Matt Johnston

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@lafcdaniel Excited for the next good midfielder on a Short term loan they don’t pick up after they trade terry for an international spot

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Not feeling great about this one - a better team would have done something with all the opportunities in the box they put together.

I still blame JT for the lack of quality. We went from Chiellini and Ilie advancing the ball to Long and Igor tonight 🫣

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ While MDS made a strong case for inclusion into the Mount Rushmore of MLS JAG coaches - how much of the second half is on him vs having Segura/Delgado/Choiniere and Terry as his healthy midfield options?

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Unfortunate byproduct of listening to this show was only being able to see Choiniare’s teammates get visibly upset with him clearly not being where he was supposed to be on a dozen plus occasions + Boudri avoid using his left foot at all costs

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ I’m worried about the team being susceptible to the low-block-and-counter style.

If we’re being objective, they should have given up a few goals if superdraft pick Logan Farrington wasn’t bricking everything he could get a foot on.

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Wondering if Kirk had an aneurysm from the commentary in the 24th-32nd minutes going from “Jack McGlynn should start over Reyna with the USMNT” -> Ben Olsen’s beard -> how good of a coach ben Olson is -> wondering why Bogusz doesn’t take set pieces

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Sergi is logging a ton of miles in the up-and-down the sideline role - if they need to to rotate him or play a few 60/30s to make it through the CCC push - who is the best next man up? If Artem were to get more minutes would it have to be in that role?

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ This has the potential to be the best MLS side of all time if they extend Eustaqio through the end of the year with Miami-style “loan shenanigans with heavily backweighted offseason purchase requirement”, drop Igor and get another impact DP

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Objectively, David Martinez should go.

It’s a lose-lose for LAFC: Either he continues to be an immature kid and cost us OR the second he figures it out he’ll be sold at the next window which puts us back at finding another Biuk or BRod.

Bring Bogusz home.

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Dear Don Garber - your third biggest signing ever just scored a great goal which will do a billion impressions on social and the best backdrop you can come up with is a half-finished stadium on Star Wars night on the furthest thing from a Scott’s lawn I’ve ever seen. RIP Igor.

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ When I said a few weeks ago that I thought Chris Armas was one of the better MLS coaches (even though he isn’t very good), it’s entirely because his teams at least compete hard compared to watching Caleb porter do absolutely nothing other than watching Carlos Gil yell at scrubs

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Can you steelman for us why dolo is so afraid of the short corner? How should they organize the set piece defense differently?

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ How much more time until David Martinez officially gets added to the LAFC Mount Rushmore of guys-that-are-obviously-talented-but-can’t-finish-chances along with BRod, Stipe Biuk, and Kike Olivera?

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@Jason @TOMFORD @Zegna @dieworkwear P Johnson and it isn’t even close

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@2112Power @foundersfund @Lux_Capital @MorganStanley @altimeter @1789Capital @a16z @constructcap @137ventures 🚬

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ @LAFCPR While most of the Colorado episode was supposed to be satire, Chris Armas actually should be considered one of the better coaches in the league when you see what guys like Eric Quill were doing with this Dallas side. Feels like there’s 10-15 teams with coaches of that caliber rn

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ Why does the team overcomplicate DP spots so badly? Instead of spending $9M on the Stipe Biuks of the world, I just want them to add two 27 year olds from the Belgium league like Hany Mukhtar (was $3M fee) and Anders Dreyer ($5M) and start winning in MLS

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ I know Steve is too stubborn to try new formations/anything but I have to think a 3-4-3 with smoliakov at LWB and Hollingshead on the right with sergi as one of the 3 CBs would make a drastic difference in the ability to break a press without kicking it 60 yds out of bounds 20x

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ I’m just a casual but from my eyes LAFC made Chelsea take us serious and work for their opportunities which is all you can realistically ask for.

[Matt Johnston @Das_Johnston]

@CounterPress_ With Steve doubling down in his media appearance this week that MLS is the priority right now and not the club World Cup…why wouldn’t he start Giroud, have him show the world he can still play, then find an off-ramp for him this summer to get 2 new DPs?