Saturday, March 31, 2018

Cristian Penilla Is Confirmed Large At Sports


Well, before we get to the game, we have a pressing matter at hand. As you may have seen, March Madness brackets are hot right now. That is because This Is March. 
Well brackets for all sorts of things have been popping up. Marvel heroes, candy, pornstars, old TV shows, the works really. Well one of the many has been Disney and Pixar movies. One of the most talked about and fought over matches is what many are calling a first round slobberknocker. Not me. I am, of course, talking of Frozen vs. Moana. It's not even close. Moana blows Frozen out of the water, pun intended. Well, Kelyn Rowe did not agree because he is a wrong person. 
The temerity, the unmitigated gall, the complete and utter lack of couth, Max Kellerman. Frozen over Moana?  I'll look past the Hercules over Lion King atrocity, but I will not turn a blind eye to Frozen over Moana. The songs are better, the setting is better, the characters are as a whole better (I will concede Olaf is a strong presence, I love me some Olaf), it has a better plot, Moana has The Rock in it and Auli'i Cravalho broke out completely. You've got Alessia Cara on the album version of How Far I'll Go with a nice little beat behind her. And you want to put Frozen over that? That is where I have had enough, Molly Qerim.

And so, I must rebuke Kelyn Rowe's Disney Bracket. 

Anyway, there was a sports game tonight. Jeff Lemieux reminds us that the Revs have been good against the Dynamo recently. 
The lineup was largely the same minus one change: Luis Caicedo got the start in place of Bracket Boy which changed the formation a bit. Perhaps the bigger story is the fact that Toni Delamea has yet to reclaim his spot in the XI, as Jalil Anibaba maintains his stranglehold.

Teal Bunbury has had enough of our shit and decided to finish off a tap in.

Beautiful counter build up and Cristian Penilla threads the needle to make it as easy a goal as can be for Teal.

The Revs broke out again and it was the Big Time Speed Man Penilla with a lear chance at goal before being shoved in the back by Damarcus Beasley. Beasley gets shown the red and the Revs for once are up a man instead of being down a man.

Penilla capped off his stellar day with an absolutely marvelous goal.

The speed and direct attack, the damn Ronaldo scissors and a scorching finish up high. It was mostly sexual in nature for me.

Penilla was even tracking back hard in the last 5 minutes, so we can officially throw out that he can only go 70 minutes when healthy. If he's good to go, he should be on the field all game long.

Two other notes:

-This game was far more back-and-forth. The press from the start was a little more relaxed and Houston was taking advantage by pushing deep but never quote finding those top tier chances. The Revs were very much playing bend don't break defense. The toned down press meant a more open game which I think actually helped the Revs attack, and they were able to possess more than they did against NYC. This is a good sign, as Brad was able to see that while the press was working against New York, breaking the press meant a good look at goal and decreased possession. So, he employed the press but tweaked it based on last week. Thats what Big Baller Brad does.

-The other thing is that the Cult of Matt Turner is growing and I am at the head of the church handing out dixie cups of kool aid. 

A few good saves and a first career clean sheet for the kid. He has been one of the brightest and most unexpected aspects of the young season.

Man of the Match

Cristian Penilla clearly the MOTM. An assist, a goal and drew a red card. His goal showed off some of the creativity and FINISHING that has been missing from this team. Despite the Diego's and Kelyn's and Juan's and Lee's, Penilla is the first player I've felt can score literally every time he touches the ball. He's pure electricity. The way he attacks defenders is refreshing. I need the Revs to exercise the option to buy him ASAP. 



And thus, the Revs move to 2-1-1 on the season and have actually won a road game. Next up is a Friday Night Fight with Montreal at Gillette. Time to keep the ball rolling. 

Revs 2-0 Houston. Cue the music!






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