MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition [MLS R's]

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  1. EXALIFTIN

    EXALIFTIN Member+

    Nov 23, 2010
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Bunbury with a goal Wondo with a brace? Agudelo? What forward problem?
     
  2. Altidore_Adu_Fan

    Sep 30, 2007
    Hammond In
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Davies getting it in :D
     
  3. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Chris Wondolowski thinks your sh*t is weak :cool:

    hes making the leagues best defense look silly right now, Convey too. I have no words why Ike is on the bench, slight knock maybe?

    oh and Jon Busch might have just taken the pedistol of best keeper in the league, at least this week.
     
  4. Maitreya

    Maitreya Member+

    Apr 30, 2007
    Providence, RI
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Brandon McDonald is starting over Opara. I thought McDonald played pretty well, but Ike really controlled the air when he came on late. Opara couldn't have hurt his chances for more pt with that performance.

    Loyd looked good when he moved to right back after being sub par at center back.

    I thought Bobby Convey was fairly quiet. He needs to have more of an impact if he wants to get back into the national team picture.
     
  5. dwsmith1972

    dwsmith1972 BigSoccer Supporter

    May 11, 2007
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Posters in other USMNT threads have rightly noted how important Bocanegra is to us on set pieces, in the air. I recall Opara getting off to a rather auspicious start in the air, last year, prior to injury. If he can see the field and continue his development, perhaps that would be an argument for easing him into the mix.
     
  6. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Busch was great at the end of 2010 too.

    This is why no USMNT should worry about our keeper situation. Our 10th string keeper is still of adequate quality to start at the Gold Cup.

    Wondo's goal was really nice. Some of us were wondering whether he was going to be a "one year wonder"......................but he's gonna shut us up pretty quickly with performances like that. He shouldn't be out of the Gold Cup discussion, especially if Buddle's gonna be a squad rotation player on a club in the relegation zone of BundII.
     
  7. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    It all comes down to his ability to actually defend. Secondary skills aren't worth much when a player struggles with the basic duty of his position -- ask Michael Parkhurst.

    Judging by the fact that Opara is San Jose's third central defender right now, he has a ways to go.
     
  8. leppercut

    leppercut Member+

    Oct 10, 2006
    SLC and Anchorage
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    mls site said Shea played in the midfield. Is the Cb experiment over or what?
     
  9. IndividualEleven

    Mar 16, 2006
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    George John and Ihemelu are quality. Pretty to hard to have those guys sit so Shea can learn the position. Tough position for him really.
     
  10. StarvingGator

    StarvingGator Member

    Jun 22, 2007
    The Hospital Bar
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    He started at CB and moved up near the end when FCD was pushing for a goal.
     
  11. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    thinking its strictly tactical as we have switched to a 4-3-3 and we are switching to a possession instead of a long ball team (praise jesus!!!), so BMac and Hernendez are the most desirable options at the back. We've been putting him on to lock it down and closing games out. San Jose has one hell of a deep backline, theyre surely losing one of their central defenders in the expansion draft this year (id assume dallas will too). That said i still think SJ protect Opara, Hernendez, and BMac. Montreal will swoop for Burling IMO.
     
  12. Missionary

    Missionary Member

    Jul 13, 2003
    Mission Viejo
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. leppercut

    leppercut Member+

    Oct 10, 2006
    SLC and Anchorage
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Can we get an [R] here? Oh well Bunbury just scored a very good goal from outside the box.
     
  14. giffenbone

    giffenbone Member

    Jan 22, 2006
    Raleigh, NC
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition


    done
     
  15. leppercut

    leppercut Member+

    Oct 10, 2006
    SLC and Anchorage
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: MLS flavors of the week: 2011 Edition

    Than You sir. Teal had a second goal, a very nice one too.
     
  16. fischerw

    fischerw Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    Joplin, MO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agudelo was all over the place for NY. I'm starting to appreciate what a good crosser of the ball he is. He put two crosses on a plate in the dying moments of the game, but neither Henry nor Rogers could convert them.
     
  17. DIMITAR BERBATOV!

    Aug 2, 2010
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He played pretty well.

    He did miss a good chance of his own though on that cross near the end of the game.
     
  18. Ghost

    Ghost Member+

    Sep 5, 2001
    Two goals in two games for Bunbury? Nice.
     
  19. joe

    joe Member+

    Jul 12, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tally Hall!
     
  20. kba4life

    kba4life Member

    Jun 4, 2009
    Claremont, California
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 goals to be exact...and all of them were well taken. I only saw highlights of his goals but how was the rest of his play today?
     
  21. Ghost

    Ghost Member+

    Sep 5, 2001

    Don't know. Gift horse. Mouth.

    My guess is that if he breaks out this year, he'll be courting suitors overseas pretty quickly.

    Bob does have a knack for picking the right young talent.
     
  22. babieca

    babieca Member

    Jul 12, 2009
    Charlotte, NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anybody else impressed by the job Corey Ashe did at left back?
     
  23. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    So how did Bunbury's double in Vancouver go over with the Canadian fans?
     
  24. babieca

    babieca Member

    Jul 12, 2009
    Charlotte, NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I only saw the highlights, but it looked like he was pretty subdued in terms of celebration.
     
  25. TheBrand

    TheBrand Member

    Oct 7, 2006
    Atlanta
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It sounded like sections of them were chanting "Traitor, Traitor, Traitor." :D
     

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