Pretty much because his resume heading into it was non-existent besides failing to qualify his youth teams
For 90% of Mascherano’s tenure, I thought he was a mediocre figurehead AT BEST. The way he turned them around by benching Suarez, and then his adjustments today, I think much more highly of him now.
Anyone who thinks MLS isn't relevant just needs to watch those celebrations. Hardened vets who've played at the top level for years hugging and crying. Obviously Busquets and Alba had personal reasons for their emotions but
Yeah I thought the early word was that he wasn't so hot. What do you supposed turned him around? Any possibility that the coach was being coached?
I have to say, seeing THOSE players celebrating MLS cup so hard, literal years in their eyes felt like a big deal. It doesn't even sound real as a fan from '96. All these world level names on the field tearing up over an MLS championship.
Well, that was disappointing. Soon as Sabbi hit the posts 3x in a row, I knew the Soccer Karma Gods were paying it forward to Miami for the LAFC match. Unlike the CCC final, I really thought we had a great chance at winning this one. Opportunities like this match and the CCC come rarely, so I can't help to feel this season is a bit of a failure despite the great highs in it. I'm sure I'll feel differently in the weeks ahead.
Aye, I had not forgotten LAFC's trio of posts/crossbar late in extra time. It's such a rare thing that to have one team involved in it twice in quick succession jumped out at me.
It's his first rodeo as a coach in a league. At least we can say he got his feet wet in MLS just like Wilfred Nancy.
CCC final and MLS Cup appearance in one season is pretty good even if the end result wasn’t there. And Berhalter lost in the Gold Cup final as well.
¡ADIÓS, VAQUEROS! Sergio Busquets y Jordi Alba ponen fin a sus carreras tras ganar la MLS Cup con el Inter de Miami Leyendas del FC Barcelona, de la Selección Española y del fútbol mundial. Gracias por tantos recuerdos, cracks
I would say Ali Ahmed was. Apparently he was sick with the flu, which is why he eventually had to taken off early.
Do you know after this great MLS Cup run, are the Caps still going to be sold to a new group or will the existing owners remain?
Suárez is they type of player who can score at any minute of the game. I know he is gone after the season but they could have at least given him some time especially when it was 1-1.
Well yeah, they could have. But they were trying to win the game. This was a championship match, not a testimonial. I understand that there are many soccer fans who see MLS as meaningless prep for Americans to get good enough to play “real” soccer in Europe or the World Cup. There’s no wrong way to be a fan. I do not, and will never, understand soccer fans who expect MLS to treat itself as meaningless prep for Americans to get good enough to play “real” soccer. Wondering why Miami didn’t put in Suarez in a tied championship match, in a thread where we’re all talking about how the key to Miami’s championship was the tactical switch of benching Suarez and putting Messi as a false nine, is weird.
They put him in at the end of the Nashville game and he missed a gimme. He lost his finishing boots. Oddly enough he might be best used in a playmaking role at this point because his best performances this year came when Messi was out and he actually had some nice assists.