MLS 2022

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:51 pm

Season starts this weekend. Feels like it just ended...but CCL games are underway
Colorado is up 1-0 (1-1 agg) in a snow match against communications in round of 16 CCL right now with 15 to play.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:04 pm

Couldn't Colorado have found somewhere with milder weather to host this game?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:05 pm

Taking Portland at +2500 which is an utterly ridiculous line.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:41 am

Would have been tacky to post about the Colorado penalty shootout while WWIII was breaking out, but man was that nuts. Miss after miss after miss. And hey, memo to USSF, the Central American team won in the snow (technically).

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:39 am

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:41 am Would have been tacky to post about the Colorado penalty shootout while WWIII was breaking out, but man was that nuts. Miss after miss after miss. And hey, memo to USSF, the Central American team won in the snow (technically).

and now Concacaf introduced VAR....Colorado was bullying the end of that game. Chance after chance. Goalie made some great saves to ear that win.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:54 pm

Maximo Carrizo 14 years old is the newest member of NYCFC. Makes Adu's start look like a geezer. That is 2 14 year olds that NYCFC has signed.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:52 am

Would have assumed Arena was already the winningest coach in MLS before this weekend (Sigi Schmidt held the record)

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 4:38 pm

This is an A+ take.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:02 pm

Oh and he did it. (Also should be noted that he's 34 yellows and 2 reds short of Beckerman.)

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:15 pm

MLS teams enter USOC tonight. Some interesting lines on the boards. FC Cincinnati is -135 vs the Riverhounds and Inter Miami is only -115 vs FC Miami. I don't know anything about these USL teams but may flip some coins.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:37 pm

I know the ownership group (well, some of them) for FC Tulsa, so I'm in on them. Their twitter shows goal highlights and stuff, they must be excellent.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm

Probably doesn't need to be part of your calculus, but I stayed in a hotel next to the Riverhounds stadium once and the view (right on the water, right across from downtown) was pretty great.

(that trip was the last time I was on a plane, huh)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:48 pm

DC United is playing Flower City Union....my experience is the MLS teams go deep on the roster for these games. In fact in past years DC had guys with no names on their jerseys, are more frequently playing in Loudon United games, or even DC United Academy.

This is not the round with lots of upsets but next round....

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:43 pm

Great opportunity to bleed some youngsters like Yedlin.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:23 pm

Ah yes welcome back Open Cup

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Post by **brian** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:57 pm

It's a fucking crime Detroit doesn't have an MLS team.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:12 pm

Everybody else has one.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:16 pm

Need to get me one of them Fuck Ohio supporters scarf.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:39 am

Wow. DC Fires Losada. He was in his second year. Team was not spending but was playing a fun style under him. Strange. Guessing something crazy happened unrelated to on the field. Last year he still had most of Olsen's staff. He got rid of them this offseason.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:30 am

Grant Wahl's podcast covered MLSNext today. Apparently Romeo Beckham is doing well with Inter Miami II and Desmond Armstrong's 2 kids are playing for St. Louis II.

Armstrong was one of my favorites. Besides being a great player, he was big during that athletic influential time in your life (Played for the Blast, coached me at soccer camp).

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:59 am

RSL lost to North Colorado Hailstorm FC, in their 4th game in existence. I dunno about the giant hail stones but I do like the Voodoo Ranger sponsorship.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:47 pm

Apparently DC and Bale are exchanging proposals.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:31 am

Big F'ing match...small dog

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:53 am

2-2 after leg 1. I could not stay awake but did see the 1st PK for Pumas (and the retake because Frei jumped early). Feel like they need some modification. Basically you can't leave the 6 but as soon as the guy steps forward to kick you can come off the line. The only risk then is the no step PK takers.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:57 am

I thought a foot has to be on the line when the ball is struck.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:18 am

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:57 am I thought a foot has to be on the line when the ball is struck.

You are correct, my poorly stated post is what I would want proposed. The rule today is just too hard to call consistently.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:43 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:53 am 2-2 after leg 1. I could not stay awake but did see the 1st PK for Pumas (and the retake because Frei jumped early). Feel like they need some modification. Basically you can't leave the 6 but as soon as the guy steps forward to kick you can come off the line. The only risk then is the no step PK takers.

The penalty itself was SOFT....

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:44 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:31 am Big F'ing match...small dog

Been thinking about going to this, but we are seeing Paul McCartney the night before, and I'm not sure us old geezers can do two nights in a row.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:54 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:43 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:53 am 2-2 after leg 1. I could not stay awake but did see the 1st PK for Pumas (and the retake because Frei jumped early). Feel like they need some modification. Basically you can't leave the 6 but as soon as the guy steps forward to kick you can come off the line. The only risk then is the no step PK takers.
The penalty itself was SOFT....

which one of the 3 in the game?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:26 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:54 am
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:43 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:53 am 2-2 after leg 1. I could not stay awake but did see the 1st PK for Pumas (and the retake because Frei jumped early). Feel like they need some modification. Basically you can't leave the 6 but as soon as the guy steps forward to kick you can come off the line. The only risk then is the no step PK takers.
The penalty itself was SOFT....
which one of the 3 in the game?

The Pumas one in the first half.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:35 pm

Yeah that was a shit call. Unfortunately I turned off the game in the ~55 minute to go to bed so missed the Sounders saving my wager.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed May 04, 2022 4:00 pm

It's a Big Game! ~68K in attendance. Lots of good nuggets in this article.
https://www.sounderatheart.com/2022/5/4 ... ders-pumas

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed May 04, 2022 11:10 pm

Fuck yah....awesome game...

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu May 05, 2022 1:47 pm

If you google Seattle Sounders the resulting page shoots fireworks

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu May 26, 2022 4:49 pm

I could've maybe hunted down a better thread, but whatever.

https://www.thebentmusket.com/2020/7/30 ... mJSeh_bGwg

Really interesting take down (IMO) of Friedel's failed tenure at NER. Both because I never really "liked" him for some reason and this kind of confirms it, but more holistically:

DCU let go of their manager who rankled a lot of the players in very similar fashion, trying to instill training, dietary restriction and others aspects of the European/Top Professional club tactics. There's a point where both managers probably went in to rigid and too fast. There's also something very telling and not very flattering of the professional attitudes of these players.

To me, there's a reason a guy like Brendon Aaronson is landing Leeds after a great run in his nascent career, where a lot of other guys have hit a ceiling while toiling in MLS. THIS is what a lot of us are talking about in terms why there's just more meat to the guys playing Europe than exists in the MLS pool. It's not just the on-field stuff... Like, at all.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu May 26, 2022 5:04 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 4:49 pm I could've maybe hunted down a better thread, but whatever.

https://www.thebentmusket.com/2020/7/30 ... mJSeh_bGwg

Really interesting take down (IMO) of Friedel's failed tenure at NER. Both because I never really "liked" him for some reason and this kind of confirms it, but more holistically:

DCU let go of their manager who rankled a lot of the players in very similar fashion, trying to instill training, dietary restriction and others aspects of the European/Top Professional club tactics. There's a point where both managers probably went in to rigid and too fast. There's also something very telling and not very flattering of the professional attitudes of these players.

To me, there's a reason a guy like Brendon Aaronson is landing Leeds after a great run in his nascent career, where a lot of other guys have hit a ceiling while toiling in MLS. THIS is what a lot of us are talking about in terms why there's just more meat to the guys playing Europe than exists in the MLS pool. It's not just the on-field stuff... Like, at all.

Maybe but if you saw the Chris Seitz stuff after Losada was fired you may see a problem with his implementation of the dietary stuff.
https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/chris- ... tal-health

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:19 pm

Here is a companion to the cord cutting post with more emphasis on what it means for MLS.

I think the worldwide part of this is especially interesting, as is the simplified schedule with Wed/Sat night games only. As for the schedule, I guess I'll believe it when I see it. The only thing more unpredictable than an MLS schedule is guessing what specialty jerseys the teams will be wearing.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:36 pm

I'm not some big Apple-stan, but I think this is fucking brilliant.

One thing I'm reading... standardizing the days of the week these games are played is a really big issue... Wed and Sat are good night, but more important is just having all of this in one place and standardized is a pretty big issue.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:33 pm

Oh I agree. This is the kind of thing that MLS needs to do if it wants to raise its profile and play with the big boys, or at least near them. Apple’s baseball broadcasts are just beautiful visually. If they can do anything close to that for MLS, it’s going to be a completely different looking product. That and the worldwide reach.

I’ve read a fair amount of griping about the loss of local TV coverage. I have a somewhat different opinion about that. The local broadcasts are usually low budget and so heavily geared to the home team that it fails to sell the league. And that’s for people who can actually watch the local broadcasts, which is not a given with carriage fights and local blackouts. Apple ought to be able to swipe the better on air talent from those broadcasts and jack up the production value substantially. It is, at the very least, a chance worth taking.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:44 am

need an android app