Or in three hours.I wouldn't be shocked to see them acquire a Larentowicz upgrade in July, though.
I used to follow DC United and I guess they are still "my MLS team" but I got really tired of the stars from Europe signing with the Galaxy. Now that DC United finally get a big European star, it just happens to be my least favorite player of all time. Well, one of them anyway.Rooney to DCU is official. Is this exciting for DC fans?
It's happening: Louisville City announces O'Connor's departure.He's slightly lower-profile than Big Phil, but signs point to James O'Connor being Orlando's pick at manager. All I know is that he's earned good reviews for his work in Louisville, which includes a USL championship last year.
O'Connor perhaps benefits from his connections to Orlando City; he played for the USL version of the team from 2012-14 at the tail end of a career that took him through Stoke, WBA, Burnley, and Sheffield Wednesday (@Dummy Hoy - any observations about this guy?).
I saw almost every minute of every Everton game in 2017-18 (which I should rather have jabbed a hot fork into my eye for 2 hours every Saturday).Seeing Rooney running around on a hot, muggy day in DC should be fun.
I can't seem to find possession stats, but DCU are third from bottom from the table in shots per game. Using that as a proxy, I'm guessing Rooney's going to be doing an awful lot of running around in the heat and humidity without the ball. Good times.Seeing Rooney running around on a hot, muggy day in DC should be fun.
FTFYSeeing Rooneyrunningstanding around on a hot, muggy day in DC should be fun.
https://theathletic.com/421329/2018/07/05/sources-jesse-marsch-on-verge-of-leaving-new-york-red-bulls-for-role-with-rb-leipzig/Jesse Marsch is close to leaving the New York Red Bulls to take a role with RB Leipzig, sources tell The Athletic, a midseason move that would throw a team that is near the top of the table in MLS into a fair degree of uncertainty. A source with knowledge of the situation says that nothing is final but that Marsch, 44, is deep in discussions with the parent company that owns both teams.
It is unclear at this time what Marsch’s position with the Bundesliga club would be. Sources tell The Athletic that Marsch could become Leipzig’s interim head coach, or possibly an assistant under Ralf Rangnick, sporting director for Red Bull soccer, who would himself be serving as an interim head coach.
MLS faces three choices:
The first option is not a sustainable business plan. The third would represent a radical break from the controlled growth model MLS has long championed. And so, the league picked the second option. MLS had to start becoming a more active member of the global soccer economy.
- Stay in the bubble. Ignore the demands of the global market by refusing to sell players, and accept that a number of young talents will inevitably leave on free transfers to foreign clubs, as with Erik Palmer-Brown, Perry Kitchen, Kekuta Manneh, Joevin Jones, and Bill Hamid.
- Accept its place in the global market. Incentivize buying and selling players, and grow the league with smart decisions, accepting that top talent won’t stick around forever.
- High risk, high reward. Vastly change the salary cap model and push the chips all-in to compete with the big boys right away.
I think Tenorio could have made this point stronger by citing academy kids who are walking, rather than the list of MLS pros who left on frees. Other than EPB, none of the guys he listed are top talents.I think calling option 1 unsustainable is a bit overstated. It is sustainable by virtue of a timid, purposefully low ceiling, like a small businessperson who doesn't want to expand a profitable small business. This isn't optimal but it's sustainable, for better or worse.
Agreed on that.I generally agree, it's just that for me "unsustainable" means "will eventually cease to exist". I don't want to see more situations like McKennie (or Kitchen for that matter), but the league isn't going to fold because of it, it'll just perpetually underperform its potential.
Nothing concrete to add to your observations - I remember him with Wednesday, and word from Louisville fans was that they thought he did a great job there. It’s a step up in pressure, but he’s played at higher levels than that. I’ll be rooting for him of course.He's slightly lower-profile than Big Phil, but signs point to James O'Connor being Orlando's pick at manager. All I know is that he's earned good reviews for his work in Louisville, which includes a USL championship last year.
O'Connor perhaps benefits from his connections to Orlando City; he played for the USL version of the team from 2012-14 at the tail end of a career that took him through Stoke, WBA, Burnley, and Sheffield Wednesday (@Dummy Hoy - any observations about this guy?).
Taylor Twellman is reporting that a sideline reporter was hit in the head by a falling piece of metal railing.It's opening night for Audi Field in DC.
I'm overseas and can't watch, sadly. It's hard to overstate what a big moment this is for DC, whose stadium search has been very long and very painful. DC United was once one of the biggest and highest-profile clubs in MLS. That is no longer the case, but this is a key milestone on the road back for them.
EDIT: and I'm a sucker for steep stands.
Yikes.Taylor Twellman is reporting that a sideline reporter was hit in the head by a falling piece of metal railing.
I don’t know how people do it...I’m so happy I never got hooked on that team.The Revs tonight made me feel like I'd been hit in the head with a metal railing.
You picked a good one. The Sounders suck this year, so should be fun for Atlanta fans.I have tix for my first pro soccer game on Sunday - SEA at ATL - me and 70,000 other peeps.
So naturally, Atlanta fails to beat 10-man Seattle!You picked a good one. The Sounders suck this year, so should be fun for Atlanta fans.
Lots of fun. The Benz is a great facility. Great atmosphere. Chippy first half.So naturally, Atlanta fails to beat 10-man Seattle!
Do you live in DC? The stands are indeed very steep. Doesn't feel like the team exactly paid top dollar for the facility overall, but it's a great place to watch a match from pretty much anywhere. Unfortunately some supporter group drama with the front office killed a lot of the atmosphere.It's opening night for Audi Field in DC.
I'm overseas and can't watch, sadly. It's hard to overstate what a big moment this is for DC, whose stadium search has been very long and very painful. DC United was once one of the biggest and highest-profile clubs in MLS. That is no longer the case, but this is a key milestone on the road back for them.
EDIT: and I'm a sucker for steep stands.
Nope, I live in Boston. I did have the chance to glance at Audi Field from the highway when I was visiting DC a couple of months ago. From the Revs perspective, I'm jealous -- falling stadium bits aside. (I'd joke about spinning that as an homage to RFK Stadium, though I'm just fully reconnecting after traveling and I'm sure that someone's gone there already.)Do you live in DC? The stands are indeed very steep. Doesn't feel like the team exactly paid top dollar for the facility overall, but it's a great place to watch a match from pretty much anywhere. Unfortunately some supporter group drama with the front office killed a lot of the atmosphere.
Rooney looked fantastic when he came on. His vision and passing is way beyond anything else on DCU. Already seemed to have decent chemistry with Arriola, Acosta, and Asad. It could be a great signing if he can keep up his fitness.
Am I being dramatic, or does it feel like the playoffs just slipped away in the course of the last two games?Oh, to be an Atlanta fan instead of New England. Especially on the heels of a midweek loss to a truly crap Minnesota side.