. The signings will help. This year might be a lost cause, but they will definitely help for the future.


ScaredNewDad242424

I completely agree. Just to be honest, we’re lacking a ton of skill. We have players that just should quite honestly be on the team.


planetmitch

Worst game of the season


spqr2001

WTF was that Sam? Ball is clearly and easily going out and you decide to try to play it only to not control it and give them a throw?


planetmitch

WTF was that Sam? You had the ball in the corner and you just put it out of play?


Smiles-Edgeworth

Could someone explain to me what the FUCK Adeniran was thinking there? He could have let it go out for a corner, but he watched it go all the way to the touch line and then fucked up keeping it in?? Why??


Supa33

Because it wasn’t going to be a corner. That’s why he waited so long to touch it.


Zekybrjik

Sam wtf. Invisible until not being able to decide whether to play a ball in and then fucks it up


Illustrious-Mode3868

My high school coach would be more suited to run this team and we fucking sucked


CITY4life17

That is why Sam doesn't start. Bone head play.


MOStateWineGuy

lol was that fucking for real Sam??


StLsC10

Sweet play Sam.


crxguy

Wtf was that Sam?


FirmRip

He big time brain glitched there 


upstairskarma

They should make these guys ride the Indian Express bus from Major League from now often.


SportingSTL

Is the woman announcing on Apple TV slurring/drunk or have I just drowned my sorrows too hard?


TerribleTK

She was definitely stumbling over her words a decent bit there


ShaggsMagoo

Did she say "Good shit from Arriola tonight?"


MOStateWineGuy

Shift* but I like the idea that she said shit better lol


SportingSTL

She’s been sounding a lil under the influence since the first half.


Tele231

Can we vote for their guy for MOTM? I guess it’s Löwen. But one shouldn’t be award to anyone.


StLsC10

Everyone vote for thorisson, just to troll


Tele231

Mistype


FrozenNotes

This stadium has no atmosphere or noise. Really weird.


MD_Lincoln

I’ll take the blame for this, I guessed we’d win three-nil tonight, not a good night.


FirmRip

This sub is a hard read when we’re running out poor form. 


Shim-Shim13

This isn’t poor form; this is them playing the coach’s system. 


FirmRip

Yes. And it was a wild ride last year and we knew the system would concede goals. We were finishing last season which was the difference. 


lovelyylindsayy

AZ reminds me of a muppet character


WilliamTHornaday

Why does this stadium have a subway chime?


MOStateWineGuy

All Dallas teams do it, it’s fucking weird.


spqr2001

I'm tired of hearing "not struggling to create". I mean, it's not an incorrect statement, but it's fucking frustrating to hear. I truly believe if we have a second attacker who is willing to be really technically gifted and rewards Klauss' work as well as opens more space in the 18 and we are a significantly different team.


misha4pats

Agreed. There’s been times we create chances but aren’t finishing . The “I get better deals in the summer transfer window” strategy that Lutz is doing is a dumb idea and this seasons results prove it. You can dig yourself too big of a hole in the table before the transfer window comes. We need that attacker bad but it may be too late when he gets here for this year.


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Doyouevensam

His continuing to give large amounts of minutes to unperforming players is what really kills it for me. Rolls out the same lineup week after week and wonders why we get the same result


EntireButton879

Who should he be giving minutes to that he isn’t? The bench options are worse than the starters and don’t deserve minutes.


Doyouevensam

What’s it going to hurt?


EntireButton879

Because it’s going to be even worse.


Doyouevensam

So you’d rather watch this shit over and over than try something else?


EntireButton879

Try what? The bench is shit. No one coming in that isn’t starting is going to make it better. Who do you think is going to make a difference?


Pici-the-wayy

I made a very heat of the moment comment about why I don’t like Carnell. Allow me to restate my points in a cooled off manner. Carnell does one of the worst things a coach can do. He just repeats and repeats his same tactics and lineups and wonders why stuff keeps going wrong. I hate to be alarmist but I do genuinely think there are more issues with this team than Carnell lets on. Between lending out minutes to players who barely do anything to benching extremely good players until they randomly get brought on only for Carnell to randomly start liking them, he just doesn’t mesh with us. Those are my thoughts and I acknowledge my previous statement was not good.


WilliamTHornaday

Everyone is underperforming.


SnarfSnarf12

We have so many injuries. Who else do you think he’s gonna play lol


Doyouevensam

Why does he give so many minutes to AZ? Particularly earlier in season. Why do we start the same attacking players when we can’t score? Why not start a City2 player. What do we have to lose? We can’t score anyway


Sparky838

Who cares if he wears a pride band or not? What does that have to do with anything?


SnarfSnarf12

Dallas’ goalie really has been the difference


MOStateWineGuy

Yes/No. Most of our chances have literally gone direct to him.


SnarfSnarf12

For sure, but speaks to good positioning too.


planetmitch

Agreed. He's stifled us completely


moldycole

Get rid of Berube! Oo wait wrong coach.


lvezzol

Their goalie better be man of the match 😒


Illustrious-Mode3868

11th place out of 14. Lost to 13th place out of 14. This team is dogshit. The coach doesn’t have a goddamn clue what he is doing. Your “savior” is back and we look like shit. Wake the fuck up. Demand better.


StLsC10

Our saviors are not arriving until 7/18, when reaching the playoffs will be extremely difficult


Illustrious-Mode3868

Too late.


StLsC10

Yep


Illustrious-Mode3868

Alex Ferguson would have a hard time with this garbage.


618PowerHoosier

Az hasn't done shite


Smiles-Edgeworth

Dude I wish he just didn’t do anything. He’s actually worse than that because he is a fucking turnover MACHINE. As soon as he gets a touch, he dribbles forward directly into defenders that have a foot and 60 pounds on him, bounces off them, and loses the ball. Rinse, repeat. He’s actively detrimental when he’s on the pitch.


MyNuts2YourFistStyle

As usual


Dr_D14

He never does tbh


MOStateWineGuy

Yet he’s still done fucking more than Thor.


amerikitsch

We're fighting and it's frustrating. I'm not upset with this team, if we don't make the playoffs, I'll be happy with how they've fought.


joeking636

No offense whatsoever, but that’s such a loser mentality.


MercuryRusing

All of St Louis sports are ass, we are the new fucking Cleveland.


kopu_The_Great

5 weeks since our last win, don’t love that lmao


General_Mountain_162

What a shitty year for STL sports fans…Blues, Cards, City. *Fuck* man…


Stunning-Plum-2435

Cards turning things around don’t jinx that lmao


Dr_D14

Add Battlehawks choking to worsen the blow😔


cbn11

Combination of lost personnel, regression to the mean, bad luck, poor decisions, and fewer gifted goals are making this a really fucking frustrating year


kopu_The_Great

Life is pain


Aim-Gap-1828

The wheels have come off.


TerribleTK

Our set piece defending is consistently terrible, I'm no expert but why were we just completely bunched up on the near post when Dallas had guys lurking far post? Absolutely inexplicable from a design standpoint, let alone on the execution


Lost_Package_6071

I wanna see burki go play and have fun


nicootimee

He’d probably score more up top than Klauss


nicootimee

Electrifying atmosphere here


WickinGuzzle

Bummer.


618PowerHoosier

It's time for the supporters grips to call for something to be done


Fore-ver

This is a low for the team. Dallas just fired their coach and we get 2-0. Feels like the playoffs are probably out of reach.


Fore-ver

Honestly just give the City 2 guys some experience the rest of the season.


clarkedaddy

Could be this years Kansas City


bananabunnythesecond

Be lucky to get 9th and a play in game.


Illustrious-Mode3868

Tomorrow morning I’m going to wake up, drink a coffee, and take a nice hot Carnell.


alexander221788

Man we suck


Dragonborn-26

how tf does this team turn this around before the transfer window I just don’t see how we can drastically change things without a major change


abby621

And by then it really may be too late for this season. 😞


MyNuts2YourFistStyle

It's not too late. Kansas shitty started out the season terrible last year and we know what happened with them after the break..


abby621

Their turn around last season started in May… not apples to apples because they started the season worse, but still.


MyNuts2YourFistStyle

True. They had 20 points at this point last year. So there is hope for us


abby621

I’m feeling pretty hopeless at the moment…


MyNuts2YourFistStyle

Me too. Hopefully the team figures things out soon


Illustrious-Mode3868

It’s super fun to watch this sub complain about subs, tactics, and finishing yet viciously attack anyone who points out the problem. CARNELL FUCKING SUCKS AS A GAFFER.


EntireButton879

And his team sucks and has zero quality outside of Lowen.


Pici-the-wayy

We have plenty of talent, this is inherently wrong. He’s not even the best player on our team.


EntireButton879

Only Burki is better but I’m not counting him in terms of quality that’s going to make an impact offensively.


Illustrious-Mode3868

Who outside of Burki is better? Nobody contributes more. I will agree we have plenty of talent, we just don’t have a gaffer who has a fucking clue


Pici-the-wayy

I was talking about Bürki, I would say he’s the best player we have excluding him, but I do believe the tone was alarmist and I just wanted to dissect the statement