From Bad to Worse

RIFC fall 2-0 to Pittsburgh while losing JJ Williams to a Red Card

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Ryan Healey
August 05, 2025

NOT GREAT, BOB.

In another lifeless performance, The Tide continues to get lower. Another match of minimal offensive threat combined with some sloppy defensive mistakes drops RIFC to dead last in the league in points per match this season.

And if you thought that was bad, JJ Williams rightfully received a Red Card for violent conduct meaning a multiple match suspension. Probably not going to help these offensive woes that I mentioned above.

The vibes around this team have never been lower and I think Andrew encapsulated that well in the July version of The Tide Chart (written before the Pittsburgh match).

The Tide Chart – July 2025 - Tide Talk

The Tide Chart is a monthly blog tracking Rhode Island FC player form, highlighting standout performances, trends, and key storylines from the past month.

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Riptide Report

A minor detail of these that’s very funny is that whenever Hands wants to talk about the lineup, he has to create it himself in FotMob’s lineup builder because their actuals lineups have never once been right. You’ll be shocked to hear that that’s the only light-hearted thing in this version of The Riptide Report.

The Riptide Report: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Rhode Island FC - 8/2/2025 - Tide Talk

RIFC fell 2-0 at Highmark Stadium to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday night. It was an embarrassing performance, particularly in the 2nd half. The result keeps RIFC near the bottom of the table and level on points with Tampa Bay, who won in Indy tonight. This was yet another disappointing result and frustrating blog to […]

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Player Ratings

My Take: Every single player here is rated too high. Timmy’s take below:

Rhode Island FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Player Ratings - 08/02/2025 - Tide Talk

Rhode Island FC faced another 0-2 defeat, this time against Pittsburgh, compounded by JJ Williams' red card.

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The Tide Talk Show

Matt and I had did our best to break this one down. Shoutout to the comment section for the group therapy session on this one. Think we may need a while lot more this season.

See ya Wednesday as we quickly turn our attention to Detroit.

Up the Tide!

Ryan & the Tide Talk Team