Mr. Warmth
21 Apr 2007, 10:44 AM
Dynamo Houston @
El Toros Rojo del Nueva York:
MLS is billing this match as "Leaders face off at Giants Stadium". I guess that's nice and all, what with both teams undefeated and having a sum total of 8 points between them. Too bad Toronto and Real Salt Lake aren't playing and they could have a "relegation battle" to promote as well. Frankly, I'm surprised the MLS marketing department didn't set phasers to Hyperbole and promote this as a potential MLS Cup preview match, given that both teams are undefeated. Last Sunday, RedBullNewYork pounded a road weary FC Dallas last week in a driving Nor'easter, or as well call them around here "a drizzle", while Brian Ching continued to set more MLS and US Soccer records by being the frist and only Hawai'ian to score against ChivasUSA, in their 1-0 defeat of Goats Estadios Unidos.
MM10S Prediction - Arena gets another demonstration why he should have had Brian Ching on the field and Claudio Reyna as a 75th minute sub in Germany as Dynamo Houston wins with a brace from Ching.
Wizards @ Chicago Fire
This game has the potential to either be a nil-nil draw if Picken's and Company show up to protect the net or a 3-0 beat down on the Fire if the ArmaTierrez combination continues to "limit the opponents chances" by back and lateral passing amongst the 14 defensive midfielders Chicago will use at any given time, praying for the opportunity to spring Rolfe or Barrett for an occasional shot, then bunkering to hold onto the lead. Against the shorthanded Rapids, the Fire's attacked looked at tentative as a Klingon tryuing to walk down a hall full of Tribbles. The Wizards on the other hand are the Red Shirts of MLS when it comes to visiting the Windy City, garnering just a single win there in 11 seasons. The question really is, has Eddie Johnson found his mojo or does Troy Perkins just suck more than a shop vac in a black hole after letting KC slap him around the previous week?
MM10S Prediction: KC's bad karma continues as Chicago's punchless attack scores off of a late deflection in front of S8 for the game winner. 1-0 Fire.
Real Salt Lake @ Chivas USA:
Predicting this game is about as easy as laying odds that Bill Shatner is going to score with some green alien chick or one with pink hair, right before he pops her in the jaw after laying a kiss on her. With Nick Rimando being Nick Rimando and Eddie Pope being slowed by a hip pointer, expect Ante Razov to perhaps get goals 100, 101, 103, 104 & 105. He'll miss on 106 after choking a PK.
MM10S Prediction: Chivas ∞ - 0 RSL. MLS has to have Steven Hawking develop a new kind of math to count the number of goals RSL is going to give up.
Rapids @ FC Dallas on Sunday:
Frankencooper and Flipper Ruiz shouldn't have any problems dispatching Colorado as long someone shadows Herculez Gomez and denies him the ball. Gomez The Bouna Condoul Bandwagon will hit a speed bump in the form of outside shots from Ramon Nunez testing him and his defense, allowing Ruiz to play provider for Frankencooper for at least one goal and possibly getting a late one for himself again as the Rapids push for the equalizer. Gomez will get the goal for the Rapids as both he and Frankencooper make their cases for at least on the the summer tournaments that the US will be involved in.
MM10S Prediction: FCD 3-1 Rapids
El Toros Rojo del Nueva York:
MLS is billing this match as "Leaders face off at Giants Stadium". I guess that's nice and all, what with both teams undefeated and having a sum total of 8 points between them. Too bad Toronto and Real Salt Lake aren't playing and they could have a "relegation battle" to promote as well. Frankly, I'm surprised the MLS marketing department didn't set phasers to Hyperbole and promote this as a potential MLS Cup preview match, given that both teams are undefeated. Last Sunday, RedBullNewYork pounded a road weary FC Dallas last week in a driving Nor'easter, or as well call them around here "a drizzle", while Brian Ching continued to set more MLS and US Soccer records by being the frist and only Hawai'ian to score against ChivasUSA, in their 1-0 defeat of Goats Estadios Unidos.
MM10S Prediction - Arena gets another demonstration why he should have had Brian Ching on the field and Claudio Reyna as a 75th minute sub in Germany as Dynamo Houston wins with a brace from Ching.
Wizards @ Chicago Fire
This game has the potential to either be a nil-nil draw if Picken's and Company show up to protect the net or a 3-0 beat down on the Fire if the ArmaTierrez combination continues to "limit the opponents chances" by back and lateral passing amongst the 14 defensive midfielders Chicago will use at any given time, praying for the opportunity to spring Rolfe or Barrett for an occasional shot, then bunkering to hold onto the lead. Against the shorthanded Rapids, the Fire's attacked looked at tentative as a Klingon tryuing to walk down a hall full of Tribbles. The Wizards on the other hand are the Red Shirts of MLS when it comes to visiting the Windy City, garnering just a single win there in 11 seasons. The question really is, has Eddie Johnson found his mojo or does Troy Perkins just suck more than a shop vac in a black hole after letting KC slap him around the previous week?
MM10S Prediction: KC's bad karma continues as Chicago's punchless attack scores off of a late deflection in front of S8 for the game winner. 1-0 Fire.
Real Salt Lake @ Chivas USA:
Predicting this game is about as easy as laying odds that Bill Shatner is going to score with some green alien chick or one with pink hair, right before he pops her in the jaw after laying a kiss on her. With Nick Rimando being Nick Rimando and Eddie Pope being slowed by a hip pointer, expect Ante Razov to perhaps get goals 100, 101, 103, 104 & 105. He'll miss on 106 after choking a PK.
MM10S Prediction: Chivas ∞ - 0 RSL. MLS has to have Steven Hawking develop a new kind of math to count the number of goals RSL is going to give up.
Rapids @ FC Dallas on Sunday:
Frankencooper and Flipper Ruiz shouldn't have any problems dispatching Colorado as long someone shadows Herculez Gomez and denies him the ball. Gomez The Bouna Condoul Bandwagon will hit a speed bump in the form of outside shots from Ramon Nunez testing him and his defense, allowing Ruiz to play provider for Frankencooper for at least one goal and possibly getting a late one for himself again as the Rapids push for the equalizer. Gomez will get the goal for the Rapids as both he and Frankencooper make their cases for at least on the the summer tournaments that the US will be involved in.
MM10S Prediction: FCD 3-1 Rapids