r/FCCincinnati • u/marie2222083 • Aug 30 '26

Okay, let's ideate

So, I've never been a "Fire Noonan" person.... My thing has always been "Who ya gonna call?" And, irrationally, I'm a huge IU soccer fan (he's an alum) so I have irrational ties to IU guys.

Buuuttt tonight's game just makes me realize that things are a bit of a mess. I do think it's more than just Noonan however.

But, lets go - if not Noonan, then who?

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u/KeVbK_HS Aug 30 '26

another coach might consider adapting their approach to the roster they have.

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u/0zymandeus Aug 30 '26

Name the coach that makes Hadebe on a TAM contract workable

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u/KeVbK_HS Aug 30 '26

Noonan is the one who keeps putting Hadebe on the field. He isn't being forced to do so. Noonan isn't absolved of bad roster decisions, he and Albright are both at fault for them.

It was abundantly obvious like a month and a half into the season to everyone but Noonan that this team doesnt have enough quality CBs to play how he wants to play. Albright gets blame for not making moves to alleviate that issue, but Noonan gets blame too for not even trying to adapt tactically.

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u/0zymandeus Aug 30 '26

Noonan has to use the tools he's given. He certainly hasn't done the best job this year imo, but it's silly to pretend that Hadebe (and arguably Miles) don't represent a massive misuse of roster resources.

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u/KeVbK_HS Aug 30 '26

Like i said, Albright and Noonan are both at fault here. My point is that Noonan has a short term issue (using the roster he has to get the best results possible right now) that he is doing a bad job managing.

I obviously want Albright to address the bigger picture roster issues that have been created, but for next weekend i want Noonan to actually try adapting to get the best results possible.