MLS 2007 Non-Wizards discussion [R]

I'm officially confused. In past seasons it was easy. Root for Western Conference teams against Eastern Conference teams.

Now I don't know whether the Wizards will be fighting for a playoff spot against Colorado or DC?

Maybe I could just root for ties.

 

I'd like to know how a great left footed player with euro experience (VDB) got away for nothing just because "he doesn't fit our new system". I think you have to find a way to make a player like that fit. I predict he's going to score on us at least twice this season. Just my .02.

 

He looked good last week in Charleston, and he's looked dangerous today.

You just have to accept that his game is not speed. But then it wasn't Valderrama's or - at the end - Preki's either.

His ability to serve the ball and make release passes is definitely valuable.

That said, it's a Salary Cap and limited Senior Internationals world.

Of course if he fits under New York's bloated Salary Cap, I'd imagine KC could afford him as well.

Until I see if he's really missed, I won't fully pull out the knives.

 

All good points. Hard not to agree. VDB was dangerous today. Not much else to look at in that one, for sure.

Marianelli is younger, supposedly better on the ball, and hopefully will have better production.

 

I'm not sure Marianelli is being brought in to fill the same role. I think Marianelli is just the latest in a long line of players being handed the keys to the car, or the center mid role.

DVB was about as pure a wide player as the team has ever had.

 

my first thought after the game was, well this is good for the wizards, but i guess it really doesn't matter, but it never really makes me to upset when DC losses...unless its to Mexicans.

 

Having had DC be the closest MLS team to me since the league started play, I enjoy it even more when DC gets their asses handed to them by Mexican teams.

I hate DC even more than I hate K-State. (roughly about as much as I hate Mizzou)

 

His whining and grunting echoed through my TV after his last shot... i giggled a bit...

 

Yeah but what's the point in hating Mizzou? Not like they'r any good at anything?

 

Good parenting.

 

i guess as a Mizzou/Royals/Wizards/Chiefs Fan, i haven't had much to cheer about for awhile. so i have to look to other teams for some positive satisfaction so i don't jump off a bridge. so if its a concacaf game, i'll cheer for the MLS not just DC. i really don't like those Mexican teams, there my KU. My favorite College B-Ball team is whoever is playing against KU.

 

The Rapids were surprisingly good, they seemed to have it together. They held possession well and really had DC on their heals the entire match which is always fun to watch.

Buddle really looked good for Toronto, he has the potential to be a very strong striker in the league.

I thought the Colorado v. DC game was much more enjoyable than the Toronto v. Chivas game.

What was up with the FSC broadcast, it was terrible. Constant mistakes and really bad commentating. I almost put it on mute.

 

I recorded the pre/game/post on FSC... wow... broadcast was terrible from the start. So many technical mistakes. The guy with Sullivan I thought was about to lose it when the camera angles didn't change and when graphics didn't come up.


I thought the "Get me in the game" (right?) video was ok.

 

he had that same potential about 4 years ago with columbus.

 

exactly, he has moments when he looks like the next big thing, and moments where he would have trouble in some men's rec leagues.

 

It looked good from the highlights I watched on mlsnet, I still have the game on the dvr I may have to watch it when I get home tonight.

 

Rusults so far and mixed.

The good is (pre-Chicago Sunday game) KC sits 5th on table with one of two perfect records (CHI). In division, KC sits third, with a game in hand.

Toronto is crap. dc is crap currently, CLB hasn't scored or allowed a goal, NY picked up points 2-4 today by cashing in the scheduling quirk of Dallas having to play in LA Thursday night and then in NY on a Sunday afternoon. It's good to have friends in the NY league office I guess. BS, I say. Anyway, NE has played two good games by lost in Chicago having throughly outplayed the Fire, IMO.

In the West, Houston found some form, Chivas could go either way, Colorado has only played crap dc, RSL and LA are average at best right now. I'm not sure we know what DAL is - 3 different results in 3 games against a schedule that is hard to pin down.

Let's hope for a tie in the late game tonight.

 

DVB got a garbage time goal in NY's 3-0 win over a coast to coast travelling Dallas team.

Hislop has made a save and the rebound went to the top of the 18 where Dave ran onto it and buried it low and in the corner.

 

I thought NY looked good but like you said how much of that has to do with Dallas playing in L.A. on thursday night and then in NY on sunday afternoon.

 

If I was an MLS official, I'd head into the Crew locker room right now and tell Andy Herron that he better enjoy the last 45 minutes of the game, because it's going to be the last soccer he's going to play for at least a few weeks.

I don't blame the ref for not seeing it, cause it was in a crowd of people in the box...but man that elbow was terrible.

 

He will definitly be getting a call from the league in the next few days.