hi everyone, just wondering, whos ur fav players ever in the mls? you've gotta love alexi lalas, ben olsen, damarcus beasley, and joe max moore, but there are also some pretty good newcomers like freddy adu and pat noonan. i dunno, who's urs?
Best? World Cup style: GK: Zenga, Walker, Friedel Def: Bocanegra, Okaroh, Curtin, Balboa, Pope, Gutierrez Mid: Etch, Valderama, Preki, Ralston, Farias, Convey Forwards: Wynalda, Moreno, John, Ruiz
I dunno about some of you but Beasley is DEFINATELY NOT on my favorite player list. My favorite players in MLS are Ronnie O'Brien, Landon Donovan, John Spencer, anyone that scores off of LA and Chi, and all of the Revolution.
Not exactly appropriate for the Revs forum, but why not. Favorites from the past: Alejandro Farias, Walter Zenga, Roberto Donadoni, Paul Caliguiri, Harkes, Waldo. Current Favorites: Jaime Moreno, John Spencer, Chris Henderson, Jason Kreis, Jovan Kirovski, Eddie Pope. All-time favorite: Joe-Max Moore Most Hated Player: Carlos Ruiz But the best player in the league is clearly Landon.
My fav player was edwin gorter, definately a class act when he was here. Spencer is fun to watch. Right now Shalrie and Cancela are up there and twellman inside the box is always exciting to watch. Around the league Ekland, ronnie o'brien and Kries are my favorite to watch
Shalrie Joseph, no doubt... upside potential definitely equates. The turnaround in the style and value in Jim Curtin's play is also an important distinction in my mind.
One comment about Ruiz: I used to despise him, but I've changed my mind. For one thing, I saw him on the Mexican soccer program that airs on Sunday at noontime, and was impressed by his personality -- quiet, not arrogant. And I like the way he gives back to defenders what defenders give to forwards around the league. His goal in the second game this season, against DC, when we wiggled free to make the slightest opening at the top of the box, and hit the ball past Rimando without any chance to take a powerful swing, was my candidate for goal of the week. Let's face it, the guy is quick, fast, tough, and strong, and he will do whatever it takes to score goals. The Revs would take him in a minute. I like Twellman a lot, but Ruiz is the one forward in MLS that I would take over Twellman. Your friend, JR
Except that most of the time, he needs to foul his marker to score (we saw this on the season opener), falls really easily in the box (4 out 8 PK attemps the galaxy got last year was because of him getting fouled rather easiely), and his goals counts even he is offside (last year's OT game winner against the Revs), etc.
sorry, forgot this was the revs forum, i'll ask the same question in the mls forum. thanks for alerting me to the fact that it shouldn't be posted here.
Past Favorites GK Mike Ammann, Meola DEF Doyle, Kubik, Vermes, Balboa, Calichman, Mike Clark, Reyes MID Valderrama, Ramos, Paul Daugherty, Freddie Garcia, Preki, Chris Henderson, Freddy Garcia, Limpar, Richie Williams, Nowak FWD Molnar, Diaz-Arce, Mathis, Diallo, Mo Johnston, McBride Current Favs- Garlick Onstad Jolley Garcia Borchers Franchino Agoos Suarez Ralston Chung Mulrooney Guevara Martino Lisi McGee Twellman Cunningham Ruiz just the people i liked watching the teams i liked watching--- Ammann/ Tab era metros the bad quakes Doyle etc. the good quakes now , the Def molnar johnston henderson Wizards , the Crew 89 and 90 , the metros now and the Rapids during the Broavo/ Balboa era and now the Fusion with Hudson and watching the diallo/valderamma mutiny watching the early euro chicago team and their mid 2-yrs ago incarnation then rooting for DC to lose
Johnny Harkes... or John Maesner (ex-MLSer). No way can you choose AMADO GUEVARA, that diving biznitch. --=--=guido=0-=-0=-0