what do you guys want to see on the telecasts this year that we haven't seen in the past? I know a lot of people want better announcers, but besides that, what would make more people watch mls games? my own ideas: 1. "free cam" mobile cameras that give nice aerial shots. i think monday night football does this and the nba on espn also has something like this. i don't know if the cameras are on wires or what, i'm not sure how practical this is. 2. more microphones on the field. don't have the sound high during the games live, but some things plays/collisions must sound pretty cool.
don't they usually do that while there is a half-screen advertisement on the bottom that they are reading? so we have absolutely no idea what's going on. but i dont think that will change they have to make money
More serious discussion about tactics. Discussion about the formations being used by each team and what strenghts and weaknesses that plays to on that particular team. (i.e why?. ) Discussion about the substitue options off the bench and what individual talents they might bring to the curtrent match. Mike
both excellent ideas. i'd also like to see: (1) one wide camera-angle. like some of the camera angles you see in spanish futbol.. where the camera is obviously on the roof of the stadium or some such high vantage point.. and you can see the entire field. (2) strippers
1) Stop interviewing people during the game and show the full game. 2) Better announcers. 3) Pre and/or post game coverage. 4) Stop showing little kids in the crowd. Show the non-soccer fans that this is not a childs sport (Freddy Adu excluded ). oh, and strippers wouldn't hurt either.
Super Slo Mo systems. Also, Mls should use better goals like the rest of the world. MLS goals are made for parks not a soccer stadium.
yeah some post game interviews would be nice, even if they had to be moved to espnews. and it seems like soccer games so far this year have been starting at :55 instead of :00 so this gives them a few extra minutes to talk
Less crowd shots. Especially after goals. I want to see the guys on the field celebrating. I don't want to watch people watching what I would like to be watching. I don't believe coachs (or DT's) should be interviewed as the games are in progress. Always have behind-the-net cameras. They're great for replays. Speaking of replays, I like the way they are done on the Spanish stations. They really slow it down and then roll the video back-and-forth so you get a good look at things. Have you also seen how they sometimes magnify a long shot to zero-in on a specific area? It's terrific. Someone mentioned substitutes. Make sure we know who's on the bench at the start of a game. And when guys are warming up on the sidelines, tell us. We're not in the stadium, so we can't see for ourselves. Just like in baseball when the announcers let you know who's gotten up in the bullpen to throw. It's fun to try and figure out who they may sub for and when.
Wow, this is great. Thanks for asking 1. Bring back Veronica ONLY AT HALFTIME. The idea of halftime is to get people to watch for those 2 minutes, so they are watching again when the commercials come back on. Give Veronica the entire half time show except the very last segment. (this was someone elses idea, but it's the right thing to do.) 2. Iso-cam picture in picture on a player some of the time, and show how he's working off the ball. 3. I agree that showing a player's close up after they've given up the ball is not good. 4. FSW uses the 10 yard circle graphic, and the distance to goal arrow to great effect. 5. I don't mind the on-screen commericals during games, as long as they are the jersey sponsors for the teams playing, and they are no more than 2 times a half. 6. Use a radar to speed-rate some some of the faster players running full out. Not once have I ever heard how fast the following players run the 40: Landon, Broome, Jones, Surfer Dude, Herdsman, etc. Time these guys in the 40 yard dash, and for the ones that are under 4.7, mention it in the telecasts. We want to know, and people who think soccer is for less athletes, but happen to be watching, would be impressed to know this stuff. 7. My wife says to say more about the players, aside from where they are from. 8. Insert wide angle minicams into the cross bar of the goal. See what the goalies sees. Kwikgoal can insert them and make the plexiglass over it flush with the surface of the cross bar. The inside the goal cam is too cluttered. 9. Nike makes SDM's that allow long distance runners to know how far they've run. Develop one that can be worn by a midfielder. I bet Armas runs 10 miles by the time 80 minutes comes up. It will add the tension knowing how far some of these guys have run. hope you can use something
First thing you can do is to get better announcers. Simply, the announcer I'm listening right now on the Batter-DC webcast is infinitely better then Ty or Rob could ever be. Why? He is focusing on the game, and has shown great excitement. Secondly, start asking the question why. Whether it be to question tactics, players decisions, etc. The analysis is too simple most of the time, and usually gets dragged off in very stupid directions (rumors, inside jokes, etc.) I also don't like the fact that in midplay, we are cut off from the game to watch a replay, or some stupid production. In general, while the league has become much more respectful in terms of its credibility, the production of games has not kept up with that.
my suggestion would be to replace Ty Keough AND his 1982 NCAA College rules tactical analysis of games... This guy doesnt ever get it right... James
I actually like the crowd shots after the goal. Except the problem is that they should focus the crowd shots after the goals on the supporters club instead of the regular fans. As for the replays on the Spanish stations, it can't be any worse. They're the one's showing replays while the game is going on. Plus the back and forth rolling of the video has got to be the most annoying. We don't need to see something a thousand times if we already saw it like 5 times.
make sure the camera is on the side of the field facing the side of the of the stadium where all the fans are. lots of time in DC they show the boring side of the field where no one is. #1 Stunna
Ex players Lets get some ex players to do some commentary. The NFL and NBA and MLB all have ex players doing the announcing. Where's John Harkes (maybe he's still playing) where's Valderama ( deoes he speak any english?) Eric Wynalda did a great job today at the nats game. You could see how well he gets along with the ex-teammates. There's a familiarity with ex players so that the interviewees are more comfortable and relaxed when they're talking to them as opposed to when they're talking to Veronica and trying to ham it up so they can take her out for a late night excursion.
Well during the Olympics Lalas and Canter I believe joined up to broadcast the games right??? As for the miking issue. I thought the crowd was jacked up too much in the Venezuela game. There was barely anyone there, and all of a sudden you heard these loud cheers. It was disproportionately louder then it should have been.
yeah i don't like listening to all the sounds during the game, but it's ok when they turn it up on a replay if something sounds cool
It would be neat to have some of those EPL announcers do some MLS game. It would be enjoyable for us and might also bring in viewers from across the pond. They might work cheap as well since they are out of season during MLS.