Are you the Fire from May in disguise?

Last night, we Fire fans were subjected to an outrageous breach in the space-time continuum. We had thought that our long national nightmare, the months of insipid football that began this season, had been discarded into the dustbin of history.

Unfortunately, we were wrong. As notabbott points out, the game, formation and tactics were all too reminiscent of the Sarachan era. Maybe it just comes down to the personnel available, but the Fire are far too reliant on Blanco if no-one else outside the forwards (and maybe Guerrero) can be expected to create anything. If three of your midfielders are Pause, Armas and Soumare, what do you expect?

There has to be a reason why Wanchope and Rolfe were so anonymous. Both are quality footballers, albeit neither in top form. But they were simply noticeable only for their absence during play yesterday. This comes down to service. Mapp’s injury (out for another month at least) is a big blow in this regard. Could we play Rolfe on the wing, with Blanco moving up-field a bit? I’d really like to see him receiving the ball nearer the opposition’s goal more often.

Osorio now needs to prove his mettle and figure out how to make the best use of Blanchopolfe, because just counting on magic from Blanco will not be enough on its own. Guppy recently told the Trib that a trade was 50/50. Those odds, I would think, changed last night, especially with Guerrero going down with an ankle sprain that looked pretty bad. Change is needed.

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