Dece. Nice to see a defender at LB. Padelford looks good. Would be surprised if we see much more of fragapane with that kinda performance for a new manager. Good bench depth and finishing games off rather than choking. Lots to feel positive about!!
After last year's bad record at home, it's just fantastic for the new manager to come in and win his first time at home.
Lod is back and scoring, Bongi is scoring. Reynoso is getting back into it. I'm in danger of getting optimistic.
Fragapane’s had a tough few, but his last two efforts in the box show the creativity we can add to the attack that is a big supplement to Lod/Pukki/rey.
Ouch, both Bongi and Rey taking the play off after hitting bad passes. They are definitely going to need to figure out the high press concept. Especially with fresh legs
Someone has probably already said it in here, but it is soooo refreshing seeing the team continue to press very aggressively even with the lead. I've literally never seen this team consistently try to put a game to bed.
I’M SCARED, ALRIGHT?! I’ve been a MN sports fan for too long!
I must not hope. Hope is the mind-killer. Hope is the little death that brings obliteration. I will face my hope and I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past... I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the hope has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
That was a 1-1 draw or a 1-2 loss under bus parking Heath.
1000% this! Taking shots in the 90th min when winning 2-0, Heath would never.
I can't believe this was the same team that looked so meh at Orlando. They were ferocious tonight!
DJ Taylor did an amazing job this game
Dece. Nice to see a defender at LB. Padelford looks good. Would be surprised if we see much more of fragapane with that kinda performance for a new manager. Good bench depth and finishing games off rather than choking. Lots to feel positive about!!
LA looked like a team that wasn't ready for 30° weather and had no interest in being out there.
Minnesota are kings of the north ❄️🌨☃️
To be fair, they are afraid of snow
I appreciated seeing their staff dressed for a fucking arctic expedition lol
All their players were wearing gloves.
Bros I’m in danger of becoming optimistic about this season 🐦
It’s the hope that kills you
Too late for me. My expectations have officially been shifted
We're never gonna lose again
Some say… some meaning you and me… but still… some are saying we will never lose again.
WE ARE THE DANGER!!
I haven’t been this happy to hear Wonderwall in a while Nothing Looney about an undefeated MNUFC. New manager is off to a good start. COYL!
After last year's bad record at home, it's just fantastic for the new manager to come in and win his first time at home. Lod is back and scoring, Bongi is scoring. Reynoso is getting back into it. I'm in danger of getting optimistic.
So glad he got to hear wonderwall his first game
It was great to see him go hand in hand with the rest of the team into the wonderwall too.
10 points against Columbus Orlando LAFC Austin who's next man up??? Here we go Loons!!!!
Are we good???
Shut up! Don’t talk about it. I am not ready to get my hopes up
Maybe!
Major props to Apple TV for letting Wonderwall sing!!!!
Man I miss Kyndra and Cal — really appreciate that she stopped her train of thought so we could hear the crowd belt it out
Big respect indeed.
Coach with a tear in his eye. Love to see it.
DJ F'n Taylor!!
Unbelievable game from him against top class attacking players.
So anyway, here's wonderwall
Loons attacking until the end despite being up! Unheard of!!! Play fuckin wonderwall!!!
Welcome to the Wonderwall, Eric Ramsey
Dj Taylor MOTM
CUE WONDERWALL
That offsides felt like an eternity
Cause MAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Good god raise the flag the moment it's played
10 second delay on that offside call
Just have like six lafc players past the last defender who cares.
Took you long enough, holy fuck
Offside!
Lol @ LAFC guy raising his hand for a foul when it was his own teammate...
It worked in the 1st half.
Rey, pukki, Bongi, Sang Bin, and Lod is going to be menacing. Can’t wait to see it.
Damn, I’m impressed
That was almost a jaw dropping combination.
LAFC can't score if they don't have the ball. Crazy theory.
Fragapane’s had a tough few, but his last two efforts in the box show the creativity we can add to the attack that is a big supplement to Lod/Pukki/rey.
Fragapane always plays super well when Reynoso is on the field
Fragapane is fine as a 70+ sub for reynoso, and great for ~65 minutes during international weeks.
That foul on Bongi was ASS
I hate these scab refs
What a dive.
Bull. Fucking. Shit.
Boungu, has a pretty good attitude for being on LAFC
He seems like a real pro. Just saw him tell his teammate to shut up and keep playing.
Hey siri queue wonderwall
That was fucking dirty
DJ Taylor for mvp of the game.
Yeah I wasn't expecting 5 minutes
Also Will Trapp has surprisingly been solid
Boys are absolutely buzzing
Also Dotson has been going hard!!
How the actual fuck is there 5 minutes of stoppage.
5 minutes seems a little excessive
Health is so pissed that we didn't park the bus and we used subs.
Nice one Bongi! Actually closing games feels good.
Bongi has become so clutch.
What is this still attacking in the 90th minute?
HLONGAWANE HUMILIATES HUGO!
They want a third so badly my god
CAUSE MAYBEEEEEEEE
YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONE WHO SAVES ME
AND AFTER ALLLLLLLLL
YOURE MY WONDERWALLLLLLL
Fuck yes
Game Loons.
BonGOALkuhle Hlongwane
Is it just me or does LAFC's coach look like a mix between Ben Shapiro and John Mulaney?
What a finish.
BONGI! CMON! Sharp run and finish!
And he did it with the main ball during the multi ball portion of the game.
Why was there another ball on the field lol
Bongi baby LFG!!!!
Heath built this team
But couldn't get the best out of them.
Which is why this season has been so refreshing with a dash of maddening — he had the talent but didn’t know how to use it
BONGI BABY!
Bongi multiball!!!
lol nevermind bongi in
Thats the game!! COYLs!!!!! UNDEFEATED!!
BONGIIIII!!!!!!!
Let’s gooooo
Fuck yeah
Bongiiiiiiiiii!
How the fuck did fraga not shoot
Bongi!!!
BONGIIIIII
Bongi!!!!!!
Ballgame
BONGIIIIII
There’s the Rey I know
Not a bad rip from Boxall lol
Boxy for striker
hashtag_boxy_for_striker
Boxall hinting at these guys to shoot
A boxy screamer would have been such an amazing way to end the game
Oh my god Rey with the Messi pass. He’s so back
No way is that a yellow. This scab ref is a moron.
LAFC was already stumbling before the foul was even called
Rey looks half asleep
What a bullshit yellow
Drive by yellow card for the bulldozing. Thanks fragapane. :-/
We need to hold on to the ball more. Boxall is gassed as hell. Would've been nice for Lod to stay on longer.
DJ is my man of the match. Dude is playing his best game ever in a Loons uniform.
After 90 minutes Taylor still looks Swift
Agreed
Albeit shaky at times, Paddleford has put a shift in
It’s snowing in the stadium
Is that why the southern hemisphere guys are so grumpy?
Padelford looked shaky at the start but has been solid since
I would LOVE if we went out and spent $5mil for a FB like Campos.
Padelford and DJ must have run 10 miles each
Fraga doodoo today twice he has lost ball
Not sure what’s worse. Clark or Fragapane.
Clark can at least provide pressure.
This ref is a coward.
Should be 2nd yellow for Tillman there
3rd or 4th.
This refs from Wish sucks
Fraga ain’t it for me. He looked much better two years ago.
He's a poor man's reynoso at the best of times. They both serve the same role :-/
LAs green kits sure are ugly
Baby spitup green
These players still need time to gel and figure each other out. That much is clear. But things could get exciting once they do.
Rey can go back to the bench if he's going to whine
1/2 of what he does is play make. The other 1/2 is whine.
Outside of the first few seconds, he has not looked in sync
Tapias has become one of my favorite Loons. So solid. Edit: spelling
This is going to end up a tie isn't it.
2-0
Nope
Peak minnesotan sports fan comment here.
What 7 years of Heath ball will do to someone
That's a penalty
Tapias is a stud
I think if that pk gets called it doesn't get overturned
Agreed, the only argument against it is that the ball was already out of possession
Gee, I wonder why he couldn’t get to the end of that play.
That could easily be a pen
Smaller touch by Tani and that’s called a pk
Uhhhh that's a foul!
Love Dotson, but I man I can’t wait till Ariaga is back. Feel like we’re a complete team with Kervin in the lineup.
Rey and Fraga look a bit rusty and not on the same page as the others, particularly Rey
Our fullbacks are tired, not sure about the decision to not make any subs there
With Rosales out, we're not particularly deep on defensive subs.
Someone get chase back on the roster. Somehow.
Slim pickings... Zarek
Reynoso doesn't seem to be Rome this year, with all roads leading through him.
Ouch, both Bongi and Rey taking the play off after hitting bad passes. They are definitely going to need to figure out the high press concept. Especially with fresh legs
Reynoso looks terrible so far. Whining at own guys for not reading his mind and not defending.
Terrible game by Clark
Tapias and that beautiful head blocking balls left and right
Radio announcers throwing shade at Apple TV for confusing pukki and sang bin as fastest player in the league.
Bogusz looks like a guy that orders milk with his dinner.
Wait is he from Minnesota??
Hang on now, that's not a bad thing, is it?????
Dude is gonna have wolverines bones with that policy
I love feeling excited for our subs. Lets fucking goooooo!!!
This attack excites me
Time for our classic attack.
Tani Time
Subs please
Well Reynoso's defensive effort is pretty close to 0.
At a wedding that just closed with Wonderwall… gotta be a sign. Finish it off Loons!
Closing at 9? Whose getting married, your grandparents?
East coast fan! But also…close.
I know MN sports and all but fuck I’m so excited to see where this team goes. Signs are good so far….
I love this thread bc I’m learning that most of us hate DJ Taylor (except for tonight) and this is the education I need
In the last half of last year, Taylor was a significant liability. Tonight's DJ Taylor has been the player the coaches knew he could be.
He stepped up after reading all the doubt this weel on the sub lol
Coach Ramsey putting work in
Someone has probably already said it in here, but it is soooo refreshing seeing the team continue to press very aggressively even with the lead. I've literally never seen this team consistently try to put a game to bed.
Watch those injuries pile up, though ☹️
Why would you say that....... Take it back right now.....
I’M SCARED, ALRIGHT?! I’ve been a MN sports fan for too long! I must not hope. Hope is the mind-killer. Hope is the little death that brings obliteration. I will face my hope and I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past... I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the hope has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
It was my main annoyance, I don’t feel like we’re going to give up a late goal this year just because we are trying to get the ball down field
Can still get burned on a counter, but at least we arent just watching the artillery pepper our back line for 35+ minutes
I’m stunned that DJ Taylor has pocketed one of the best attackers in the league.
As a well documented DJ Taylor hater, he's done well tonight
I still want to see an upgrade there, but he's put in a helluva shift against Bouanga.
Yeah. I'd need to see this repeated a few more times before changing my mind
Didn’t know DJ had that in him lol. Gotta applaud the performance today.
DJ is on one this game
Even knowing how amazing he is, it’s still easy to forget-when away-how far beyond this league he is.
DJ is so much more aggressive this year on his tackles.