Eco Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 The season is quickly coming up. Round 1 of fixtures: March 2 Saturday Philadelphia Union vs Toronto FC Orlando City SC vs New York City FC Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls FC Dallas vs new England Revolution Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota United FC LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes vs Montreal Impact Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati March 3 Sunday DC United vs Atlanta United LA FC vs Sporting KC
Guest Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I am full San Jose this year. I really want Marcos Lopez to do well. Raul Ruidiaz may be my favourite but he's a player I'm so used to see doing well and has already peaked. Marcos Lopez on the other hand is young, and has a bright future for Peruvian football.
Eco Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Blue said: I am full San Jose this year. I really want Marcos Lopez to do well. Raul Ruidiaz may be my favourite but he's a player I'm so used to see doing well and has already peaked. Marcos Lopez on the other hand is young, and has a bright future for Peruvian football. Enjoy that ride. Their fan support is pretty atrocious from what I've seen, but they are also on the opposite side of the country so watching them is rather tedious. Excited to see what Atlanta United has in store this year. Re-upped my ST's, even though I only went to 2 games last year.
Eco Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 Saturday - March 2, 2019 Philadelphia Union vs Toronto Orlando City vs New York City FC Columbus Crew vs New York RB Dallas vs New England Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota United LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire Seattle Sounders vs Cincinnati SJ Earthquakes vs Montreal Impact Sunday - March 3, 2019 DC United vs Atlanta United LAFC vs Sporting KC
Guest Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 Luciano Acosta linked to PSG and doing well in the MLS. But according to some people, the MLS isn't a feeder league and the Championship trumps it Also, Ruidiaz scored in his first game of the season. He'll be competing for the Golden Boot this year, in which he was already too far behind last season as he joined Seattle mid-season. Marcos Lopez I'm hearing had a nightmare debut for San Jose.
Smiley Culture Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 7 hours ago, Blue said: Luciano Acosta linked to PSG and doing well in the MLS. But according to some people, the MLS isn't a feeder league and the Championship trumps it Also, Ruidiaz scored in his first game of the season. He'll be competing for the Golden Boot this year, in which he was already too far behind last season as he joined Seattle mid-season. Marcos Lopez I'm hearing had a nightmare debut for San Jose. The MLS is becoming a selling league, which is an improvement on the “Retirement Home” view people had of it and the Championship is still a far, far superior level of football than the MLS, defending in the MLS is often similar to defending you’d get in League Two over here.
Eco Posted March 4, 2019 Author Posted March 4, 2019 Well that sucked. There are two things Atlanta United can't seem to get over: 1.) DC United, 2.) Getting curb stomped to start the season. Last year was a 4-0 loss to Houston, this year it is a 2-0 to DC United. We were the only MLS team to NOT score a goal...pitiful. No excuses, we need to be better.
Guest Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Smiley Culture said: The MLS is becoming a selling league, which is an improvement on the “Retirement Home” view people had of it and the Championship is still a far, far superior level of football than the MLS, defending in the MLS is often similar to defending you’d get in League Two over here. I agree that the championship trumps it in standard. I just don't think it does in terms of profile.
Smiley Culture Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Blue said: I agree that the championship trumps it in standard. I just don't think it does in terms of profile. What are you using to judge the profile of both?
Guest Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Smiley Culture said: What are you using to judge the profile of both? The fact that footballers like Zlatan, Rooney, and other high profile names certainly help it, as does being the league from the USA, the worlds super power. Being a top flight (more like only flight) is also an advantage.
Smiley Culture Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 54 minutes ago, Blue said: The fact that footballers like Zlatan, Rooney, and other high profile names certainly help it, as does being the league from the USA, the worlds super power. Being a top flight (more like only flight) is also an advantage. I think the general view, certainly in Europe, is that the League has long been a retirement home for big names, like those you’ve listed, who see out the twilight of their career in places like LA and isn’t necessarily a show of the leagues pull due to quality. The global reach via televisual contracts appears to be far less than the Championship, where Play-Off Finals are visible in 170 countries. I don’t think there’s a huge difference but the MLS is a long way off being considered “high profile”.
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 I actually enjoyed watching a few of the matches yesterday.
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted March 4, 2019 Subscriber Posted March 4, 2019 Went to the home opener for the Cap's on the weekend, this team is kinda shite. A couple of bright spots but it looks like they've banked most if not all of Alfonso's money. Minnesota didnt look like a good team but they definitely deserved all the points. Might be a bit harsh as the group of caps havent played much together but I have higher hopes. 3-2 game anyways was a great day out regardless.
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Stan said: It's a good save, but it's not save of the year for 2 reasons. 1.) The season literally just started 2.) It's not as good of a save as it was a poor finish
Administrator Stan Posted March 4, 2019 Administrator Posted March 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: It's a good save, but it's not save of the year for 2 reasons. 1.) The season literally just started 2.) It's not as good of a save as it was a poor finish That's the MLS for you. I think it's the fact he was totally wrong footed and still got a hand to it out of danger.
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Stan said: That's the MLS for you. I think it's the fact he was totally wrong footed and still got a hand to it out of danger. I've never really liked the MLS, I've always thought the defending was pretty poor... but maybe it's because I spent most of yesterday pretty drunk while I was watching the matches... but I actually found it fairly entertaining. The sides yesterday that I saw all seemed pretty decent going forward - but the defending remains just as poor in the MLS as the first MLS match I ever watched. It lead to a lot of chances and some pretty entertaining matches. I was so entertained, I'm actually going to try to follow the league this season instead of doing what I typically do and ignore it.
Smiley Culture Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 Saturday 2nd March ‘19 Philadelphia Union 1-3 Toronto FC Orlando City 2-2 New York City Columbus Crew 1-1 New York Red Bulls FC Dallas 1-1 New England Revolution Colorado Rapids 3-3 Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo 1-1 Real Salt Lake Vancouver Whitecaps 2-3 Minnesota United Sunday 3rd March ‘19 LA Galaxy 2-1 Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Montreal Impact Seattle Sounders 4-1 FC Cincinnati DC United 2-0 Atlanta United LAFC 2-1 Sporting Kansas City
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Cicero said: wtf was the reasoning behind these?
Eco Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: wtf was the reasoning behind these? It was pure entertaining. Attackers had 5 seconds to shoot.
Dr. Gonzo Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 57 minutes ago, Eco said: It was pure entertaining. Attackers had 5 seconds to shoot. It’s the strangest fucking thing I’ve seen in football. So was that only penalty shootouts, or all penalties?
Eco Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: It’s the strangest fucking thing I’ve seen in football. So was that only penalty shootouts, or all penalties? Penalty Shootouts. It's strange, but once you get used to the format, it's pretty entertaining.
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