The Galaxy-Revs game is on tape delay on the West Coast so I have to avoid the internet until the game is over :banghead:
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The Galaxy-Revs game is on tape delay on the West Coast so I have to avoid the internet until the game is over :banghead:
Charlie Davies with 2 goals!
flipping to Galaxy/NE during breaks in the Mavs game.
been pretty decent so far.
two games in a row now in the rain for LA
[QUOTE=kentatm]flipping to Galaxy/NE during breaks in the Mavs game.
been pretty decent so far.
two games in a row now in the rain for LA[/QUOTE]
Juniho looks great... He's the real deal. Donovan also playing great but Barret is awful.
Becks looks rusty and LA had 2 goals disallowed.
no goal for you JPA. you offsides.
the rain really turned this into a slop fest.
Galaxy just had the Revs on their heels all game but couldn't seem to get it past Matt Ries without the whistle blowing. I have no arguments about JPA being offside, but want to see a better replay on the Magee offside. Juninho's first goal should not have been disallowed, Reis just fumbled it.
Barrett is absolutely awful. I would have just brought back Gavin Glinton, or even kept Alan Gordon at this point. Gordon was crap, but he at least had size. Beckham is as rusty can be. All he had to do was fake a cross and he would have had about 5-10 yards of free space to deliver a crispier ball. Leanardo is crap, once Omar gets back, I'd keep Todd & Franklin at RB/LB and De La Garza as a CB, bench Leanardo.
Birchall is awesome playing as a defensive midfielder. Donovan and Saunders have been among the best, but the MVP 2 games in is easily Juninho. Not because of the two goals but because of his overall play. Crispy and smart passes, not many giveaways, helping out on defense. The USMNT should look to nationalize him and instill him onto the national squad.
1-0-1 to start the year @ Seattle and vs New England with both games being in rain, the latter one being in heavy rain. Omar still hasn't played, JPA has played only about 30 minutes and no Cristman as well. I'll take this start and run with it.
tonight on Fox Soccer Channel will be Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo.
[URL="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-preview/hungry-sounders-seek-first-win-against-visiting-dynamo"]http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-preview/hungry-sounders-seek-first-win-against-visiting-dynamo[/URL]
I think Seattle takes this for their first win of the season.
game starting now
Quest is packed with over 30k again
man. I can't believe Seattle hasn't scored yet.
they are so very close every time.
Houston looks horrible so far.
:oldlol:
Seattle is cursed it seems.
They have been dominating this game and now Houston is up 1-0.
holy cow Seattle just got screwed.
it should be a PK and instead they get a yellow card for diving :facepalm :lol
about damn time Seattle got a goal
kaiteng that martina guy who played left side seemed solid
martina with the brace man he's sick
frei's pass of the year candidate DAMN
just FYI, MLS MatchDay Live is only $40 right now.
Its a pretty good deal even if local blackout rules apply b/c I can avoid the scores and watch the replay later. I think its pretty much every single game. If not, its still a hell of a lot of MLS in HD.
it goes up to the normal price of $60 on Monday.
Any Joel Lindpere fans here?
[QUOTE=Slam91]Any Joel Lindpere fans here?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, a NYRB fan right here.
Lindpere is great. He has a great work ethic and always gives a hundred percent. He isn't the fastest but he has pretty good dribbles to get by defenders and is one of the most important players for NYRB.
well I'm glad the Ochocinco stunt is over
He at least took it seriously which makes me happy.
Good pub for the league but it was still a dog and pony show.
[URL="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6267661/ineffective-chad-ochocinco-plays-kc-scrimmage"]http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6267661/ineffective-chad-ochocinco-plays-kc-scrimmage[/URL]
now, as for my Hoops. They need to get their damn heads out of their asses on defense. They dominated San Jose most of the game and terrible breakdowns killed them. I am really getting worried that leaving Dax unprotected was a massive mistake.
and on another note, which refs are worse? MLS or NBA?
I am often left stunned at how terrible some of the refs and sideline officials are in MLS.
holy shit....
[QUOTE]
Chad Ochocinco made a reserve
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a five-day tryout proved that he was a good teammate who lacked enough soccer skills, NFL star Chad Ochocinco got what he was hoping for Tuesday -- a spot on the reserve team for Sporting Kansas City.
Now, he'll work out a couple of times a week with the MLS team's reserve squad, which is what he was hoping for all along.
"This is so awesome I'm an honorary member of SportingKC and can train with the reserve team as long as I want," Ochocinco said in a tweet. "Totally awesome ILuvKC."
As an honorary member of Sporting KC who plays for the reserve team, the six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals will not be given a contract or be paid. But soccer will be a great way to stay in shape until owners and players work out their differences and the NFL lockout is lifted.
Coach Peter Vermes said Ochocinco had proven himself a hard worker and a good teammate and was never a distraction.
"This is a positive outcome for everyone involved," said Vermes. "It's been great to have Chad here and we'll welcome him back when he's ready to return. He's been a true professional throughout his tryout, he has fit right in with the other players and he has been a great presence in the locker room. He has definitely earned the right to be an honorary member of the squad."
The Ochocinco experience has also been good for soccer, Vermes believes.
"For our sport, it's great because I think there's a lot of people out there who question how hard it is to play this game and it's very, very difficult."
Ochocinco left for home after getting the good news and said he would return "in a week or two."
"I had a great six days here ... just to be able to grace the pitch with these guys was awesome," Ochocinco said. "It's always been a dream of mine to play the game of soccer. Manager Vermes was kind enough to allow me to stay here at will to train with the reserves and continue to get myself in shape."
Ochocinco had appeared to be realistic about his chances of winning an MLS contract.
"I've been away from the game since I was a little kid. I'm just having fun," he said after Monday's practice game. "The skill set is not there like it should be. All I can do out here on the pitch is probably just run fast."
Ochocinco said his grandmother helped persuade him to give up soccer and focus entirely on football after the 10th grade. If he had stuck with soccer, Vermes said, he would have been a star in that sport.
"There's no doubt in my mind he would be a professional player today," Vermes said. "No doubt in my mind. We've had guys in here with lesser physical tools than he has. He brings something to the field, his attention to detail and he's very conscientious about the game. When you bring that every day onto the practice field you're just going to get better."[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6270263/chad-ochocinco-cincinnati-bengals-gets-reserve-spot-sporting-kc"]link[/URL]
they must REALLY like the attention...
[QUOTE=kentatm]holy shit....
[URL="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6270263/chad-ochocinco-cincinnati-bengals-gets-reserve-spot-sporting-kc"]link[/URL]
they must REALLY like the attention...[/QUOTE]
Why not?
It's great for Sporting Kansas City.. They are getting tons of free and positive press. This helps them expand their name and will help them increase their popularity. It probably will increase TV ratings, ticket sales, merchandising sales, etc. Look how much ESPN is covering the story.
Especially for a team like SKC who's a unknown team about to play in a brand new(gorgeous) stadium it helps them out. Chad Johnson isn't going to make any money and they should definitely play him in a friendly and market the shit out of him.
We all know Chad Oocho sucks at soccer and this is a pure business move.
Anyways team USA is getting some solid young talent.. Agudelo, Chandler, Ream, Lichaj. Pair them up with Donovan, Dempsey, Howard, Holden and Bradley and we'll have a solid 2014 US team.
I'm proud to say that the New York Red Bulls had 2 US starters on the field today. Tim Ream and Juan Agudelo are going to be the backbone for team USA for years to come.. I've been saying this for a long time but Ream is EPL material and isn't simillar to the typical American CB which is the typical brute who goes ll out. He has good feel for the game and he's a great passer from the back. Juan Agudelo is going to be playing in Europe soon..
------Agudelo----Altidore
Donovan--Holden--Bradley--Dempsey
Lichaj---Ream---??Goochi---Chandler
----------Howard
I really don't know if Lichaj can play LB but he's a pretty nice player. Donovan and Dempsey are going to be real old by then and one won't be starting.
Also watch out for Teal Bundbury and Charlie Davies, they might steal Altidore's starting spot soon.
[QUOTE=knickballer]Why not?
It's great for Sporting Kansas City.. They are getting tons of free and positive press. This helps them expand their name and will help them increase their popularity. It probably will increase TV ratings, ticket sales, merchandising sales, etc. Look how much ESPN is covering the story.
Especially for a team like SKC who's a unknown team about to play in a brand new(gorgeous) stadium it helps them out. Chad Johnson isn't going to make any money and they should definitely play him in a friendly and market the shit out of him.
We all know Chad Oocho sucks at soccer and this is a pure business move.[/QUOTE]
I guess as long as he takes it seriously but part of me thinks this only reinforces the view by most American sports fans that MLS is a complete joke.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]The fact that soccer is like 5th-6th tier (or even lower if you count auto racing as sports) pro sport in North America makes me believe that MLS will take any kind of publicity in order to survive.
[B]Ochocinco get free trainings to be ready for the next NFL season[/B] if there is one while Sporting KC gets media air time to promote their new brand. That's a good trade to me.[/QUOTE]
the bolded might actually be a major part of why he is doing it.
Now he gets access to all of their facilities and trainers unlike all other players who have to figure it out for themselves.
He does seem sincere in all the interviews though and maybe he just wants to get soccer some more exposure in the US.
[QUOTE=kentatm]the bolded might actually be a major part of why he is doing it.
Now he gets access to all of their facilities and trainers unlike all other players who have to figure it out for themselves.
He does seem sincere in all the interviews though and maybe he just wants to get soccer some more exposure in the US.[/QUOTE]
He isn't doing it for the training or to stay in shape, he's doing it for the press. Chad is a narsacist(sp?) although a cool one. He did a trial with real madrid in janurary where he met Ronaldo n kaka
plus he has a greater access to training facilities whether it's from the bengals or his own private gym. Chad likes soccer and the attention
[QUOTE=knickballer]He isn't doing it for the training or to stay in shape, he's doing it for the press. Chad is a narsacist(sp?) although a cool one. He did a trial with real madrid in janurary where he met Ronaldo n kaka
plus he has a greater access to training facilities whether it's from the bengals or his own private gym. Chad likes soccer and the attention[/QUOTE]
he can't use the Bengals training facility right now.
the lockout remember?
and I seriously doubt his private gym can touch a professional teams training facility.
DeRo traded to NYRB for Tony Tchani and Danleigh Borman.
Great trade for NY.. Getting that #10 player they desperately been looking for. It's going to be exciting watching Henry, Agudelo, DeRo, Marquez and Lindpere.. We have the best attack on paper bar none but we need to get results now.
[QUOTE=knickballer]DeRo traded to NYRB for Tony Tchani and Danleigh Borman.
Great trade for NY.. Getting that #10 player they desperately been looking for. It's going to be exciting watching Henry, Agudelo, DeRo, Marquez and Lindpere.. We have the best attack on paper bar none but we need to get results now.[/QUOTE]
thanks a lot TFC :mad:
Redbulls are the most talented team on paper and its' not even close. They have the best American prospect, 2 CB that could start/play for some European clubs and Henry still hasn't found his form. One thing that worries me is the international duties of these players and keeping fit. Seems like half of their starters play for their national teams.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]I thought it is an April Fools' Day joke, but.....
[SIZE="7"][B]DAMN......[/B][/SIZE]
NYRB is a real powerhouse now.
[IMG]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2121/6a00e54ef2975b8833014e6.jpg[/IMG]
This starting lineup is WINNING, IMO.[/QUOTE]
That team is stacked for MLS standards.
:eek:
Lucklily for the rest of you, Ream and Agudelo will be playing in Europe in a year or so.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]Agudelo, hell yes. Ream, probably.
So clearly, NYRB now looks a lot like Boston Celtics, Henry, Marquez and DeRo as KG, Pierce and Allen while Agudelo as Rondo.[/QUOTE]
Thats a pretty good comparison. Although Aguedelo role is more of a scorer than setting players up.
Another comparison would be Greenbay. Well rounded team consisting of veterans (Woodson, Driver) along with young talent (Hawk, Jennings, Rodgers.)
Whack comparison lol.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]Tomorrow will be the first game of Teal Bunbury against a Canadian team, Vancouver Whitecaps, on Canadian soil after he chooses to play for Team USA over his dad's Team Canada. Expect massive boos during the introduction and every single time he touch the ball, or maybe a water bottle or two.[/QUOTE]
Yea.. He should've choose Canada. Although it's better in the long run for him to play for USA but he'll be the future #9 for Canada while on USA he has competition with many other forward options.
I think he's going to be a real nice player but he should have played for Canada.. He would have been a real fan favorite over there especially if he plays for one of the Canadian teams.
As for Agudelo and Ream leaving I don't see them leaving in 1 years time. The Red Bulls have a real tough decision to make with Agudelo.. Do they try to keep him and market him as a local product sorta like Donovan or do they sell him to the highest bidder? Agudelo is starting to get Marketable now as well.. They say watch Henry and Agudelo as before they will only say Henry and Marquez. I've heard reports that the Red Bulls are going to offer him a DP contract and try to keep him a bit longer but if he has a good Gold Cup and a good MLS season he may be good as gone. I don't want him to be like Altidore and get loaned out to every possible European team out there. Agudelo needs another 1-2 years in the MLS to sure up his skills and be a more complete product. After all he's only scored 1 MLS goal and is only 18.. Look at players like Suarez, Hernandez, Neymar, etc.
Ream is on the 2nd year of a 4 yr contract and won't demand a transfer bid as Agudelo. He's more ready and polished as college really helped him out. I hope he goes to a Dutch team or a decent German team.. He's the 2014 US CB.
FCD needs to get their shit together.
Thats now twice they have been forced to play a man down for most of the game due to a foolish mistake. The first goal given up was on a terrible challenge that led to a CC PK.
They just can't continue to control games only to have it blow up b/c of horrid mistakes if they want to get back to the MLS Cup.
What is even more maddening is Luna (19) and Castillo (18) got the starts yesterday and they weren't even close to being the problem. It was older vets AGAIN making terrible mistakes.
[QUOTE=kentatm]FCD needs to get their shit together.
Thats now twice they have been forced to play a man down for most of the game dude to a foolish mistake. The first goal given up was on a terrible challenge that led to a CC PK.
They just can't continue to control games only to have it blow up b/c of horrid mistakes if they want to get back to the MLS Cup.
What is even more maddening is Luna (19) and Castillo (18) got the starts yesterday and they weren't even close to being the problem. It was older vets AGAIN making terrible mistakes.[/QUOTE]
That was a terrible result for FC Dallas.. Crew are pretty much a terrible team with little scoring threat also incredibly lucky as well. They played NYRB C team and played a 10 man Dallas team for the majority of the game.
off to see FCD in their MLS Cup rematch vs Colorado tonight.
hopefully they can get their heads out of their butts to earn their first win of the season.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]Whitecaps' Hassli got a red card for removing his jersey while celebrating for a PK goal, where there is ANOTHER JERSEY under.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt3mLtylRq8[/url]
Automatic yellow for removing jersey maybe one of the stupidest rule in soccer. It's like FIFA is trying to become NFL aka No Fun League one day.[/QUOTE]
agreed.
hate that rule
Colorado and FC Dallas are playing tonight, rematch of the 2010 MLS cup final.
Dallas has been struggling as of late but no better way to get on the board against a hot colorado team. It seems like Colorado is following the footsteps of RSL.. Sneak in a final spot for the playoffs, win the champ then become an elite team the next season.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]This generation of Canadian soccer players just don't care about their own team, since Team Canada is unlikely to be any better than USA or Mexico in the chance to qualify for the World Cup. If there is a chance to play with other national teams they will desert Team Canada in a heartbeat.
Here's a list: Owen Hargreaves (England), [B]Jonathan De Guzman (Netherlands),[/B] Asmir Begovic (Bosnia), Teal Bunbury (USA), and maybe soon David Hoilett (Jamaica, England or USA).
Imagine if all those players chose to play with Team Canada.[/QUOTE]
De Guzman made the pre-selections once, but it's unlikely he'll ever make the Dutch national team. He remains eligible to play for Canada.
[QUOTE=kaiteng]Even he chooses to play with Team Canada, there will still be some bad responses among disappointed Canadian fans for sure.[/QUOTE]
They'll forget quickly though. The guy is a pretty talented player.
FCD woke up in a big way with a dominating 3-0 win over Colorado. :rockon:
[QUOTE=kaiteng]Ferreira is still the man. :applause:[/QUOTE]
you mean a toddler?
Can't wait for the Red Bulls to put a thumping on the Union. We also need more posters in this thread.. I'm amazed how US soccer fans refuse to watch the MLS and rate it as a amateur league. Eurosnobs