Cool! That’s a tidy little club that perfectly executed their match plan against the Fire. That’s a well coached squad.Anyone following the US Open Cup? My local team, Union Omaha of USL1 in only their 3rd ever season and first in the US Open Cup have reached the quarter finals, having knocked out 2 MLS teams (Chicago and Minnesota) along the way.
There’s been tons of scouts at Fire matches lately, which probably does Slonina no favors. Buffon would look bad behind this defense.I’m hesitant to post this since it’s worded vaguely enough to probably be technically correct even if nothing comes of it, but Real Madrid are "are preparing opening bid" for Gaga Slonina.
View: https://twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1531310459017908224
Presumably any bids are going to come with a loan back through at least the World Cup, as I don’t think a Champions League quality team views him even as a cup goalkeeper at this point. USA goalkeepers seem to be returning to the top clubs of Europe after a long absence.
More details on the firing:Not to be an ass, but "two points out of a playoff spot" describes 11 of the 14 eastern conference teams. Everyone except Chicago (sorry @67YAZ) is within 5 points of the red line.
There were signs that the club-coach relationship was headed in the wrong direction, when Ramirez decided to give a way-too-honest description of his roster back in February (emphasis added).
“We need to reinforce the squad,” said the Spaniard. “We need to have something else to be more competitive."“Let's wait and see how the roster-building finishes,” he said later when asked in Spanish what should be expected of his new squad. “When we finish that, I will answer that question and tell you how I see things. Right now, we're screwed.”
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/screwed-charlotte-fc-frustrated-but-not-finished-as-roster-build-continues
Apple TV is the same as Hulu, in the sense that it is a streaming service that you pay for monthly and it has its own platform. The biggest problem with Apple TV that I can tell is that there is no app for Android native devices. Hopefully that is being figured out before the MLS streaming launch.Is Apple tv on Hulu ?
Yeah, it’s pretty obviously the case. I mentioned Pavón and Zlatan upthread. Zlatan got a sweetheart deal on Hammarby IF from the Galaxy owners (AEG) and Pavón got a wink-wink pay increase once the team was able to clear salaries. To be determined in what exact method of cap circumvention LAFC used here.Their trainer got a red card? What in the world?
Also, is Bale better than Rooney? I assume the reason Bale is on TAM and not a DP slot is because the LA teams have special rules that only apply to them?
Is Bale better now than Wayne Rooney when the latter came over?Also, is Bale better than Rooney?
I'm at 24/28I'm going to see Montreal play for the first time tonight. That will give me 17 of 28 teams I have seen play. I will add Cincinnati to my list later this summer. What is everyone else at?
Damn, that is good penetration. 24 teams!I'm at 24/28
Haven't seen
Charlotte FC
Austin FC
Minnesota United FC
Nashville SC
Never saw Fusion, Mutiny, or Chivas
I missed Nashville last summer, now they're in the west. I missed Charlotte earlier this year. Austin has never played in Foxboro. I've missed the Loons twice, ironically I was in St. Paul one of those times.
It it totally wild that the Timbers have never had a hat-trick in MLS play. They had 1 in the USOC, but that's it.1 - Brenner has scored @fccincinnati 's first @MLS hat-trick, leaving only Portland (joined 2011), Austin (2021) and Charlotte (2022) without one. Escape.
Cincinnati was up 3-0 in the 45th minute and the match was tied by halftime. Pat Noonan deserves manager of the year if he can guide FCC to the playoffs. Brenner is showing signs of being the player who commanded the second-highest transfer fee in MLS history.View: https://twitter.com/OptaJack/status/1542316291708620801
It it totally wild that the Timbers have never had a hat-trick in MLS play. They had 1 in the USOC, but that's it.
I'm at 18. By the end of this season I'll be at 21. I'll still be missing NE, PHI, NYCFC, CHA, CHI, TOR, and MTL (plus STL when next season starts). Still, not bad for someone who attended his first MLS match in June of last year.What is everyone else at?
Gerard, for one, didn’t much have the stomach for it. The extrene weather, travel, and CONCACAFery are not to the liking of some.Thanks for all the insight. I knew Rooney worked hard when he was in MLS, but I don't know that he was quite the game changer that some folks thought he would be. As always, it seems non-MLS fans assume aging stars from Europe will come over and dominate but that is not the guaranteed case.
From the travel to the weather to the playing surfaces it will be interesting to see how Bale does.
That's legit. I assume you are a season ticket holder?I'm at 18. By the end of this season I'll be at 21. I'll still be missing NE, PHI, NYCFC, CHA, CHI, TOR, and MTL (plus STL when next season starts). Still, not bad for someone who attended his first MLS match in June of last year.
Indeed. Vamos Austin FC.That's legit. I assume you are a season ticket holder?
LAFC's accountants must be fucking amazing if they are in on Lingered...Yeah, it’s pretty obviously the case. I mentioned Pavón and Zlatan upthread. Zlatan got a sweetheart deal on Hammarby IF from the Galaxy owners (AEG) and Pavón got a wink-wink pay increase once the team was able to clear salaries. To be determined in what exact method of cap circumvention LAFC used here.
https://theathletic.com/2641577/2021/06/09/inter-miami-mls-blaise-matuidi-violations/
And it should be 9-0. Philly needed a game like this after their 9 ties this season.Thriller going on between DC United and Philly.
MLS needs relegation just for this DC side.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/10/wayne-rooney-dc-united-coach/?itid=hp_latest-headlinesFormer English superstar Wayne Rooney agreed to contract terms with D.C. United to become its coach, reuniting him with the MLS club for which he played in 2018 and 2019, people in the organization said Sunday.