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US GAF: Support your national soccer team
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Rafa=FedKilla
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I don't think the USMNT needs or wants Mwanga. He wasn't impressive at all last season.
He's 19. He would definitely have made the U20 roster for their upcoming World Cup if he was eligible. In any case it's better to have young guys like Mwanga and Najar choose the US just in case they develop into elite players. Did anyone think Subotic would be this good when he was that age?
On Andy Najar's Twitter:
Also, Clint Dempsey never returning to the MLS:
Charlie Davies also apparently had a goal and assist in a scrimmage play. Here's an interview with him for DC United: http://www.dcunited.com/video/2011/02/video-charlie-davies-interview
Also, Clint Dempsey never returning to the MLS:
Charlie Davies also apparently had a goal and assist in a scrimmage play. Here's an interview with him for DC United: http://www.dcunited.com/video/2011/02/video-charlie-davies-interview
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Apparently Eric Lichaj is going to Leeds on a one month loan.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
The MLS schedule is up.
platypotamus
Member
sazabirules said:
Oh man, all the Sounders v Portland/Vancouver games (home and away) are weekend games. Shit's going to be awesome.
This is worth reading:
The Dark Underbelly of Andy Najars Choice Is How Many Kids Cant Make their Own
The Dark Underbelly of Andy Najars Choice Is How Many Kids Cant Make their Own
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Fuck ESPN for not showing a single FC Dallas game this upcoming season. ESPN trying to turn this into another NBA where they show the same four teams over and over again. And they can't even show a Toronto or Vancouver game? You can say they don't want to show an empty PHP, but they could show them in an away game. They have to have alot of Galaxy games on their schedule because they have to increase the odds that Beckham might be participating.
Dempsey is gonna be on ESPN against Chelsea, it should be a great game actually. Dempsey is in real good form as of late and Chelsea is struggling still.
One thing though, I cannot stop watching Rooneys game winner from earlier today....Amazing.....
http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/12/wayne-rooneys-match-winning-bicycle-kick-goal-vs-manchester-city/
One thing though, I cannot stop watching Rooneys game winner from earlier today....Amazing.....
http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/12/wayne-rooneys-match-winning-bicycle-kick-goal-vs-manchester-city/
Gamecocks625
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Slizz said:
Wow, awesome goal. That's PES6 Adriano stuff right there
Holden scored a goal that was declared offsides.
Bocanegra had the only goal for his side's loss to Lyon: http://rutube.ru/tracks/4093349.html?v=4dbc35cea04aea1bad60b7ebce7045ec
Bocanegra had the only goal for his side's loss to Lyon: http://rutube.ru/tracks/4093349.html?v=4dbc35cea04aea1bad60b7ebce7045ec
platypotamus
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I am posting this now in the hopes that if I accidentally click in this thread before watching the Fulham game that I'm DVRing, I won't scroll past this post and find out what happened/how Dempsey did.
Kinda messed up to say, but I'd like to say we're saving the money.
For after 2014 when we hire a more expensive coach.
But yeah, Bob is a big bang for our buck. I remember there being a list of wages for WC coaches, and Bob was near the bottom, yet got us to a decent place in the World Cup.
For after 2014 when we hire a more expensive coach.
But yeah, Bob is a big bang for our buck. I remember there being a list of wages for WC coaches, and Bob was near the bottom, yet got us to a decent place in the World Cup.
here's a nice vid of Bornstein assisting Hector Mancilla for the 1st goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVq751SrP3k&feature=player_embedded
(last weeks game)
He seems to be adjusting to Mexican technical futbol and it won't be long til he scores.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVq751SrP3k&feature=player_embedded
(last weeks game)
He seems to be adjusting to Mexican technical futbol and it won't be long til he scores.
U-17 MNT 3, Cuba 1
Full highlights of the USA's 3-1 win against Cuba to start the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
Full highlights of the USA's 3-1 win against Cuba to start the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
sazabirules
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Teal Bunbury injured his elbow in a preseason game. Hopefully he is okay. We need all of the forward options we can get.
platypotamus
Member
xbhaskarx said:
Yeah, that was a pretty roller coaster ending there at the end. He shouldn't have been allowed to take the penalty, never have the guy who got fouled take the kick, they're always too strung out.
Still, as a Fulham fan, I can't be too upset with a draw against stupid, stupid Chelsea, even if it could have been a win.
Gamecocks625
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I really hope Davies gets his game back at DC United. I'd love to see him at full form again. Originally I was hoping he would be back in time for the Gold Cup, but now I just hope he has regular playing time here in MLS.
sazabirules
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I can't wait to see him play for my club. Hopefully it helps him get back on track with an eventual return to playing abroad and for the USMNT.
While we're in the break between the cracking Barcelona - Arsenal game...
Here's an SI article on Clint Dempsey:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...16/clint.dempsey/index.html?eref=twitter_feed
Here's an SI article on Clint Dempsey:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...16/clint.dempsey/index.html?eref=twitter_feed
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Mecha_Infantry
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Wrong thread!
xbhaskarx said:
U-17 MNT 1, Panama 0
# U.S. to Face El Salvador on Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Quarterfinals for a Place in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
# Match will be shown live on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 at 3 p.m. ET
daoster said:
To continue an argument from over a month ago... link
daoster said:
So the only reason MLS Cup winners are varied is because of the playoff system... which unfortunately for soccer is a bad thing ingrained in the American sports psyche and you don't care for it... and those who want varied winners should watch the UEFA Champions League... which essentially has a playoff system that you just said you don't care for.
So is the reason the UEFA Champions League has had varied winners for a reason other than the playoff system?
Is somebody really comparing something like the Champions League playoffs, which takes place over the course of the whole European season to the MLS cup, which is just the typical post-season playoffs found in many other American sports?
How exactly do you determine the winner of a tournament anyways? By playoffs, usually. But in most European leagues just because you won the Cup in a tournament with playoffs doesn't mean you're suddenly the winner of the league.
But because of our love of playoffs and that one big final game via NFL post-season and the Superbowl, the winner of the MLS Cup is essentially the winner of the MLS (as opposed to the team that wins the Supporters Shield).
Yes, yes, coaches and players say that they want to win both, and of course, winning the Shield is better than winning nothing, but the fame, the name recognition, and the money goes to the MLS Cup winner, the de-facto winner of the MLS league, not the other way around.
"But hey," you may say, "the winner of the Supporters Shield have been varied too!" Yes, that is true, xbhaskarx, but even though you wrongly accused me of saying that the only reason why MLS has parity is because of the playoffs system, I also listed salary caps, foreign player limits and the MLS Player Draft (also a beast born from the American sport psyche) as reasons why the MLS has more parity than something like say the Spanish league, or the English league.
How exactly do you determine the winner of a tournament anyways? By playoffs, usually. But in most European leagues just because you won the Cup in a tournament with playoffs doesn't mean you're suddenly the winner of the league.
But because of our love of playoffs and that one big final game via NFL post-season and the Superbowl, the winner of the MLS Cup is essentially the winner of the MLS (as opposed to the team that wins the Supporters Shield).
Yes, yes, coaches and players say that they want to win both, and of course, winning the Shield is better than winning nothing, but the fame, the name recognition, and the money goes to the MLS Cup winner, the de-facto winner of the MLS league, not the other way around.
"But hey," you may say, "the winner of the Supporters Shield have been varied too!" Yes, that is true, xbhaskarx, but even though you wrongly accused me of saying that the only reason why MLS has parity is because of the playoffs system, I also listed salary caps, foreign player limits and the MLS Player Draft (also a beast born from the American sport psyche) as reasons why the MLS has more parity than something like say the Spanish league, or the English league.
i actually agree that the MLS Cup is pretty meaningless and kind of a crappy way to end the season. way too much importance is put on what is basically a mini tournament.
more emphasis needs to be placed on the SS and i would love the Open Cup to become a much more fleshed out and important tournament in US soccer.
MLS cup is fun and everything, but it kind of cheapens the rest of the season.
i dont necessarily agree with the idea that its the only reason we have different champs each year though. a lot can happen during a season and parity has been a pretty big factor in determining the SS winners. but yeah it does certainly give teams a chance to "win" who otherwise wouldnt really have had a chance. but things would still be pretty varied compared to some of the bigger leagues around the world.
more emphasis needs to be placed on the SS and i would love the Open Cup to become a much more fleshed out and important tournament in US soccer.
MLS cup is fun and everything, but it kind of cheapens the rest of the season.
i dont necessarily agree with the idea that its the only reason we have different champs each year though. a lot can happen during a season and parity has been a pretty big factor in determining the SS winners. but yeah it does certainly give teams a chance to "win" who otherwise wouldnt really have had a chance. but things would still be pretty varied compared to some of the bigger leagues around the world.
sazabirules
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There's a CONCACAF Champions League match between the Colombus Crew and Real Salt Lake tomorrow. I'd watch it if I could but I have tests to study for.
As you've edited to add a particular post to prove your point, you also neglected to quote my post several posts later that mentioned, in additon to play offs, salary caps, foreign player limits, and drafts also make add parity into the MLS season.
ULTIMATELY, this whole thing doesn't address my original point of how I don't care much for MLS, and that I find it boring. You then made the dubious argument that MLS isn't boring...because there are no dominant teams like in La Liga or SPL.
And that's when we got into this whole argument about parity in the MLS started. But again, that doesn't make MLS less boring. Kudos to you if you don't find the MLS boring and if you love MLS, but please don't try to tell me that MLS is somehow less boring than La Liga because it isn't a two horsed race.
As a neutral, I could care less if no team other than Real Madrid or Barcelona have a strong chance of winning the La Liga, as watching that two horsed race is more interesting than watching the 8 horse race that is known as the MLS Cup Playoffs.
ULTIMATELY, this whole thing doesn't address my original point of how I don't care much for MLS, and that I find it boring. You then made the dubious argument that MLS isn't boring...because there are no dominant teams like in La Liga or SPL.
And that's when we got into this whole argument about parity in the MLS started. But again, that doesn't make MLS less boring. Kudos to you if you don't find the MLS boring and if you love MLS, but please don't try to tell me that MLS is somehow less boring than La Liga because it isn't a two horsed race.
As a neutral, I could care less if no team other than Real Madrid or Barcelona have a strong chance of winning the La Liga, as watching that two horsed race is more interesting than watching the 8 horse race that is known as the MLS Cup Playoffs.
DTLIONS1013
Member
Can't wait for the Crew - Real Shit Lake match tomorrow! I'll be holdin it down in the Nordecke
xbhaskarx said:
This is going on right now, the US qualifies for the U17 World Cup if they win. US has been to every U17 WC, El Salvador has never been to one.
It's 1-1 in the 10th minute.
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sazabirules
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You can watch the Colombus vs. RSL game on concacaf.com. Props to the fans who made it out to the match tonight. It doesn't look like that many went out on this freezing night.
sazabirules said:
Concacaf.com: what a bullshit site, they make you register to watch videos, and even then you have to wait like 15 minutes for it to process your registration, meaning you get an error message when trying to watch videos even though you're logged in.
Also the crowd has to be in the hundreds, right? Columbus must be in more trouble than almost any other franchise, given their low attendance despite being successful and having a soccer stadium. At least SJ/NE/DC have an excuse...
sazabirules
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xbhaskarx said:
It took 15 minutes for your registration? I hit submit and was able to watch the match right after.
Rafa=FedKilla
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COCACAF games never have good attendance.
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