MLS in CCL (tourney resumes)

Wait. You're insinuating that the real world isn't cut and dried/black and white, but is actually more complex without a one size fits all solution?

Next your going to tell me there's a team with a multi-year run of sellouts in a stadium that is nowhere near mass transit or downtown.

 

But it's across the street from Cabelas. That makes up for it.

 

Montreal has two home stadiums: SS and SO. They use each depending on specific criteria (mainly weather). I wouldn't be surprised if they simply had to declare a single stadium for all knockout rounds, and since the QF was in early March, they picked SO.

 

so after the modifying is complete, MLS teams who qualify will be much closer to the date of the actual knockout rounds?

For example in the 2020 UCL, those February games will come from MLS teams finishing up the 2019 season? That would be ideal (outside of the February start).

Do you have more info on what the modification is? Are they having a playoff between teams from 2017 and 2018 to see who gets in?

 

This is correct. Starting with the 2019 qualifiers, they'll appear in the very next CCL, which should be about 6 months after they qualify for CCL.

There isn't anything official, but Garth Lagerwey (Sounders GM) said that 2017 and 2018 will (likely) only qualify 2 teams each season for the 2018/19 CCL. My guess was that it will be MLS Cup Winner and SS Winner for each season.

 

That's what it was before the CCL re-branding in the eight-team champions cup. MLS Cup winner and SS champion. But personally I would prefer the USOC champion. In the absence of pro/rel the USSF owes the lower leagues that much. Or at least have a "charity shield" between SS and USOC winners in 2017 and 2018.

 

USSF doesn't owe the lower leagues anything.

EDIT: I say that as a ten year fan of a D2 team, one with a >.500 record against MLS teams.

 

Oh, Santos was taking them plenty seriously. And in "what regard" is advancing in the CCL more important than the CCC - and to whom?

With the roster turnover in LigaMX, I'm pretty sure teams aren't sitting their in February thinking of some tournament in December that 1) they may not be around four and 2) still have to win more games to qualify for. And that's assuming they actually get part of the prize money.

If anything, I think Santos Laguna was under more pressure than any LigaMX team has been since. They were the first to get knocked out in a home/home set against an MLS team. They ruined the perfect record. Those players can't un-own that piece of history.

 

If FC Dallas reach the final will could they play to accommodate 30,000 Pachuca fans?

 

Because they're closeted Tigres fans?

 

#LigaMX4Tigres

 

Not a terrible result by Dallas, they at least defended their home.

 

#MLS4Tigres

If you can't beat 'em...

 

The ETR guys said that this Tigres team might be the best team in the history of Liga MX.

I'd be interested to know whether Liga MX fans actually think that.............................

 

I'll take Overheated Rhetoric for $800, Alex.

In the Clausura, Tigres currently have 11 points from 9 games and are in 12th place out of 18. They are probably underperforming their talent, but I think the ETR guys are being more than a little hyperbolic.

Tigres finished 3rd in the Apertura, which is a good showing but also probably not GOAT material.

 

I thought so, but wanted to see if I was crazy. [Still possible.]

Its actually Pachuca that's tied for the best record in the Clausura, right?
And it was Pachuca that finished ahead of Tigres in the 2016 Apertura (only to lose in the playoffs).

Its too bad that Pachuca is missing Lozano, one of the best young players in CONCACAF.

 

Pachuca finished 2nd in the Apertura, one point ahead of Tigres. Pachuca lost in the quarterfinals to Necaxa, while Tigres went on to win the final in PKs.

Pachuca is in 2nd place in the Clausura with 17 points, behind Chivas on GD. There are three other clubs on 16 points right behind them.

 

#C'CAF4Tigres come December?

 

It's like he has a mental illness.

 

I believe they are the most expensive team in the Americas, I am not sure what they go by, but I have heard that from the announcers when they play, probably Tranfermarkt.

 

Most expensive/valuable in Mexico (and CONCACAF) according to Transfermarkt.

Brazil has more expensive clubs, as does Argentina.