The former and once again Crew are in town tomorrow night after the All-Star break. The Rapids, not having any All-Stars, are coming off a week of rest while Darlington Nagbe represented the Crew in the game (and took a hard knock). Columbus is on a hot streak, with only one loss in their last eleven games (five wins and 5 draws). Kickoff tomorrow is at the normal 7pm time, and we're into the final 10 games of the Altitude blackout.
Injury Report:
OUT: M Ollie Larraz
QUESTIONABLE: M Jack Price
Disciplinary Report:
ONE CAUTION FROM SUSPENSION: D Lalas Abubakar, D Lucas Esteves, M Bryan Acosta
Yes, Jack Price started last week and yes, he's still on the injury list. This time though its an upper body injury instead of the leg injury he was recovering from.
.png)
Hard to tell exactly how the midfield is going to lay out. Price starts if he can, but I'm assuming he won't be able to. You could see a more attacking midfield with Gutierrez instead of Priso, or possibly in place of Acosta if they want to keep the more defensive midfielder in. Columbus is weak on the flanks so I expect Esteves, Lewis, and Barrios to start over the more defensive options there.
Prediction: 2-2 draw, goals by Zardes and Rubio. Zardes had a less than pleasant separation from the Crew when he was traded and I think he's going to want to show them what they're missing. That and the weakness on the flanks should be enough to keep us in the game, but I'm not sure we get over the hump for 3 points.
Posts
1 comment:
Last few games have been great, I hope this run continues. I noticed the new guy, Guiterrez, came on for Price last week. I thought he was great. Interesting to see if he replaces Price in the long run or is able to play with him. I've loved Price, but he is getting older.
-AlbertCamus
Post a Comment