MLS Flavors of the Week: 2021 edition

Not a miss per se but I don't think Vela should be on this list even as an 'honorable mention'. This year has just been a horror show of unavailability. I would suggest Arango who has functionally replaced Vela instead. Great list overall!

 

Pretty nice highlights there. The pass in the 43rd minute was top notch.

 

Morris returning

🚨🚨🚨 Brian Schmetzer just now: "Jordan Morris is going to feature in that game against the Galaxy." Says doctors have medically cleared him to start playing. BOOM. #EBFG

— Jackson Felts (@JacksonOnRadio) October 29, 2021

 

James Sands

And here’s the video. With two today, Castellanos on 18 goals this season. Now leading the Golden Boot race. pic.twitter.com/IE1Kr9zBXG

— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) October 30, 2021

 

That clip proves Sands is clear of LDLT & Lletget as the answer to our creative woes in CM.

 

Sands is playing rightback. Perhaps he could be a right-sided version of Tim Reams. Nice assist by Parks.

Taty's 17th goal of the year is a beauty! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/7Os5Pn3CLA

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 30, 2021

 

What a goal from Cade Cowell. Absolutely amazing.
pic.twitter.com/2HQQcCozr4

— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) October 30, 2021

 

Been awhile since we heard from Cade

 

Good to day to be a young Cade or Caden.

Caden Clark to the rescue… the assist to Fabio! Wins it late for #RBNY to keep their playoff hopes alive pic.twitter.com/WvngP6ZcJU

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 30, 2021

 

That kind of goal is his bread and butter. He also had a nice assist on the first goal.

 

Could the revs trade for him to replace Buchanan?

 

I think you're drunk off punch. There's no way the Earthquakes are trading him.

 

Have we gotten an official reason for why Pepi is has been playing SO little?

 

Maybe they're building for next season.

 

Not even mentioning Gladd, whose lack of quickness been totally exposed by Cowell. I suspect that if Cowell was on Dallas his sale price would be higher than Pepi's, and I don't mean that he necessary will be a better player eventually, but he is a such no miss prospect that any buyer will see him as a steal. Unfortunately he is on SJ, might seat on the bench next season as well.

 

Starts tonight.

 

Nice work.

Embarrassingly bad defense, but that was a lovely piece of skill.

He'd been in a slump for a while. Hopefully he's breaking himself out of it.

 

Another talented 18 year-old who had been in a slump since his early-season surge. Good for him.

 

Jesus Ferreira with another goal!!

he should be about of this next camp. Absolutely earned the chance

 

Ferreira

Jesus Ferreira scores his 8th of the season to go along with 7 assists - and they don’t come any easier. It could be the last Ricardo Pepi home game in Dallas but maybe the Pepi-Ferreira partnership stretches into November on a different team pic.twitter.com/WmwnB60Ms9

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 31, 2021

 

Probably under offer. If you play him while under offer, the buyer may hesitate to be sure he is not injured?

 

Looks like he's going 90 tonight. Buzz mentioned on podcast that he and Ferreira had some kind of verbal confrontation with Feruzzi after the midweek game.

He hasn't really looked himself to be honest. He's working but seems to be a split second behind the play so far (and it's the 90th minute).

 

Jesus getting questions about the USMNT pic.twitter.com/kP26hANldS

— Dallas Soccer Show (@DallasSoccrShow) October 31, 2021

Uh forward all questions to Gregg

 

Arriola with a nice left footed volley. Is there any other USMNT player fans want to see score less? 3 goals and an assist in his last five MLS matches


https://t.co/YkttELTmIU

Paul Arriola with the early strike! ⚡️

What a start for @DCUnited. pic.twitter.com/YkttELTmIU

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 30, 2021