At least, some of them are. I think the only one happier than Tron after watching last night's MLS game was Thomas Rongen. First Bobby Convey looked solid in central mid and scored a great goal and was denied a second one by a great defensive play. Then Eddie Johnson comes off the Dallas bench and plays smart and composed, getting an assist after making the disciplined simple pass then scoring the game-winning goal by keeping his cool and burying a shot when he was open. On top of that, Santino Quaranta was dressed and ready to play and even though he didn't get in the game, it looked like he could have played had Ray opted to sub him in. The only downers were that Jordan Stone and Justin Mapp didn't get in the game but I have a hunch each will see much more minutes next season. Bring on qualifying! (Even though El Salvador's Elieseo Quintanilla had 2 helpers lat night!)
Quintanilla's alright, but I haven't been real impressed with him at DC. I think we need to convert some of these talented attackers we have stocked up into skilled defenders. It'll come eventually...
Mapp played against Metro. It looks as if the U20s will roughly be half MLS/Euro, the other half NCAA kids. Better than the 2001 edition if you asked me.